Garageband file is damaged

A while back I copied and saved a Garageband file onto my Google Drive and recently I've converted the .band file that I saved into an MP3. But when I tried to open it onto my iPhone, it told me that "The song you are trying to open is damaged or is in a format that Garageband cannot read." I don't know what to do since I didn't have the original file.

iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 18, 2024 11:43 PM

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