ITunes Match Storage Space Usage

I am considering purchasing iTunes Match. How much space does iTunes Match use on an iOS device? Can one control this size? Does it store all the songs you have listened to or have some other caching algorithm?

Songs are stored only if you donwload them.
If you stream them they are put into a cache which will delete when that space is needed.

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ITunes match storage full error on I devices

If I have iTunes match enabled on i devices it comes up with the message saying say storage is full. I haven't downloaded any songs at all I just stream it. I have never had this issue before until it was time to renew iTunes Match

When you 'stream' music from the cloud it will cache the song on your device (i.e take up storage space). To clear this cache go to Settings -> General -> Usage -> Music then swipe right to left on 'All Music' and select delete. The space will be cleared.
I would have thought though that the system would clear the cache if more space to 'stream' a song is needed.

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

ITunes Match/Storage Issues

I have a 16 GB iPhone 4, and I recently purchased iTunes Match, hoping to clear up some space on my phone to download iOS 7, since my music would now be stored in the Cloud. Now, when I plug in my iPhone to sync, it says that I have 8.9 GB of music on my phone, yet somehow have 10 GB free. The Cloud icons are not next to songs in my library when I pull it up on my phone.
How is this possible? Can I delete the music off of my phone at this point?

Same problem on my iphone 4! ipad 2 and iphone 3gs normal instead

TS4124 iTunes Match storage?

I have an iPad 3 & iPhone 4S. I have iTunes Match w/ about 1500 songs. I am still having storage issues where my iPad states that I am using 6.5GB of my 16GB storage for music. I thought w/ Match it stored everything on the cloud not on the device? I've been trying to update apps but its saying I don't have enough storage and that's how I saw how much my music is taking up. Any way I can fix this?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
iTunes match does keep all your content in the cloud, but you need to download it to a device to play it. If after playing something you don't want it on your device anymore, delete it by swiping.

Will itunes match save space on my ipad?

I need more space on my iPAD 16 gig
need space to upgrade to 7.o4

iTunes Match allows you to listen to your songs from iCloud instead of having them stored on your device, so it may help you save space from your device. See > http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/
Note that you do not need iTunes Match if you purchased your songs in the iTunes Store. In this case, you can just delete them from your device and you will be able to listen to them from iCloud

HT4914 iTunes Match storage

I have about 223000 songs in my collection., the majority of which I did NOT purchase on iTunes. The way I read the terms is that I am limited to 25k of those songs tenor purchased on iTunes or 25k songs that iTunes Match can't find?

Stupid auto correct...repost
I have about 223000 songs in my collection., the majority of which I did NOT purchase on iTunes. The way I read the terms is that I am limited to 25k of those songs NOT purchased on iTunes or 25k songs that iTunes Match can't find?
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Minimizing storage space usage

Does every image downloaded to Aperture library also create an image in the iMac's permanent "all my files"? If so am I not using large storage space by having two RAW images?

yes as I wrote All My Files is a smart album which means the files it shows are pointing to the originals.
You can prove this to yourself by:
In the Finder go to the View menu and turn on Show Path Bar. This will add a section at the bottom of the Finder window that shows the complete path of any selected item in the Finder window
Now select any file, you will see the path of the file is the path of the original,

IBook G4 & Managing iTunes library (Storage space)

My G4 has a 30 GB hard drive and I never dreamed I would run out of space, but that was before iTunes.
Can I upgrade to a larger hard drive without going to external devices? If so, how do I find these? When I did a search in the Apple store only externals came up.
My iTunes library is the thing hogging all the room. Can I move it to my iDisk? Will it work the same if I do? Is there another way to store my iTunes library?
Since this is a laptop I don't want another device to carry around with me.
Any advice would be greatly appriciated.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) I'm as good on Windows as I am on a Mac, but Windows is not as good as a Mac

Cindy,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
You can bring your iBook to an Apple Reseller (Most popular CompUSA), where they can put one in for you. I am pretty sure they will put one in for you, but I am not too sure about Apple. Either way it is going to be pretty expensive. I know you don't want a external hard drive that much, but I just thought for informational purposes I should give you my view.
The reasons why an external hard drive is a great choice:
Lets say a 40 or 60Gb hard drive costs $120. Then you are going to have to pay for labor, which is going to be probably around $100 an hour. That is a lot of money, especially when they are very slow. If you were to buy a external hard drive, you can get a more spacious hard drive for less. For an example, you can get the SmartDisk FireLite Portable Hard Drive that has 100Gb for only $229. It's pretty small, only 3 1/4" x 5".
I bought a 160Gb SmartDisk CrossFire for $165 and I use it only to put my photos from iPhoto on them. My computer runs faster, smoother, and I have more room for other things. I have thousands of photos (over 4000) that take up a ton of room, but with the external I didn't have to pay a lot of money (you can do the same with iTunes).
You can put your version of OS X on the hard drive so that you don't have to carry around the Install/Repair discs incase of a problem. This only works with FireWire drives (and I believe some rare USB 2.0).
Just to keep it semi short, you can back up all your files on to it. I recommend people back up their files just incase something happens. I know a kid who had bought 1,000 songs from iTunes (I think) and had his 10 page paper on his iBook G3, and then someone kicked a soccer ball right into it. Random things happen all the time, its better to be safe then sorry.
Jon
PS If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask!
G4 1.33Ghz iBook, G4 iMac 1Ghz, G3 500Mhz iBook, Macintosh 128K, eMate... Mac OS X (10.4.3) Airport EX, Moto Razr, iLife '06, SmartDisk 160Gb, Apple BT Mouse, Sight..

What's the best way to use iTunes match with 4 iPhones and an ipad2

Currently have iPhone 4 (2), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G (used as touch-no sim), and iPad 2. We use one apple id to purchase with. We use a windows 7 pc and iTunes 10.5.....latest ver. My questions are kinda multi faceted, but I'm thinking iTunes match can help. Ok....
Is iTunes match cloud space the same as iCloud space?
I have ~15000 mp3's. I'd like to use iTunes match to "clean up" my library. So, once I get my matched tunes up there will all my devices see that library?
What about playlists? Do they just stay the same and locally reside on iDevices?
I don't have a Mac yet, well I don't have a new one. I currently have a iBook g4 1.0 ghz with 1.25mb ram and osx 10.5 on it. I would like to move all my music to a 1tb nas drive that I have.....iTunes does see it. Then do all my iTuning from that machine for the next couple of months until I save more money and by an iMac.
However, it seems as though this ITunes might be able to this better.......
I'm terribly confused...I have 10+ years in IT, albeit mostly all PC. That being said, I am ready to switch, I just feel like I'm so deep into a mess it seems impossible to do any of this cleanly.
Thank you,

I'll try to help a bit.
ITunes match space is different to icloud space. With iTunes match you get storage for 25,000 non iTunes purchased tracks and other than a limit for individual file size, there is no memory limit.
You can turn match on individuallyon each device (I have it turned off on my iPod but turned on on my iPad and iPhone). When you turn it on then you get access to all the tracks, and in my experience any playlists I create have transferred over very well. I understand that some people have had trouble with playlists though.
I'm not quite clear with exactly what you mean regarding cleaning up your library, but be careful about using Match for this. There is no guarantee that matched songs will be exactly the same version as your own copy, due to some mismatches, so you could find some problems there. Personall, I am cleaning up my library before matching, but I am rather particular about keeping my library the way I want it. If you aren't as fussed then match could be the answer.
Hope that helped.

How to create more storage space without deleting apps

I need more storage space for my iphone 5s. I dont want to delete my apps. any ideas?

Hi pacificmission,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
This article should give you ideas about how to free up storage space on your iPhone 5s by showing you how to view storage space usage and remove less used content.
See how much storage you've used on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Cheers,
-Jason

HT4914 for itunes match the 24,99 a year , are the only costs ? No other costs can occur ?

Hi with itunes match is the yearly fee the only costs?
there are no additonal costs that can occur ?

The yearly fee is the only cost for iTunes Match itself. You may encounter other charges not directly related to iTunes Match; additional space for documents or photos in iCloud, for instance. And of course there is a charge to purchase music from the iTunes Store, if you're not matching tracks acquired from CDs or other sources.
Regards.

HT5637 now that I have subscribed to iTunes match and synched with my phone, I assume that all the music stored on my phone is now stored in the cloud. Can I now delete the tunes on my phone so that I regain storage space?

Now that I have subscribed to iTunes Match and synched my phone, I'm assuming that my 6.9GB of music and 2.3 GB of videos are stored in the cloud and accessible to my phone for listening or watching. Can I now delete them from my phone so that I regain the 9.2GB of storage space?

Go to Settings > General > Usage, select Music, then Edit. There will be a delete option there. It may take a few minutes to delete if you have a large collection on your iPhone.

ITunes Match and storage space on iPhone/iPad

I just subscribed to iTunes Match. I was under the impression that it would free up space on my devices since the songs are in the cloud. My storage space has stayed the same. What am I doing wrong or was I wrong to assume that?

The music that you had originally synced to those devices is still there since you haven't deleted it. If you do not wish to have the music on the devices go to Settings > General > Usage, tap Music, then swipe across "all music" and tap the delete button. This will remove all music that is presently stored on the device.

ITunes Match Storage Space Usage

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