Lost all playlists in Engine DJ Desktop!

Guney_Ozdil · March 30, 2026, 7:26am

Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue with Engine DJ Desktop and could really use some help.

For some reason, all of my playlists have disappeared from my Engine DJ Desktop library. I’m not sure how this happened. The strange part is that all my playlists are still on my USB flash drive and working fine there.

However, I can’t figure out how to import or restore these playlists back into my desktop library. I’ve tried exporting in formats like M3U, CSV, and JSON, but I don’t see a proper way to import them back into Engine DJ.

Is there any way to rebuild or sync my library using the playlists from the USB drive?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Patryk_Szurgot · March 31, 2026, 7:09am

What gear you use and what desktop version you have?

Guney_Ozdil · March 31, 2026, 9:45am

Denon SC6000 / MacBook Air M2 / Engine DJ 4.3.4

Patryk_Szurgot · March 31, 2026, 10:16am

Have you tried using Sync Manager > sync to engine dj after plug in that drive to mac? Do you store music locally or on Nas?

Guney_Ozdil · March 31, 2026, 10:34am

My music is stored locally on my computer, and I’ve already used Sync Manager. However, it shows ‘No new data to sync’

Patryk_Szurgot · March 31, 2026, 10:51am

Do you have all playlists on your Sc6000? If so, make backup of your library somewhere on drive on Mac (copy everything) > then delete engine dj folders and try again. Maybe some error with library database

PKtheDJ · March 31, 2026, 11:14am

Yes, because it’s looking for changes to the tag info. It doesn’t look for files, because it’s not possible to add or delete files on the standalone systems.

Guney_Ozdil · March 31, 2026, 5:45pm

As shown in the screenshot, all playlists and hot cues are intact on my USB drive and function correctly on the device. However, once I unplug the drive, they are no longer visible in my Engine DJ desktop library. Is there a proper way to import them back into the main collection, or is rebuilding them from scratch the only option?

Patryk_Szurgot · March 31, 2026, 6:45pm

Delete Engine Library and Engine Library Backup folder from folder where you have music, then open Engine again and reimport music + use sync manager

Guney_Ozdil · March 31, 2026, 7:55pm

I’ve already deleted the Engine Library and Engine Library Backup folders, rebuilt my collection from scratch, and synced again via Sync Manager, but unfortunately the issue still persists. Nothing seems to change.

mufasa · March 31, 2026, 9:29pm

That is not the solution.

You could try Lexicon to restore from your USB to your Mac drive.

Guney_Ozdil · April 1, 2026, 8:21am

I also tried Lexicon, but unfortunately it didn’t solve my issue. I’ve decided to give up and rebuild my playlists and hot cues from scratch. Thanks everyone for your help.

PKtheDJ · April 1, 2026, 10:07am

Lexicon couldn’t import the playlists from the flash drive and export then to Engine?

Where did it go wrong? Did it not import or not export?

Guney_Ozdil · April 1, 2026, 10:34am

I imported the Engine Library folder from my USB drive directly into Lexicon. It analyzed all the tracks, but my playlists and hot cues did not show up.