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I used to have iTunes Match many years ago, and then stopped paying for it. If I resubscribe will my old music show up again?

Hi There. I was an original iPod / original iTunes user. Back in the day when they introduced iTunes Match, I signed up and all of my music in my library was copied / mirrored to the cloud (had uploaded so many CDs to iTunes). I did that for a few years and was able to access all of it, including playlists. Then I just stopped paying for it and lost access to my iTunes Match library and only had access to songs that I had purchased on Apple.


QUESTION: I really want to recover some of those old tunes and I wonder if I pay the $24.99 subscription for iTunes Match, can I get access to all that old music again?


Thanks!

Posted on Mar 12, 2023 9:14 AM

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Posted on Mar 12, 2023 10:03 AM

Hi,

You will not be able to retrieve your previous iTune library. Apple will only retain your library for up to 30 days after a subscription expires.


You should have access to previous iTunes purchases provided they are still available in iTunes Store.


Jim

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