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Can't play music files on the Music app

Hi. I recently downloaded a FLAC file to play music. I can play it on other media applications, but on the Music app, it doesn't play. I set it to be the default player and whenever I double click on a song to play it, it simply opens up the Music window but doesn't actually play the song. I have no idea how to fix it. Thanks

MacBook Air

Posted on Mar 1, 2021 7:20 AM

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Posted on Mar 1, 2021 3:39 PM

Samson,

The Music app, like iTunes before it, cannot play FLAC files.


You will need a third party program to convert it. Or, check with the source and see if they have it in a format Music can play: MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF or WAV.

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Can't play music files on the Music app

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