Understanding exclamation marks on songs in Apple Music playlists

What do the exclamation marks mean on many of the songs in my playlists in Music? See attached file

Using iMac 2024 Sequoia 15.7.2


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Original Title: Music playlists

iMac 24″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Dec 27, 2025 8:00 PM

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Jan 2, 2026 1:01 PM in response to heatherprince

heatherprince wrote:

What do the exclamation marks mean on many of the songs in my playlists in Music? See attached file
Using iMac 2024 Sequoia 15.7.2
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e84eb541-c059-45e0-9fec-9c6252827c3a

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Original Title: Music playlists

Generally means it can't find the music file on your device because it was either renamed, moved or deleted.


Understanding exclamation marks on songs in Apple Music playlists

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