Issue with music disappearing from your iTunes Cloud account/Apple devices

Hi MissDinSC,

While an Apple Music subscription is not a requirement, the alternative is to subscribe to the iTunes Match service as described at Subscribe to iTunes Match. This service predates the Apple Music subscription and those are the only 2 services by which music you don't purchase from the iTunes Store can be synced across devices via iCloud. Music purchased from iTunes will be accessible across all devices signed in with the same account, and you may opt to sync multiple devices to a computer where these songs are stored but that last method does not use iCloud.

Regards.

So someone answered my question and I’m hoping it works in regards to music I downloaded from CD’s. I was angry AF when my music went missing. They said to sign up for iTunes Match. And my music is coming back as of hours ago. Only problem was I had to use a friends laptop to do it.

Hello MissDinSC,

The Sync Library feature helps to keep your music library in sync across your Apple devices.

This feature is available when subscribed to Apple Music, and this page can help out with providing information on it, and where to enable it, for referencing: Use Sync Library to access your music library across your devices - Apple Support

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can access your music library, including your playlists, on any device that has the Apple Music app and signed in with the same Apple ID that you use with your Apple Music subscription.

With regards to duplicate items in the Music app, this page can help out with that: Find duplicate items in Music on Mac - Apple Support

Cheers.

If the music was purchased from Apple previously see: Redownload music – Apple Support (AU)

And note the section on "If you can't see the music that you purchased".

iTunes Match ended up only working for about half the music that was in my library. All of my other downloaded cd’s are lost. I also had music in my library that were just under the name “track 01, track 02” etc. that never came back.

I’ve just decided going forward because I don’t want this to be an issue when downloading from a cd, to use a usb drive to listen to my music. I’ve cancelled my subscription with iTunes Match.

I downloaded all my CD’s to my MAC years ago. No longer own a Mac but all the music I downloaded has disappeared recently and it’s extremely frustrating to the point where I’m seriously considering switching to droid. My music is very important to me and for Apple to just going in and delete it is very wrong. I’ve tried pretty much everything to redownload all my music. Most of my music can’t be replaced. That just ****** me off even more. I don’t stream music using Apple Music and never will and shouldn’t be forced too. Kid at the Apple Store says to me “you could just purchase the songs again”. My thoughts “seriously what are you even saying right now. I’ll leave Apple before I spend the money to buy them again, when I already purchased the CD’s years ago, but no longer have access to them. What apple’s doing is so wrong.

I wasn’t replying to you.

Maybe you should reread all the answers provided.