Mp3 files downloaded in Firefox only play once in Aqualung
Mp3 files downloaded in Firefox only play once in Aqualung
I download an mp3 file in Firefox and it plays in aqualaung. I then try to play it again and it doesn't work. There's clearly something I'm not understanding. Does anyone know what that might be? THanks.
How did you download it? Did you choose to Open it directly from the net, or save it? The first choice could possibly have deleted it after you closed Aqualung.
If you know what the filename is, you can try using pfind to locate it on your system.
If you know what the filename is, you can try using pfind to locate it on your system.
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It's from gmail.Makoto wrote:How did you download it?
It's on a 56K connection, so it was saved as far as I understand the meaning of the term.Did you choose to Open it directly from the net, or save it?
The name is in Aqualung but it just makes a buzz sound and stops when clicked on.The first choice could possibly have deleted it after you closed Aqualung.
There are no other mp3 files that I know of on his system and I'm not running Puppy here right now, so testing is difficult. When I try to copy files on the desktop, that doesn't seem to work right. I end up with links that go away when the flash drive, say, is removed. So something is weird.If you know what the filename is, you can try using pfind to locate it on your system.
Thanks.
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In Firefox, when you come across a link to a file you want to save, right-click on it and select "Save Link As...". It'll ask you where you want to store the file and what to name it. Pick a location other than the desktop or the tmp directory.stderr wrote:It's from gmail.
It's on a 56K connection, so it was saved as far as I understand the meaning of the term.
Choosing an "Open Link" option from the right-click menu normally just downloads the file and passes it to the system's default viewer/player (in this case, MP3 files will open in Aqualung, just as though you'd opened them directly from a hard drive/directory.) - but it won't necessarily save the file.
The Firefox setup is probably set to Open the file if you left-click on it. It's usually better to right-click and use the Save Link option, instead, in my opinion.
That just means Aqualung has saved a pointer to the file in its library, but can no longer find the file.The name is in Aqualung but it just makes a buzz sound and stops when clicked on.
You can't save files directly to the desktop, just links to files. Copy the files to a different directory (like my-documents, for example. But not tmp.)There are no other mp3 files that I know of on his system and I'm not running Puppy here right now, so testing is difficult. When I try to copy files on the desktop, that doesn't seem to work right. I end up with links that go away when the flash drive, say, is removed. So something is weird.
[ Puppy 4.3.1 JP, Frugal install ] * [ XenialPup 7.5, Frugal install ] * [XenialPup 64 7.5, Frugal install] * [ 4GB RAM | 512MB swap ]
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).
In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011).