iPhone Music
I sore a bunch (90G) of music on my iPhone XS. Every couple of months, some of it disappears, requiring resyncing. I'm on iOS 16.3.1, but this has gone on for several iOS versions. What's up with that?
iPhone XS, iOS 16
I sore a bunch (90G) of music on my iPhone XS. Every couple of months, some of it disappears, requiring resyncing. I'm on iOS 16.3.1, but this has gone on for several iOS versions. What's up with that?
iPhone XS, iOS 16
Hello Crippy0,
Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with missing music. Try the steps here to see if they resolve the issue: If songs are missing from your music library after you turn on Sync Library - Apple Support
"First, check these things
Check the cloud status of songs on your Mac or PC
Look for the following statuses next to your songs to learn what to do.

Waiting
The song won’t appear on your other devices because it’s waiting to upload. Choose File > Library > Update Cloud Library. Then check if the song appears on your other devices.
Removed
The song was deleted from another device that has Sync Library turned on. If you want the song to appear on your other devices, click the arrow
next to the song, then click Add to Cloud Music Library.

An exclamation point
The song can't be played or synced across your devices until the original file is located. Click the exclamation point
, then click Locate.

If the song is located, you'll be asked to use the location to find other missing songs in your library. If you see this message, click Find Files.
If a song is grayed out
If you see No Longer Available next to a song that's grayed out, the song was added from Apple Music and was removed from the Apple Music catalog.
Learn what the different cloud icons and symbols next to your songs mean in the Apple Music app
Learn what the different cloud icons and symbols next to your songs mean in iTunes
Search for the missing song on your computer
If music purchased from iTunes is missing
Learn how to find and download music that you purchased from the iTunes Store"
We hope this helps.
Cheers!
Hello Crippy0,
Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with missing music. Try the steps here to see if they resolve the issue: If songs are missing from your music library after you turn on Sync Library - Apple Support
"First, check these things
Check the cloud status of songs on your Mac or PC
Look for the following statuses next to your songs to learn what to do.

Waiting
The song won’t appear on your other devices because it’s waiting to upload. Choose File > Library > Update Cloud Library. Then check if the song appears on your other devices.
Removed
The song was deleted from another device that has Sync Library turned on. If you want the song to appear on your other devices, click the arrow
next to the song, then click Add to Cloud Music Library.

An exclamation point
The song can't be played or synced across your devices until the original file is located. Click the exclamation point
, then click Locate.

If the song is located, you'll be asked to use the location to find other missing songs in your library. If you see this message, click Find Files.
If a song is grayed out
If you see No Longer Available next to a song that's grayed out, the song was added from Apple Music and was removed from the Apple Music catalog.
Learn what the different cloud icons and symbols next to your songs mean in the Apple Music app
Learn what the different cloud icons and symbols next to your songs mean in iTunes
Search for the missing song on your computer
If music purchased from iTunes is missing
Learn how to find and download music that you purchased from the iTunes Store"
We hope this helps.
Cheers!
iPhone Music