Can't use Apple Music offline? (on desktop)

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Can't use Apple Music offline? (on desktop)

I had an issue with my internet connection last night so couldn't go online. During this period I tried using Apple Music on my mac to listen to music but couldn't play anything. If I tried clicking on a song in a playlist, it would just skip to the next and repeat this until it got to the end of the playlist.

Also when I view "get info" on a tune, it shows it as being located in the cloud (I have itunes Match) and no longer has the "show in Finder" option.

Is this new in Apple Music? I'm sure I could use itunes without being connected to the internet. Is Apple Music now only useable with an internet connection?

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 21, 2019 6:02 AM

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Oct 21, 2019 7:45 AM in response to ianb74

Think I have solved this. Seems there was an issue with Music not recognizing the library on my mac. I have restarted Music while holding the Option key and selected the library file and this seems to have fixed the issue. Although I now have to go through the process of loading all the artwork again.

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Oct 21, 2019 6:41 AM in response to ianb74

Yes and no.

If you download your Apple Music songs then they are available offline.

But if you do not download them, and are therefore are streaming them, then they would not play properly without an Internet connection.

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Can't use Apple Music offline? (on desktop)

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