Can i delete my songs from my computer if they are in the cloud

Can i delete all my music off my computer if everything is matched in the cloud? But still be able to play the music on the computer?

Hi,
Yes, you will be able to stream music on your computer whilst you have a wifi.
However have a read at this.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4112
Make sure that your music is backed up on an external HD
Jim

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Tbolzani wrote:
Once most of us want to download the files the best quality possible, its pretty nice observe how many songs were really matched or simply uploaded. In my case i guess about 70% were matched.
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