Can we still upgrade iTunes Match quality?

Here is how:

• Create a smart playlist with these attributes:
  • Bit rate < 256Kbps
  • Media kind is music
  • Any of the following are true
    • iCloud status is matched
    • iCloud status is purchased
• The above creates a playlist of your upgradeable files
• Select all these files (press Command-A)
• Press option-delete to remove all these files from iTunes. Do not select the option to remove them from iCloud.
• When iTunes asks, move all the files to the trash.
• Keeping all the files selected, control-click any song and choose "Download". This download may take a long time depending on the number of files.

Dillon43 wrote:

The song then disappears never to be seen again unless I bring back in from CD.

What am I doing wrong?

As I said above: "Do not select the option to remove them from iCloud."

It looks as if you failed to follow each and every step of the instructions I provided.

Hi,

You need to select the tracks then select ctrl click and you will see :

Select remove download.

When you use Apple Music or iTunes match, using option delete does not give you the option to remove from the iCloud. You can only delete file from the library and this automatically deletes track from the cloud and sends the original to trash.

Option delete works differently when you do not use iCloud Music library. You get the option to Keep file or move to trash.

Jim

When I press option delete, I get this message:

The song then disappears never to be seen again unless I bring back in from CD.

What am I doing wrong? Trying this on a MacBook Pro with the latest OS.

Great! Actually, I was just about to suggest that.

Yes, it is! This assumes the songs on the CDs are available in the iTunes Store.

I don't get that option. I only get the message that I showed you. I followed every step up to the option - delete and that is the box that comes up.

Well, I finally got it to work by just selecting "remove download". It then replace the songs with 256kbps versions.

Not sure how to explain it but it worked.

Thanks Jim. I did figure it out by trial and error and your description is correct and it does work.