I have a 2020 MacBook Pro with MacOS Monterey.
The delete song from playlist function is broken.
When I go to delete a song from a playlist I
I can delete from library, but not from playlist.
This is not user error. If I cannot control my playlists, what is the use of using the Mac Music App. This needs to be fixed.
I presume that you are looking at your local library, and not a home shared copy from another computer.
If you select a song within a playlist and right-click on it do you get a remove from playlist option?
Is this all songs in all lists, or a specific list that is affected?
To recreate an affected list you should be able to use Cmd A to select all, then right-click > Add to Playlist > New Playlist. Try it. Can you adjust songs in the new version.
For the avoidance of doubt this is a user to user support forum. You can send feedback to Feedback - macOS - Apple.
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Smart playlists are controlled by rules. Every song that matches the rule gets included. To exclude a particular song either change the rule, or change some property of the track in question. As an example you might only allow checked songs, to unchecking a song will remove it.
Playlist folders show the items that are in any of the playlists that are contained in the folder. To remove a song from a playlist folder you need to remove it from any of the playlists that it is in that are contained in the folder and its subfolders.
Apple are doing no such thing.
tt2
These are hand-made playlists of downloaded music. These are not done by algorithm or smart list. I would not trust some idiot bot to select my music.
So, since it is NOT a smart play list, why can't I control it?
Are these lists you created, or shared lists on the Apple Music service that you've chosen to add to your library? In the event that something has got broken in your library you could try selecting the items and creating a new list that you are able to edit, then delete the original, and finally rename the new copy to the original name.
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These are lists that have carried over from each and every MacBook Pro I have owned. They are downloaded music created not using Smart Lists.
These are over 125 individual playlists in nested folder contain 240+ hours of songs. If I have to recreate all of this from scratch what kind of POS is Apple foisting on us????
Your assumption is correct.
I do not get a remove from playlist option when right clicking
All songs on all playlists are effected.
I am loathe to make a new play list and rebuild the old one. That is a ******** of work which I should not have to do. This is a problem of either the OS not playing well with music or Music being screwed up.
Thanks for the link. I was aware that this was a community forum. I did not know where to send for help from the Tech side.
I have Monterey. I don't have this issue and I don't see a rash of similar reports, so this looks to be problem with your library rather than a widespread issue. One thing you could try is to hold down option + cmd as you launch Music which opens it in safe mode. This can sometimes fix odd issues with the library.
When did the problem first arise? After an update to Monterey, or after transfering from a previous computer? I have a faint suspicion I've seen something about problems with playlists after rebuilding a library by importing an XML, but it was a while back and I may be misremembering.
It would be useful to at least know if you are able to create a new playlist and subsequently edit it.
Reach out to Apple Support for assistance.
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That feature won't be active for smart playlists or playlist folders, nor when viewing a shared library.
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Why? It used to be. What happened? If Apple is phasing out people using Music for downloaded music I may as well stop using it.
I stand by the idea that Apple wants us to rent our music rather than own it. But then, I just follow the money.
It first arose today, but this is the first instance of deleting songs from my Music playlists since I purchased my upgraded MacBook Pro.
Opening in safe mode worked. Thank you.
You're welcome. 🙂
tt2
The "delete song from playlist" function is broken
