items' Cloud status is both 'Removed' and 'Matched/Uploaded' with the Download icon

I have my Music.app Library on an external drive on my home network. I also have said Library synced to iCloud (FANTASTIC option!) While using Music yesterday there was a brief power outage. I got involved with rectifying that and forgot I'd been playing music. Later, well after power was restored I thought to play some and went to Music. I frequently add a ripped CD and keep the columns for 'Cloud Status' and 'Download' within view. All tracks were doubled. One of each track shows 'Removed' in the Cloud Status column (I did not delete them!) and the other shows 'Matched' or 'Uploaded', and has the Download icon in the Download column.


More, looking at the Bitrate column, if it was a track that is marked Uploaded it is now a lossy AAC file. If it's Matched it is still the original ALAC.


See image:

https://i.imgur.com/mDCpBAW.png


I'm talking about almost a Terabyte of tunes. I do not want to start over creating my Library.


Any insight/help?


MacBook Pro 16", macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 17, 2019 5:08 AM

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Dec 17, 2019 5:32 AM in response to timothylance

Hi,

I can’t say why you have “removed” status but something went wrong when you had the power outage. They will be your original ALAC files and you should keep them (back up as required). The others with download icon will be what is in the cloud. Note the matched ones will be 256 Kbps despite what is shown - if you download you’ll get 256 Kbps files.


An option would be to create two libraries, one with iCloud library turned, the other with iCloud Music library turned on. The latter would only show the tracks than can be streamed.


Jim

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