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Q: How many songs can I add to my music library on apple music?

I seem to have reached a limit on the amount of music I can check to add to my music library in Apple Music. What is the limit and why doesn't Apple state this limit in some obvious manner?

Posted on Oct 26, 2015 6:43 PM

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Q: How many songs can I add to my music library on apple music?

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  • by Nubz N.,

    Nubz N. Nubz N. Oct 28, 2015 6:44 AM in response to pboothasc
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    Oct 28, 2015 6:44 AM in response to pboothasc

    Hi pboothasc,

     

    I see that you've reached the limit of songs that you can add to your iCloud Music Library.  We do publish the limits, which can be found below.

     

    How Apple Music handles your uploaded songs

    • You can have up to 25,000 songs in your music library. Songs you purchased from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit.
    • Only songs under 200 MB or less than 2 hours are uploaded.
    • Songs that are encoded in ALAC, WAV, or AIFF formats will be transcoded to a separate temporary AAC 256 Kbps file locally, before they're uploaded. The original files aren't changed.
    • Songs that are encoded in AAC or MP3 formats must meet certain quality criteria to be matched or uploaded. 
    • Songs that contain DRM (Digital Rights Management) must be authorized for playback on your Mac or PC to be matched or uploaded.
    • Songs that you upload with iTunes won’t take up space on your devices, unless you save them to listen offline.

    Apple Music doesn't include a backup service. Be sure to back up your iOS devices, and your Mac or PC, so that you have a copy of your music and other information if your device is ever replaced, lost, or damaged.

    Voice Memos stored on your iOS device or in your iTunes Library on your Mac or PC aren't uploaded to your Apple Music library.

    Add music from your own collection to your Apple Music library

     

     

    Cheers.