Some items were not copied to the iPhone because you are not authorized for them on this Mac.

Attempting to copy all my music to iPhone from Mac. The songs are Leonard Cohen songs.

Many other songs were not copied with this message:

“Edge of Seventeen (2016 Remaster)” was not copied to the iPhone “iPhone (320)” because Apple Music songs cannot be copied to an iPhone.

?????? I paid for this music. Why can't I sync it?

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 19, 2024 7:00 PM

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Niel

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Nov 20, 2024 6:32 AM in response to Carol in Chicago

Because of how the Apple Music system works. Redownload those songs from Apple's servers instead.

This isn't the same issue as the one where the computer isn't authorized to sync tracks; if you've run into this, authorize it from the Store or Account menu, or redownload them instead.

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Nov 20, 2024 12:27 PM in response to Niel

Thank you, that was so simple. <facepalm>

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