Converting Songs
I am trying to convert songs that I download from itunes a long time ago when it was MPEG-4 Audio File. I have tried converting in iTunes and I get this message. Is there a way to convert it to MP3?
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Those are really old files from back when music was in an encoded format and "protected" (as it says). For a while you could pay a supplemental charge and upgrade to non-protected, but that is no longer available. Depending upon how many files are involved you have several options.
1) Burn them to a CD which will then perform as any regular CD would for playing and, err..., ripping. ;-)
2) Subscribe to Apple Music or Match. Availability depending, this will let you re-download them in an unprotected format. Delete the protected format ones first (after backing up) then re-download.
3) Buy them again (actually may not be all that easy since it may just say you have already purchased it).