why does music on ios delete songs loaded from my macbook

First: I hate the new 'music' app. Compared to the itunes+ipod/iphone system that existed before, the new music app has blatantly removed any functionality and convenience based around using my own music, likely in an attempt to annoy me into paying for a premium 'music' subscription. It's really become complete trash. Apple, PLEASE go back to my phone being usable as an ipod. wtf, this was in the orignial

So at any rate, I jumped through the hoops of plugging my iphone 12 directly into the macbook, using the jank UI in 'finder' I selected the playlists I want synced to my iphone, and waited for it to transfer. That worked fine for a while, I was able to listen to my own music on headphones. But several times I've opened up 'music' and ALL of the music files I loaded from my macbook are missing. I've had to do this process three times, waiting for all of the selected music to transfer each time.

Why is 'music' for ios deleting music files from my device?

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 3, 2023 02:41 PM

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Feb 14, 2023 09:36 AM in response to sharpGT

Hey there sharpGT, 


It sounds like you are not currenlty an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscriber. If not, you'll want to take a look at your iPhone storage to ensure a lack of available storage is not the cause for the removal of your music.


How to check the storage on your iPhone and iPad   


If this is not the issue, you may want to Contact Apple Support for assistance.


Have a good one!

Feb 6, 2023 09:34 AM in response to sharpGT

Hi sharpGT,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand you are running into an issue with your music being remove from your device. We're happy to look into this with you. Let's start by checking that optimized storage is set to your preferences. Optimized storage is a setting that can automatically remove music from your device. You can manage this setting in Settings > Music > Optimize Storage.


Let us know if adjusting that setting resolves this for you.


Thanks.

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