'Loved' songs showing as unloved after iTunes match

Take your computer temporarily offline. Use the shift-start iTunes method to access an older (pre-iTunes Match) version of your library database in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder. Create a smart playlist with the rule Love is Loved. Select the items in the list and copy to a new regular playlist. Export this playlist to an XML file. Close iTunes, revert to your original library and go back online. Import your XML playlist. Select all in the list and set Love to Loved.

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Gosh, that's a long way back. Just had a poke around and it does seem to be that these aren't be created as often as they used to be which is a shame. Any .tmp files hiding in your iTunes folder, or a backup? Sometimes hidden .tmp files in the iTunes folder will capture the state of the library at a point in the past. They may be copies of the .itl file or one of the other support files, size would indicate which might be worth renaming and opening to see what it contains.

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If you access them by double-clicking on them then you open the current library, not the selected file. You must use the hold-down-shift as you start iTunes method, then click Choose.

If you're still connected to the Internet and iCloud Music Library (aka Sync Library) is active then as soon as you open any library it is likely to be updated to reflect the current state of the iCloud Music Library.

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Hey there Muse_75,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're missing songs that were 'loved' after subscribing to iTunes Match. We will do what we can to help.

Do you have the 'loved' icon showing correctly on your other devices? After you subscribe, iTunes Match automatically scans your music library for matches which may have caused this. Did iTunes Match finish scanning your library?

Cheers.

You're welcome. 🙂

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