Why can I no longer drag-and-drop files from a CD into iTunes on my Mac?

It is still working in iTunes 12.9.2.5. I just purchased 3 CDs this afternoon and was able to drag and drop all of them into iTunes. Here is how I do it: Create your playlist. Insert the CD. When the songs show up, select all of the tracks (or whichever one(s) you want to import). Then click/hold and drag to the left. The column with all of your playlists should open. Keep holding and move the mouse to the bottom of the column to start scrolling. When you get to the playlist, stop and release the mouse. It worked perfectly for me.

If you can find the installer for an older version, you could install it. However, I believe that the library may not work with a newer version (I could be wrong - iPhoto libraries won't work with older versions of the software - not certain if iTunes works the same way).

If you have a backup of your older library, then you would probably be okay. Hopefully someone will chime in who knows for sure.

iTunes is baked into Mojave, you cannot downgrade. I suspect you're going to have to get used to the CD import view.

tt2

That is not helpful in the least. Some of us prefer to drag the songs from a CD into iTunes, because we don't like the way that iTunes handles it on its own. Perhaps you could offer some things for the original poster to check. I have not ripped a CD into iTunes in a few months (haven't purchased any new music), so I don't know if it still works on my computer or not.

Import songs from CDs into iTunes on Mac - Apple Support

Instead of criticizing someone you should have posted a link or provided an answer. You post is neither helpful nor appropriate.

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2

you should teach yourself to stop dragging & copy and use function commands. That's how macOS has changed over the years. In iTunes after you placed your music files then use the "add to library" function found under FILE. That way you will not need any type of advice.

You cannot drag and drop files to smart playlists or playlist folders. If you're having trouble adding files stored on your computer into the library try Repair security permissions for iTunes for Mac - Apple Community. If you're talking about dragging files from an optical disc in audio CD format directly to a playlist then I'm surprised that ever worked. I would typically insert the CD, select it in iTunes, uncheck the unwanted tracks, import, then add the recent imports to whatever regular playlists I want to add them to. As noted see Import songs from CDs into iTunes on Mac - Apple Support.

tt2