Music not importing AAC files

I do have OSX Ventura on my Macbook Pro and Mac mini, suddenly Music is not importing the AAC files as I use to do all the time

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 09:37 PM

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3 replies

Luigi115 Author

Level 1

8 points

Jan 13, 2023 12:13 PM in response to ed2345

nothing

ed2345

Level 9

63,416 points

Jan 13, 2023 12:21 PM in response to Luigi115

Luigi,

If they will not play using Open With, that means Music finds the file to be invalid or corrupt. If the file was purchased, go back to the source for refund or replacement. If the file was obtained by conversion, make sure the original file is valid, and the re-try the conversion into a different format, such as MP3.

ed2345

Level 9

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Jan 9, 2023 05:08 AM in response to Luigi115

Find one of the troublesome files in Finder. Right-click it and choose Open With > Music. What happens?

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