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Q: I had all of my music on an external hard drive that failed. I have iTunes Match so all of my music was synced with the "cloud". How do I now download and save all of my music back down on a new external hard drive?

I had all of my music on an external hard drive that crashed. I have iTunes Match so all of my music was synced in the cloud. How do I now re-load my music back down onto a new external hard drive?

Posted on Apr 2, 2014 5:44 AM

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  • by braden85,

    braden85 braden85 Apr 4, 2014 2:59 PM in response to Rbe58
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    Apr 4, 2014 2:59 PM in response to Rbe58

    Hey Rbe58!

     

    I believe this question can be answered by the information in the following article:

     

    iTunes 11 for Windows: Access all your music anytime, anywhere with iTunes Match

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ph12492

    Play or download songs from iCloud

    You can play songs directly from iCloud, or you can download songs so you can play them when you’re not connected to the Internet.

    If a song is available in iCloud, it has a Download button IL_CloudArrow-1.png next to it.

    • To play the song, double-click it.
    • To download the song, click the Download button.

    After you download a song to a computer, it remains in the computer’s iTunes library, even if you turn off iTunes Match.

    To only display downloaded songs in your iTunes library, choose View > Hide Music in the Cloud. This also hides any previous iTunes Store purchases you haven’t downloaded.

    For information about downloading and playing songs on an iOS device, see the documentation for the device.

    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

     

    Cheers,

    Braden