In Apple Music Cloud Library how to handle with "Removed" status

Hey there, Marc429.

Yes, if you add the song back to your music library (on a device with Sync Library enabled), it should sync to other devices that have Sync Library enabled for Apple Music.

As previously mentioned, if you delete a song that is "Removed," it would only be removed from your Mac, as it has already been removed elsewhere. If you wish to keep that song, you would want to keep it and/or add to Music Library to allow it to sync back to your other devices, like your iPhone. If the songs were purchased from iTunes, you could always download those again as seen here:

"Redownload music from the iTunes Store in the Apple Music app on your Mac

Before you can redownload music that you purchased from the iTunes Store, you need to authorize your Mac using your Apple ID.

1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Account > Purchased. If you use Family Sharing, you'll see Family Purchases instead of Purchased.
3. Find the music that you want to redownload. If you use Family Sharing, choose a family member next to Purchased to see their purchases.
4. Click the download button  next to a song or album.

 Don't see the music that you purchased?"

Those steps are from this article: Redownload music - Apple Support

We hope that helps.

Take care.

Hi Marc429,

Is this issue occurring with songs that you originally purchased from iTunes before subscribing to Apple Music? If so, then it sounds like one is purchased from iTunes and one is the one from the Apple Music library which essentially makes it a duplicate due to the different versions of how they were originally acquired.

For your deletion question, you would be deleting it from the Mac itself.

Best regards

Your iCloud Music Library should include all of your unhidden purchases, along with any other tracks that are matched or uploaded. If you have local copies of purchases that show as removed then I would right-click and use Add to Library. As you noted;

So here’s what happens: If I click on the “Removed” song and choose “Add to Library” I end up with just one song instead of two and it shows “Purchased”. (Good outcome) But if I first download the (Undownloaded) Purchased song, and then choose “Add to Library” to the “Removed” song I end up with two songs, one of which is labeled “Duplicate”. Argh! (Bad outcome)

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