Can't copy music to usb drive

transfer Apple Music tracks to external devices because of DRM. You can only use tracks that you have purchased from iTunes Store or added from your own music.

ONLY CAN COPY 834 OVER TO USB

BUT I HAVED PAIED EVERY SINGLE SONG ALL 2,400 = AROUND $2,400 OF MY OWN MONEY

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Jun 1, 2023 08:24 PM

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Posted on Jun 2, 2023 04:31 AM

Oops the question was wrong I was trying to transfer music off of my USB onto another Mac computer iTunes to another iTunes spent spent $2,400 on music that I bought with my own money and I can't transfer from one iTunes to another

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Jun 3, 2023 05:31 AM in response to Daner43

Songs purchased from the iTunes Store (with the exception of music videos) have not had DRM for a very long time. I believe the files have internal tags identifying you as the purchaser, but that they should play fine on just any device you own that supports the AAC standard, whether made by Apple or not.


Songs imported from your own CDs also do not have DRM.


If you're having problems exporting non-DRMed songs for use on another computer belonging to you, it may be due to a lack of space on the destination drive, or to some hiccup when transferring large volumes of files.


Offline listening copies of Apple Music subscription songs do have DRM. You must listen to them using an Apple device or using Apple-provided software (e.g., for a Windows PC) that's tied to the same AppleID account under which you took out the Apple Music subscription.

Jun 2, 2023 02:28 AM in response to Daner43

I understand that you are trying to copy Apple Music tracks to your USB drive, but you are only able to copy 834 songs. This is because Apple Music tracks are DRM-protected, which means that they are encoded with digital rights management technology. DRM prevents you from copying, transferring, or sharing Apple Music tracks without permission from Apple.


I hope this helps!

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