Finding a pesky WAV file?

[John]

I have been ripping CDs and creating  my music library on the B2 for the last few weeks.  All going pretty well.  All the ripped WAV files are conveniently being compressed to FLAC as they should except for one pesky WAV file!  I cannot seem to find the file, using all the search methods I can muster (OSX platform, NAS mode searches using spotlight and EasyFind).  It is literally one WAV file but the issue is that the B2 will try to compress the file every so often, which it does not (probably a corrupt file).  I can see on the B2 screen that it is trying to compress the one file but it does not identify the file.

I want to find the file and remove it so the B2 does not always think it needs to compress.  Any ideas on how I might be able to locate the file?

Thanks.

John

[David Gardner]

Curious that the rogue file cannot be found.

When I open the NAS folder \\BRENNANB2\music  and search on .wav I find any files that have not yet been converted.

I note you are using a Mac and I admit I don't know anything about them but is it possible that for whatever reason the computer is not finding file extensions? An easy way to check would be to search for a .flac and see if it finds it. If it does at least it eliminates the problem being with the search tools. Sorry if this is too obvious.

[Ray Eldridge]

Hi John,

If you're able to log into the B2 with an SSH session, you could try the following LINUX command:

find / -name '*.wav' -print

This will list any wav files together with the folder they reside in.

You may have to run it again with WAV instead of wav, as Linux/Unix is case sensitive.

Alternatively, does anyone know of another Mac way to search the NAS drive?

Regards,

Ray.

[John]

David

Ray

Thank you for the help.  It is fixed, but I am not sure why!

I ran Ray's suggested Linux command in the OSX terminal utility (thank you Ray).  I ran it on the backup drive for the B2 since it is much faster to work with.

Here is what popped up as the only WAV file on the B2 backup -

/Volumes/B2 MUSIC/hardfi/music/The Knack   Proof  The Very Best of the Knack/._12 Rocket O' Love.wav

I then went in to the actual B2 music drive in NAS mode and found the file.  There is only one copy of it.  In the B2 music folder the same file shows as this (you are looking at the OSX file info after I pulled the file from the B2 Music folder and brought it to my hard drive) - 

The B2 shows the file as a FLAC when examining the specific file info, which is why my searches did not find anything.  I removed the "12 Rocket O' Love" file from the B2 (even though it shows as a FLAC file), then ran scan disk on the B2.  The B2 info screen now shows No more WAV file on the B2!

You are likely thinking I must be confused - I would be - but just for curiosity  I put the file back on the B2 and ran scan disk.  The B2 still shows 0 WAV files she the actual issue must have been related to the file directory structure?  Good news is that for whatever reason, Ray's LINUX command help isolated the problem file and all things are back in order in the B2 universe.

With more than 12000 tracks on the B2, this was the only WAV file.  Removing this file, even though it shows as a FLAC file, eliminates the single WAV file and now the B2 does not try to regularly compress the file (and fail) when idle.

Not sure how this can be - that the terminal level LINUX command would identify the file as a WAV file when all other views/searches of the file show it as a FLAC file.  All I can say is that it worked!

If someone has an idea on how this could happen, let me know.  The file came from a B2 ripped CD.  The file is not corrupted and plays fine.  Maybe this will help others who find themselves in the same situation.

Thank you for the help.  This forum has been great!

John

[John]

Reposting OSX file info snap since first one did not take.

John

[David Gardner]

John,

That is really odd!

Glad you found the solution. It's definitely something worth knowing in case others of us run into the same difficulty.

[Brennan Support]

Hi John

Martin here - thanks for recording all this - nothing springs to mind but its useful to have all the symptoms in case it comes up again and I can look for common factors - like apostrophe's in the name.

Can I just check you ran Settings->Scan Disk.

Martin

[Ray Eldridge]

Hi John,

That is good news!

Glad I was at least able to help you identify the problem file.

Regards,

Ray.

[John]

Hello Martin

Yes, I ran Scan Disk multiple times over the past several days trying to figure out the problem.  I have been converting my music library from iTunes so I have been spending quite a bit of time with the B2 ripping CDs, converting ALAC files to FLAC and moving/modifying things in NAS mode.  The B2 is handling all of this readily and I have grown to really appreciate the web UI for its easy editing capabilities.  The one WAV file showed up early on in the conversion process and I had been trying to resolve it with no success.  Ray's assistance on the LINUX command was the step that enabled me to isolate the problem file.  The B2 is now compressing all the WAV files each evening after ripping CDs.

John

[Brennan Support]

Hi John

That's good - I marked Ray's answer as the best answer - thanks Ray

Martin