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Can you remove physical music files from Music and keep playlist

My daughter has a MacBook that doesn't have a large hard drive. She would like to remove the physical music files (mp3/acc eat.) from her hard drive, but keep the playlists with streaming versions of the songs from Apple Music. I know you can do this with the iPhone by going to the Music app preferences and deleting downloaded files. Is this possible on a Mac, or will the songs have to be re-added through Music?

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Posted on Nov 11, 2020 1:53 PM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2020 7:58 AM

Yes, as long as the tracks are matched or uploaded then it should be safe to use the remove download option. See Identify cloud status icons in your music library on your Mac or PC - Apple Support.


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Can you remove physical music files from Music and keep playlist

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