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I'm unable to rename or edit any playlist on the Music App

Hi, since yesterday I cant rename my local Music App playlist. When I rename it, the name in the top center changes, but not in the playlist overview in the left.


When I try to create a new playlist, within a folder, I can set the name but it doesnt appear.


I tryed to restart my mac, restarted all the scripts, nothing works.

My DJ software Traktor Pro 4 can access all the playlist.


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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Aug 22, 2024 11:55 PM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2024 1:52 PM

A similar post has been posted elsewhere and I can confirm the broken functionality. One can change the playlist name and it persists in the edit dialogue but is not reflected in the main-screen or sidebar once exiting the dialogue.

I have been able to force a refresh of the sidebar by moving a playlist in-and-out of a playlist folder, though this behaviour is not consistent.


In addition, I have had difficulty renaming Genres and these point to a bug updating the database file. Using the Info Panel I can rename a genre and that change is embedded into the music file on disk (checked in Finder) but it is not reflected in the Genre column in Browser View.

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Aug 26, 2024 1:52 PM in response to Fred_Erick

A similar post has been posted elsewhere and I can confirm the broken functionality. One can change the playlist name and it persists in the edit dialogue but is not reflected in the main-screen or sidebar once exiting the dialogue.

I have been able to force a refresh of the sidebar by moving a playlist in-and-out of a playlist folder, though this behaviour is not consistent.


In addition, I have had difficulty renaming Genres and these point to a bug updating the database file. Using the Info Panel I can rename a genre and that change is embedded into the music file on disk (checked in Finder) but it is not reflected in the Genre column in Browser View.

I'm unable to rename or edit any playlist on the Music App

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