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Where Is My Icloud Music Library From My Mac

iCloud Music Library lets Apple Music and iTunes Match subscribers store all their music online for easy access on all their devices. But, like all cloud services, there's a small chance something might get borked or messed up along the way. If you're having problems with iCloud Music Library, here's how to reset it so you can enjoy your tracks again.

When do you need to reset your iCloud Music Library?

Are there songs from your collection that got matched to the wrong track? Wrong album art? iTunes 4010 errors? If you've run into any of these, Apple's cloud copy of your music might need to get dumped and resynchronized.

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You may also want to reset your library if you're getting matched tracks as 'Apple Music' files instead of Matched DRM-free files.

Before you go about doing this, make absolutely sure you have a hard copy backup of your music library on at least one of your Macs: You don't want to reset your iCloud library and end up without songs you've uploaded, purchased, or matched.

Jun 24, 2018  I have around 40 GB of mp3 music files on my Macbook in iTunes. As I'm also an Apple Music subscriber, I want to have the best of two worlds on my synced iPhone/iPad. I recently turned on iCloud Music Library on my Mac to have access to all my mp3 music files initially stored onto iTunes app on my Mac across all my devices. It looks like the option to turn off iCloud Music Library for both the iPhone and Mac has been hidden in iTunes Preferences General. Uncheck the box next to 'Show Apple Music'. After unchecking the box you are given a message about iCloud Music Library. Next, you will want to reset your iCloud Music Library settings in iTunes. Nov 21, 2015  Ever since upgrading to El Capitan, every time I open iTunes I get a 'your iCloud Music Library session has expired' dialog window. ICloud is turned off in the System Preferences (all selections are disabled) and every item that remotely could be interpreted as an iCloud function in iTunes preferences is disabled. Jun 23, 2018  In order to turn on iCloud Music Library, simply go to Settings Music, and toggle iCloud Music Library on. On your Mac, launch iTunes and go to iTunes Preferences and select iCloud Music Library. See also: How To Remove Music Player Widget From The Lock Screen.

How to reset your iCloud Music Library

There are currently a couple of different ways to reboot iCloud Music Library: You can use Apple's update method, or manually remove your songs from iCloud. Both methods currently require iTunes and your Mac to do so; you can't reset iCloud Music Library on your iPhone, though you can turn it off entirely if you so choose.

Option 1: Update iCloud Music Library

  1. Open iTunes.

  2. Click File.

  3. Hover on Library.

  4. Show user library folder mac. Click Update iCloud Music Library.

Apple will then rescan your tracks, and with luck, categorize them appropriately.

Option 2: Manually rescan your iCloud Music Library

If nothing else is working, you can force iCloud Music Library to do a manual rescan by deleting everything in that repository.

Note: If you go this route, your local files won't be affected, but you'll get rid of any Apple Music tracks or albums you've saved to iCloud. Do this at your own risk.

  1. Open iTunes.

  2. Select Music from the dropdown menu on the left side of the iTunes window.

  3. Select the Library tab.

  4. Click on Songs under the left column.

  5. Select all your music in Songs view (use Command-A on the keyboard).
  6. Press the Delete key on your keyboard.

  7. Click on the Delete Items option to remove these tracks from iCloud Music Library. (Do not, under any circumstances, click Remove Downloads — this will move all your local music to the trash, rather than delete songs from iCloud.)

Your iCloud Music Library is now empty, waiting for you to fill it. If you're interested in just resyncing your Mac's library, all you have to do is follow the steps to update iCloud Music Library and wait for the process to finish. If you get a dialog box querying what you'd like to do with songs already on your other devices, choose Replace.

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If you'd instead like to keep your main library siloed from iCloud and create a separate iTunes library just for music you'd like to sync with your other devices, you can do so.

And, of course, if you're sick of iCloud Music Library and you want to avoid using it altogether, you can disable it for your primary iTunes library.

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August 2019: Updated for macOS Mojave.

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Check these things first

Check your settings and network connection on all of your devices:

  • Make sure that your devices have the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or iTunes for Windows.
  • Make sure that Sync Library is turned on for all of your devices.
  • Connect all of your devices to the Internet.
  • Visit the Apple System Status page to see if there are interruptions in service in your country or region.

Apple Music isn't a backup service. Make sure to back up your music library before you make any changes.

If you can't find or play a song

If you can't find or play a song, check if you added it from Apple Music. If it came from another source, the song might be waiting to upload. Try these steps:

How To Access Icloud Music Library On Mac

  1. Turn on your Mac or PC and connect it to the Internet.
  2. Open the Music app or iTunes for Windows.
  3. Keep the Music app or iTunes for Windows open so your library can finish uploading.

If you see an ineligible icon next to a song, delete the song, then add it back to your library. If you still see an ineligible icon next to a song, then that song can’t be uploaded.

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If a song is grayed out, then the song might be waiting to upload, no longer available, or not yet released from the Apple Music catalog.

If a song is missing

Make sure that all of your devices have Sync Library turned on, and signed in with the same Apple ID.

If you’re still missing a song that you added from the Apple Music catalog, then the song might have been removed from Apple Music or is available under a different file name. Try searching Apple Music for the song, then add it to your library.

Turn Sync Library off, then turn it back on

You might be able to fix your issue by turning Sync Library off for all of your devices, then turning it back on again. Learn how.

Still need help?

If you still need help with Sync Library, contact Apple Support.

Learn more

  • To sync your music library across all of your devices, subscribe to Apple Music.
  • See if Apple Music is available in your country or region.
  • Learn how to delete songs and music videos from your library.