Will I lose downloaded music after unsubscribing from Apple Music for a few months?

i have been paying for apple music for 10yesrs. i had to cancle for a couple months due to financial hardship. why did i lose all my music i had downloaded?

Why did I lose all my music of 10years just for unsubscribing for a couple months?



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iPhone 14, iOS 17

Posted on Apr 10, 2025 07:57 PM

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Apr 10, 2025 08:07 PM in response to Swells1785

Apple Music is a subscription service; a rental.


The downloaded music is protected by DRM, and that music will be unavailable when there is no active subscription.


Apple doesn’t indicate how long playlists are preserved after a subscription lapses. Apple Music playlists can be shared, and can be exported from at least macOS and maybe Windows. That would probably provide a means of preserving that playlist data over a gap in the subscription, though I’ve not tried that.

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