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Hi all. Just updated my iMac to Monterey, and I'm having trouble with iTunes (or is it Music now?) finding my music, all of which I store on an external hard drive. I've tried to "choose library" when launching Music, and I can see the library, but the iTunes folder is greyed out and I can't select anything.
I'm wondering if the files need to be organized differently on the external hard drive? Thanks in advance.
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 12.5
It shouldn't take too long, but some people do seem to have trouble with this particular build of Music for reasons that are as yet unclear. An alternative approach is to create a new empty Music library, then use File > Library > Import Playlist and import the iTunes Library.xml file (or iTunes Music Library.xml if that is newer). Unfortunately with this method you lose the original date added information.
tt2
It shouldn't take too long, but some people do seem to have trouble with this particular build of Music for reasons that are as yet unclear. An alternative approach is to create a new empty Music library, then use File > Library > Import Playlist and import the iTunes Library.xml file (or iTunes Music Library.xml if that is newer). Unfortunately with this method you lose the original date added information.
tt2
Thanks so much!
Is it reasonable to expect it to take quite a long time to load? It's been over 10 minutes so far.
You need to select the file iTunes Library.itl shown in your screenshot. Music will prompt for a location to save the converted file. I suggest /Music/ on your external drive.
tt2
That worked! Thanks so much for your help. I spoke with two different people at Apple Support who couldn't figure this out.
Much appreciated,
ws
You're welcome. 🙂
tt2
Need help finding iTunes library on external drive
