Only after purchasing more than 500 songs from itunes did I learn I could copy my CD music into itunes. Is there a way for me to register these CD songs with itunes such that I could recover them if my lap top crashed? Also, can these CD sourced songs be shared with family?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Hello,
You're describing Apple Music with iCloud Music Library: http://www.apple.com/music/
A how-to can be found here: Sync Apple Music across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and computer - Apple Support
A for family sharing in combination with Apple Music, you can find information here: Join Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC - Apple Support
I believe Family Sharing only applies to iTunes Store purchased items. You would have to look into using Home Sharing which requires direct computer connection. The your great-grandfather three times removed is "family" but probably at some stage too much is too much as far as the media companies are concerned and "family" is those who are related and actually live with you.
Share your iTunes library over your home network - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201779 - about Music Sharing and Home Sharing
Home Sharing Support page - http://www.apple.com/support/homesharing/
iTunes 12 for Mac: Use Home Sharing to import items from another iTunes library - https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19614
iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620
Understanding Home Sharing - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
Apple offers recoverable media storage through the Match service but it is not a substitute for a proper computer backup with a hard drive, or external storage. It is really more a travel convenience feature.
iTunes match - http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/
FAQ: Why iTunes Match Can Not Be Used as a Backup - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4112
Using Match as a backup for iTunes - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3579683?answerId=17039436022#17039436022
How to save my CD music with Apple
