Fix: Windows Music Library not working

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Microsoft introduced folder libraries in Windows 7, which have remained a part of File Explorer. The libraries give you a central place to manage folders. File Explorer includes default Videos, Pictures, Documents and Music libraries. The Music Library gives you quick access to music folders in multiple locations, which can come in handy.

Note that the Music Library is not included on the Windows 10 File Explorer sidebar by default. Torestore LibrariesFile Explorer’s navigation bar, select This PC. Then you should right-click an empty space in the left sidebar and selectShow librariesfrom the context menu as below. Then you can selectLibraries>Musicin the sidebar.

However, the Music Library might not always work. When the Music Library doesn’t open, a Windows Libraries window pops up stating: “Music.library-ms is no longer working. This library can be safely deleted from your computer. Folders that have been included will not be affected.” You can fix the Music Library as follows.

So that’s a quick fix for the Windows Music Library. Note that you can fix any File Explorer library folder much the same. Just delete the library folder that isn’t opening and selectRestore default libraries.

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Fix: Windows Music Library not working