So, I just upgraded my Mac Mini to Sonoma. Now, I can no longer connect to the library I had been using, just fine, on this Mac. It's on an external drive and has 20+ years of sorted playlists, which I can no longer access. Am I just screwed?
Mac mini
See the macOS 10.15 Catalina or later section (and others) in:
Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrad… - Apple Community
If your library is in a non-standard location another possibility is that the preference file that records which .itl file to open has been reset or corrupted. This may cause iTunes to open or create a library at the standard path of <User's Music>\iTunes. In this event, press and hold down shift/option as you launch iTunes to reconnect to the correct library file.
See the macOS 10.15 Catalina or later section (and others) in:
Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrad… - Apple Community
If your library is in a non-standard location another possibility is that the preference file that records which .itl file to open has been reset or corrupted. This may cause iTunes to open or create a library at the standard path of <User's Music>\iTunes. In this event, press and hold down shift/option as you launch iTunes to reconnect to the correct library file.
Thank you so much! That worked. All my playlists are back! Thank you thank you thank you!!!
My old music libraries are no longer available on Sonoma!?
