Why is iTunes Match deleting MY MUSIC?

I just found out MY DRM FREE BANDCAMP released Album was recently removed from ALL MY DEVICES and from my iTunes Match and iCloud Music Library.

I could even access it from music.apple.com on Linux and Windows.

What is going on? The album was apparently delisted from the iTunes Store, but still, iTunes Match is for MY MUSIC.



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Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 6, 2023 3:40 PM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2023 8:31 AM

iTunes Match is a library syncing service, not a backup. If you have matched tracks that aren't stored locally on any of your computers, and that content is removed from the store, then there is the potential for you to lose access to that content. Can you redownload from Bandcamp? If you can, or can restore from backup, then you should be able to add the album back to your library where it ought to be uploaded rather than matched, and then available to you via music.apple.com again.


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Mar 7, 2023 8:31 AM in response to jorgeblasio

iTunes Match is a library syncing service, not a backup. If you have matched tracks that aren't stored locally on any of your computers, and that content is removed from the store, then there is the potential for you to lose access to that content. Can you redownload from Bandcamp? If you can, or can restore from backup, then you should be able to add the album back to your library where it ought to be uploaded rather than matched, and then available to you via music.apple.com again.


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