How to reset iTunes Match

Hi everyone,
Just a new thread to share with you how I did reset iTunes Match, this can be useful in some cases, like mine was.
This allow you to sync again your entire iTunes library with iTunes Match like if it was the very first time you activate iTunes Match.
So, here it is :
1. Close iTunes
2. Rename your iTunes folder into "iTunes2" instead of "iTunes"
3. Open iTunes, it will create a brand new "iTunes" folder with a brand new iTunes library (.itl file). Your localiTunes library should be empty.
4. Activate iTunes Match, let sync. It will show you all your previously synced tracks available to download.
5. Delete all these tracks from iCloud (select all > delete > yes when asked)
6. Wait a few minutes to half an hour
7. Update / Sync iTunes Match again, it should finally show you that 0 music is synced with iTunes Match,which is what we wanted ! If still not "0 music", wait more and update iTunes Match again.
8. Close iTunes
9. Delete the new "iTunes" folder
10. Rename your old "iTunes2" folder into "iTunes"
11. Open iTunes, you should see your iTunes library intact.
12. Activate iTunes Match, let sync as long as needed (in my case I let sync all night long, it was all done the next morning. I have 8400 tracks).
13. All done !!!

I have a quick question about this solution. I have done this, created a new library, but when I enabled iTunes Match it gave me the same problems I have been having.
Quick historical rundown of my situation: Had match for a year but did not renew. Decided I wanted to renew about six months later. Did so, and it jacked up my library like nobodies business. More than 50% of my library was mislabeled. Click on a Beatles song, you get P!nk, click on an Adele song, you get Jesus Christ Superstar. (And don't even get me started on the album covers. This added another layer of fun. Click on a Maroon 5 song, a Marilyn Manson song plays while the cover of Bea Arthur on Broadway is displayed.) Then you would click on a song every now and again and it would disappear and another song from another spot in the library would start playing. My iTunes was dropping acid is basically what I'm getting at.
So I did some research and finally figured out I should try and nuke it. Move the library, start a new one, re download purchases, the whole tamale. This worked....until I turned on Match again. At this point my library is just purchased music. (The CD stuff is sitting elsewhere waiting to be added manually. I'm not taking any chances here.) I fire up Match, purchased songs disappear (despite me just having them there and playing them just moment before) and it's like my iTunes fell off the wagon and is getting high in the back room again. Am I missing something? I haven't tried the wait and see option. (Nuking the library, downloading purchases, then patiently waiting a half and hour or so staring at my computer questioning my life choices, THEN turning on Match.) Would that help? (Truth be told I'm doing that now, waiting, so chances are I'll have my answer to THAT particular question before you fine folks can chime in. But don't let that stop you, as I'm sure there are others who may be suffering from drug addled iTunes as well that may need the answer just as much as I do.)
Anyway, sorry for the Dickensian length. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Dear Michael, good day!
1. As per your instruction, I turned off iTM.
Small discrepancy – where are two screens with iTM switch:
-Settings > iTunes & App Store.
-Settings > Music
I switched OFF in both.
NB: I turned device to English for convenience.
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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.
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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
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Brian,
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THANK YOU!!
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I ended up downloading and using a Google Music App for iPhone which (here we go) could see all of my music. However, it drove me crazy that I had to use this 3rd party app when Apple and iOS7 should have worked and showed me every song I owned.
Well, after weeks of searching online for a solution on a whim I used the one above just to see if it had any effect. Sure enough, IT WORKED. How it worked, I have no idea. What was wrong, I have no idea. But within a few minutes ALL of my iTunes library is now visable on my iPad and iPhone using the proper iOS7 app and I was able to delete the 3rd party one.
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