this item not eligible for icloud music library

Hello,

I found a solution for this problem which was also bugging me with a lot of my favourite songs.

It seems that iCloud Music Library does not support songs with a bit rate of 96kbps or less (see here: iTunes Match: Understanding the iCloud Status icons - Apple Support).

What I did was as simple as this: just right click on the song that is not available for iCloud Music Library and look for an option that says "Create AAC version..." click on that option and once you do it, iTunes will create an AAC version that has a bitrate of 128kbps thus the song will be eligible for uploading into iCloud. Then you just have to delete the older version, this is just a workaround until Apple fixes it. I hope this works for you guys.

If you have any questions let me know.

For the newest update you have to click the song that's not eligible (once) then click File in the top left corner > convert > create AAC Version. Once you have done that it should make a duplicate, delete the old one, and then you should have one compatible with ICloud Music Library. If it doesn't start uploading to your phone, you may have to right click the song and press add to ICloud music library (I'm going off memory but it should say something along those lines).

Thanks for the idea. Unfortunately I don't have the option to create a new version for music I purchased. But I was able to fix the problem another way, by following the steps at iTunes Match Ineligible Tracks

the easy way to fix it is going old school. you need to deactivate "iCloud music library" on your iTunes and your iPhone, and violà you got all your library back the way it was before!

1). on your iPhone Go to Settings > Music, and turn off iCloud Music Library

2). on your Mac: From the menu bar at the top of your computer screen, choose iTunes > Preferences and turn off iCloud Music Library.

i don't know how is it on windows but i guess it would be similar to the mac

hope it helps. 🙂

I was able to solve the problem following this workflow: iTunes Match Ineligible Tracks

Ah, you know what.. that's it. The track in question is 293 mb. They should definitely raise that limit to 300 mb 😉

Thanks a lot!!! Apple should clearly mention that files with less than 128kbps are not supported! In my case it doesn't show which files are not eligible. It just said cannot upload playlist on Icloud Library.

Hi,

1. If the tracks are ineligible, they will not be matched or uploaded.
2. The need to be in your icloud music library.
3. if you convert to a higher bit rate, they will either be uploaded or matched - no guarantee that the track will be match, uploaded tracks will remain at the bit rate used.

Jim

I have exactly the same problem. Even when creating a playlist with only music I got from Apple Music, I can't sync it to my phone. Very frustrating, and I hope it will be fixed soon, if there's no way around it right now. HELP!

Its just amazing that apple does´t just let you drag and drop songs to your phone, and you HAVE to add them through the iCloud music library. its just another control freak move from Apple. I have a song that won't upload and i already tried changing into AAC that didn't work. This what i hate about apple their need for control. Its probably a way to avoid pirated music, i'm sure. but im a kid from the past i had napster. let me live.

I hate apple now.

Yeah this is ridiculous. I have a legally downloaded track from an artist's Soundcloud page that is 'not eligible for the iCloud Music Library'.

The track has a bitrate of 320 kbps and I tried converting to AAC through iTunes with no luck (went down to 256 kbps after the conversion).

The only thing I can think of is that the track is too long.. It's a 2:34:53 track but if I'm paying for iTunes match, there shouldn't be a max length.. That would just be silly, right?

Things were better with Steve..

The weird part is that if I create the exact same playlist on the phone, it syncs and updates on the Mac immediately.

I had the same problem and followed your instructions. Thanks.

But now, I cannot listen to that song on my phone. It says: ''Item Not Available. This item can't be played."

Thanks to help me out.

Marc.

THANK YOU! This trick (per FJ.Andrade) to convert MP3s to AACs worked. All good.🙂

Thank you so much, you saved my huge music library! 😉