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Uninstalling Apple Music to get iTunes functionality back

I, like others, have lost much of my music that I stripped from CD's. I have seen responses to others telling them to uninstall Apple Music on their PC to get back to iTunes as a solution.


Questions: How will deleting Apple Music on my PC affect my ability to benefit from Apple music on my PC then, and will it affect any of my other devices service? Will the music I previously listened to be found again? Does simply uninstalling Apple Music enable iTunes to function as before or what should I do next?

iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 9, 2025 9:26 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2025 2:41 PM

Uninstalling Apple Music, TV, and Devices should restore functionality to iTunes. iTunes works perfectly well with the Apple Music subscription service, although it doesn't give access to lossless streaming/downloads.


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Jan 12, 2025 3:16 PM in response to cdfmountains

If the library you expected to see isn't there, and you've selected Music in the media selection box at the top left, then that's what I have to offer. Perhaps you have more than one library and need to use the shift-start-iTunes method to select the correct one. Perhaps you need to rename a .tmp file, or restore something from the Previous iTunes Libraries folder. If you don't have a backup then that user tip should cover every other potential route to restoring your library. At least there is a chance with iTunes, with Apple Music its even worse should something go wrong.


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Uninstalling Apple Music to get iTunes functionality back

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