HT201323: iTunes Store: How to delete songs from iCloud

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smallean

Q: I am not able to delete songs from iCloud.  I now get the following message "This song can still be played from iCloud, but will be deleted from any devices that synchronize with this computer." and it asks if I want to hide the song.

I recently purchased a Mac Mini to be used as the family server.  I downloaded all of the songs from iTunes Match I had previously uploaded on my old Windows machine.  Previously, when I deleted a song, it would ask if I also wanted it deleted from iCloud.  Now when I try to delete a song I get the following message, "This song can still be played from iCloud, but will be deleted from any devices that synchronize with this computer." and it asks if I want to hide the song.  The weird thing is on my laptop that streams music using iTunes Match, versus my Mini where songs are downloaded and stored locally, I can delete a song from iCloud.  Can someone explain how I can delete a song from iCloud on my mini.

iTunes, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 27, 2013 5:41 PM

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