iCloud Music Library, the aspect of Apple’s new streaming service that allows users to access their own library of cloud-based music and playlists across all their connected iCloud devices. You can stream and download the songs listed in the music library — DRM-free — to up to ten other registered devices in your possession. But, like all cloud services, there’s a small chance something might get borked or messed up along the way. If you’re having problems syncing with iCloud Music Library, here’s how to reset it so you can enjoy your tracks again. Include libraries mac xcode.
How to set up iCloud Music Library Syncing
Before you can set up an iTunes playlist that syncs automatically, you need to be sure your iCloud Music library is set up on your various devices. It is critical that on your computers and also on your iOS devices that you are using the same iCloud account! Otherwise, you won’t be able to sync iTunes playlists across devices.
- On your iPhone or iPad, go to: Settings > Music and then turn on “iCloud Music Library”.
- On your Mac, within iTunes, go to “Preferences” under the iTunes menu and check the “iCloud Music Library” setting under the General tab.
Jan 16, 2020 Go to the General tab and select iCloud Music Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on iCloud Music Library. If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload.
- Oct 30, 2019 How to view All Music on a Mac or PC: Open Apple Music or iTunes. View your music library using the sidebar or drop-down menu. From the menu bar, select View All Music. Select All Music from the View menu. Unhide your hidden purchases. If you remove purchased music from your music library on one Apple device, it hides that music across all.
- Aug 23, 2016 With an Apple Music membership, your entire library lives in iCloud. We compare every track in your collection to the Apple Music library to see if we have a copy. If we do, you can automatically listen to it straight from the cloud. If you have music that’s not in our catalog, we upload those songs from iTunes on your Mac or PC.
- Preview, buy and download Instrumental music from your favourite artists on iTunes. You'll also get new recommendations based on your past Instrumental music purchases and so much more.
- Windows: From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose “Edit” > “Preferences”.
- Select iCloud Music Library to turn it on, and then click “OK”.
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On the computer that contains your original music library, make sure that you’re signed in to iTunes with the Apple ID that you use for your Apple Music membership and have iCloud Music Library turned on. Then, from the menu bar at the top of your computer screen or the top of the iTunes window, choose File > Library > Update iCloud Music Library.
How to Reset Your iCloud Music Library
1. Open iTunes.
2. Select Music from the drop-down menu on the left side of the iTunes window, then select the Library tab and Songs under the left column.
3. Select all your music in Songs view (use Command-A on the keyboard).
4. Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
5. Click on the Delete Items option to remove these tracks from iCloud Music Library. (Do not, under any circumstances, click Remove Downloads — this will move all your local music to the trash, rather than delete songs from iCloud.)
Your iCloud Music Library is now empty, waiting for you to fill it. If you’re interested in just resyncing your Mac’s library, all you have to do is go to File > Library > Update iCloud Music Library and wait for the process to finish. If you get a dialog box querying what you’d like to do with songs already on your other devices, choose Replace.
If you have any questions or comments about this process, please feel to leave a comment. I’m sure that I missed something or there might be some little thing that may be different in your setup. Regardless, as I have always said, there is a solution to just about everything. You just need to be patient and look for resources to help you.
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Here's what you need
- Update your iPhone or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS, iPad to the latest version of iPadOS, or Mac to the latest version of macOS. On a PC, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes for Windows.
- Subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match.
- Sign in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID that you use with Apple Music or iTunes Match.
- Connect your devices to the Internet over a Wi-Fi or cellular network. On a Mac or PC, you can also connect to the Internet using Ethernet.
Apple Music and iTunes Match availability varies by country or region. Learn what's available in your country or region.
Turn on Sync Library
With the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Sync Library is turned on by default. If you turned off Sync Library, you can turn it back on. Just follow the steps below for your device.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > Music.
- Turn on Sync Library. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on Sync Library.
If Sync Library is updating or turned off, you'll see a message at the top of the Library tab in the Apple Music app.
On your Mac
- Open the Apple Music app.
- From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Music > Preferences.
- Go to the General tab and select Sync Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on Sync Library.
- Click OK.
If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload and sync your music library across all of your devices.
On your PC with iTunes for Windows
In iTunes for Windows, iCloud Music Library isn't turned on by default. To turn on iCloud Music Library:
- Open iTunes.
- From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Edit > Preferences.
- Go to the General tab and select iCloud Music Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on iCloud Music Library.
- Click OK.
If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload and sync your music library across all of your devices.
On other devices
If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can also access your music library — without having to turn on Sync Library — on other devices that support the Apple Music app.
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If you don't subscribe to Apple Music
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- If you only want to sync your existing music library across all of your devices, and not any music from the Apple Music catalog, you can subscribe to iTunes Match on your computer. iTunes Match lets you access your music library on any Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows.
- If you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can redownload your past music purchases on your Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows.
- You can also manually sync music from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Need help?
- If you sign out of your Apple ID or cancel your Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription, you won’t be able to access and sync your music library on all of your devices. The original song files will remain on the device that they were uploaded from.
- Apple Music isn't a back up service. Make sure to back up your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, so that you have a copy of your music and other information in case your device is ever replaced, lost, or damaged.
- You can have up to 100,000 songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit.
- If a song is grayed out, incorrect music plays, or you can’t access your music library, learn what to do.
Learn more
- Learn how to join Apple Music.
- Learn about the icons that you might see next to songs when you turn on Sync Library.
- If Sync Library is turned on, a song that you delete from one device is deleted everywhere.
- Learn what to do if songs in your music library are grayed out.