Moved music library not current on internal drive but fine on external drive.
I moved the music library from my old Catalina iMac to a new Ventura MacBookPro.
When I launch the Music app with the music.library and all the files on an external drive - it opens in the most recent and up to date state. Everything is cool as expected :)
However when I copy the same files and music.library to my internal drive the music.app opens in the state it was back in 2021 - with no files or playlists added since then appearing.
Not cool :(
Works perfectly on an external drive
- Copy the correct Music iTunes folders and the music.library file to an external drive.
- Open Music app while holding Option key and select the music library file that is still on the external drive.
- Music app opens and contains all the music and playlists in the correct and up to date state.
Not good when copied to internal drive
- Copy everything on the external drive over to the internal drive.
- Launch the Music app while holding the Option key.
- Select the exact same music.library file that was previously on the external drive.
- When the app launches the music library is in an old state with nothing I have added since 2021 appearing.
In the screenshots you can see the same file in two different places:
INTERNAL DRIVE
EXTERNAL DRIVE
What to do?