Asking to pay for Apple Music to listen to my iTunes purchases

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Asking to pay for Apple Music to listen to my iTunes purchases

I already pay for cloud storage for everything why do I have to pay to listen to things I purchased from iTunes long ago? I now have a message saying I have to pay $25 a year to listen to recordings I purchased long ago or sign up for Apple Music and pay for that. COME ON! That's ridiculous. I already pay for a huge amount of cloud storage.

How do I fix this it can't be right?

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Original Title: I already pay for cloud storage for everything why do I have to pay to listen to things I purchased from iTunes long ago?

Posted on Feb 12, 2026 9:21 AM

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Feb 13, 2026 8:11 PM in response to NoelAnnSchi

You do not need to pay for an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription to manually sync purchased music from a Mac, or a Windows PC, to an iPhone or iPad. Or to re-download iTunes Store purchases directly on those devices.

Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer - Apple Support

Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your Mac - Apple Support

The cloud music synchronization features (iTunes Match, Apple Music "Sync Library" do require paid subscriptions. They are not included as part of iCloud+ sttorage plans.

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