Finder on Mac OS is not locating my entire music library to sync to an old iPod / old iPhone

Finder can only sync locally stored media, that doesn't come from the Apple Music service. You would appear to only have six artists that have some qualifying content. Try holding down option+cmd as you launch Music to open Music in its safe mode, which may rebuild some internal indexes. You might also try hold option as launch Music and then explicitly reselect your active Music Library.musiclibrary database. This is the library that Finder should then offer content from.

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Hello Josue.Alvarez,

Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you may need to locate and link your iTunes Library to Finder. Let's try these steps to successfully locate and link your music files.

Change where your music files are stored on Mac - Apple Support

Of course we are not changing the location, but this article will give you the menu options to locate and link the files.

After that, you will want to sync your music using this resource.

Use the Finder to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer - Apple Support

"Sync or remove content using the Finder

1. Open a Finder window and connect your device to your computer using a USB cable. Learn what to do if you don't see your device listed in Finder.
2. After your device appears in the sidebar of the Finder window, click the device to select it.
3. If prompted, trust your device. You might be asked to update to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
4. Select the type of content that you want to sync or remove from the horizontal list. To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to “Sync [content] onto [user’s] iPhone.” More syncing options will now be available.
5. Select the checkbox next to each item that you want to sync.
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8. Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the window. If syncing doesn't start automatically, click the Sync button. You may also be prompted to authorize your computer to complete the sync.

* You can only sync your device with one Apple Music or Apple TV library at a time. If you see a message that your device is synced with another Apple Music or Apple TV library, your device was previously connected to another computer. If you click "Erase and Sync" in that message, all content of the selected type on your device will be erased and replaced with content from this computer."

"Get help

• Learn what to do if you see an error when you try to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
• Learn how to import photos and videos to your computer."

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

You're welcome. 🙂

tt2