How to delete a song from my library but not from the playlist? (duplicate)

This is a duplicate of the the topic here. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7542203

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See my workaround in the replies below.

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 7:43 AM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2020 8:01 AM

My workaround:


  1. Add the songs to a separate playlist.
  2. Go to https://www.tunemymusic.com and export this playlist to a CSV. ( source: Apple Music, destination: Export to File)
  3. Delete the songs from library in Apple Music. CAUTION: this can't be undone. Please first skip this step the first time and execute the rest of the steps to make sure everything works BEFORE you delete the library.
  4. Go to https://www.tunemymusic.com and import the playlist from CSV back to Apple Music (source: Upload file, destination: Apple Music)
  5. Check for Missing songs (if any) and add them manually.
  6. Done. The songs are added to the the playlist but not to your library.


Hope this helps guys. This saved me a lot of time, now my library is clutter free 😉

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Apr 6, 2020 8:01 AM in response to mirooo

My workaround:


  1. Add the songs to a separate playlist.
  2. Go to https://www.tunemymusic.com and export this playlist to a CSV. ( source: Apple Music, destination: Export to File)
  3. Delete the songs from library in Apple Music. CAUTION: this can't be undone. Please first skip this step the first time and execute the rest of the steps to make sure everything works BEFORE you delete the library.
  4. Go to https://www.tunemymusic.com and import the playlist from CSV back to Apple Music (source: Upload file, destination: Apple Music)
  5. Check for Missing songs (if any) and add them manually.
  6. Done. The songs are added to the the playlist but not to your library.


Hope this helps guys. This saved me a lot of time, now my library is clutter free 😉

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