IPhone – How to remove a “missing” MP3 file from the iPhone

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I have an MP3 file located on my iPhone that I want to delete but am unable to find in the Music app.

The track only appears when I connect my iPhone to my Mac and go to (Devices > iPhone > Music) in iTunes. There, it shows a list of all of my voice memos and songs in my music library. I have already deleted all of the songs from my music library using (Settings > General > Usage > Music…) on my iPhone, but it did not delete the file in question. I know absolutely for certain that it is not a voice memo.

There is now a circle with an exclamation mark next to the file in iTunes, but secondary clicking on it does not offer a remove or delete option. Does anyone have any suggestions on removing the file?

Best Answer

Do you or have you ever used iTunes to sync the phone? If so, try another sync.