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rsrajesh_ Author

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Merge local files and sync library songs

Hello! I recently moved my local files to a secondary drive, and I deleted the original files and put the files from the secondary drive in my Apple Music app on PC. But now there's two duplicates of my songs on the app; the Sync Library version and the lossless file on my PC. Is there any way to fix this?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Apr 17, 2024 7:46 PM

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