Video/audio playback apparatus

a aab a A video/audio playback apparatus that can continue playback even if the external storage means are disconnected during playback, includes a virtual file system section for merging the video/audio information and playback control information of the optical disc with the video/audio information and playback control information of the local storage to configure a virtual file system; a pseudo file system generator for generating a pseudo file system ; a RAM for storing the generated pseudo file system ; a disconnection detector for detecting disconnection of the local storage from the connecting section ; and a playback manager for causing the virtual file system section to merge the video/audio information and the playback control information of the optical disc with the information of the pseudo file system immediately after the disconnection is detected, thereby newly configuring the virtual file system.