Can I use icloud to store my iTunes library music in order to free up storage/usage space on my iPhone?

Can I use icloud to store my iTunes music library in order to free up usage space on my iPhone and iPad?

iTunes match is a true streaming service when it comes to playback from your PC. That means, you can load everything into the cloud and stream from the cloud to your PC.
To an iPhone or iPad, it's stream-and-save, meaning it will download and play immediately, but it will be saved to the device.
So yes, you can load everything up (assuming it all loads properly without problems) and stream to your PC.

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  • How can i use icloud to synch my itunes library with my samsung android phone?

    I want to sync my iTunes Library. MP3 files with my Samsung Intercept Android smartphone. Unfortunately, my HP laptop does not recognize my device when connected via USB cable, or when trying to sync via wireless networking applications from the Android Marketplace.  Any solutions or links to best resources would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks. 
    My computer system hardware:                   HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC,
                                            Processor:                 Intel Duo-Core CPU T6400 @ 2.00 GHz
                                            Memory/RAM:        4 GB
                                            Operating System:   Windows Vista Home Premium, Service Pack 2
                                                                                64 bit
    Device to synch:    Samsung Intercept Android Smartphone
                                      also using SansDisk 8 GB micro SD removable media card
    Wireless Carrier:    Virgin Mobile USA (running on the Sprint Wireless Network)

    So I have iTunes Accounts set up, iCloud enabled and iMatch rolling. Got my library matched (well, vast majority, like many others I do have some songs that have no reason to be 'inelligible' but are not uploading. Don't lecture me on the "rights". I'm a musician with 100s of songs in my library I wrote and recorded. iTunes uploaded about 80% of them. remaining 20% iMatch says are inelligible. BS. its a bug.)
    Upon turning on iCloud on my iPhones, I lost the ability to tell iTunes which playlists I want on my iPhone. Instead, I am told to download "songs" from my cloud. Annoying as that's a lot of songs to wade through again. And I have cool smart lists created to auto-sync stuff to taste. Fine.
    I go to my playlist and there are no songs at all on myiPhone, even after going to settings (good luck finding that tip!) and enabling viewing "all songs" so I can see the cloud. No songs in playlists. I see all the songs if I go to an artist on the cloud and download it again. Then, back to playlist and just those songs are there!!
    There is one playlist that enabled me to "download all" from my phone. Rest don't. Why????
    Why can't I dictate playlists via iTunes as before?? When you have over 20,000 songs in your library, playlists are really, really important. It will take hours for me to cherry pick through the cloud to find the songs I want on my phone. The songs I already groomed via the power of iTunes.
    Good idea here with iCloud, please help with the usability!!!

  • Can I use ICloud to store all my data and use it seamlessly with my devices and Mac?

    Can I use ICloud to store all my data and use it seamlessly with my devices and Mac.  I.E. I want to use it as I use my time capsule and get rid of all this stuff I have in my office.

    Yes.
    Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices

  • Can i use a song from my itunes library as a ringtone?

    can i use a song from my itunes library as a ring tone?  If so, how do I do is?

    Yes you can.  Try this process.  You have to do it in iTunes if you want to do it for free.  Or there are a number of apps you can buy that will do it for you.
    http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-create-custom-iphone-ringtones-in-itunes/

  • Can I use iCloud to store photos I want to delete from my iPhone 5s?

    Good day.
    I want to free up space on my 16G iPhone 5s.  All of my photos are stored on iCloud, however, when I delete a photo from my iPhone 5s, it also deletes in iCloud.  Is there a way to use iCloud as a way to store photos that I don't want on my iPhone any longer, but I want to save?
    Note:  The photos on my iPhone 5s are all on iPhoto on my iMac running OS X Yosemite 10.10.3.  I have not opened the "photos" app which appeared on the doc when the system upgraded to OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 as I'm not sure how this will affect the whole "delete from my iPhone, but keep in iCloud" dilemma. 
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Regards,
    C. Gray

    iCloud isn't designed as a cloud-only storage method. The closest you can get is to change a setting to optimize storage on your iPhone so that a smaller "device-size version" is kept on your phone. See the quote below from iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support
    Can I use iCloud Photo Library to save space on my device?
    iCloud Photo Library automatically keeps all your photos and videos in the original, high-resolution version. Follow these steps to choose how you store your photos and videos on your device:
    In iOS, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera, then select a storage setting.
    In OS X, click Photos > Preferences > iCloud, then select a storage setting.
    If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. All of your original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud while device-size versions are kept on your device. You can download the original photos and videos over Wi-Fi or cellular when you need them.
    If you turn on Download Originals, iCloud Photo Library will keep your original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and on your device. Download Originals is the default setting for iOS devices with the free 5 GB storage plan and for all Mac devices.

  • Can i use icloud on android for itune apps

    Can i use icloud on android phone to use snapsave and other purchased apps from itunes?

    No.  You can only sync iCloud contacts and calendar on an android phone using
    SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts and SmoothSync for Cloud Calendars, as well as set up your iCloud email account on an android phone using these settings: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864.  You can't use iCloud to use apps purchased from iTunes as they only work on iOS devices.

  • Can I use Icloud to store and share other files, with other Mac users?

    Hello, I was just wondering if I could use iCloud to store and share files with other Mac users over the internet? Thanks!

    I would suggest re posting in the iCloud for Mac forum where all the people in here that are experts with that hang out.  Good luck.

  • Can I use iCloud to store photos from iPhone and Mac?

    I would like to use iCloud like Dropbox. I have photos that were taken on my iphone and photos that are loaded on my Mac from a camera that I would like to store in the Cloud. I would also like others be able to download their photos of this event to the same Icloud account. Is that possible?.

    The only way you can store photos in iCloud indefinitely is if you add them to a shared stream.  However, when you do this, the photo will be at a lower resolution than the originals.
    My photo stream photos only remain in iCloud for 30 days, allowing enough time for all your devices to receive them.  The only other photos in iCloud are camera roll photos stored in your backup.  However, you can't see anything in the backup unless you restore it to your device.  Also, if you delete the photos from your device and continue to back it up, the backup that contains the deleted photos will be overwritten by one that doesn't, and they wil be lost.

  • Can I use two Macs with one iTunes library?

    I currently have an iMac with my iTunes library stored on an external drive, and a shiny new MacBook Pro waiting for me at the Apple Store. If I transfer my entire library from the external drive to a new MacBook, can I still access my library seemlessly on my old iMac [possibly using Home Sharing]? I would like to use both computers to access the same content, in an office and then mobile setting.
    Also, if I continue to make purchases on my old iMac from Amazon or eMusic, is there a way to automatically store/transfer those on the new MacBook, the same way they are automatically stored on the external drive now?
    I do have the capability and plan on connecting my external drive to my AirPort Extreme after the transfer, if that makes any difference.

    See I wouldn't want to necessarily make a copy, but rather copy the library itself; so it is no longer stored on the external drive, and it's new home would be the MacBook Pro. I was wondering if I could access the MacBook library from my iMac the same way I access the external drive on my iMac. Or if I'm overthinking the Home Sharing service and really have nothing to worry about.
    I do have my entire library in the iCloud, and am a Match subscriber, but it is important that I have the songs actually stored on my MacBook so I can access them when I am without an internet connection.

  • Can guests using 'Remote' access my entire iTunes library or just the playlist I am using with iTunes DJ?

    I am about to hold a disco for some friends and have created a playlist from appropriate tracks from my iTunes library. iTunes DJ is 'pointed' at this playlist and voting is enabled. It seems to work fine. But ... Are guests restricted to accessing the iTunes DJ playlist (I want this) or can they access the whole library (I do not want this)?
    Is there a detailed user guide? I can't see one.
    I presume I must transport my iMac to the venue and use one of my airport expresses to create a temporary unprotected wireless network? I say this because I have read that secured networks block voting. Trouble is an unsecured network is exactly that. Any advice appreciated.

    if you have all the songs still on your ipod you can put them back on your computer from the ipod... just DONT LET ITUNES SYNC WITH YOU IPOD when you plug it back in. change the settings to manual control for syncing ipods or your itunes will delete all of them. i dont know what to do for the unchecked songs... i had a similar situation and i used a mac program to take the songs off of my ipod. hope this helps.. just google for an application that will let ya take songs off the ipod.

  • HOW CAN I USE ONE OF MY "PREVIOUS ITUNES LIBRARY" FILES?!

    Sorry about the caps lock. I searched for thsi question and got like 10 good results, none of which had answers. iTunes asked me to choose a pervious iTunes library before, but how do I do it now?!

    you can hold shift when starting iTunes to force it to ask you to create a new or select an existing library file.

  • Can I use my iPod to restore iTunes library?

    The hard drive on my MacBook Pro recently "died" and I am unable to recover any files from it. I had a new hard drive installed and want to know if there s there any way to use my iPod, which has all of my music and photos on it, to restore my iTunes library?
    I am afraid to connect my iPod to my computer now, in case all of the files on my iPod disappear. Any instructions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Hi, welcome to Apple Discussions.
    *Recover media from iPod*
    Check out this post from Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer.
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9935961#9935961
    tt2

  • Can I use iCloud to store my music to free up space on my computer?

    The idea is to upload/match all of my songs so I can take them off my hard drive. Music is taking up way too much space. Is it possible to do that?

    iTunes match is a true streaming service when it comes to playback from your PC. That means, you can load everything into the cloud and stream from the cloud to your PC.
    To an iPhone or iPad, it's stream-and-save, meaning it will download and play immediately, but it will be saved to the device.
    So yes, you can load everything up (assuming it all loads properly without problems) and stream to your PC.

  • Is it possible to have two hard drives connected to my airport extreme and use one to store my itunes library/iphoto and the other to backup via time machine?  Will the second (larger) drive back-up both my mac HD and my other external airport drive?

    For the past year I've been using an external hard drive (HD1) connected to my airport extreme as the back-up location for time machine.  This has worked fine without any issues.  What I would like to do now is to move my itunes and iphoto libraries off of my laptop (space constraints) and store them on a second external hard drive (HD2) connected to the airport extreme.  I have successfully connected the second hard drive using a Belkin powered USB hub.  What I am wondering is if I direct my time machine back-ups to HD1 will it back-up both my mac HD as well as HD2?  I apologize if this has already been answered but i've read conflicting responses on various message boards and a number of responses were dated so I wanted to make sure I received the latest information. 
    thank you

    kosty wrote:
    For the past year I've been using an external hard drive (HD1) connected to my airport extreme as the back-up location for time machine.  This has worked fine without any issues. 
    That may be true, but you need to know that backing-up that way is unreliable and not supported by Apple.   See:  Using Time Machine with an Airport Extreme Air Disk.  Do not be surprised if those backups suddenly turn up corrupted.
    What I am wondering is if I direct my time machine back-ups to HD1 will it back-up both my mac HD as well as HD2?
    No.  Time Machine cannot back up from any network location.  The 3rd-party utilities CarbonCopyCloner and ChronoSync may be workable alternatives.

  • Using iCloud & MusicMatch to transfer itunes library??

    Hello one & all. Basically my header sums up my stuation,except 1 key thing. All my Music,appdata etc. is on iTunes on my Windows PC. I want to transfer the entire libary using the aforementioned services to my Mac.
    Is this possable? Really appreciatte any insight into this situation,
    Regards,
    Jason

    You might need to make sure neither is going to sleep (System Prefs > Energy Saver)
    Also check your settings under System Prefs > Security. My sisters new laptop kept logging off due to some setting there.
    HTH

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