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Started July 1st, 2025 · 11 replies · Latest reply by lujainsameer 2 days, 1 hour ago

klankbeeld

6,923 sounds

2,017 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#1

Ho freesounders

when I upload an OGG file the system says Uploaded file format not supported or not an audio file".

this is for a longer time (few weeks??) now.

regards

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K
kevp888

1,490 sounds

183 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#2

Hi klankbeeld !
Maybe OGG files are supported, but some compression ratios aren’t ?

Wishing you all the best !

Kevin

klankbeeld

6,923 sounds

2,017 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#3

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your message.
I did try to upload different compression methodes I did use in the past. But nothing works

regards
klankbeeld

To hear, you first have to listen
Sadiquecat

2,937 sounds

369 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#4

Hi,
I haven't had any issues with .OGG (other than long recordings >3h)

I just uploaded this : https://freesound.org/people/Sadiquecat/sounds/814352/ (With audacity Q10)

Maybe it's an issue between OGG Opus and OGG Vorbis ?
OGG Vorbis works for me.

Kind regards.

CC0 Be a hero.
K
kevp888

1,490 sounds

183 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#5

Hey !
Quite strange, indeed.
An other idea : did you try to upload the files with different browsers/machines ?

Wishing you all the best !

Kevin

klankbeeld

6,923 sounds

2,017 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#6

Firefox 140.0.2 (64-bits) is the problem. Thanks Kevin for the tip.

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K
kevp888

1,490 sounds

183 posts

2 weeks, 4 days ago
#7

You’re welcome, glad to help ! wink

Wishing you all the best !

Kevin

Sadiquecat

2,937 sounds

369 posts

5 days, 1 hour ago
#8

Looks like .OGA is not supported.
My audacity wants to default to "other uncompressed formats - Header : OGG - Opus (instead of Vorbis?) and the final file is a .OGA.

Selecting OGG as the file type, instead of the "other uncompressed formats" it wants to default to works. It's a Audacity issue rather than a freesound one.

I'm not sure what OGA has different than OGG But Freesound does not support OGA.

CC0 Be a hero.
lujainsameer

47 sounds

31 posts

4 days, 23 hours ago
#9

You can user an online converter to convert it into .ogg
But, to do this without using a converter, you can install VS code, open VS code, open the file you want to convert with VS code, right click on it, click on rename, then rename the extension to .ogg, this is what I do to convert my files

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qubodup

1,486 sounds

471 posts

2 days, 19 hours ago
#10

install VS code

Nothing against having VSCode around but there is a significantly easier way to always see file extensions/endings like ".ogg" by enabling the File name extensions check box in Windows File Explorer

lujainsameer

47 sounds

31 posts

2 days, 1 hour ago
#11


my yuri wallpaper somehow turned into a virus O-O

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