Music/iTunes no longer connects to my local library.
Music/iTunes no longer connects to my local library.
It only shows one song i purchased form Apple music several years ago.
I do not use the cloud nor Apple music. 98% is music loaded locally on my iMac.
I had started Music app (1.1.6.37) using the <option> key to create a new test library.
But when I tried going back to my original library , it had none of my songs.
Preferences | files shows ../Music/iTunes/iTunes Media file, which seems correct
I also disable the Apple music
Finder shows that location has 62G of music and i can see some of the songs.
Trying to choose a library does not seem to work. Using <option> and "Choose Library" option
- if I select iTunes/iTunes Media then select the (red) Choose option, it just goes further into the structure
and I see nothing suitable to select, so have to quit
- if i select Music/Music Library.musiclibrary it starts up but only with the one song
However the preferences | files still shows ../Music/iTunes/iTunes Media so not sure if it is reliable
Tried going into Time machine to reload the Music folder, but did not change anything
Tried copying Music folder from a recent backup, but again no change
So it seems as if something is preventing Music from seeing its library (whatever it is)
MacOS 11.6.2, music 1.1.6.37, on Late 2014 iMac
iMac 27″, macOS 11.6