Apple TV 4K (2022) won't play (can't find?) any of the music I "burned" from old CDs or bought on iTunes

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Apple TV 4K (2022) won't play (can't find?) any of the music I "burned" from old CDs or bought on iTunes

I just connected a new Apple TV 4K device (2022) to my LG TV and LG soundbar. When I go to the Music app, most of my own music (3,133 songs) is missing. There are only a couple of albums and a few other "loose" songs. What happened to my music? I can still see everything on my Mac, IPhone and iPad. When I look at the Account Settings in Music on my Mac, I don't see anything about an Apple TV. Under Manage Devices, I see my iPad Pro and iPhone listed, but it says these devices are associated for playing previously purchased music. As a side note, it says both of these devices aren't able to be associated with a different Apple ID. I doubt that's the problem I have with the Apple TV, but I wonder if that's going to cause a problem in a few more days. Thanks.

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 16

Posted on Dec 30, 2022 11:44 AM

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turingtest2

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Dec 30, 2022 12:00 PM in response to GridUser

The Music app on Apple TV should show your unhidden purchase history with the iTunes Store, or your iCloud Music Library if you have a subscription to Apple Music or iTunes Match. The Computers app should show the content of any shared library from your computer. See Set up media sharing on Mac - Apple Support.

As for the messages about association see Authorization vs. association - Apple Community.

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Jan 2, 2023 4:33 PM in response to turingtest2

I finally figured out what you meant by the Computers app. I hadn’t ever looked at it before, and had no idea what it did. I was able to get the Apple TV to find my music, and that works great. Now I have a new problem, though. I have to go to the Computers app every time I want to listen to my music. The Music app on the Apple TV home page still doesn’t have any of my music on it. But I can work around that by going to the Computers app (not the way I’d like to do it, but at least I can play my music). However, I can’t see my photos in the Computers app. I have to go thru the Photos app on the Home Screen to do that. Is it possible to look at my photos AND play my music both thru the Apple TV Home Screen apps? Or, it would be a kludge, but could I get to both thru the Computers app?

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turingtest2

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Jan 3, 2023 12:21 AM in response to GridUser

If sharing is set up properly then you should be able to, for example, select a playlist in your library with the computers app, then move to the photos tab and start a slideshow from your photo library.

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Apple TV 4K (2022) won't play (can't find?) any of the music I "burned" from old CDs or bought on iTunes

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