Where do I join a discussion community concerning lost music that I received from other sources because it was not available on iTunes and now it is available on iTunes

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Where do I join a discussion community concerning lost music that I received from other sources because it was not available on iTunes and now it is available on iTunes

Recently did a overall of my computer system including complete reinstallation of latest system software. I notice a lot of my music was missing. In particular, a lot of my Afro Cuban cultural stuff that was never available at App store. I received it from other sources. Now I go up on App Store and this music is available for sale there. It seems to me that something serious is going on here but I'm not ready to point any fingers. Has anyone experienced the same problem?

Mac mini (Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on May 1, 2015 1:23 PM

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lllaass

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May 1, 2015 5:29 PM in response to theplantm

I do not understand your concern.

To me having music only available in iTunes after you purchased it from another source is not abnormal at all.

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theplantm Author

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May 1, 2015 5:30 PM in response to lllaass

MY music on my mini I s missing no!

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May 1, 2015 5:32 PM in response to theplantm

Then you will need to restore it from your backup.

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theplantm Author

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May 1, 2015 5:34 PM in response to stedman1

MMissing from back up too.

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King_Penguin

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May 2, 2015 12:16 AM in response to theplantm

If you don't have that music anywhere then see if you can redownload it from where you originally bought it from or, if copied from CDs, re-copy the CDs.

Music bought from iTunes you might be able to redownload via the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage.

If the music is now available in the iTunes store then the rights-holders for it for your country must now have granted Apple a license to sell it there, the music that is available in iTunes will change over time (music can be added and removed from a country's store by the rights-holders).

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theplantm Author

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May 2, 2015 12:34 PM in response to King_Penguin

I Got no problem with that but it feels like an invasion of privacy and a rights violation. They have no right to change what I have on my computer. His music was given to me by a third party and I'm nit sure where they are now. So I'm at a loss.

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King_Penguin

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May 2, 2015 12:50 PM in response to theplantm

Who do you think has changed what you have on your computer, apart from yourself ? If you've reinstalled the OS on your computer then did you not take a backup of any content that you wanted to keep, or check that it was already on your backup, prior to doing so ?

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theplantm Author

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May 2, 2015 12:54 PM in response to King_Penguin

Yes, i did a back up prior to wiping the drive. After installation of 10.10.3, I checked and everything was there. That's why I feel violated. Crazy stuff. I hate to believe that some folks at apple are playing games!

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lllaass

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May 2, 2015 1:32 PM in response to theplantm

What do you mean by backup?

The iPod backup that iTunes makes does not include any synced media like apps and music.

About backups in iCloud and iTunes - Apple Support

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theplantm Author

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May 2, 2015 1:58 PM in response to lllaass

i mean, i backed up my entire mac mini HD to a separate HD, and the music is no longer there either. one time i had an encrypted file save to iCloud and someone hacked that too. Not good. only one who had access to my computer besides myself, was apple.

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lllaass

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May 2, 2015 2:03 PM in response to theplantm

Apple does not have access to your computer any more than any hacker.

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roaminggnome

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May 2, 2015 2:50 PM in response to theplantm

Apple does not access your computer or move or erase anything.

No idea why you think this is so.

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theplantm Author

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May 2, 2015 8:04 PM in response to lllaass

Trust me. I don't want to believe that Apple would do such aa thing. And I didn't believe that anyone hacked my system. i have been into ,Apple before the Mac came out Apple II. I just couldn't figure out who did it. And when this music thing happened and my music disappeared and suddenly Apple offers the same music that it had any interest in before, I have become very suspicious.. I've got to figure out how to check my iPad backup as I may have copies here.

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King_Penguin

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May 2, 2015 10:14 PM in response to theplantm

A backup of an iOS device that's done to a computer's iTunes or to the cloud doesn't contain any of your iTunes store downloads nor any of your own content in the device's Music and Videos apps (it contains documents, photos, settings etc) - an iTunes restore looks to pick them up from your iTunes library, or for an iCloud restore it will redownload the iTunes store purchases that it can.

If you haven't got them on your backup of your iTunes library, nor still on an iPod or iOS device, then see if you can redownload them from wherever you originally got them

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theplantm Author

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May 2, 2015 11:26 PM in response to King_Penguin

Thanks to all of you! You have given clarity to a cloudy situation. I have changed all passwords to my system as i now believe I have been hacked for maybe the second time. If anyone can suggest other ways of preventing the hacks, it would be greatly appreciated.

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