iTunes Match error on some songs

My situation is similar for a few tracks that I've added to iTunes. I imported them in AIFF, and when converting to Apple Lossless, iTunes Match tried to process the files. There was an error and those tracks are still waiting to be "processed by iTunes Match". The cloud icon has no exclamation point or anything, and there's no "add to iCloud" option in the contextual menu. I reimported the files and tried the AIFF solution too, but it didn't work at all.

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You don't necessarily need to cross-convert the track to another format. That could just be confusing the issue. Try these steps.

1. Remove the troublesome tracks from the iTunes library, and hide them in the cloud if you are prompted to do so.

2. Turn off iTunes Match and log out of your iTunes Store account.

3. Quit iTunes; restart your computer for good measure.

4. Launch iTunes.

5. Log into the iTunes Store account.

6. Add the ALAC tracks back into the iTunes library.

7. Enable iTunes Match and let it do its thing.

Post back and let us know how it went.

Sounds good. I'll try that too. Just one thing: On step (6), you mean import again the tracks, or "unhide" them, if that is possible?

These tracks have never been uploaded to iCloud. however, when removing them, iTunes says "they still can be played from iCloud" (?) Then offers to hide them, and their titles are dimmed and with the "dowload icon" present, but not clickable.

rolando

@rolandomerida, in step 6 I mean to use the "add to library" command in the File menu. Since you should not have deleted the ALAC track from the HDD of your computer.

@tridentinecanon, first be patient. Sometimes he scanning process can take some time to complete if tracks are being uploaded. Do not "modify" any tracks at this point. If the steps above aren't working for you, walk through them again but this time when disabling iTM hold down the shift key.

If it appears the songs still are not being processed you can also remove all the troublesome songs from the iTunes library, then add them back a few at a time. Let iTunes process them, then add some more. There may be just one that is holding up all of them.

I have the exact same situation. All of my ripped music is done from iTunes in Apple Lossless, and, also like the OP, my trouble started about a month ago.

I tried the suggestion of holding down shift while turning off match and then re-adding my computer. This did not change anything.

As for Michael's suggestion, I have several thousand tracks in the "waiting" stage, so removing them from my library and then slowly reintroducing them is not worth my time or sanity.

I'm having the same issue. It just started yesterday for me. I've got 6/12 track in the waiting status. I've tried everything mentioned above to no avail.

This idea actually doesn't sound plausible. While I have a few thousand tracks stuck in the "waiting" state, if I rip a new CD, one or two tracks from it actually make it in. If a particular track were holding things up, this wouldn't happen.

I don't think it is a queuing problem either. This also just started happening to me. For the last album I ripped ("Majesty and Magic" by Robin Bullock in case it matters), Songs 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, and 12-14 never upload. I am ripping to Apple Lossless. I have tried the following:

1. Delete the tracks from iTunes and re-add.

2. Delete from iTunes and iCloud, re-add.

3. Delete from iTunes and iCloud, re-rip.

4. Turn off iTunes match, log out of store, login to store, re-add, turn on iTunes match.

5. Delete from iTunes and iCloud, add tracks on at a time, pausing for 10 mins between each.

In each case, it is the *same* songs that will not upload.

Other observations:

1. If I wait long enough, sometimes the error icon is shown (i.e. cloud with exclamation point). But it just says "error". There is not explanation.

2. Converting the tracks from Lossless to 256Kb AAC does not help.

Hope Apple fixes this bug soon!

Okay, more inconsistency. I removed and reconverted the tracks to AAC. This time all 14 uploaded. So, I removed and re-added the lossless versions. These are still waiting even though iTunes match as "delivered results" twice since then.

You could be right. Since I have not had the actual problem I am just relaying a possible solution I've seen others report as working. Also, it appears the problem is not one that is occurring on the local computer, but on the server side. But, again, I could be mistaken about that.

For the moment there is no one solution to the problem, and it appears to occur inconsistently and not for everyone. It might be helpful for you to contact your ISP to see if they can work with you to see what is happening when the data is being transmitted from your computer to the servers.

Yes, it's indeed a server side problem. As for the ISP issue, I've even covered that as tracks uploaded from my office network do the same thing (even if my ISP, being a large stupid phone company, were even willing to understand and then answer such a question).