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I lost all my music and playlists after re-downloading. How do I get my music back?

I deleted and re-downloaded my apple music app on my phone, but I lost all my music and playlists after re-downloading it. How do I get my music back?





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Posted on Aug 19, 2019 5:40 PM

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Posted on Aug 20, 2019 6:48 AM

To restore your Apple Music subscription playlists:

in settings- iTunes App Store - your name - sign in

In Settings > Music, - turn on iCloud Music Library and "Show Apple Music”



 To Restore iTunes Music purchases, follow the instructions for Redownload movies, TV shows, or music - on your iPhone:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201272


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Aug 20, 2019 6:48 AM in response to jverket

To restore your Apple Music subscription playlists:

in settings- iTunes App Store - your name - sign in

In Settings > Music, - turn on iCloud Music Library and "Show Apple Music”



 To Restore iTunes Music purchases, follow the instructions for Redownload movies, TV shows, or music - on your iPhone:

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201272


Aug 19, 2019 6:35 PM in response to jverket

jverket Said:

"I deleted and re-downloaded my apple music app on my phone, but I lost all my music and playlists after re-downloading it. How do I get my music back?"


Restore it in iTunes

If you haven't performed a sync recently, then you have simply lost the music purchased on the iPhone. So, keep resynchronizing it periodically, incase this were to happen again; that way you will have the option to retrieve it all.

I lost all my music and playlists after re-downloading. How do I get my music back?

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