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Can’t add CD tracks to a Music library

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?

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

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