NS_E_PDA_CANNOT_SYNC_INVALID_PLAYLIST: meaning and diagnosis

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This playlist is not valid or is corrupted. Create a new playlist using Windows Media Player, then sync the new playlist instead.%0

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NS_E_PDA_CANNOT_SYNC_FROM_INTERNET	NS_E_PDA_FAILED_TO_SYNCHRONIZE_FILE

NS_E_PDA_CANNOT_SYNC_INVALID_PLAYLIST

The synchronization source is the playlist itself

NS_E_PDA_CANNOT_SYNC_INVALID_PLAYLIST (0xC00D1235) means Windows Media Player cannot expand the selected playlist into valid synchronization items. This happens before diagnosing an individual device transfer.

Inspect the playlist snapshot

Record playlist identity/version and the exact playlist selected for the sync generation.
Parse every entry and identify missing, malformed, or no-longer-resolvable media references.
Preserve the first failing entry rather than deleting the device partnership or clearing the whole sync list.

Verification

Create or repair a playlist containing the same intended media, confirm every entry resolves locally, and sync that playlist to the same device. If item transfer then fails, the new per-file HRESULT is more specific than this playlist-validation result.

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