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Q: I purchase a song, but it doesn't appear on my song list. Why?

I downloaded a song and was charged for it. It downloaded, yet it doesn't appear on my regular song list. I can only see it in the purchase list. Why is this? Why can't I see my song on my regular song list? How can I fix this. Please help, I really don't apprieciate this.

 

Thank you.

MacBook, OS X Server

Posted on Feb 2, 2013 2:59 PM

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Q: I purchase a song, but it doesn't appear on my song list. Why?

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  • by ed2345,

    ed2345 ed2345 Feb 2, 2013 5:32 PM in response to jgitt1214
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    Feb 2, 2013 5:32 PM in response to jgitt1214

    jgitt1214 wrote:

     

    I downloaded a song and was charged for it. It downloaded, yet it doesn't appear on my regular song list. I can only see it in the purchase list. Why is this? Why can't I see my song on my regular song list? How can I fix this. Please help, I really don't apprieciate this.

     

    Thank you.

    Jgitt1214,

     

    It is a long-standing intermittent display bug in iTunes, that has been reported on both the Windows and Mac versions for several years.

     

    When it occurs, the tracks really are in your library, but do not display in Music view.  Usually they do show up in Recently Added and/or Purchased.  And of course, the files really are in the folders where they are supposed to be.  Does that match what you are seeing?

     

    Home remedies that people have reported can fix it are to restart your machine, or to download a song from the Store (e.g. a free single).