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iTunes purchases unavailable after subscribing to Apple Music

I was on the phone with Apple support for about an hour today. Evidently, if you have bought a song on ITunes , and later get an Apple Music subscription - sync the libraries, if the Artist or publisher pulls the song from Apple Music, you lose the ability to play the song on your devices. Is there a was to retrieve ITunes purchases from 2003 that are no longer available on Apple Music?

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 7:02 AM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2023 7:45 AM

Hi,

See Redownload music – Apple Support (UK). However, irrespective of whether you have a subscription or not and you were relying on streaming, the tracks are normally not available to re-download if the copyright holder removes them from iTunes Store. Apple has alway recommended that you keep a backup of your iTunes purchases.


Jim

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Jul 18, 2023 7:45 AM in response to Little MIngus

Hi,

See Redownload music – Apple Support (UK). However, irrespective of whether you have a subscription or not and you were relying on streaming, the tracks are normally not available to re-download if the copyright holder removes them from iTunes Store. Apple has alway recommended that you keep a backup of your iTunes purchases.


Jim

iTunes purchases unavailable after subscribing to Apple Music

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