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I have purchased a bunch of music from Bandcamp.
I would like to drag from folder (unzipped) the MP3 files to the iTunes library.
Old way: just drag it into either library or manual/static playlist with custom name.
Doesn't work anymore.
MacOS Big Sur/M1
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4
Drag the unzipped folder (or the individual MP3s) into the Automatically Add to Music (or Automatically Add to iTunes) folder, which can be found inside your Media folder.
Do this while Music or iTunes is running, and the songs will be added to your library.
Drag the unzipped folder (or the individual MP3s) into the Automatically Add to Music (or Automatically Add to iTunes) folder, which can be found inside your Media folder.
Do this while Music or iTunes is running, and the songs will be added to your library.
Awesome thanks, where is the Media folder? I just have /Users/foo/Music and the tracks are already there. I am trying to drag them into itunes app to create a playlist from the folder. MacOS/BigSur/M1/iTunes(Music)1.1.5.74
Emrecio,
Depending on your setup, it might be in /Music/iTunes/iTunes Media or similar. If it doesn't show up right away, search on "automatically" in Finder.
If you find multiple "Automatically Add..." folders, drop an MP3 into each and see which one does the magic. Once you find the right one, put an alias on your desktop for all future activities.
Looks like the solution is to NOT drag a whole folder into iTunes.
Looks like I need to highlight all songs IN THE FOLDER and drag them into iTunes. Quite counter-intuitive.
This would be a drag, no pun intended, if you have many nested folders. :)
Thanks, I did not know this existed. I have done a finder search, and found the folder you mentioned.
"/Users/foo/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Automatically Add to Music"
Never knew. This would be helpful in the future. I'll create a symlink to this on the desktop as you recommended, for next time.
Emrecio -- Glad it is all working now!
Can't Drag And Drop Music Into iTunes Library
