How can I convert .m4p files to .m4a files?

Following these instructions I am having the same problem as jstep1.

jstep1's post wasn't exactly informative as to what "doesn't work".

I delete my old m4p files, go to purchased songs and download them again only to find that the new files are still m4p files.

And they will always download as m4p (unless Apple makes a big gift to everybody). They are protected files. The only way to get unprotected copies is to either do as was suggested 3.5 years ago and burn them to CD, or to do as was suggested 4 years ago and subscribe to iTunes Match and re-download them: About iTunes Plus - Apple Support

Jimbob1506 wrote:

Hey, what I do is change the extension of each song from m4p to m4a and then click on each song in iTunes and when it says its moved just click the new file

But that does not unprotxct them

Or, you can buy http://noteburner.com/itunes-drm-audio-converter-for-windows.html

See this ->http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1711

Realize you are responding to a dormant topic to which nobody has posted in 3 years. Apple's policies can easily change over that time span.

Now you say, "doesn't work" but it would help to say what doesn't work. Did you see the part where you have to have a Match subscription?

Hey, what I do is change the extension of each song from m4p to m4a and then click on each song in iTunes and when it says its moved just click the new file

It allows me to copy the music to cd where otherwise it only copies a few songs and stops

Hi,

iTunes has always allowed you to burn protected AAC tracks to a CD.

Jim

I could never listen past track 3 lol

Doesn't work. It downloaded the file with the same m4p extention.

Following these instructions I am having the same problem as jstep1. I delete my old m4p files, go to purchased songs and download them again only to find that the new files are still m4p files.