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.

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TS4124 itunes match on a new hard drive

i updated my hard drive and did not transfer all my music because im subscribed to itunes match. im able to see the music,but i cant play it or download it. can someone help.

My Library files are still on the C drive as the instructions said to leave them there
While it is implied that I can move ITunes music files off my C drive to make more space
Quote: "If your hard drive is nearly full after loading all your music and other media into iTunes, or if you just want to move all those music and media files to another hard drive on your system, here's a way to make the move while retaining all your playlists, ratings, and play history."
In fact I now see that ITunes Help seems to suggest something different. I got here by pressing the question mark while in the pop up box for "Edit, Preferences, Advanced"
Quote:
"By default, songs and other files you import into iTunes are placed here:
My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
Hide
To change the default location of imported files:
Choose Edit > Preferences, and click Advanced.
Click Change and select a new location for your files.
From now on, new songs and other items you import are stored in the new location. Songs you’ve already imported stay in their current location. (emphasis mine)
To restore the iTunes Media folder as the default storage location, click Reset (in the Advanced pane of iTunes preferences)."

TS4124 iTunes Match is terrible

I have thousands of songs in .m4a container format and using AACv2 audio codec at 64kbps, which sounds awesome and is the highest quality possible for AACv2. (both formats supported by iTunes).
For some reason Apple chose to refuse iTunes Match's support for songs with bitrate lower than 96kbps. (check http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4124)
Why this stupid decision? It has been some time since I discovered the "just works" slogan by Jobs isn't worth **** anymore, just like Google's "don't do evil".
I just paid USD25 for this service and I'm feeling extremely frustrated.
Don't tell me to "just rightclick and convert to AAC" because when you reconvert a file you lose quality, create duplicates, etc, etc.

You can try selecting the files and choose "Create AAC version" from the context menu of iTunes. This usually works as it create a higher bitrate file. Still, it is not foolproof, sometimes, it may create bitrate of 80kbps or higher. iTunes match requires at least 128kbps for matching. You just have to trial and error. A third-party audio converter might also help to force convert everything to 128kbps.

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 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.

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

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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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.

TS4124 Itunes Match and my play lists

When useing itunes Match, will it save my play lists or just single songs and their album information?

Turn off iTunes Match.
As you've found, with iTM enabled on an iDevice, direct syncing of music (and supported music videos) via USB or Wi Fi is disabled and all music managment (including music videos) takes place directly on the iDevice. You can disable iTunes Match, sync the music videos you want via USB, and re-enable the service.

HT4914 Do you need to purchase more than the basic 5 Gigs of free iCloud storage if you have more than 5 Gigs of all data that can be stored on iCloud if you subscribe to iTunes Match?

I purchased an additional 10 Gigs of iCloud storage in 2012 for my iPhone 4S and iPad (3rd Gen Wi-Fi) for $20 per year through my iPhone carrier AT&T using IOS 4.3 which has been kept updated to IOS 6.13. In 2012 I purchased an iPad 3rd Generation with Wi-Fi only and at the end of my one year 10 gig upgrade I noticed that I had not used any of the additional 10 gigs and was not going to renew the additional storage. However, I decided to move all of my MP3 music library and copy my remaining CD collection of music (a couple hundred CD's) to my Windows Computer Hard Drive so that I could keep them safe.
As I started purchasing new Albums from iTunes I decided to allow iTunes to store all my music in case my Hard Drive crashed. I did not purchase iTunes Match but all of my collections appear to be stored on iTunes as the storage cloud appears on my Apple devices which use the same Apple ID. A week ago I purchased another iPad (4th Generation Wi-Fi only) so my wife and I could use them at the same time. I kept everything under the same Apple ID because I use a lot of music creation apps like AmpliTube, Drum machines, Guitar Pro etc for creating music as well as Photo Apps for my Photography hobby and I wanted access to the apps regardless of which device was handy (including connecting the 2 iPads together for music looping and more).
I still don't see any of the additional Ten gigs used as less than 500 Meg's are backed up into memory from each of the three devices.
QUESTION: What is the advantage of an iTunes Match subscription if my library of some 10K songs are already stored on iTunes and I have not yet exceeded the initial 5 gigs of free iCloud storage? I keep my library in MP3 format for convenience and convert my music library to between 192 and 320 Kbps. Given the choice should I cancel the additional iCloud storage and subscribe to iTunes Match. Is iTunes Match a replacement for purchasing additional iCloud Storage?
Confused as to which service I need?

Only 5gb free iCloud storage is available for one apple ID.
As you said, 2 + 2.4 doesn't add up to 5gb
These are all the things that gets saved on iCloud
Photos and videos
iOS backup
Documents (from Pages, numbers, keynote, documents from other apps)
Also email from @iCloud.com account
if you go to [Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage], you can see this.
This should show you what is taking up your iCloud storage.

IPhone would not let me delete individual song from library, tried deleting album to remove music from local storage, now certain songs from album do not show in iTunes match on iPhone only on computer

Upon completion of matching and uploading my very large library of music (+15,000), I wanted to see how iTunes Match worked on my iPhone. I started it and selected the first album in the list to listen to. I let it play the entire album and then decided that I wanted to remove certain songs off of the iPhone's local storage. Tried to delete the individual songs and it would not let me. So I figured that I would go back and just delete the album. After selecting delete I went back to listen to one of the songs on the album and realized that it deleted several of the songs from the iTunes Match completely. When pulling iTunes up on my computer the songs are still there but does not give me the option to upload to iTunes Match.
I have tried turning off Match on iPhone and back on (doesn't seem to do anything cause when turned off the iPhone still displays the music.)
Then tried power cycling. (Still shows the music)
Then I tried power cycling again and resyncing the phone and the iPhone still shows the music as it was on the phone.
How do I get the music to be accessable on the iPhone again.. I have been messing with this for the course of 3 hours now.. and any help would be appreciated!!
iPhone 3GS 8GB

Actually Michael I know exactly how to delete.. The iPhone would not let me swipe to the left to delete the individual song, so I went to the album view and did it there.. The issue I am having is a bug because it removed 3/4 of the albums availablity off my iPhone.. You post proved no help because it is basic troubleshooting which, if you read my post, I have already done.. I did however figure out how to fix my issue on my own.. Basically I had to remove the album from my iTunes on my computer and upload it again to iTunes Match..

IOS 8: iTunes Match hogging huge amount of storage space on iPhone (6 Plus)

Hi there!
I use iTunes Match for a long time now, Have about 18k Songs in in all tagged incl. covers (compressed with JPEG mini app)
After updating to iOS 8, I'm quite sure that Match seems to be the root of a massive use of "other" storage space on my new iPhone 6 Plus. I opted for the 16GB because I thought I don't need more because of iTunes Match. Apparently I was mistaken as the baseline design by Apple is no longer sufficient for using the basic services Apple provides. I tried to solve the problem by restoring the Phone two weeks ago, but the problem reoccurs no matter wether I create a new iPhone and activate iTunes Match or restore it form an iCloud Backup.
I made some screenshots to show the problem:
Note that I have deleted every single cache-file prior to this screenshot and that there is not a single music file on the iPhone.
There also still seems to be a problem with the delete-function integrated in iOS, as music-data is not always wiped, but that's old news I think:
After experimenting with deactivating and activating iTunes Match on the phone and downloading a short album (~50MB) for testing purposes, this happened:
I am out of ideas how to fix this...Applecare is more or less not available right now here in Germany because of the iOS 8.0.1 disaster.
I'm really ****** of as more and more space is eaten up on my phone without even having any use of it. Restoring my iPhone every 2 weeks can't be the answer.
Does anybody have an idea how to fix this? Is this problem a known bug and fixed in iOS 8.1?
Any help is appreciated
Kind regards,
Thorbjörn

Hello Dan,
I am having the exact same issue except mine might be a little worse. I restored my phone and "set up as new" about 3 times. I didn't have much to lose as far as "backup" was concerned so I just went ahead and wiped the whole phone clean. I am missing 10gb.
I Have accepted the fact that iOS takes 5.2GB of storage to run my phone (which is ridiculous). I have also added up all my used data in the "manage storage" portion in setting and it adds up to about 2gb. So basically I have about 10GB unaccounted for. I chatted with apple twice and talked to supervisors and they all tried to walk me through the same process of restoring, rebooting, clearing cache, resetting etc. nothing has worked. I've come to the conclusion that it's a faulty flash drive and we just need to return our phones for new ones. Nothing can be done.

Is the music I play from iTunes Match taking up storage space on my iPad?

I'm a bit confused. I have about 9000 songs in my laptop iTunes. I signed up for iTunes Match. As I play songs from those 9000 is it bringing them into my iPad and using storage there, or do they stay in my iCloud storage area and simply play from there? I signed up for it with understanding/hope that I could have all my music without using up space on my devices (iPad and iPhone). Am I correct that my device storage is NOT being used?

You're welcome.
the bbq king wrote:
Thanks for the answer Michael. So how will I know when I'm getting dangerously close to using up all of my storage/data capacity?
If you've got your iDevice set up to sync via Wi Fi you can just look at the summary page for the device in iTunes to see how much capatcity is being used. But it shouldn't be a problem because the Music app will delete older downloaded tracks to make room for newer tracks as you download them. You can also delete music by track by swiping and tapping the delete button; or by Album or Artist by tap-n-hold and tapping the "x."
the bbq king wrote:
If I delete songs from my device to free up space will that delete it from my computer or iCloud list?
No. Only from your iDevice. And even when you do delete a track from your iDevice you'll still be able to see it as being in the cloud so you can download it again.
the bbq king wrote:
n my opinion Apple makes iCloud and iTunes Match sound like they are streaming technologies. Or let's at least say they aren't very forthcoming that all songs played are downloaded to your device. Maybe if you have any persuassion with Apple you could suggest they tweak their marketing message.
I don't have any "persuassion" with Apple but I do agree that the marketing language is, shall we say, fuzzy. It definitely should be modified.

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.

TS4124 iTunes Match storage?

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