Apple music taking too much storage space

Hi there, If Apple Music streams from the cloud, why does it use 20GB of storage on my device?

Windows, Windows 11 (26100)

Posted on Jan 29, 2025 10:53 AM

Reply
1 reply

Jan 31, 2025 07:03 AM in response to cinkara

It can stream from the cloud, but it can also download content if you ask it to, or automatic downloads are enabled, and any of your own content that was previously in your computer and used to built your initial Apple Music cloud library won't be automatically removed. It may also cache some of the content that it streams. If you check inside your media folder what subfolder contains the bulk of this 20Gb?


tt2

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Apple music taking too much storage space

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.