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Q: How can I access my iCloud Drive Subscription in iTunes?

Hello, I am troubleshooting how to access my iTunes iCloud Drive Storage in my iTunes library on a Windows 10 computer using my iPhone 6 Plus. Thank you!

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Nov 2, 2015 4:39 AM

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Q: How can I access my iCloud Drive Subscription in iTunes?

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  • by norm123,

    norm123 norm123 Nov 3, 2015 2:16 PM in response to bryan8421
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    Nov 3, 2015 2:16 PM in response to bryan8421

    Hi Bryan, 

    I am unsure of what you are trying to do. Let's try to break this down so we can be on the same page.

    iCloud Drive is something that store files like Pages or Word documents. You can store other files there too and is a way for all your devices to be in sync with seeing those documents across all devices. If you would like to see what is stored in iCloud Drive, you can download iCloud for Windows and it will have folders that link directly to your iCloud drive. Take a look at the first article to download as well as provide more information on iCloud drive. 

    Download iCloud for Windows
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283


    If you are wonder how your music fits in with iCloud Drive, they are not related. Your iCloud Music library performs a similar task as far as keeping your library in sync, but the only limitation it is going to have is as follows:

    • You can have up to 25,000 songs in your music library. Songs you purchased from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit.
    • Only songs under 200 MB or less than 2 hours are uploaded.
    • Songs that are encoded in ALAC, WAV, or AIFF formats will be transcoded to a separate temporary AAC 256 Kbps file locally, before they're uploaded. The original files aren't changed.
    • Songs that are encoded in AAC or MP3 formats must meet certain quality criteria to be matched or uploaded. 
    • Songs that contain DRM (Digital Rights Management) must be authorized for playback on your Mac or PC to be matched or uploaded.
    • Songs that you upload with iTunes won’t take up space on your devices, unless you save them to listen offline.


    As you can see, it does have limitation in terms of storage but does not go against your iCloud storage space. Take a look at the next articles below for more details on iCloud Music library. It will make sure that you are currently signed in and 

    Check your Apple Music library settings
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204926


    Add music from your own collection to your Apple Music library
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204925​


    Let me know if this clears this up and if it does, let me know what more specifically you are trying to accomplish.

    Take care