I have a large music library from songs & albums that I have downloaded. One these are loaded into the Music app, is it necessary to keep the downloaded files? I am trying to free up some space on my harddrive.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.6
This depends on how you set up the Music App to manage your Library.
If you select an imported Song in the Music App, Right-Click and Show in Finder.
Does at point to your downloaded File or to a File inside the Music App Library? (often discussed here).
If it points to a File inside the Music App Library you got a redundant copy and you are free to clean up your downloads.
This depends on how you set up the Music App to manage your Library.
If you select an imported Song in the Music App, Right-Click and Show in Finder.
Does at point to your downloaded File or to a File inside the Music App Library? (often discussed here).
If it points to a File inside the Music App Library you got a redundant copy and you are free to clean up your downloads.
If your Music app is currently set to "Copy files to Media folder when adding to library" then you can delete the downloaded music. Otherwise you need to leave it just where it is.
Check your Music app Settings... > Files tab.
Music app: Should I keep downloaded music after import?
