Apple Music won't find "missing" files
Hi there,
Somehow, I managed to make Music change the location of almost all of my files to a non-existent location. This is where Music thinks this particular file should be:
file:///Volumes/MEDIA/iTunes/Music/The Jazz Butcher/Last of the Gentleman Adventurers/08 Black Raoul.m4a
The problem is that there is no Volume called MEDIA. My files are actually located in:
/Volumes/Eleven/Media/iTunes/Music/The Jazz Butcher/Last of the Gentleman Adventurers/08 Black Raoul.m4a
I have corrected the Music Media folder location but Music remains unable to find the rest of the missing files once I click the prompt after locating one file. Additionally, Music crashes if I try to have it Find Missing files more than once. Locating each file individually is ridiculous.
How might I rectify this situation? Do I need to trash the library and rebuild it? Should I create a MEDIA volume and move all of the files? Is the "file:///" at the beginning of the missing files the issue, and if so, how so and how can I repair it?
I have a 2018 MacMini with an external drive ("Eleven") that houses my music files. I'm running Catalina 10.15.7. I would be happy to provide more info but I'm not sure what else might be important/pertinent. Thank you in advance for any assistance!
Mac mini, macOS 10.15