I lost my music when I upgraded to Catalina
Is there any way to get back the music that disappeared when I upgraded to Catalina? I am SO angry because I had copied my favorite CDs onto my Mac devices.
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Is there any way to get back the music that disappeared when I upgraded to Catalina? I am SO angry because I had copied my favorite CDs onto my Mac devices.
Of all the issues I've had with iTunes, I've never lost music when upgrading.
Are you certain the music is gone or are you maybe the Music app thinks your files are in a different location than they really are? You can see where it thinks the library is in Music under Preferences:Files. (Presuming you're using the default music library location, the files would be in your home folder under Music/Music/Media.)
If this is something you're unsure about, you can trying Spotlight searching for a song and see if it can be found, if so that would lead you to where your music files are.
Of all the issues I've had with iTunes, I've never lost music when upgrading.
Are you certain the music is gone or are you maybe the Music app thinks your files are in a different location than they really are? You can see where it thinks the library is in Music under Preferences:Files. (Presuming you're using the default music library location, the files would be in your home folder under Music/Music/Media.)
If this is something you're unsure about, you can trying Spotlight searching for a song and see if it can be found, if so that would lead you to where your music files are.
I did contact Apple. A support person came online with me and couldn't help. I won't be buying any more Apple products. I think they have run their course and other manufacturers have probably surpassed them now. I used to love their products, but now they are more trouble than they are worth. My iPhone 7 is lousy - poor quality sound and always gets hot when I charge it (not in a case) and my new iPod and MacBook Pro are not as good as their predecessors. I hate Catalina and am not putting any more software upgrades on anything. My LG Tracfone works better than my brand new iPhone 7! I'm done.
Couldn't find my music. I hit "solved" by mistake. I have lost certain music I downloaded from CDs before Catalina upgrade.
I think your best option at this point is to contact Apple support.
I lost my music when I upgraded to Catalina