How to copy .mp3 files to iTunes

MacBook OS X 10.6.8 - a fine-working antique which does everything I need

Have a dozen .mp3 files on my desktop
Attempting to add to MUSIC in iTunes
FILE: Add To Library
Highlight desktop files
Click OPEN
According to everything I've found on-line, these files are then supposed to appear in the MUSIC library in iTunes
Not so

So I attempt to highlight the desktop files and drag them into MUSIC
Nothing

Any information to help resolve this? Appreciated.

Earlier Mac models

Posted on Feb 12, 2024 4:43 PM

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ed2345

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Posted on Feb 12, 2024 7:01 PM

Seattle,

Right-click the file and choose Open With > Music (or iTunes).

If the file is compatible, it will be added to the library and start playing.
If the file is not compatible, it will "error silently," i.e., do nothing.

The "not compatible" case can occur if the MP3 is corrupted, or was obtained from an invalid source such as a YouTube conversion, or is not actually an MP3.

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