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Q: I can't delete music from icloud

Hi, i have a big problem. I want to delete all my music in the cloud. I have 3k music and all track are ine the cloud (itunes match). When i delete music i mark 'deletemin the cloud too'. Music dissapears from itunes but are still in my ipad and iphone (all tracks from deleted library, there is cloud icon). How i can delete music in the cloud? I want to start from nothing, when i rip cd (first album in a blank library) and itunes match starts there are show all deleted tracks. Can apple support can reset my itunes match account or something?

 

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Posted on Aug 25, 2013 3:07 PM

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  • by Michael Allbritton,

    Michael Allbritton Michael Allbritton Jan 5, 2014 10:11 PM in response to oharamj
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    Jan 5, 2014 10:11 PM in response to oharamj

    oharamj wrote:

     

    Had a thought - can I manage iTunes Match from a Chromebook?

    No, because a Chromebook will not run iTunes.

     

    Do not hold your breath for a "rumored iPad Pro." It is highly unlikely to happen. Apple doesn't do things that way.

  • by j_red,

    j_red j_red Jan 18, 2014 8:08 PM in response to Tabriss
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    Jan 18, 2014 8:08 PM in response to Tabriss

    Hi, Is it possible for music to be backed up in icloud without itunes match enabled? This seems to be my problem. I don't have itunes match enabled but have music occupying the cloud and i can't delete it.

  • by Michael Allbritton,

    Michael Allbritton Michael Allbritton Jan 18, 2014 9:12 PM in response to j_red
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    Jan 18, 2014 9:12 PM in response to j_red

    j_red wrote:

     

    Hi, Is it possible for music to be backed up in icloud without itunes match enabled? This seems to be my problem. I don't have itunes match enabled but have music occupying the cloud and i can't delete it.

    What you are most likely seeing is your iTunes Store purchases. Apple also has a store service they call iTunes in the Cloud which allows you to redownload your purchases from directly within iTunes or in the Music app on an iOS device. This service is not the same as iTunes Match. You may hide your store purchases: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4919

  • by Jennneb,

    Jennneb Jennneb Jan 21, 2014 1:42 PM in response to Tabriss
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    Jan 21, 2014 1:42 PM in response to Tabriss

    I was having the same problem with all of my music stored in i-cloud appearing on my phone.  If you just go into setting on your device and go down to 'i-tunes and app store' in the first section titles 'show all' unselect music and this will get rid of the music you dont wish to see anymore 

  • by sue22306,

    sue22306 sue22306 Feb 16, 2014 6:48 AM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    Feb 16, 2014 6:48 AM in response to Michael Allbritton

    Thanks!

  • by dangull,

    dangull dangull Mar 26, 2014 11:12 AM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    Mar 26, 2014 11:12 AM in response to Michael Allbritton

    Hi,

     

    Apologies, I realise this thread has been quiet for a while, but I'm having the exact same problem with iTunes Match as some of the previous posters. I want to delete everything from the cloud and start from scratch, but no matter what I try the tracks just keep reappearing. I've tried disabling holding the option key. I've tried deleting in small batches as I've seen suggested elsewhere. As far as I'm aware I've tried absolutely everything, but Match still tells me I have about 3000 tracks available in the cloud whenever I re-enable it.

     

    Is there anything else at all that I can try?!

     

    Any help would be greatly appreciated as this has been driving me crazy for days now!

     

    Many thanks,

     

    Daniel

  • by Dionisas,

    Dionisas Dionisas Mar 27, 2014 3:20 AM in response to Tabriss
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    Mar 27, 2014 3:20 AM in response to Tabriss

    Same thing is happening to me. Over 2500 songs in the cloud that can't be deleted. Tried turning off iTM, changing iTunes Library, etc. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

  • by Dionisas,

    Dionisas Dionisas Mar 27, 2014 4:07 AM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    Mar 27, 2014 4:07 AM in response to Michael Allbritton

    Michael Allbritton wrote:

     

    In iTunes disable iTunes Match while holding down the Option key. Quit iTunes, wait a few seconds, then open it gain and enable the service.

    This worked! Thank you so much.

  • by DManTan,

    DManTan DManTan May 12, 2014 6:00 PM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    May 12, 2014 6:00 PM in response to Michael Allbritton

    This doesn't work for me. It continues to show up again in my hidden purchases.

  • by DManTan,

    DManTan DManTan May 12, 2014 6:19 PM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    May 12, 2014 6:19 PM in response to Michael Allbritton

    Should you delete the songs, then click option disable? Nothing has been working for me. What are the steps you follow to delete songs? Thanks for any help.

  • by Mwix4,

    Mwix4 Mwix4 Jun 30, 2014 2:34 PM in response to patrick_white
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    Jun 30, 2014 2:34 PM in response to patrick_white

    "Want to delete a song from iTunes while you're in a playlist? Keep alt pressed"

    **** my whole life was a lie

  • by lundejd,

    lundejd lundejd Jul 5, 2014 5:14 AM in response to Mwix4
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    Jul 5, 2014 5:14 AM in response to Mwix4

    My wife accidentally sync'd music to her iPhone via iTunes while match was turned on....  I couldn't get the songs out of her iPhone even after fixing that.   Here is what I did:

     

    Turn match off the iOS device.

     

    Settings->General->Usage->Music->Edit and delete.    Kill Music app if its running, wait 30 seconds, and run.

     

    Only music that should be there is your purchases from iTunes.    Now turn match back on.

     

    Incidentally, holding alt while deleting a song in iTunes seems to remove the iCloud copy maybe 50% of the time at best.   I see them coming back into iTunes quite often after a re-sync.   I keep a watch and always re-delete these, otherwise you end up with the same songs coming back again.. or worse, duplicates that don't get labeled as duplicates.

     

    itunes is currently a bit of an inconsistent mess still.  Hope it gets fixed with Yosemite.  (I almost said that without laughing

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