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Will playlists reappear if I resubscribe to Apple Music?

My subscription ended a few days ago. I thought the music that I had added to my personal playlists would still be visible but all of the songs are gone. If I resubscribe will the music come back?

iPhone XS, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 9:06 AM

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Posted on Jun 10, 2019 9:29 AM

I turned off auto renewal for this month. I knew I wouldn’t be able to play them but I wasn’t expecting everything to disappear the way it did. I had about 3,000 songs in playlists and now according to you I can’t get any of them back. Talk about frustrating. How is there not an option to back up the songs in case something like this happens??

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Jun 10, 2019 9:29 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

I turned off auto renewal for this month. I knew I wouldn’t be able to play them but I wasn’t expecting everything to disappear the way it did. I had about 3,000 songs in playlists and now according to you I can’t get any of them back. Talk about frustrating. How is there not an option to back up the songs in case something like this happens??

Jun 10, 2019 9:47 AM in response to zmiller0015

zmiller0015 wrote:

How is there not an option to back up the songs in case something like this happens??

It's a subscription service. You only have access to the content for as long as you continue to pay the monthly fee. If you re-subscribe within 30 days, you should still see your old content.


You can certainly let Apple know your thoughts here:


Product Feedback - Apple

Jun 10, 2019 9:11 AM in response to zmiller0015

Obviously if the subscription expires you cannot access Apple Music nor play downloaded items: but a number of people have reported that downloads and playlists disappear as soon as the subscription is terminated and don't return when you resubscribe.


You say your subscription ended - did you actually terminate it? Normally subscriptions auto-renew until you cancel them (unless your payment method fails).

Will playlists reappear if I resubscribe to Apple Music?

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