Windows iTunes to MacOS Music
Windows PC has been my standard operating model for a long time. Couple of years ago my personal PC decided to give up on me. I was using iTunes to sync music to my phone back then. iTunes library and Music stored on a removable hard drive.
I hadn't purchased a replacement laptop for a while as I didn't see the need for it and the music synced to my iPhone was good enough. Recently purchased a Macbook and the macOS upgraded to Monterey 12.4 version. I opened the new Music app and pointed at the old "iTunes Library.itl" in anticipation that I can sync and start using the Library again. As I have presumed, Music complained with an exclamation mark that the files were not found. I clicked on Get Info on one of the files and location displayed as "file://localhost/F:/Audios/song.mp3". I have made a backup of the iTunes Library folder, did a search and replace on the "iTunes Music Library.xml" using a TextMate. However, when I opened Music and selected the "iTunes Library.itl", file path still remained pointing to above mentioned in the newly converted Music Library.
I cannot sit and update each and every song as I have a few hundred.
Is there a way to update the file path in bulk so I could get back to using my old list?
Any help is appreciated.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4