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User profile for user: captainlarrydart
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Stop Automatic Music Downloads in Apple Music on Big Sur devices

Hello:

I want to have totally separate music libraries on my Mac Pro laptop and on my Mac desktop. To get this, I need Music to stop automatically downloading songs purchased on one device to the other. I know how to stop this on my Phone and iPad, but how do I do this on Big Sur devices?


I have been told many times to go to Music>preferences>stop automatic downloads, but that doesn't seem to be an option on the current build of Music.


Thank you

Posted on Jun 3, 2021 7:48 PM

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User profile for user: turingtest2
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Posted on Jun 5, 2021 4:15 AM

Music > Preferences > General tab, untick Automatic Downloads. Music will still show all unhidden purchases from your Apple ID with cloud links if not downloaded. Use View > Only Downloaded Music to hide the cloud content.


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