iTunes library not accessible to Music app
Hi,
Prior to Catalina I had all my music (plus audiobooks, saved podcasts, movies etc) on an external hard drive, linked to iTunes in the preferences and working great. I could listen, I could transfer music and books to all my devices. Since Catalina it's non-functional. I followed other advice and pointed the preference files to the hard drive, used organise and consolidate, and now I have 2 itunes media folders on the hard drive, and I still can't transfer any content to my devices without wiping everything and starting from scratch. If I use option + Music to open the old library it just wants to make a new music file wherever I point. If I try to "create a library" on the external drive I get a message saying I have to disconnect all my devices, which I think means disassociate from my Apple ID.? I have .itl files in the old library but I'm not sure how to associate them with the music app so I get permission back. I'm so confused. I just want to be able to add music and audiobooks to my devices hassle free. Can someone help? Thanks in advance.