Oh my God, I’ve done this 1000 times and Apple will not post . I’ve spent thousands of dollars purchasing songs on iTunes. I’ve been purchasing since the late 1990s. When Apple went to streaming, they deleted all of my music. When I make a purchase, I expect to own the purchase. I should not have to rent a streaming platform to use what I’ve already bought and paid for .
It would take hours and hours to replace all of the lost music. Apple never should’ve deleted them. I know they try to force you into a streaming platform. But for 20 years, they sold songs individually, they started at $.99 a song and then they raised it to $1.29 a song. . I once you pay you should not have to worry about losing, your music. I know I had over 1000 songs. And I had uncountable playlists. I would never be able to remember every single song that I purchased.
You can download previous purchases, provided each is still for sale in the store, at any time. Download previous iTunes Store purchases in Music on Mac - Apple Support
Apple didn't delete your music. You are not being forced into streaming. You need not remember what you purchased, just download it again (instructions in the link). Or, restore it from your backup.
Apple deleted my purchases
