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iTunes can't play new mp3 added to library (macOS CATALINA)

Hi,

Since I downloaded "macOS CATALINA", when I try to add a new mp3 song in to my iTunes library, it can't read it. It "shows" quickly the Icon of the song being transferred to iTunes, but when I research the song inside my library, I can't find it.


Could someone help me ?

Thanks a lot.

J.

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 20, 2019 6:13 AM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2019 9:10 AM

In principle the old library files are redundant once you've upgraded to Music, TV, Podcasts, & Books, however they also provide a potential recovery route if the new library is damaged at any point. It might be a little early to worry about cleaning them up. They're not taking up a lot of room.


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Oct 20, 2019 9:10 AM in response to J3nny_Jen

In principle the old library files are redundant once you've upgraded to Music, TV, Podcasts, & Books, however they also provide a potential recovery route if the new library is damaged at any point. It might be a little early to worry about cleaning them up. They're not taking up a lot of room.


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Oct 20, 2019 8:40 AM in response to J3nny_Jen

ITunes or the Music app will silently reject any files it doesn't think are valid. Could the tracks be miscategorised? Place a copy in the Automatically Add to iTunes folder inside media folder to see if it is absorbed into the library or moved into a Not Added folder when rejected.


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Oct 20, 2019 8:47 AM in response to turingtest2

I'll try to do that. When I go the media folder, I can see many iTunes libraries but they're all different : .itl / .xml / .itdb / library.extra/ library.genius ... Is there any of them I can delete ? (so I avoid stocking useless data).


Thanks a lot for your help.

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iTunes can't play new mp3 added to library (macOS CATALINA)

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