Music on external drive

Greetings suzan124,

Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities.

It sounds like you may have multiple libraries in Music on your Mac, so let's see if that's the case. Check out the steps below to see if you're able to locate another library, and you can locate more information on multiple libraries here: Use multiple libraries in Music on Mac - Apple Support

Create or choose a library

1. In the Music app  on your Mac, choose Music > Quit Music.

2. Hold down the Option key while you reopen Music.

3. In the window that appears, do one of the following:

• Create a new library: Click Create Library.

• Choose a different library: Click Choose Library.

You can name your new library (the folder containing your Music content) whatever you like. For best results, if you create additional music libraries, don’t name the new libraries “Music” or “New Music.” Make sure each library has a unique name so you’ll know which is which.

Let us know if that helps to access the library you're looking to use and manage your songs.

Have a great day!

suzan124,

Do you know if the files added to your library without being added to the Music folder? Check out the section "Add files to your library but not to your Music folder" from the article here: Change where your music files are stored on Mac

It's recommended to check both the "Locate your Music files" and "If a song doesn’t appear in Music anymore" sections in the same article to further assist.

Should the issue remain you may need to reimport the content. Import songs from CDs into Music on Mac

Best.