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Q: how to delete an album from itunes 11.4?

how to delete an album from itunes 11.4? 

when i hit delete, all i get is an option to HIDE it in the cloud, but i want it GONE. thx

MacBook (13-inch), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 3, 2016 9:39 AM

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Q: how to delete an album from itunes 11.4?

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  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jan 3, 2016 9:56 AM in response to MOTIV8R
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    Jan 3, 2016 9:56 AM in response to MOTIV8R

    Is this in your list of purchases? Purchase history cannot be deleted, only hidden.  If this isn't your list of purchases then you need to be more specific when posting questions.

  • by MOTIV8R,

    MOTIV8R MOTIV8R Jan 3, 2016 2:28 PM in response to Limnos
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    Jan 3, 2016 2:28 PM in response to Limnos

    Thanks for the quick reply.

    Whoops - sorry. Yes - the albums I want to delete ARE in my list of purchases, but here's the confusing part: They're not mine. I paid for them (bought them for my [now-grown] son when he was in middle school - yeah, this was about 10 years ago, now ...)!!!

    Anyways, he bought a ton of pretty raw music  (he referred to it back then as, 'Screamo') - LOL...

    My son (like many 20-somethings now) uses Spotify and doesn't even like that kind of music anymore...

    Given my age, I have absolutely NO interest in keeping this awful stuff - either on my computer or or in having it take up space in MY cloud.

    Both my son and I truly want these things completely gone - for-evah ... but it sounds like that's not going to be possible... Oh, well...

    Thanks anyways    - a 50-something mom

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jan 3, 2016 8:59 PM in response to MOTIV8R
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    Jan 3, 2016 8:59 PM in response to MOTIV8R

    The policy kind of makes sense. People may say they want something deleted but may change their minds later and would be on this forum screaming their heads off that APPLE IS STEALING MY MUSIC BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT AND CAN NOW NO LONGER DOWNLOAD IT EVEN THOUGH I ASKED THEM TO DELETE IT BUT HAVE NOW CHANGED MY MIND AGAIN blah, blah, blah.