How to resolve the 'Add to Playlist' glitch on Apple Music on my MacBook Air

I'm using Apple Music version 1.4.2.83 on my MacBook Air M1. In the last few days the "Add to Playlist" function no longer works for me. This has been very handy for me when I'm managing playlists. Previously, if "Add to Playlist" was selected from the menu that comes up after right clicking on a song, all the playlists in my library were listed. The most recent playlist was listed first. As can be seen in the screen capture below, now the only option is "New Playlist". Does anyone have insight into why this changed and how to return to the previous function?


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.2

Posted on Dec 16, 2023 08:23 AM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2023 11:51 AM

I noticed this right after the last MacOS update exactly as described above. I restarted Music, then cleared cache/restarted - no joy. I can create a "new" playlist with exactly a same same and it then shows up twice (a 2 different playlists), but only newly created playlists display in the add-to section.

Waiting for a fix Apple....

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Dec 16, 2023 11:51 AM in response to KYJim23

I noticed this right after the last MacOS update exactly as described above. I restarted Music, then cleared cache/restarted - no joy. I can create a "new" playlist with exactly a same same and it then shows up twice (a 2 different playlists), but only newly created playlists display in the add-to section.

Waiting for a fix Apple....

Jan 12, 2024 07:29 AM in response to KYJim23

Just happened to me when I updated to Sonoma 14.2.1. When I try to add a song to a playlist (either by right clicking or through the menu option), I'm restricted to playlists created since the update (for some reason, there are two older playlists that are still options ... can't figure out why they are different from other older playlists). The older playlists are still listed on the left and, as the original poster indicated, I can drag songs into them. As Jeff notes, I can also duplicate them and they will then be visible in the "add to playlist" menu.

Dec 21, 2023 02:24 PM in response to KYJim23

Same. Also having the dreaded "preparing to sync" issue, where the only solution is to manually kill the MDCrashReportTool process. Feels like Apple has completely neglected anyone who still manually syncs with an offline library for years now. If that ability ever goes away entirely, I'm so hosed. Really, I already hate that we're forced to do so using Apple Music. Just let me drag and drop to folders and I'll be happy, don't need the dev time or bloat associated with "sync"-ing. Anyway, rant over. I'm having this same issue lol.

Feb 12, 2024 02:14 PM in response to KYJim23

The work around I use was mostly mentioned already but it solves the issue:

  • Duplicate your play list. You'll get a new one called "<playlist name> copy". The new one will show up in "Add to Playlist".
  • Delete the original (the one without the word "copy" in the title).
  • Edit the new playlist and remove the word "copy" from the title.


Everything now works like it should for that playlist. If you've got a lot of playlists, you've got to do the same thing for each. Ug Apple :-(

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