Playback Issue in Apple Music on MacBook Air says "An unknown error occurred (-54)"

I suddenly can't open Music on my Macbook Air. My computer is updated to Sonoma 14.3.1 and I haven't added or removed any music files recently. The app will open but I get the error messages above and I can't select or play anything. Any ideas??


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 19, 2024 5:43 PM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2024 1:29 PM

Had a user report this issue just after he did the Sonoma 14.3.1 update.


First went to System Settings, Privacy and Security and added Apple Music to Media and Apple Music. Still got the error when we launched Apple Music.

Quit out of Apple music, went back to Privacy and Security try adding Apple Music to Full Disk Access.

Then when the user launched Apple Music, we did not see the error anymore and was able to work normally. Hope this helps.

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Mar 5, 2024 1:29 PM in response to ackroydon

Had a user report this issue just after he did the Sonoma 14.3.1 update.


First went to System Settings, Privacy and Security and added Apple Music to Media and Apple Music. Still got the error when we launched Apple Music.

Quit out of Apple music, went back to Privacy and Security try adding Apple Music to Full Disk Access.

Then when the user launched Apple Music, we did not see the error anymore and was able to work normally. Hope this helps.

Playback Issue in Apple Music on MacBook Air says "An unknown error occurred (-54)"

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