Music application on MAC Tahoe disaster

Two things you could try.

If you run backups then restore a backed up version of the database from before it messed up. The database file is <username>/Music/Music/musiclibrary.musiclibrary

If you don't run backups then the Dougs Scripts website (google it) might have an app/script to re-link the music files. I've a vague recollection that it used to. If not then a mail to Doug via his site might get you one.

You haven't got an uninstalled iPhone connection update lurking somewhere have you? Every so often, after an OS update on either phone or Mac, the Mac needs an update to connect to the iPhone. I'm sure you've seen them. Problem is they sometimes get missed or crowded out for some reason and I don't notice them straight away. Hit F3 and make sure there's not a small rectangular window lurking there.

Apart from that, my advice stands. Connect your phone to Finder, remove all the music and synch it. If it seems to be taking a long time then leave it. If it takes longer than overnight then you've got a different problem and you probably need better help than I can give. If it synchs and clears all your music from the iPhone then restore the Music database on your Mac to a date prior to the problem and re-synch.

"Music application on MAC Tahoe disaster: [...]"Window states: ' The song "example" could not be used because the original file could not be found...'"

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Rebuild the Spotlight Search:

Items are trying to be located within Finder. Sometimes, it can take a while to find items, and rebuilding Spotlight Search can fix this find-file issue.

1. Go Here: About Spotlight Indexing and Search Results on Apple devices - Apple Support
2. Scroll to: If Spotlight gives unexpected search results
3. Screenshot:

"I sure hope it has been debugged properly for the next OS release. And there is no way at all to let them know of the errors. What happened to 'report bugs' features in Apple apps?"

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How to Give Feedback:

This is what you are looking for: Feedback - Apple Music - Apple

Provide Apple Feedback:

Do Your Part: Report this to Apple. Apple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is occurring, and what should be looked at.

1. Go Here: Feedback - Apple Music - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Select: "Library" for the "What Apple Music feature is your feedback about?"
4. Comment: on when you came across this issues, and how you have troubleshot it thus far. include the URL of to this thread.
5. Proceed from there as necessary

Also...

Keeping Backups:

Keep a backup of your playlists, to avoid issue like this. Go here: Save a Copy of a Playlist in Music on Mac - Apple Support

And, Back Up your entire Apple Music Library:

You can back up each play list, if desired, but recovering it would be mind-boggling, guessing where to import them to and in what order.

1. Click: the Desktop
2. Click: Go menu
3. Click: Go To Folder...
4. Type this: ~/Music/Music
5. Press: return key
6. Drag and Drop: Music Library to an external source, perhaps https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive or a USB Flash Drive

Restore the database from your backup.

“I just sent Apple a bug report. Yet again stymied with a ridiculously small input character limit. I was able to add under 10% of what I had to say. I am not going to make 10 different submissions, one for each gripe. In this era of AI being able to parse and summarise there should be no limit on the characters. Anyway I asked them to email me, maybe one of their techs will be interested enough to reach out.”

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Reporting Lots of Feedback:

You can eMail this concern to Apple Support at: reportaproblem@apple.com

Provide them with all of your notes, and include the URL of this thread.

I am very disappointed with the many many bugs I encounter with Apple Music app. It appears to be neglected by Apple compared to other elements of their OS and supporting apps. Especially the 'legacy' side of the Music app dealing with locally stored music files and playlists versus streamed content. I recently had to manually re-enter the album art for over 3,000 albums as I could find no other way that worked than doing each album one at a time. Now it all works fine when displaying album art, except for making a new playlist and now it no longer allows importing of a graphic nor does it scan included art to make one. I just get a blank square of glorious white. I sure hope it has been debugged properly for the next OS release. And there is no way at all to let them know of the errors. What happened to 'report bugs' features in Apple apps?

I just sent Apple a bug report. Yet again stymied with a ridiculously small input character limit. I was able to add under 10% of what I had to say. I am not going to make 10 different submissions, one for each gripe. In this era of AI being able to parse and summarise there should be no limit on the characters. Anyway I asked them to email me, maybe one of their techs will be interested enough to reach out.

It's more likely that the playlist names were "changed", not the rules. Think of it as a slip or shuffle in the database.

“I just sent Apple a bug report.”

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Thanks for doing your part. It will help many, for certain.