Relocate missing tracks in Rekordbox – with pictures

Dexxter Clark

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Fix the yellow exclamation marks in Rekordbox
Cause of the exclamation mark
Relocating missing files
Shortcut: auto relocation missing files

Fix the yellow exclamation marks in Rekordbox

When Rekordbox can’t find music files, it will show a orange/yellow exclamation mark in front of the track.

An exclamation mark means: you can’t play this track, relocate missing file.
So it is important to fix this.

Cause of the exclamation mark

There are a couple of different reasons why this can happen.
But in basic it boils down to this: your music isn’t stored at the same location on your computer as before.

Some common reasons:

You moved music files to another location on your computer
The (external/network) drive on which you stored your music isn’t available
You renamed one or multiple filenames or folders which your music files are stored in
You deleted the track from your computer
You transfered your Rekordbox library to a new computer. Music isn’t stored on the same location on the new computer

The way to fix this is to point Rekordbox to the new location of your music.

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Relocating missing files

When the automatic way doesn’t work, you have to do it manually.
For every single file you have to point Rekordbox to the right file on your computer.

1. In the application menu: click on “File”
2. Click on “Display All Missing Files”

3. The missing file manager is shown with all the songs that have exclamation marks

4. The fastest and easiest way is to click on “Auto Relocate”
Rekordbox searches your computer for the missing files and reconnects them to the tracks in your Rekordbox database automatically.

5. If Rekordbox can’t find your files, you have to point Rekordbox to the right folder manually.
Click on “Relocate” to point Rekordbox to where the files are stored.

6. This will open a file-open dialog (which will look a bit different on a Mac).
Select the right folder where the music is stored
Click on the button “Open”