Deleting tracks from Match

Hi there,
I am over the 25,000 tracks now and I get the info from Apple that I am not allowed to sync more tracks through Match. That's OK. I knew that.
But, I have deleted 17,000 tracks from my iMac and kept them in Match. Since I am over the 25,000 tracks on Match the 17,000 tracks are gone from iTunes in my iMac. I can not upload them anymore to my iMac. I still see them on my iPhone and iPad. That's strange in my opinion. I should be able to upload those 17,000 tracks to my iMac at anytime.
Is it possible to delete the tracks only from Match, and not from my iMac?
Is it possible only to sync playlists to Match and not whole albums?
Thanks a lot.
Ferry
The Netherlands

Hi,
If you create a new blank library and sign into itunes store / match, this will show all the tracks you have in match. Each track will have the cloud symbol with the download arrow.
If you delete a track, this removes it from the cloud. If the track is still in your original library, the iCloud status will show as "Removed" once you have signed back into the original library. If you have previously deleted the track from your library, the track is now removed completely.
I manage my library this way and have a couple of thousand tracks with "Removed" status. Such songs play as normal on your computer and are ignored when imatch updates are run.
A word of caution - keep signed in to match. If you sign out then back in again, the match process runs again and will tell you that you have more than 25k tracks. If have had this problem a few times but has been solved by restoring the itunes library from a time machine backup.
PS I reccmmend that you maintain and external back up of all your music. You should not rely on Match as your sole backup.
Jim

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