# Cosmos sample import issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 7, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-sample-import-issue/5340 "2022-05-07T23:32:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![simon.a.billington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/simon.a.billington/32/158_2.png) [@simon.a.billington](https://forum.waves.com/u/simon.a.billington)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-sample-import-issue/5340/2 "2022-05-11T11:53:44Z")
A folder that size would take many hours for Cosmos to analyse. Are you sure that it’s completed the process?!? Try the tips at the bottom of this thread… > [@COSMOS won't work with external hard drives?](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-wont-work-with-external-hard-drives/5255/5): > > Hi @gypsymoth Please note that in order for COSMOS to scan a sample, the following conditions must be met: The sample is in one of the supported formats: WAV, AIF, OGG, or FLAC (MP3 is not supported at this time) The sample has to be 60 seconds or less The sample’s sample rate has to be 44.1kHz-96kHz. If some of your samples don’t meet these conditions, it could explain why you don’t see them listed in COSMOS. If the issue persists, follow the steps below: Quit COSMOS (also from the upper… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.waves.com/t/cosmos-sample-import-issue/5340)._