How to remove number now preceding moved bulk music tracks.

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How to remove number now preceding moved bulk music tracks.

Mac OS Big Sur. Music Version 1.2.6 37.

After adding over 14,000 songs to Apple Music (V.16.37) I became paranoid about losing them all to a computer glitch. So I decided to transfer all the files to a Seagate 2TB removable hard drive, just in case.

I had about 70% of the music files sorted alphabetically, and had rated (1-5) stars each one.

The transfer took some time, and when it was completed I found, to my horror, that:

ALL of the 14,000 titles were now preceded by a number -which completely destroys the alphabetical listings.

I understand that i am now going to re-rate every track. Any ideas regarding how to return the track names to just letters, would be appreciated.

iMac (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Oct 13, 2024 3:47 PM

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TheLittles

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Oct 13, 2024 4:59 PM in response to murthog

murthog Said:

"How to remove number now preceding moved bulk music tracks.: [...]I had about 70% of the music files sorted alphabetically, and had rated (1-5) stars each one. The transfer took some time, and when it was completed I found, to my horror, that: ALL of the 14,000 titles were now preceded by a number -which completely destroys the alphabetical listings.[...]"

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Export you Music as a Playlist:

Create a playlist* of your Apple Music Library, and then safe a copy** of the play list. All will stay as they should. That's the way to do this.

*Creating a Playlist: How to Create a Playlist in the Apple Music app - Apple Support

**Saving a Copy: Save a Copy of a Playlist in Music on Mac - Apple Support

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