Q: Upgrading DRM protected music with iTunes Match
I have older DRM protected .m3p files in my library. I would like to remove protection so I can play them on my Sonos network. I have subscribed to iTunes match and followed instructions in order to re-format them to iTunes Plus as below:
Can I upgrade my previously purchased music to iTunes Plus?
Yes. If you subscribe to iTunes Match, you can download your previously purchased music again in the iTunes Plus format. To do so:
- You need to delete the original DRM song from your library first. Doing this enables you to download the song again in the iTunes Plus format from iTunes in the Cloud.
- Click the Purchased tab in the iTunes Store.
- Click Music.
- Locate the artist of the song you want to upgrade.
- Click the iCloud Download icon next to the song you want to upgrade.
The 'new' downloaded versions are still .mp4 protected, ie no change and cannot be played from my NAS. Any ideas welcome.
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
Posted on Jan 16, 2014 9:42 AM
It sounds to me like you were not fully deleting it from the library file and all as instructred but instead just deleting a playlist entry.
Posted on Jan 16, 2014 11:42 AM