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I have a very old iTunes account that I have not accessed for years. (Remember the days of uploading your favorite CDs to iTunes...) Is there any way to access that music today? I no longer have the iPod the music was put on.
iPod shuffle (4th Gen)
"iTunes" is the name we all use when referring to several different services and that then leads to the confusion. Separate the idea of an iTunes account and an iTunes Library:
Two different things. You do not and have never needed an iTunes Account in order to use iTunes with your CD music or non-Apple purchases.
Apple do not save or keep your music, unless using the iCloud, which is an ongoing subscription service. Since you didn't mention that, I have assumed you don't use it.
Any music that you had in your iTunes Library that came from your CDs or other non-Apple sources would have been stored on your computer - not the iTunes Store and not "in your account". You don't need iTunes to access that music, but you do need the music files themselves, so the only way to access those files would be on the computer that the music was added to (with or without iTunes), or from a backup made by you.
Failing that:
"iTunes" is the name we all use when referring to several different services and that then leads to the confusion. Separate the idea of an iTunes account and an iTunes Library:
Two different things. You do not and have never needed an iTunes Account in order to use iTunes with your CD music or non-Apple purchases.
Apple do not save or keep your music, unless using the iCloud, which is an ongoing subscription service. Since you didn't mention that, I have assumed you don't use it.
Any music that you had in your iTunes Library that came from your CDs or other non-Apple sources would have been stored on your computer - not the iTunes Store and not "in your account". You don't need iTunes to access that music, but you do need the music files themselves, so the only way to access those files would be on the computer that the music was added to (with or without iTunes), or from a backup made by you.
Failing that:
Perfect. Thank you very much.
Old iTunes
