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I recently deleted my music library files during an over-zealous MacBook clear out. Now I can't sync my music library at all!

When opening Apple Music I have nothing in may library (although I have lots of songs saved etc on my iPhone) -


I get an error message: "The music library file cannot not be saved. The required file cannot be found."


I think it is because I deleted it but how to I re-build a library file to match my account and sync as per my iPhone etc??

Posted on May 16, 2020 6:19 AM

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Posted on May 29, 2020 2:20 AM

Thanks for this - tried that but still nothing. In the end I had to backup my whole mac and reinstall the latest OS. Although it still didn't load with the library itself it then allowed me (prompted me actually) to create a new library file and once I did that it started sycning as per my apple music account. So, all sorted and my own fault in the first place!

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May 29, 2020 2:20 AM in response to turingtest2

Thanks for this - tried that but still nothing. In the end I had to backup my whole mac and reinstall the latest OS. Although it still didn't load with the library itself it then allowed me (prompted me actually) to create a new library file and once I did that it started sycning as per my apple music account. So, all sorted and my own fault in the first place!

May 16, 2020 6:40 AM in response to Hammer5hark

For clarity I should add; the "Radio" and "For You" sections appear fine so it's clearly still picking up my account and history of what I've played. I just have nothing in the library below that which I should do.


All I was trying to achieve was to clear all downloaded music from my mac and rely on streaming and I did that in the most ridiculous way possible and broke it!!!!!

I recently deleted my music library files during an over-zealous MacBook clear out. Now I can't sync my music library at all!

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