Songs missing after upgrade to Ventura

Hi,

I lost some songs from my playlists. I tried Time Machine backup to restore my music library to the past (before the upgrade to Ventura) but nothing changed.

Thanks.

iMac 27″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Oct 26, 2022 7:34 AM

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2 replies

Nov 23, 2022 8:31 AM in response to GPap1981

When I upgraded my iMac to Ventura. I have lost my playlists which include songs I downloaded from other than Apple sources. Can I re-instal them from time machine ?

I also have all my playlists on my iphone 8. Can I re-instal them on iMac ventura ?

Incidentally when I copied my data from iphone 8 to iphone 11, both on iOS 16.1.1, I also lost my playlists although my songs remain hidden. A song can be played by entering its title but not its playlist.

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Oct 26, 2022 8:20 AM in response to GPap1981

I've found a fix, I chose my desired library (via option-click to music application) and it is OK now.

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