Two music folders in the iTunes Media folder

Hello,


I have a curious issue on my Mac, my iTunes Media folder is located in the usual place : username>Music>iTunes>iTunesMedia


But it contains two folders : Music (size = 6GB) and Apple Music (size = 66.7GB)

I have an Apple Music subscription.


Problem is that most of the songs in the Apple Music folder are not visible in Music, I can only find them in Apple Music and not in my Library.

When I find the song in Apple Music it is shown that this song is not yet added in my library and not downloaded.


Does somebody know why this song is on my Mac and how I can erase it to reclaim some disk space ?


I don't feel like erasing the complete folder because I think some of them are actually in my library, the Music folder is only 6GB and Music says that it has 31.25 GB of music in the library.


Thanks a lot in advance for your help,


Karo.

Posted on Sep 12, 2021 11:52 AM

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Sep 13, 2021 8:19 AM in response to Kapol1na

Hello Kapol1na, Thanks for reaching out to us for help. You’re in the right place to get support with your Music library. To ensure that we fully understand your issue, it sounds like you have two music libraries of two different sizes and want to free up some space on your Mac by clearing out duplicates. Is that correct? If so, please give the steps in the link below a try.


Find duplicate items in Music on Mac


We ask you to give the above steps a try because they can potentially resolve your issue. If you’re still experiencing the same problem after completing the steps above, please do not hesitate to reach back out to us with some specifics on what you’re seeing so that we can continue troubleshooting with you. Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Cheers!

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