Where are my music files stored? I have iTunes Match, so I guess they're in the cloud. How do I access the files themselves? Is there a Media folder? I can't find one on iCloud Drive. I have a 2018 MacMini running Ventura 13.61.
Mac mini, macOS 13.6
Unless this is a new computer where your original iTunes Library does not exist, subscribing to iTunes Match, does not remove songs from your computer. It only copies them or matches them to existing songs in the iTunes Catalog.
If this is the same computer you originally subscribed to iTunes Match on, your songs would be in the same place they have always been. Normally that is the iTunes Media folder inside the Music folder in your user profile. Unless you moved your music library to some other location on your hard drive or to an external hard drive.
You can "control+click", right click or two finger click, on a specific song, and then click on Show in Finder to open the Finder to the specific location of the song file.
Unless this is a new computer where your original iTunes Library does not exist, subscribing to iTunes Match, does not remove songs from your computer. It only copies them or matches them to existing songs in the iTunes Catalog.
If this is the same computer you originally subscribed to iTunes Match on, your songs would be in the same place they have always been. Normally that is the iTunes Media folder inside the Music folder in your user profile. Unless you moved your music library to some other location on your hard drive or to an external hard drive.
You can "control+click", right click or two finger click, on a specific song, and then click on Show in Finder to open the Finder to the specific location of the song file.
See Managing your Mac media libraries - Apple Community. Typically on a recent Mac your downloaded music files would end up at a path like this: ~/Music/Music/Media/Music/<Artist>/<Album>/## <Name>.<Ext>, where ~ is the home folder for your user profile. The exact location may be different if you've migrated from older systems running iTunes.
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See the 'Subscribe to iTunes Match' section in:
Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support
"Once your music library is uploaded, you'll see the Download button next to songs that are available in iCloud. If you don't see the Download button, then the song is already in your local music library."
Where are my music files stored?
