I have a new Mac Air Pro. I have transferred all my old iTunes library to the new Music app Ok but cannot add new music from CD's via either of my external disk drives. All I get is the error message "error occurred while converting the file [xxx]. An unknown error occurred (-54)"
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MacBook Pro (M3 Pro, 2023)
I finally figured out why I was getting a (-54) error when attempting to rip cds into my Mac:
The path to my “music” folder was too deep. I moved the “music” folder into the “USERS/SHARED” folder (and set that path in the music setup) and I was again able to rip my cds.
I finally figured out why I was getting a (-54) error when attempting to rip cds into my Mac:
The path to my “music” folder was too deep. I moved the “music” folder into the “USERS/SHARED” folder (and set that path in the music setup) and I was again able to rip my cds.
You say "load an album form a CD". I assumed you wanted to get the tracks from the CD into your Music library so that you can, as you say, "use Music across all my devices". So, until/unless you get the problem you first described resolved, all you can do is work around. Ripping your CDs using XLD or other 3rd party apps then adding them to your Music library will then have you using your music from those CDs across all your devices.
I assume you're importing using Music.app? Not solving your issue but possibly working around it, try 3rd party app such as XLD and then "add to library".
Thanks for the suggestion. The problem however is not syncing - it's that Music reports the error when I try to load an album form a CD. BTW the CD drive is in good order as are the CD's I've tried, I've tested them successfully on my old Mac Book
Thanks, but rather than a workaround I want to use Music across all my devices!
Unable to import songs from CD to music app on MacBook Pro says An "unknown error occurred (-54)"
