Cancel iTunes Match downloads

I upgraded to iOS 6.0 and inadvertently hit the download cloud button for an artist (to download all albums/tracks from that artist).  I have over 950 songs in the queue and I have tried everything. To stop them from downloading.  I've turned iTunes Match off, I've deleted the artist, nothing works.  I hate this new iTunes Match.

Downloads are handled by the iTunes app, not the Music app. To stop them and clear the queue open the iTunes app and tap More > Downloads. There you'll be able to stop and delete the tracks.

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  • Why does iTunes Match download songs that I skip?

    I haven't seen this question posted yet, but feel free to direct me to any pertinent posts.
    I've been using iTunes Match for the last couple days, and all in all I really enjoy the service. There is one issue that I've yet to see addressed on these boards yet though; why is iTunes Match downloading songs that I skip? I listen to all my music in random, so occasionally there will be a song I just don't want to hear at the moment. I assumed that if I don't listen to a song completely that it would not be downloaded to my device. Not true apparently. I was able to use about half a gig of data in a few hours just by skipping songs. Every song that was skipped, even if I didn't hear a single second of it, was downloaded (at an average size of 5-8 MB). I sincerely hope this is just a bug and not a 'feature'.
    Any insight on this would be appreciated.

    I have noticed this too. I filled up my phone VERY fast yesterday.
    and deleting is not easy, lots of left swipe DELETE action, took a while.

  • HT1918 how to cancel itunes match

    How do I cancel this?  I emailed this useless **** at apple and she gave me the wrong ansewer.  I already did put no renew of itunes match. 
    anyone know how to cancel this?
    Hello Ari,
    Lisa here, from iTunes Store Support. I understand that you would like to cancel your iTunes Match subscription. I am sure you are eager to have this issue resolved and I would be happy to assist you today!
    Please note that if you have an iTunes Match subscription, you can't change countries until the subscription has expired. Your subscription expires 08/18/2013.
    To turn off Auto-Renew for iTunes Match, follow these steps:
    1) Open iTunes.
    2) From the pull-down Store menu in the menu bar, Choose Store > Sign In.
    3) Enter your iTunes Store account name and password, then click Sign In.
    4) Go to the Store menu again, Choose Store > View My Account.
    5) Enter your account name and password a second time, then click View Account.
    You will be taken to your Apple Account Information page. On this page, simply click the "Turn Off Auto-Renew" button next to iTunes Match.
    For more information about iTunes Match, visit:
    http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/
    http://www.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/
    I hope this information is helpful! Please let me know if you require any further assistance with your account, as if you do, I would be glad to help. Thank you very much for being part of the iTunes Store family, Ari. I hope you have a great day!
    Sincerely,
    Lisa
    iTunes Store/Mac App Store Customer Support
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww
    Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you.
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    Hi how do I cancel my itunes match?  I dont use and I am moving countries soon.  please let me know what I need to do to cancel iTunes Match?
    thanks
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    Brian,
    Again, not accurate. When Match is "turned off" all of the Matched song instances are still shown in the Ibrary and all devices still stream - so, if you have your songs also stored on your local drive (which I choose to as one does not always have access to WiFi and I use the local instances of the songs for some music production/DJing), iTunes shows each song twice.  This is cumbersome if you simply want to play an album - you have to hear each song twice. There is no reason technologically they could not simply show the metadata for a song only once and simply hit the cloud object store when it it is not found as a local disk target. This would solve some of the issues and it is pretty much how any content delivery network (CDN) works - and this is how my local Genius Bar assured me it would work before I bought the service. I found they know little about Match.
    Other issues: I believe the "exclusive" Cloud Playtlist logic still stands - iTunes protests if you add a non-Matched song to a Playlist (as it assumes you want all Playlists to be cloudy). Also, the APLCARE person and I  could not figure out what "Removed" (under Cloud Status) means despite looking up several explanations on the Web. And, we found songs that were only in the cloud that should have also been on my local drive as I never deleted them. That said, it is also a pain to fully delete a song (local + the cloud). Plus, the logic in the Purchased section around what constitutes "Not On Computer" did not hold up. They have lots of logical challenges with thier workflow.
    Regardingyour suggestion, there is no way to "not use" Match. Only when one is disconnected from the iTunes store does Match seem to go away completely.The only thing you can turn off is the song syncing/matching/uploading. This amounts only to turning off a sub-process not the service.
    Match is likely fine for most who do not want to have any copy of the songs locally and are fine having access to their music only when connected via WiFi. I wanted more ubiquitous access to my collection from my iPad and my iPhone but needed to keep my songs local to my MBP too. This is not the proper use case as I have learned.
    Of course I won't renew, but I should be able to cancel a service that I am dissatisfied with.

  • HT4914 Cancel iTunes match

    I want to cancel iTunes Match. It's completely crashed iTunes and doesn't work properly on my mobile devices. It's completely not fit for purpose and want a refund. But I can't find out how to cancel.

    to cancel the subscription, you'll need to contact Apple
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/

  • ITunes Match downloaded all but one playlist???

    I just subscribed to iTunes Match. I have iphone 4 and ipod touch, 3rd generation (5.1.1). Anyway, iTunes Match downloaded all my songs and playlists except for ONE playlist. My iTunes Match is turned on in iTunes and I updated iTunes match 2 times today. All playlists are there except one. The songs area all in iTunes match as well, just not the playlist. I cannot figure out why all my playlists are accessible on my iphone and ipod except for one. This playist is still on my MacBrook Pro (new 2012) , and plays just fine on my laptop - can someone assist as to how to get iTunes match to accept this other playlist? (Of course, its the one I use the most.)
    Thanks

    Thanks - tired that, as well.
    I finally called Apple Support after much frustration.
    Evidently, iTunes Match is quite particular about what it can upload. Since one of my most recently purchased albums from iTunes included a digital booklet, it was also included as part of the album when I made the playlist. iTunes Match will only match items in basic format, no videos, etc. After I removed the Digital booklet (like an extra on a cd album), the playlist then downloaded no problem....sneaky.
    Thanks, anyway - perhaps this post will help someone solve the same (yet simple) mystery.
    R

  • How to cancel itunes Match

    Hello:
    I tried to change country on my appleid, however I couldnt because the system said I need to cancel Itunes match, before to change country on my appleid.
    I was looking for this information about how can I cancel itunes match in order to change the country identification on my appleid, but I can not see info.
    I wait for some hints !!

    If you want to cancel it during its current subscription period then you will need to contact iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

  • How do i cancel iTunes match? i am trying to change the country details as i am now in germany, but keep getting a message saying i first need to dance the existing iTunes match

    how do i cancel iTunes match? i am trying to change the country details as i am now in germany, but keep getting a message saying i first need to dance the existing iTunes match

    When you try to change your county, you might see one of these messages:
    You have an active iTunes Match subscription; you must cancel it before you can change stores.
    You have at least one incomplete pass. Passes must be complete before you can change stores.
    You have rentals that have not expired; they must expire before you can change stores.
    You have a store credit balance; you must spend your balance before you can change stores.
    You have one or more pending store credit refunds. You must wait a few hours for these to complete before you can change stores.
    You are part of a family. You must leave the family before you change stores.
    From
    Can't change the country of your iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store account - Apple Support

  • Itunes match downloading old artwork

    why does itunes match download old artwork even when its been updated in itunes. has anyone got any solutions?

    After much searching have found the answers buried in another forum (http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-add-album-art-in-itunes/).
    iTunes Match does not presently reliably replicate Album Artwork across libraries - it does however make impressive if partial progress hence still worthwhile.
    Method outlined is correct - it is best to use the Library All Songs Diplayed by Album Grid format - Get Info here presents a single Artwork location for all associated tracks.
    Using a Smart List on each library to track apparently missing Artwork works well.
    Saving the Artwork retrieved from Google at 300 by 300 72dpi to a shared folder works well.
    Having completed an initial library - worth Get Album Artwork request, ahead of Update iTunes Match request.
    In each target library repeat the Get Album Artwork and Update iTunes Match request.
    Working from the Smart List for No Artwork, sort by Album, use shift-click to select all tracks for each Album, Get Info, paste in Album Artwork from shared folder.
    Once complete - for each subsequent library complete a Get Album Artwork and iTunes Match request.
    Confirm that both all entries in Library All Songs Grid View are complete and that the Smart List for No Artwork is empty.
    Repeat for each library in question - it really is very fast.
    Whilst it is frustrating the iTunes Match does not manage this automatically, once complete each Library is a pleasure to use allowing all Songs to be navigated via Album Artwork.
    Good luck - the finished result really is worth the small amount of effort involved!

  • HT204406 How do I cancel itunes match?

    I need to change my country/region however I keep being prompted to cancel itunes match. I've tried tuning it off but this doesn't seem to be enough. What should I do?

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/18941467#18941467
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  • I want  to cancel itunes match please somebody tell me how

    I want  to cancel itunes match please somebody tell me how

    Generally you can't (it's non-refundable).  But some have gotten Apple to make exceptions to this, but you'd need to call them (800-692-7753 in the US).
    It really depends on who you get on the phone, and your argument as to why you want to cancel/get a refund.

  • HT4914 I want to cancel iTunes Match. How?

    Want to cancel iTunes Match, how do I do that.

    The page that you posted from tells you how to cancel the auto-renewal, if you want to cancel it during it's current year then you will need to contact iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

  • HT1725 How to cancel ITunes Match subscription

    How do I cancel ITunes Match subscription

    Hi mel_bramley,
    If you would like to turn off iTunes Match and/or cancel the auto-renewal subscription, you may find the following articles helpful:
    iTunes: How to add a computer or iOS device to iTunes Match
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4913
    iTunes Store: Subscribing to iTunes Match
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4914
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • HT204406 how to cancel iTunes Match subscription ?

    I have almost 20k music's... and it take a mount of time to upload, lost my cover artwork...
    How can I cancel iTunes Match ?
    thanks

    Hi there jony2!
    You will want to report an issue with your purchase by following the provided steps in this article:
    How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
    Cheers,
    Braden

  • HT4914 What is the refund policy of I decide to cancel iTunes match?

    What is teh refund policy if I decide to cancel itunes match?

    The renewal price is the same as the original subscription: $24.99 per year in the US.
    Regards.

  • HT4914 Canceling Itunes match subscription

    Hi Folks, i m trying to change my country in the setting of the account but i get the message that i need to cancel my I tunes match subscription does any one know how to do this? Regards

    Hello HGhazi
    I would report the issues of the purchase to get you started on canceling iTunes Match.
    How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Regards,
    -Norm G.

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