Ripped songs replaced with "purchased" songs (that I didn't purchase)

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Ripped songs replaced with "purchased" songs (that I didn't purchase)

I've just noticed that two songs from a ripped CD have been replaced in Apple Music (version 1.3.3.2) with "purchased" versions of the same song. But I never purchased those songs. Moreover, the "purchased" tracks appear to be uneditable! I can open the track info, but I can't edit any of the content.

See image below. Two tracks from Paul McCartney's best-of album, which I had ripped, have been removed and replaced with versions that Apple Music now claims I purchased.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a setting I can change to avoid it happening again? Is there anything I can do to return these tracks to the album they belong to, or do I have to just rerip those tracks??

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Feb 6, 2023 11:26 AM

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turingtest2

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Feb 6, 2023 1:21 PM in response to craggyair

I have seen purchased tracks revert to their original metadata for reasons, but those are editable. Are these locally stored tracks, or items in the cloud? Do you have an Apple Music subscription, or just the Music app? I presume you don't have a backup that would let you restore the affected files and your library database.

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javaliga

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Feb 6, 2023 12:16 PM in response to craggyair

Although this article is geared toward a PC, I believe the same applies to a Mac. See the 'Tips for using song and CD info to organize your music' section in:

Change song and CD information in iTunes on PC - Apple Support

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craggyair Author

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Feb 6, 2023 12:29 PM in response to javaliga

I'm afraid this link isn't helpful. It tells me how to edit song and CD info. But as I said: these fake "purchased" tracks are not editable. That's part of the problem I'm asking about. This change has been made by Apple Music, and it's not allowing me to change it back.

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craggyair Author

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Feb 6, 2023 1:49 PM in response to turingtest2

OK, I've figured it out!

I was wrong. I did purchase these tracks. (They were missing from the US CD release I'd bought.) And the reason I couldn't edit was because my computer wasn't authorized. I'm still not sure how that latter thing happened, but anyway, now that I've authorized it (again), all is good.

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javaliga

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Feb 6, 2023 2:23 PM in response to craggyair

Glad you figured it out.

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Ripped songs replaced with "purchased" songs (that I didn't purchase)

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