Running latest version of Monterey on a new 2021 MBP. I've repeatedly tried to import, via the Import command, a few stray music files that I copied over from an old MBP, but nothing happens. No error message, just nothing. Never seen this before. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Music app won't import music files
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Copy them to the "add to music" folder and see if that works. It did for me.
I never knew that folder was there until this thread. I wouldn’t think Apple would want people mucking around in the Music folder at all.
I've done it that way for a long time. Works well. Same for TV shows and home movies. Also good to make sure it's backed up.
Definitely a nice feature. I just don’t like the location, since an erroneous drag and drop could leave files in the main Music library folder. A desktop folder alias seems better.
Been testing this and finding that the TV App & the 'Automatically Add to TV' folder suffers from this issue, too. I also routinely get script errors when adding items to a Smart Folder I've set up too add photos to a Folder in my Photos App Library. There's a larger issue here than just the Music app...
I have an old backup of my iTunes library from 2011 or so, so I'm going to try this when I get the chance.