# M4P files won't load on Mac **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4p-files-wont-load-on-mac/55364 **Category:** Mac **Created:** [December 4, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4p-files-wont-load-on-mac/55364 "2021-12-04T06:33:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Ghost\_dog2](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ghost_dog2/32/10391_2.png) [@Ghost\_dog2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ghost_dog2) #### Post date: [December 4, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4p-files-wont-load-on-mac/55364/1 "2021-12-04T06:33:15Z")
I recently bought MP3TAG for mac and the issue I came across is I am not able to load any apple music into the tag editor to be edited. When I try to add music through the app it is grayed out and unable to import. ![Screen Shot 2021-12-03 at 11.26.46 PM](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e9f678f24b1ed66a986c28aee39a17b1c370bb72.jpeg) If I click open, without selecting any of the music files, a loading files screen appears for a moment but then closes. With still no music files loaded. ![Screen Shot 2021-12-03 at 11.29.11 PM](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/24972c0759e5923b1f3fc34bb237b64405d26f05.jpeg) ![Screen Shot 2021-12-03 at 11.28.57 PM](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/a/aff53eed962a847c4d5c8929ffb8a95eb3b433bb.png) I have tried loading the entire Apple folder and it does the same thing. There was one article I came across that talked about some filtering issue but there is nothing in the filter text bar. I have tried removing and re-downloading, which makes me worry that it is an issue with the app data, unlike other similar apps I have tried there is no security preference for file access. Furthermore, there is no file data in the application support folder, where also similar apps have data. I have combed through other topics to try to find help with no luck. to find and answer and have had no such luck... Any help would be Greatly appreciated. ---
### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian) #### Post date: [December 4, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4p-files-wont-load-on-mac/55364/2 "2021-12-04T13:39:07Z")
Many thanks for supporting my work and providing the screenshots with your question! The first screenshot shows that the files in question are all **M4P** files (I've adjusted the topic title accordingly). M4P is Apple's **DRM-protected** version of MP4/M4A which is not unfortunately supported by Mp3tag. There was a time where you could exchange the DRM'ed files with "free" files I think via iTunes Match, but I don't know how this is working now with Apple Music. There are lots of third-party tools that claim to remove the DRM, but I guess most of them simply re-encode the file which is a lossy process. ---
### Author: ![djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle) #### Post date: [September 24, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4p-files-wont-load-on-mac/55364/3 "2022-09-24T02:55:47Z")
AFAIK Apple stopped using DRM in iTunes music files several years ago. You may be able to redownload your collection in m4a format without DRM. ---
### Author: ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG) #### Post date: [March 23, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4p-files-wont-load-on-mac/55364/5 "2023-03-23T18:57:04Z")
Do you have a screen shot of an example of a Finder window with these tracks? If they are .m4p files, they are still protected. If they are m4a, you should be able to open and edit the tags. Is there a chance these files are stored in iCloud? Or are they physically on a local drive?