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Accessing the "Manage" menus

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October 16, 2018
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All the options in the "manage" menu are grey-ed out. That makes it impossible to add a music library and so I can only play music from streaming services and radio on Sonos. How do I get access to the "manage" menu so I can access my music library sorted on my Mac?

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Best answer by AjTrek1

@All who have contributed

As I understand chmjef’s dilemma his Mac is not able to run macOS 10.11. I have a late 2009 iMac that cannot run Mojave; it’s permanently relegated to Sierra. That happens with Apple computers (or Windows for that matter) they are sometimes left out of the new OS because of internal components.

@chmjef

You have the option as I mentioned before to store all your music in iCloud via iTunes. Once everything is setup you can get an iOS device capable of running the latest Sonos controller_v9.2

All the steps require that you use the same Apple ID. You may use a different ID for the iTunes store if you like.

Step 1_Requires an iOS device that can run Sonos Controller_v9.2. I recommend an iPad Mini with 128GB. The average song is about 7.032MB translating into 18,639 songs. The newest model (versus used or refurbished) should take you through at least 5 years of iOS upgrades.

Step 2_Download iTunes on both your Mac and the iOS device

Step 3_Authorize each device for the same iTunes account
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201251

Step 4 _Setup iCloud on your Mac and the iOS device
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph2609?locale=en_US

Step 5 _Import you music into the iTunes folder on your Mac

5(a) File Import *
https://www.noterepeat.com/articles/how-to/232-itunes-importing-audio-files-into-your-music-library-and-converting-them-to-mp3

5(b) CD Import **
https://support.apple.com/guide/itunes/import-songs-from-cds-itns2935/mac

* You don’t have to convert to MP3
** The process is the same regardless of the macOS build

Step 6_Share your iTunes on Mac with other devices
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202190

Now that Home Sharing is enabled you should be able to download your music to the iOS device and the Sonos Controller v9.2 will see it.

The other option for storage is a NAS. That’s all I have to offer by way of a possible solution. Good Luck and I hope you are able to enjoy your Sonos soon.

Cheers!

jgatie

Most setup and maintenance functions are now only accessible from the mobile apps. See this link:

https://en.community.sonos.com/announcements-228985/updates-to-the-desktop-controller-coming-soon-6813300

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chmjefAuthor

Contributor I

How do I grant Sonos access my desktop Mac music library from my phone?

Ryan S

Retired Sonos Staff

Music library setup is still available on the 9.2 Mac software. It's under Manage > Music Library. If it's greyed out, likely one of your devices or apps isn't updated. Can you check under Sonos > About My Sonos System to make sure that everything is running on 9.2?

If you're unable to see those options, and you are on 9.2 on everything, you could be on an older operating system that isn't fully supported anymore. If that's the case, you'd need to update the OS. The minimum requirements for Sonos controllers are listed here.

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chmjefAuthor

Contributor I

Thanks, Everything is running on 9.2 but my Mac is running OS 10.10.5. So presumably I'll have to update my Mac OS

Ryan S

Retired Sonos Staff

That would be in. For Mac you'll need to be on macOS 10.11 or higher.

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Chris

Lead Maestro

You can still access your files and setup share via mobile app even if your Mac OS is only 10.10.5 Just the desktop app won't do those functions.

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MikeV

You can still access your files and setup share via mobile app even if your Mac OS is only 10.10.5 Just the desktop app won't do those functions.

Except that the desktop app needs to be working to properly share the music folder to Sonos. 🙂

The S in IOT stands for Security.

Chris

Lead Maestro

Are you sure Mike - I thought as with using an NAS that you can point to the desktop music folder that is being shared (of course it has to be shared on network) and don't even have to have the desktop app installed.

In all honesty, I haven't tried it in ages as for me I think all music collections should reside on an NAS.

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MikeV

There was no mention of a NAS in the OP's posts (in fact, they specifically mention "desktop Mac music library"), but from a NAS, yes, you can add that through the iOS or Android apps. Or if you feel so inclined, you could manually set up SMBv1 file sharing for your computer and point Sonos to the share you set up through the mobile app too.

But if you use the desktop controller to set things up, that now uses an HTTP-based server instead of SMBv1, so you aren't putting your computer at risk of the various security issues SMBv1 has.

The S in IOT stands for Security.

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chmjefAuthor

Contributor I

Thanks Mike and Chris. Not really sure what you are talking about. I have iOS apps for Sonos. If I go to Music Library Setup it says there "no selections are available". Can I point Sonos to the music stored on my desktop Mac from the Ap somehow?

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