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When I follow the exact steps to add songs to a playlist, I get an error that says something about "Due to Error -50). The only way to get a song into a playlist is to add it to my library AND download it. Is that normal behavior?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities, RGetty!
We understand you're having trouble adding songs to a playlist unless you download the song. We'd be happy to provide information to help you address this.
Try starting your Mac up in safe mode and see if you're able to add the song to the playlist: How to use safe mode on your Mac
If it works fine there, try restarting your Mac and adding another song to a playlist.
Let us know the results.
Have a great day!
Thanks for the quick reply. I tired the following:
Just as test, I opened the Music app on my iPhone and viewed the playlist there. Oddly, the song showed up there. So, it seems that my Mac Music library might be the issue. How would I go about rebuilding the library on my Mac?
tt2,
I would have assumed that building a playlist would not involve actual file - just an entry that point to a file to stream. Also, as I originally noted, adding the song to the playlist worked if I actually downloaded it first.
Thanks.
Mac -50 errors suggests there are problems moving or copying files. Check your hard drives for errors with disk utility.
tt2
Error when adding songs to custom playlist
