The Windows media player damaged your CD during the ripping process.
The Windows media player damaged your CD during the ripping process.
If you accidentally lost a music file due to a damaged disk and purchased it originally, re-downloading it for free might not cause any issues. You’ve already invested, so it’s worth considering a contribution to help them out.
the files that broke haven't been extracted before, the storage device is just a couple of months old, and I don’t know if the problem is with the drive itself.
I don't rely on Windows Media Player because that's one reason I avoid it. It could be your optical drive is struggling too much. Have you tried playing those CDs on another computer to check compatibility? You might want to use FooBar2000 to extract them, which often works well. I usually go with Foobar for ripping—it consistently delivers the results.
You cannot alter data from Audio-CDs by ripping them or discarding them. The storage device seems damaged.