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Why does Music not locate the artwork for my albums. I had it before I upgraded to Catalina, but a lot of it was lost.

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 5, 2020 10:40 AM

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Jan 5, 2020 10:51 AM in response to RoydenfromMB

Music>Preferences>Advanced>>

Add artwork to content in Music on Mac - Apple Support

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Jan 5, 2020 12:16 PM in response to leroydouglas

I have this checked but it does not seem to be working.

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