[Bug] undetected duplicates not playing at all

[UltLight]

Describe the bug
continuation of #57, issue still persists, even after updating to 1.0.40. and now i even found 2 duplicates that dont play at all for some reason.

iPod model
iPod Classic 5th gen modded to 128gb

To reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. sync iPod with iOpenPod
2. try playing a song that was not detected on iOpenPod as duplicate
3. experience the symptoms as described above

Expected behavior
the songs to play their full length, and not get skipped at all or at any point of play.

Screenshots / logs

iOpenPodIssue2.mp4

iopenpod.log

iOpenPod.json

Environment

• OS: CachyOS (Arch Linux)
• Python version: 3.14.3
• iOpenPod version/commit: v1.0.40 on main commit as of writing

[UltLight]

though I do realize these problems might be because of my naming scheme for my song files, since I name them by the song only, so there is no album name or artist on the song file itself. idk if this information will help or not but just wanted to put it out there.

[TheRealSavi]

when a song is in a different album it doesnt get marked as duplicate, are those songs in different albums? have you checked their pc file to ensure that they are playable?

[UltLight]

when a song is in a different album it doesnt get marked as duplicate, are those songs in different albums? have you checked their pc file to ensure that they are playable?

yes they are in a different album, and yes I have ensured that they are playable.

[UltLight]

I thought the problem was because their file names were the exact same, so I changed my music database's naming scheme, but even though it's different now, the problem still occurs on the iPod.

[TheRealSavi]

there is no duplication issue. items in different albums arent duplicates. if you dont want one on your ipod you will need to manually exclude it from the sync.

so there is a transcoding issue preventing them from being playable on your ipod. please clear your transcode cache and see if they are able to played on the ipod after a fresh transcode, it not, i may need to have a copy of the song to see what makes it special.