Apple TV 4K cannot find library on MacBook Air

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Shelster1973 Author

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Apple TV 4K cannot find library on MacBook Air

I know that this has been asked a fair few times before and I have been through all the steps, but nothing I do is working and am going more and more insance as each attempt passes.

I have an external HD attached to my M2 Air and on this I have logged out of Apple ID, back in, re-established Home Share and in tthe TV app popinted this towards where my external drive is with my downloads on. In Settings>Sharing>Media Sharing I have given the library there a unique name also, sothat I can easily spot it.

On the TV box I have also logged out and back in, re-established Home Share and fully powered off the unit (power cable removed for 3 mins) and then powered back on.

When I use the Computers App, it does find a library, but this it does not show the conteents of the hard drive, it only appers to show a very old library with less than 1/3 of the contents. This is also the same when I access it from both my iPhone and iPad.

All the content was purchased from iTunes too.

ANyone have any odeas on how I can show the library from the external drive

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 18

Posted on Nov 16, 2024 5:10 PM

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Answer 1

Ozzie1910

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Nov 16, 2024 5:17 PM in response to Shelster1973

Your problem is because you have the music in a external drive no in the internal and like you have not mentioned you don’t have Apple Music subscription at all if you had it you can sync all the music from the external drive to Apple Music app and you don’t need to use computers apps on the Apple TV because you can use Apple Music app

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Shelster1973 Author

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Nov 17, 2024 3:08 AM in response to Ozzie1910

Ozzie1910, very many thanks for responding and also highlightin that I missed information out on my original post.

The issue is to do with movies that I have purchased and downloaded to bring with me on latest work deployment, which is why I am using the computers app. Music is all good. I also have an active Apple One Premier subscription too.

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