Need help restoring original track data in Match

Truly hope someone can offer advice! I know there are several threads about changes made to track data while Match is syncing don't stick, but I have a slightly different problem:
I upgraded TuneUp and without knowing it, TuneUp startet "fixing" my entire library by deleting many composers and ruining other carefully edited information
By the time I realized what was happening and shut it down, some 2.000 tracks has been wreaked havoc upon
I restored the library from Time Machine, but apparently Match had had time to sync so that the wrong edits were flushed back to my library
I have now tried several ways of fixing this:
Restoring the library and using one of Doug's scripts to add a space at the end of all track names to make "my version" the latest, but this process takes so long that it times out and by then Match has again ruined my track info
Turn off Match, restore the library, make changes to some track info for all tracks, and turn Match on again. Under this approach, Match seems to treat the cloud copy as the "original" even if I made changes to my local copy later
Restoring the library, allow Match to start syncing so that my local library is viewed as part of the Match set, then disconnect the internet connection and make track changes, turn on again and sync Match again. Still, the Match changes are flushed back to my local library
Unless there are other suggestions, I see no way out by let Match stay turned off... Anyone with better insight than me into how Match treats changes and which take priority that could help?
Bjorn

Hi,
I'm not sure this will work. I use an app, no bearing on this issue, called Ivolume which adjust  the volume of the tracks. To get match to recognise volume change and that the file has been update, Ivolume adds information into comments box. My understanding is that this change allows latest file to replace the one in the cloud.
My thoughts are that you have matched turned off, restore library pre problems then add a comment for those tracks affected. Once done turn back on match. A long shot but worth considering.
Jim

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