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My music disappeared

I downloaded a load of songs from my mac to my iPad, only to notice that they were all slowly dissapearing...


i was wandering if they are hiding in the “other” category of storage. If this is the case how do i get my songs back???

its also worth noting that i dont have Apple Music.

iPad, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 4:44 AM

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When you sync a selection, then you sync/replace a new list/library of the content of that type. Not-selected content will then ‘disappear’ after the sync. You get your songs ‘back’ by including them again in the selection to sync. iTunes is smart enough to not transfer music already present on the target device, speeding up the sync process. It also depends a bit on which options you have checked in iTunes, as you could have it behave differently.


Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using iTunes on your computer - Apple Support

iTunes User Guide - Apple Support


Music in your Library is in the Media or Audio category of the storage, never in the Other category.

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 5:52 AM

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Apr 10, 2019 5:52 AM in response to herbie146

When you sync a selection, then you sync/replace a new list/library of the content of that type. Not-selected content will then ‘disappear’ after the sync. You get your songs ‘back’ by including them again in the selection to sync. iTunes is smart enough to not transfer music already present on the target device, speeding up the sync process. It also depends a bit on which options you have checked in iTunes, as you could have it behave differently.


Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using iTunes on your computer - Apple Support

iTunes User Guide - Apple Support


Music in your Library is in the Media or Audio category of the storage, never in the Other category.

My music disappeared

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