Q: Apple Music playlist backup

There is an export playlist function in the iTunes menu. But it will only work if the songs it references remain in your Apple Music library. Once they're gone, those playlist entries will no longer work. Definitely something that Apple needs to address, as it leaves no way for anyone to backup information about their streaming collection.

If you are not using the Automatique renewal, wich I don't, the playlist is empty for all music that are not in the My Music section, so, all music coming from the streaming are removed from the playlist at the end of the one month period.

It is a VERY big issue for me, I can't understand how apple can let this thing like that.

Of, course, You can not listen the songs from the playlist if they are comming from the streaming when subscription is over, that I understand, but when you come back .... nothing in the playlist !?

I guess Apple don't like people turning off automatic renewal, and this is a kind of sanction ?

But what is likely to happen is that we are simply going to use another streaming provider, like deezer... hoppefully the same mistake is not done on thoose websites.

It is urgent to let playlist live, even if the subscription is cancelled for few days, or months.