# "Requested file not found?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requested-file-not-found/225203>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requested-file-not-found/225203 "2004-01-19T15:57:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requested-file-not-found/225203/1 "2004-01-19T15:57:56Z")

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I have half-a-dozen old (1900-1940) music sites bookmarked. We had some threads recommending some of these a while back–_[tinfoil.com](http://tinfoil.com), [redhotjazz.com](http://redhotjazz.com)_, a few others.

But for the past couple of months, when I click on 85% of the songs, I get a “Media Player Clssic” box telling me, “ **Requested file not found. The link you followed may be outdated or inaccurate.** ”

WTF? Is it me? Is it them? Howcum this occurs on all the music sites I have bookmarked; but not on all the songs on all the sites?

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requested-file-not-found/225203/2 "2004-01-19T22:47:54Z")

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The files could have been taken offline for any number of reasons. Or they might have been moved without updating the pages. Post a couple of links to pages with missing songs so we can try them. I tried one song from each of the two sites you mentioned and played them fine, but of course two samples don’t really prove anything.