I'm FINALLY using Time Machine to back up my iMac regularly.
I do Zoom dance parties 5 days a week. Each dance party has a saved playlist in my Music library. If I need to restore my iMac from my Time Machine backup, do you know whether my playlists will be restored also? If not, I need to find a way to capture this info separately as I refer back for song ideas often.
Thank you!
iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.6
Hello Mizk1313.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you would like to know if music playlists saved in your Music library will be backed up with Time Machine. We will be glad to assist.
Yes. If the playlists are saved in your Music library, they will also be backed up with Time Machine.
For more information on what Time Machine backs up, see: Back up your Mac with Time Machine
Cheers.
Hello Mizk1313.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you would like to know if music playlists saved in your Music library will be backed up with Time Machine. We will be glad to assist.
Yes. If the playlists are saved in your Music library, they will also be backed up with Time Machine.
For more information on what Time Machine backs up, see: Back up your Mac with Time Machine
Cheers.
To add to ManJor's information: The playlists are not stored as separate entities, but if you restore the library from Time Machine, you will see the playlists as they were at that point in time.
If you would like to separately save a listing of a particular playlist, open the playlist and choose File > Library > Export Playlist, and for the format choose "Text." That creates a file that you can store for future reference. Reminder: this process is creating a listing of the songs, not saving the audio files!
Thank you! I am relieved!
Thank you for the further clarification that I will see the playlists even though I can't see them now when I look at the Time Machine backup on my external drive. That gives me peace of mind!
Time Machine - Does is save music playlists?
