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Can’t add CD tracks to a Music library
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Q Now I’ve upgraded to Sonoma I can no longer upload CDs to my Music library stored on an external drive. How can I fix what my Mac says is error -54?
by MARTIN MCVANN
A This error code normally results from permissions or a related control preventing access to the part of your Music library that stores the converted tracks or other data from that audio CD. Before going any further, start your Mac up in Safe mode, leave it a couple of minutes, then restart it normally.
Next, open the Music app and its Settings. In the Files section there, check your Music Media folder location, and the two checkboxes below that to keep that folder organised, and to copy files to that folder when adding them to the library. You may also find it helpful to add the Music app to the Full Disk Access list in System Settings > Privacy & Security, although that shouldn’t be necessary.