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Conversion failed: File is already in use

I am getting "Conversion failed: File is already in use" when  using the file converter to go from FLAC to AAC(Nero).  This issue seems to be related to having a duplicate album.  I have the software set up to skip, if file already exists. I'm running v1.2.


Duplicate album paths:

E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration
E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_


Converter Status Report:

8 out of 24 tracks converted with major problems.

Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\01 Plainsong.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 01 Plainsong.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\02 Pictures Of You.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 02 Pictures Of You.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration\03 Closedown.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 03 Closedown.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\04 Lovesong.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 04 Lovesong.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration\05 Last Dance.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 05 Last Dance.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\06 Lullaby.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 06 Lullaby.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Skipped: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\07 Fascination Street.flac"
Skipped: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration\08 Prayers For Rain.flac"
Skipped: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration\09 The Same Deep Water As You.flac"
Skipped: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\10 Disintegration.flac"
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration_\11 Homesick.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 11 Homesick.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use
Source: "E:\Music\The Cure\Disintegration\12 Untitled.flac"
  Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) : "C:\Users\user\Desktop\New folder (2)\The Cure - Disintegration - 12 Untitled.m4a"
  Conversion failed: File is already in use

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #1
That is likely due to multi-threading the conversion process, when two or more threads try to convert to the same target at once. Quite an interesting error case.

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #2
That is likely due to multi-threading the conversion process, when two or more threads try to convert to the same target at once. Quite an interesting error case.


I have a similar problem. I have recently purchased Sansa Clip+ and I am trying to play by FLAC files (Mix of 24 bit and 16 bit) on it knowing that Clip+ supports this format. However, when I try to play FLAC songs, some of the songs get skipped. 

I read lots of threads around this topic with following being the reasons -
1. Clip+ does not support 24 bit
2. Tool -> reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917 (this is an issue even with 16 bit)

And I agree with this  as this is my observation as well.

And the recommendation was to use foobar2k convert function to convert these songs to 16 bit and tool -> libFLAC 1.3.0 20130526.

I am trying to do this but get following error with no conversion - 1 out of 1 tracks converted with major problems. Source: "filepath\filename" Unable to open file for writing (File is already in use) "filepath\filename" Conversion Failed: File is already in use.

I am using foobar2000 v1.3 and Free_Encoder_Pack_2013-12-06.exe. And I perform following steps for the conversion -

1. Add FLAC songs to the default playlist (tried single and multiple songs conversion with same error)
2. Right click songs and select convert with following options
- Output file format: FLAC, Output bit depth: 16-bit, Dither:never, Compression Level: tried all 0-8
- Output path: Source track folder (as I don't want to create another copy but overwrite existing one), If file already exists: Overwrite, Name format: %filename% (as I want to overwrite existing file)
- ReplayGain: None (default selection)
- In Other tab - no selection except Transfer attached pictures checked (default)

Could you please let me know what am I doing wrong? And how to resolve this problem.

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #3
It's not possible to overwrite an input file.

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #4
It's not possible to overwrite an input file.

Could you please elaborate?

Understood that you cannot write back on the same file while its being converted. However, my thinking was while each file is being converted a temporary file (unknown extn) is created for the converted file. And when the conversion is complete, the source file is overwritten with converted file.

What else is this option "Output path: Source track folder" for?



Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #6
What else is this option "Output path: Source track folder" for?
Conversion between different formats or - more generally - for when the output file name is different from the input file name.

Ok, thanks foosion.
Is there anyway by which I can retain my source folder (album) structure while converting files?
I have collection some 1000 plus flac files Organised in folder/album structure. And I want to convert all these songs in one go while retaining the source folder structure. How do I achieve this using foobar2000?

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #7
Is there anyway by which I can retain my source folder (album) structure while converting files?
I have collection some 1000 plus flac files Organised in folder/album structure. And I want to convert all these songs in one go while retaining the source folder structure. How do I achieve this using foobar2000?


You can still use the source folder option, but rename the output file to include something that differentiates it from the original. Of course, you'll need to have space available for the converted tracks plus the original until you delete the originals.

What I would do, use source folder, and and then use %filename%-16 for the output filenames, this will allow you to convert, then you can easily filter out all the tracks that don't have "-16" in the filename and remove them.

Depending on how much space you have available, you can convert an album or group of tracks at a time.

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #8
in the Destination bit of the converter, try this as the pattern...

Code: [Select]
$replace(%path%,$left(%path%,3),,%filename_ext%,%filename%)


the number 3 there is stripping the first 3 characters from the path like e:\

you could use 9 if you wanted to strip e:\music\

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #9
I use something like
Code: [Select]
$substr($directory_path(%path%),10,10000)\%filename%


 

Conversion failed: File is already in use

Reply #10
Thanks LifeWOutMilk, maec2003, lvqcl.