# iTunes won't copy file to iPod

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-wont-copy-file-to-ipod/217640>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 7, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-wont-copy-file-to-ipod/217640 "2003-12-07T22:54:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-wont-copy-file-to-ipod/217640/1 "2003-12-07T22:54:09Z")

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A freind sent me an MP3 via email (a completely legal file as far as I’m concerned). I was able to place it in my iTunes library but when I hook up my iPod I get an error message that the file wasn’t copied because the iPod won’t play that type of file. Huh? It’s as far as I can tell just a run-of-the-mill MP3. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-wont-copy-file-to-ipod/217640/2 "2003-12-08T00:08:15Z")

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Check the file’s properties. Most MP3s are 44.1 kHz, but if the file uses a bizarre sample rate, the iPod might not like it. It may also be a different format with the wrong extension - MPEG layer 1 or 2, for example.