Music Play Count Lost After Moving Library

I moved the music iTunes library to a new computer. All my song counts reverted to zero.


I have over 20,000 songs in my library (gathered over the last 30+ years), and use the song count to see which songs are new. I do NOT have the music subscription (I spend a lot of time where internet is not available)


How can I restore my play count. Barring that, any way to bulk set existing songs to play=20 (all my songs were well above that number before)?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Aug 6, 2022 02:44 PM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2022 12:02 PM

Hello MindStormPhoto,


Did you end up moving the "Music Library.musiclibrary" file as well from the prior computer?


If you still have access to it on the computer you can try ensuring the Music app is fully closed, and then hold Option while clicking on the Music app to open it again. It should ask for selecting a library, and then you'll select the Music Library file.


If it's still accessible on the prior computer, you may try migrating it over again, and attempt the same steps.


If the prior was using iTunes instead of the newer Music app, you can try the steps here too: Move your iTunes library to another computer


Cheers.

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Aug 7, 2022 12:02 PM in response to MindStormPhoto

Hello MindStormPhoto,


Did you end up moving the "Music Library.musiclibrary" file as well from the prior computer?


If you still have access to it on the computer you can try ensuring the Music app is fully closed, and then hold Option while clicking on the Music app to open it again. It should ask for selecting a library, and then you'll select the Music Library file.


If it's still accessible on the prior computer, you may try migrating it over again, and attempt the same steps.


If the prior was using iTunes instead of the newer Music app, you can try the steps here too: Move your iTunes library to another computer


Cheers.

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