My iPhone has a song I purchased with my Apple ID.
My macOS device does not have that song I purchased with that Apple ID.
How do I force my macOS device to get that song? Beating my Mac Studio Ultra with a baseball bat doesn't seem to work.
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See the 'Redownload music from the iTunes Store in the Apple Music app on your Mac' section in:
Redownload music - Apple Support
See the 'Redownload music from the iTunes Store in the Apple Music app on your Mac' section in:
Redownload music - Apple Support
Thank you for a very helpful answer.
To Apple: Following the above procedure does work, however the User Experience of doing so, especially when there are a large number of songs and other content to download, is unpleasant. For instance, while I can list all the songs "Not In My Library" I can only do it for one Group, and I am required to click the download icon for each song individually. This means if I have 100 different songs from 15 groups, I have to click the download button 100 times. While it may make sense to pick and choose for some people, for me - and I have no doubt, many others - it would be simpler and easier to have a "Download everything purchased that is not in my library" button.
In addition there's no visual indicator of songs being downloaded. Each item to be downloaded still shows the download icon even after I've clicked it.
Thanks,
Karl
This issue has been resolved. Many thanks to javaliga for a great answer, and to the Apple Moderator for ensuring I keep a civil tongue in my head.
How to find a song I purchased from Apple
