One of the quirks of RB is that it first renders to WAV and then tries to convert to mp3.

Are you seeing the wav file get created (the 'merge') and also the 'conversion' to mp3? It would be a 2nd bar that scans across with progress as it processes everything.


Also; do you have Write privileges on the desired folder?
One test may be to right-click RB and select 'Run as Administrator' to launch it, then try, as this gives advanced privileges for some actions.
In other words, maybe RB can't write to the desktop. Slim but possible.


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