I subscribed to Apple Music+ and enabled iTunes Match ten days ago. My library sync'd leaving most of music with a cloud status of 'Matched' or 'Uploaded', which is fine and what I expect. However I have hundreds of songs in my library with the status of 'Apple Music' which doesn't make sense because Apple Music should be tracks I've downloaded from Apple Music.
Also - is it true that if I have Apple Music enabled I don't need iTunes Match?
iMac
Hi,
For the tracks with iCloud status of Apple Music, are the originals still on you hard drive and are still in their original format with no DRM? If so, delete those tracks then readd. I trust that you made a backup of you original library before subscribing to Apple Music.
Jim
Thanks for the response - that’s what doesn’t make sense. I have ‘Apple Music‘ as the cloud status next to songs I’ve *definitely* either ripped from CDs or purchased online years ago.
They’re not items I’ve downloaded from Apple Music as I’ve only had the cloud library enabled for the past ten days.
I think I have to accept that enabling Apple Music in the cloud has somehow messed up my library but it's not a disaster. Some old tracks have the wrong cloud status and some have lost their play count and ratings, but I'm okay with that - my artwork and playlists are all intact!
Thanks for your suggestion...my original tracks are still on my Mac but I'm happy to leave things as they are!
Please ignore the second question...I've found the answer!)
Apple Music status is music that’s been added to your Library. It could be music added on another device.
iCloud status confusion
