# Error codes

- [Error -9996: Invalid Device Error](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-9996-invalid-device-error.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error -9997: Invalid Sample Rate](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-9997-invalid-sample-rate.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error -9998: Invalid number of channels](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-9998-invalid-number-of-channels.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error -9999: Unanticipated Host Error](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-9999-unanticipated-host-error.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error opening sound device](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-opening-sound-device.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error opening recording device](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-opening-recording-device.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error: Audacity failed to read a file in C: and Error: Failed to Open Database File](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-audacity-failed-to-read-a-file-in-c-and-error-failed-to-open-database-file.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error Audacity did not recognize the type of this file](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-audacity-did-not-recognize-the-type-of-this-file.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error: The Audacity IPC server failed to initialize](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-the-audacity-ipc-server-failed-to-initialize.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error code=12: cannot allocate memory (macOS)](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-code-12-cannot-allocate-memory-macos.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error: Missing Plugins](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-missing-plugins.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Error FFmpeg:1008](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-ffmpeg-1008.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this error.
- [Installation exit codes](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/error-codes/installation-exit-codes.md)


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