HT4914 iTunes Match / icloud

I have a MacBook , ipad & iPhone , I'm thinking about iTunes Match & storing all music in the cloud but as my MacBook is the main computer for the house does it need to always be on for the music to work ?

You pay separately for Match. It will hold up to 25,000 tracks plus your iTunes purchases.

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I am having 2 big problems with itunes match / icloud - i welcome any advice!

So I finally have all my music itunes match / icloud and for the most part I am satisfied but I have 2 huge glaring problems I can't seem to fix. I emailed Apple and awaiting a reply but not holding out much hope there...
1. Compliation don't work right via itunes match / icloud - I have a few large compilations albums & they display correct on my local itunes library. I have the tags set right, I have normalized the album artists, made sure my genre's are clean, etc. but when I let this match / upload to itunes match / icloud - my compilations are repeated via icloud many times. I have a large compilations called "singles" & it displays perfect on my local itunes. But via icloud it's listed 5 times. I have tripled checked my tags and reset them again and again. No matter what I do, I can't get my compliation abums to show up just a single time in my icloud list.
Th problem is now that I am allowing my iphone and ipad's music to be managed by itunes match / icloud, these compliations are showing up on those devices 3-5 times for each. So my album list is one huge jumble of repeated Albums.
Any advice??
2. Album artwork missing - On my local itunes, I have good album artwork for all albums, but when I let these match and upload via itunes match / icloud, several albums lose their artwork when displaying or downloading to my IOS devices. So I end up with a lot of blank songs / albums. Also very annoying.
So, on the whole I like the itunes match / icloud service, but I really wish I could figure out how to solve these two problems. Any advice?

Stephen Banks wrote:
1. Compliation don't work right via itunes match / icloud...
If you have not already done so, I suggest set an Album Artist of "Various Artists" and make sure the "part of a compilation" option is selected in the metadata for the album. See if that helps the display.
Stephen Banks wrote:
2. Album artwork missing - On my local itunes, I have good album artwork for all albums, but when I let these match and upload via itunes match / icloud, several albums lose their artwork when displaying or downloading to my IOS devices. So I end up with a lot of blank songs / albums. Also very annoying.
Do a search on the forum. There are already several threads discussing this issue.

Looking for Smart Playlist Documentation for iTunes Match (iCloud), and iOS

With iTunes Match I don't understand exactly how Smart Playlist's are suppose to work with iTunes Match (iCloud) and my iOS devices. I am looking for some official (possibly draft) documentation.

Is this a general rant or do you have a specific question ?

HT4914 itunes match storage capacity?

What is the capacity of icloud compaired to icloud match??

iTunes Match is for up to 25000 songs, iCloud storage is separate and they provide different functions. If you subscribe to iTunes Match then you don't use any of your iCloud allowance for storing your music (iCloud is for backing your photos, documents, files etc.). Also iTunes purchases aren't included in your iCloud allowance, what you can re-download from the store depends upon what country that you are in
About iTunes Match : http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/
Once your music is in iCloud, you can play it from any of your devices. Just browse the complete list of all your music stored in the cloud and tap to play to it. You can store up to 25,000 songs in iCloud (more if songs are purchased from the iTunes Store), but only what you play or download is stored on your device. Tap the iCloud download button to download music from an artist, album, or playlist. So you have immediate access to a huge music library without having to worry about the storage space on your device.

HT4914 iTunes Match storage size

iTunes Match says you can store up to 250,000 songs. But are you limited by the 5GB of free iCloud space, or is extra storage space included with your iTunes Match subscription?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
The songs you uploaded to iTunes Match don't take iCloud storage. iCloud storage is designed to store files on iCloud, and it's not affected by other services like iTunes Match. You can store up to 250,000 songs without worrying about the iCloud storage

HT4914 iTunes Match, find lost songs

I've lost my songs that I bought in iTunes on my iPhone, will iTunes Match help me get them back?

I guess the iTunes store is not recognizing your computer. Did you de-authorise your computer after you uploaded to iTunes Match. Did you register your new computer with a different User ID? Do you have Genius turned on (which needs to be on as it works in conjunction with iTunes Match. Did you authorise your new computer?
You paid for ITunes match & uploaded your songs using a different computer. So there are obviously one or more steps which need to be taken to download your media from the iCloud. Either someone else with more expertise than I can help you, for example, Limnos Limnos ; or King_Penguin King_Penguin or Chris_CA https://discussions.apple.com/people/Chris%20CA would probably be able to help you better than I.
I don't work for Apple, I'm only a volunteer, if you can't get help from someone as mentioned above there's always Kappy (who is extremely busy) Kappy ;
then I would recommend going through the tried and true channel here > http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
Sorry I couldn't solve your problem myself. I'm about ready to retire from this game.
Peace Out.

HT4914 itunes match/Italy account free?

HI, I'm in Italy and now finally there is itunes match...I have an account me.com since several years, and I also used the account me.com (wich I had to pay) I thought that for those, how used this service, itunes match is for free? Isn't it?? thanks for

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
The songs you uploaded to iTunes Match don't take iCloud storage. iCloud storage is designed to store files on iCloud, and it's not affected by other services like iTunes Match. You can store up to 250,000 songs without worrying about the iCloud storage

HT204406 Song's iTunes Match iCloud icon shows but when I click to download song nothing happens.

Song shows "greyed out" on iTunes list with iCloud / iTunes Match icon for "click to download". But when I click on the icon to try to download the song nothing happens. I've tried signing out of iTunes Match and signing back in, etc.

I have five songs like this in itunes 11. In the previous version, i got an error on four of the songs but now there is no error dialog popup. Also, I recently tried to redownload a song after deleting it, it is greyed out also.

Windows right click iTunes Match iCloud option missing

Hi there
Running a PC on Windows 7
In itunes I've noticed that when I right click on a song that hasn't uploaded the iCloud options have gone
Anyone else got this issue and a fix for it?
Should I just reinstall iTunes? or is this a known bug with a fix on the way?
Many thanks

Andrewdoc74 wrote:
In itunes I've noticed that when I right click on a song that hasn't uploaded the iCloud options have gone
That's because the track is now available in the cloud. You need to enable the iCloud Status column to see then status of the song. Pull down View > View Options, select "icloud status" and click OK. After the initial scan, match and upload process has completed you will see one of two statuses on a track: "matched" or "uploaded." Neither of these will have the "add to icloud" option in the contextual menu. Andy songs that are "waiting" still need to be processed by iTunes Match.
Keep in mind that not all songs actually "upload" to the cloud; most of them will "match" to songs in the iTunes Store. Hence the name of the service: iTunes Match.

HT4914 iTunes Match vs Prerecorded Songs

When using iTunes Match, are songs that have already been recorded on the laptop, ipad or iphone preserved in the device and the Match songs that are streamed in from iCloud become available as well? And assume the prerecorded songs can be accessed along with the MATCH songs at the same time?

I'm a little confused you said iTunes Match is not recognizing them and replacing with better quality. If iTunes Match doesn't recognize a song it will upload the version that is on your computer. If it does recognize it you'll have access to the 256KBps version on all devices immediately (wont need to upload).

Managing iTunes Match iCloud Uploads

I have a lot of songs that are not in iTunes Store (e.g. mixtapes, remixes). Can I select which of these non-iTunes Store songs get uploaded to iCloud and which do not? Will it just upload songs at random until my allocated iCloud space is filled up?

Jim,
Thanks for this, appreciate it.
Of the previous ITL files, the latest is back at the start of June so reverting back to this isnt really an option as there have been mutiple changes and numerous cd's added to the library since then.
As i say, the music does appear to be in the cloud as i can access from other devices. Its just the icloud staus field is now blank int he library.
If i leave as is, i take it no mjaor issue or must i take corrective action to resolve?
Im concerned that with those files with a blank status field i select get info and it says "not yet processed by itunes match" however it does appear to be in the cloud after being uploaded previously.
Sorry for the hassle Jim.....
S.

ITunes Match/iCloud issue.

I have itunes match and uploaded my libaray. There are songs that are not showing up on my phone which say are matched, aac, and 256 in itunes/cloud.

Hi,
I don't think that you have a similar issue to OP.
Mettelin wrote:
That means that iTunes Match is stripping out the Sample Rate when it uploads some tracks (even variable within albums) and then it gets stuck when you try to play the track.
Apple needs to fix this.
Match does not strip out the Sample Rate. If tracks are matched, it shows the standard sample rate of 44,100 but unknown when tracks are uploaded (probably because Apple does not capture this on such tracks). If you have an iCloud status of "Waiting" and a blank sample rate, this suggests that the match / upload process was not completed.
If you have not already solved your problem, I suggest that you delete those tracks and then read them to your iTunes library. Once you have matched or uploaded them, you can delete from your hard drive but not the cloud.
Jim

HT4914 iTunes Match "downloads"

iTunes match says that it "downloads" songs to iOS devices instead of streaming them. Does this mean that iCloud will download the physical song files to your phone and take up storage data?

This topic has been covered many times, hence worth a little searching through the content on this forum.
The good news is that you can make it work by using more than one library - rather than simply repeat content, do post back if you do not quickly find the specific steps for your application.

HT4914 iTunes Match resubscribe?

I subscribed to iTunes Match a few days ago and I only disabled it and now it says I have to subscribe

Hello mami.g21
As long as you are using the same Apple ID, it should not have an issue with reassociating it with your iTunes library. If you are charged again, then report the issue to the iTunes Store.
iTunes Store: Subscribing to iTunes Match
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
Regards,
-Norm G.

Recover lost deleted corrupted music files tracks from iTunes match icloud

Just spent an hour on Apple's tech suypport line, all to figure out how to recover lost/deleted/corrupted music files/tracks from iCloud / iTunes Match. Here's how to do it:
ASSUMPTIONS: You're in iTunes on your computer, logged into your iCloud account.
Within iTunes, in the left-hand pane, select your Music library. Alll your tracks should appear in the right-hand pane. Those that are missing from your disk should be marked with an asterisk icon to the left of the track. Do the following...
...select all the missing/lost/deleted tracks (using the option button), and hit the delete button.
NOTE: when the delete dialog box comes up, make sure you do ***NOT*** click the "Delete from iCloud" selection!!!
...once deleted, select all the same tracks again, then hit the right mouse button, then select "Download".
All the tracks should start downloading, one by one, from iCloud.
NOTE: If I were you, I'd perform this operation on discrete chunks (no more than 500 at a time), just to be safe.
Good luck!

You can also recover the missing tracks from the backup you are keeping on an external HDD. You are backing up, aren't you?

HT4914 iTunes Match / icloud

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