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Apple Music back button has disappeared in MacOS Catalina

It only shows occasionally, making usage very frustrating. I actually have a solution to this problem which many before me have pointed out, but this stupid platform didn't let me respond to those and instead prompted me to start a new post. So here it is!

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 4:02 AM

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Posted on Jul 29, 2020 4:09 AM

Find "/~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Music.plist" and delete it (or rename it). Then restart the Apple Music app. The back button should now be back. This is actually the solution to a lot of issues created by upgrades. If any app behaves odd, just find its preference file and remove it. It will be replaced by a new default file as soon as the app is re-opened resetting any odd behavior.

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Jul 29, 2020 4:09 AM in response to Baldursson

Find "/~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Music.plist" and delete it (or rename it). Then restart the Apple Music app. The back button should now be back. This is actually the solution to a lot of issues created by upgrades. If any app behaves odd, just find its preference file and remove it. It will be replaced by a new default file as soon as the app is re-opened resetting any odd behavior.

Apple Music back button has disappeared in MacOS Catalina

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