Not panicking when user does something that does not make sense / should not do ( but that happens sometimes )

[eerkatoka]

Have loop autoplay on, and try to load some file type that does not make sense to load with VLC, like a text file. I believe I don't have to describe what happens, other than you might have to use system monitor to send sigkill to VLC.

That kind of thing also happens when a video file in external hard disk is shown in file browser and that hard disk is just pulled out and then trying to use that video file from a non-connected drive.

Saying "don't do it" is not a real solution.

VLC should be able to handle malformed files gracefully. Sometimes there is bitrot for physical reasons (like gamma ray hitting a memory cell ).