[GH-ISSUE #355] [Bug Report] Only 29seconds file download with 24bit quality active #1603

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opened 2026-03-13 18:59:04 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-13 18:59:04 +03:00

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Originally created by @logon84 on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/355

[Bug Report]

Problem

either track by track or full album, if I set 24bit quality setting, Spotyflac only downloads 29 sec files. If I set 16bit the files have the correct length. This happens with the main tracks of the album (first 10), but bonus tracks seems to get downloaded ok (https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/11+ tracks). Am I doing something wrong?

Type

Track / Album

Spotify URL

https://open.spotify.com/album/1ucRSsC7KP0oJlTIVQlYU7

Version

SpotiFLAC v7.0.6

OS

Windows

Additional Context

I suspect the problem is related to Tidal only, because changing provider makes a full download (but the downloaded flac file is 16bit even after activating 24bit quality)

Originally created by @logon84 on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/355  ### [Bug Report] #### Problem either track by track or full album, if I set 24bit quality setting, Spotyflac only downloads 29 sec files. If I set 16bit the files have the correct length. This happens with the main tracks of the album (first 10), but bonus tracks seems to get downloaded ok (https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/11+ tracks). Am I doing something wrong? #### Type Track / Album #### Spotify URL https://open.spotify.com/album/1ucRSsC7KP0oJlTIVQlYU7 #### Version SpotiFLAC v7.0.6 #### OS Windows #### Additional Context I suspect the problem is related to Tidal only, because changing provider makes a full download (but the downloaded flac file is 16bit even after activating 24bit quality) ---

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-13 18:59:09 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-13 18:59:15 +03:00

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@4F5UH commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026):

Happening to me as well.

@4F5UH commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026): Happening to me as well.

kerem commented

2026-03-13 18:59:20 +03:00

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@InvestigatorDoofy commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026):

Seems random. I've been running the following code to automate deleting files with a duration of 30 seconds or less and then redownloading. It can take several attempts but eventually they download in full.

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <directory>"
    exit 1
fi

dir="$1"

for file in "$dir"/*.flac; do
    [ -e "$file" ] || continue

    duration=$(ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$file" 2>/dev/null)

    if [ -z "$duration" ]; then
        continue
    fi

    if [ "$(echo "$duration <= 30" | bc -l)" -eq 1 ]; then
        rm "$file"
        echo "Deleted: $file"
    fi
done

@InvestigatorDoofy commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026): Seems random. I've been running the following code to automate deleting files with a duration of 30 seconds or less and then redownloading. It can take several attempts but eventually they download in full. ```bash #!/bin/bash if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then echo "Usage: $0 <directory>" exit 1 fi dir="$1" for file in "$dir"/*.flac; do [ -e "$file" ] || continue duration=$(ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$file" 2>/dev/null) if [ -z "$duration" ]; then continue fi if [ "$(echo "$duration <= 30" | bc -l)" -eq 1 ]; then rm "$file" echo "Deleted: $file" fi done ```

kerem commented

2026-03-13 18:59:25 +03:00

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@AutisticSuperhero commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026):

Also happening to me

@AutisticSuperhero commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2026): Also happening to me

kerem commented

2026-03-13 18:59:30 +03:00

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@afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2026):

From the API side, 24-bit quality is delivered using a streaming/DASH method and split into multiple parts.
If you only get around 30 seconds of audio, it means only the first part was successfully downloaded.
The remaining parts likely failed due to an unstable internet connection.

@afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2026): From the API side, 24-bit quality is delivered using a streaming/DASH method and split into multiple parts. If you only get around 30 seconds of audio, it means only the first part was successfully downloaded. The remaining parts likely failed due to an unstable internet connection.