Error message: "cannot find this file" and songs seem to disappear from Windows Media Player 11.

Original title: my songs seem to disappear from windows media player 11

I make a playlist and some of the songs come with a "cannot find this file" dialog box I click on 'place to open the file' and the song is there but will not play. Help, I'm losing songs at an alarming rate.

Hi Akledge,

1. this happens only for songs with a specific file format?

2. What is the full error message that you receive?

3. have you made a recent software or hardware changes to the system?

Method 1:

You can try to start the Windows Media Player (WMP) Fixit from link and check if it helps:

Solve the problems of Windows Media Player video and other media or library

For more information, see the article:

Error message when you type the name of a file to play with Windows Media Player: "Cannot open file."

Method 2:

If the problem persists, you can visit the article to rebuild the WMP library and check if it helps

You cannot view, add, or delete items in the library of Windows Media Player 11

Note: Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

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