Cannot add mp3 or wma audio files to document library

[sup909]

Hello,

I am trying to add recorded meetings to a document library in a meeting
workspace for our team members to access and listen back to at a later date.
However whenever I try to add the files the upload status freezes at around
99% complete and then tells me that the file is no longer avaliable to be
uploaded.

There is no other descriptive information or error logs provided. Anyone
have any insight on what is wrong here or what I might look to diagnose the
problem?

[callahan]

Hmmm, there should be a descriptive error if it's a sharepoint problem (and
not something at the server OS or network level). However, how large were
the files and what is your maximum file size set to for uploaded files?

Also, are you sure that mp3 and wma file extensions are not blocked?

These are just things off the top of my head that we could explore, even if
only to eliminate them as possible problems.
-callahan

Post by sup909
Hello,
I am trying to add recorded meetings to a document library in a meeting
workspace for our team members to access and listen back to at a later date.
However whenever I try to add the files the upload status freezes at around
99% complete and then tells me that the file is no longer avaliable to be
uploaded.
There is no other descriptive information or error logs provided. Anyone
have any insight on what is wrong here or what I might look to diagnose the
problem?

[sup909]

The file sizes were around 30mb. I believe out default setting was 50Mb and
our administrator may have upped it to 100mb.

I am pretty sure both extensions are not blocked. However, performance of
MSS 3.0 has been rather slow with Windows Vista and I wonder if this might be
a problem.

Perhaps I will experiment with Windows XP to see if there is any difference.

Post by callahan
Hmmm, there should be a descriptive error if it's a sharepoint problem (and
not something at the server OS or network level). However, how large were
the files and what is your maximum file size set to for uploaded files?
Also, are you sure that mp3 and wma file extensions are not blocked?
These are just things off the top of my head that we could explore, even if
only to eliminate them as possible problems.
-callahan

Post by sup909
Hello,
I am trying to add recorded meetings to a document library in a meeting
workspace for our team members to access and listen back to at a later date.
However whenever I try to add the files the upload status freezes at around
99% complete and then tells me that the file is no longer avaliable to be
uploaded.
There is no other descriptive information or error logs provided. Anyone
have any insight on what is wrong here or what I might look to diagnose the
problem?

[unknown]

I had the same problem. It turns out that there is a default file size limit of 50MB for document libraries. This can be changed in Central Admin, but the change will only apply to a new site collection being created; existing ones will still enforce the 50MB limit. SharePoint options include using the obeject model or issuing a database query (not recommended).

My file was a 54MB WAV file, which I managed to convert to WMA and compress down to 14MB. Had this not worked I would have had to backup and re-create the site collection with a new limit.

[callahan]

Anthony,

I can't find the post you are referring to having the same problem as.
However, another reason why certain file types can't be uploaded could be
because the file types are blocked in Central Administration. Just as an
FYI, in case you come across this problem again elsewhere and changing the
file size limit doesn't help. : )

-callahan

Post by unknown
I had the same problem. It turns out that there is a default file size
limit of 50MB for document libraries. This can be changed in Central Admin,
but the change will only apply to a new site collection being created;
existing ones will still enforce the 50MB limit. SharePoint options include
using the obeject model or issuing a database query (not recommended).
My file was a 54MB WAV file, which I managed to convert to WMA and
compress down to 14MB. Had this not worked I would have had to backup and
re-create the site collection with a new limit.