I used to just click on itunes, look through their library, play 30 seconds of music and then decide if i wanted to buy it to download...since my 2014 macbook was upgaded to catalina, i can no longer do this

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I used to just click on itunes, look through their library, play 30 seconds of music and then decide if i wanted to buy it to download...since my 2014 macbook was upgaded to catalina, i can no longer do this

I used to just click on itunes, look through their library, play 30 seconds of free music and then decide if i wanted to buy it to download...since my 2014 macbook was upgaded to catalina, i can no longer do this? is it now the case that this option no longer exist and one has to take out a monthly subscription?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 30, 2023 05:43 AM

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ed2345

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Jan 30, 2023 08:32 AM in response to johnbn17

John,

You can still buy song downloads, but they make it easy to "accidentally" be looking in the Apple Music (streaming) catalog instead of the iTunes (download) Store. Make sure to carefully follow the instructions in here:

Buy music from the iTunes Store - Apple Support

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Jan 30, 2023 09:43 AM in response to ed2345

alas, it still looks like this, nothing happens when i click on "iTunes store" the screen just stays like this..as, nothing changed - it still looks like this...nothing happens when i click on "iTunes store"

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Jan 31, 2023 03:59 AM in response to ed2345

but, if you look at my original question - say for example i'm suddenly interested in "elvis costello" - i would type that in and apple would show me all the albums and singles that apple had in the iTunes store of elvis costello; i would then be able to listen to abut 30 seconds of any of his songs and then decide if i wanted to buy it. at the moment, it won't let me type anything in the 'search' box at the top of the screenshot!

thanks for your time.....

John

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ed2345

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Jan 31, 2023 04:54 AM in response to johnbn17

John,

OK, not clear why the search is not working. Try clicking on one of the advertised artists, and then see if the Search becomes active for you. Or, restart the computer and give it a try.

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ed2345

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Jan 30, 2023 03:55 PM in response to johnbn17

John - Nice screenshot. Surprising as it may be, that is the iTunes Store. :-)

For example, click on Sam Smith and you will see the prices to buy their album.

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I used to just click on itunes, look through their library, play 30 seconds of music and then decide if i wanted to buy it to download...since my 2014 macbook was upgaded to catalina, i can no longer do this

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