macOS Music App Forgets Windows Location/Size
This is not a new problem, and I’ve included two links to previous discussions, I have not found an actual solution, nor am I sure if it’s been acknowledged as a problem. I’m using an M1 based MacBook Pro 14, macOS Monterey (12.5), and an LG 43” UltraFine 4K external monitor.
I have a variety of Apps that I use regularly setup in useful locations on the LG — Finder, Safari, Notes, Messages, etc … and the Music App. I also have System Preferences, and the MIDI App open on the MacBook’s display.
- If I restart the MacBook and check “Reopen windows when logging back in”; ALL of my Apps reopen with their windows in the correct location and size on both screens.
- If I let the MacBook go to sleep, manually put it to sleep, or shut it down (box checked); ALL of the Apps/Windows reopen in the correct location on both screens, EXCEPT the Music App — it always opens on the MacBook screen, and the window size is narrower than I had it set.
I believe the problem occurs if the MacBook is asleep or off long enough for the external monitor to go to sleep. If I force the MacBook to sleep and immediately wake it back up, or shut it down and immediately restart it, ALL Apps return to the correct place — INCLUDING the Music App.
To summarize, ALL Applications I’ve tried can properly return to either screen — even when the external monitor goes to sleep — EXCEPT the Music App.
There is no place to submit feedback for the macOS Music App (nor any OS I could see), I submitted an abbreviated feedback on the issue under the Apple Music 'Service'. Though I'm hoping someone here has come up with a solution to this annoying problem.
Thank you—
Previous unresolved discussions:
Music.app does not remember window positi… - Apple Community