Instructions to remove DRM from old songs resulted in songs being deleted w/o being replaced DRM-free
I'm trying to remove DRM from old songs in my library that have a Matched status. I have iTunes Match and followed the instructions posted in iTunes Help. As directed, I deleted an album and a song and tried to re-add them thru Store/Quick Links/Purchased. Both the album and song were "not found". Now I've lost these items from my library and am unable to reload them as DRM-free.
Help! Is there a safe process to remove DRM from old music? Can my former DRM protected music be recovered?
Windows, Windows 10