Update caused duplicates in iTunes Match ?

Since downloading the new iTunes I have hundreds of duplicates of my songs appear when using iTunes Match, if I switch iTunes Match of they disappear. I have well over 100 GB of music is there an easy way to get rid of the duplicates in iTunes Match as it will take me a very long time to delete them individually I had no problem before the update.

Funny, that you bring this up, I actually called about this yesterday, and looked up the article myself. Once you sign up for itunes Match Genuious becoumes disabled!!!!! The bad thing is, you have to dig pretty deep to find that out!!!!!! Sorry mate it's an Apple thing.

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After updating to ios 7, iTunes Match doesn't work on iPhone 4

I updated to ios 7 on my iPhone 4 last night.
I purchased iTunes Match today. Everything has been uploaded through my computer, and everything is fine on my computer's end. But when I open up my music app on my iPhone 4, I get a screen that says Loading iTunes Match... and it stays there for hours. Without ever having my music pop up.

I have the same problem which started after I upgraded to iOS 7. It works particularly bad on the iPhone 4. It is in "Loading iTunes Match" mode most of the time with no or very slow progress, and when it finally ends, the uploaded Playlists are never there, not one. "Loading iTunes Match" would restart again after leaving and restarting music, say 50% of the time. Not sure what really is being loaded and can't understand why it has to be reloaded so often.
I had a problem ticket with Apple Support, but the specialist asked for a series of screenshots documenting the start time of "Loading iTunes Match" and the eventual completion time. I told him to forget it because I had already spent too much time turning this and that on and off for so many times in so many days trying to listen to my own uploaded music and I did not want to fiddle around anymore. I have decided not to renew my iTunes Match service in November, and have since turned off iTunes Match on all my devices and gone back to syncing to keep things simple.
I also have Amazon Cloud Player which is working just fine for the purpose of having some kind of cloud access of my music. I will be renewing this $24 service this month for another year instead of iTunes Match.
Apple was supposed to be very good at software development, and for them not resolving a problem in a paid service since the rollout of iOS 7 is just disappointing.

How can i deactivate updating my libary from itunes match?

My problem all the time i change something in my libary (like amend a genre or album from a song), but all the time itunes match is restore again all informations I changed. How can I stop/prevent that i tunes match update all these informations. Just for information I need to use itunes match for icloud.
If I would deactivate i tunes match, I couldn't use icloud on my iphone. Thanks for help

Hi,
If you activate match on your new laptop, you will have access to all music that you matched or uploaded. You have the option to retain the music by downloading to your computer. If you delete music, it will delete from cloud.
Jim

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Hello mracole,
I checked my "purchases" and the 7/19/13 purchases don't show up. However, the earlier versions from usually several years back...the ones that are Matched...often do show up in my Purchases. I suspect that somehow those REALLY purchased several year old versions were deleted and redownloaded by me so I could change them to the 256 kbps versions under iTunes Match. They were probably 128 kbps versions originally when purchased.
Why the earlier versions that were really purchased are now identified as Matched is puzzling.
Why I now have Purchased versions from 7/19/13 is puzzling too...especially since these versions do NOT show up in my purchases.
Calling Apple Support if a good idea unless someone can explain this mystery. I might even take one of my laptops to the Apple store and show a Genius.
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ITunes Match won't update on iPhone

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Hi fnaber0412,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
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If the issue is still present, you may want to restore the iPhone as a new device -
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT41
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Will playlists be duplicated when two libraries are merged by iTunes Match?

Hi All!
I am preparing to start up iTunes Match, and will be attempting to merge two libraries, one from my wife's machine and one from my own. Most of the contents of these libraies is, in fact, duplicative, but there are likely several hundreds tracks unique to each.
They also have duplicative playlists. Most of our playlists are not "mix tapes," but simply a particular CD by a particular artist, e.g., Back on Top by Van Morrison.
I've read many posts in this forum already, and plan to create a brand new Apple ID that we can both use for iTunes purchases. (We each have our own iCloud IDs. This seems like a reasonable way to go. I will be "matching" he library first and, then, once that is finished, adding my own.
Here's the question: Will that result in having two copies of all those duplicative playlists? It would be truly annoying to have to delete every other playlist, though I will man up to the task if that is what is required.
I would like to know, however, if that's what I am likely in for.
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Greg

Greg, I don't have any experience with multiple IDs and computers. However the "problems" I can see cropping up are:
1. The playlists in different iTunes libraries will be uploaded. If there are the same playlists in each library then there will be duplicates in iTunes Match. You'll probably want to weed out some of the duplicates.
2. You're probably going to get duplicate songs as well. At this time the only way to not get those dups from different iTunes libraries will be to actually remove them from one library.
3. As to the Apps, you won't lose access to any Apps, and you should be able to update them as long as you authorize each library for the original iTunes Store account ID. This can be done by pulling down Store > Authorize this Computer.
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ITunes Match unresponsive

Since downloading the latest update and turning on iTunes Match, I can't run iTunes from my Mac. My iPhone, iPad and even my work PC all run iTunes Match, but my Mac will become unresponsive everytime I open the program and just show me a pinwheel. Any help?

Hey Spencer -
For what it's worth, I'm having the same issue. I immediately experienced long periods of unresponsiveness on my iTunes and after troubleshooting and isolating everything I could think of, I discovered it was the constant queueing and checking-for-updates that iTunes Match does. I finally just split my library into two files - one, which has all my local music that I keep along with TV/Movies/Podcasts/Books/Apps and does all my iTunes syncing and streaming to Apple TVs (which is why this particular library is always running), and the other, which I only use when I need to add/change something related to iTunes Match (like when I'm ready to buy new music, or when I'm ready to import a CD, etc). That way, I only have to deal with this issue when I'm dealing specifically with music, which fortunately for me (and probably less for many others) is not very often.
If you'd like to do what I am doing, just turn off iTunes Match in your primary library (this will keep your main library from freezing all the time). Exit iTunes, then hold the Option key and click iTunes again; it will then prompt you to create a new library. You can create it and save it somewhere else (and append it to say iTunes [Match] or something so it's easy to distinguish between the libraries), and then turn iTunes Match on in that library.
I am Apple-certified and work as a Network Engineer and even I was only able to identify the problem; I have my own thread about this elsewhere on the support group and I have yet to find any resolution. I've tried rebuilding / repairing the library, creating it from scratch, and even testing it on other Macs. I have the same issue on any Mac on which I enable iTunes Match.
I have seen that this isn't the case (noticably, anyway) on smaller libraries, as the checking-for-updates time takes less so there's no freezing.
One more useful bit: I had similar freezing/unresponsive issues with this when the Genius feature was unveiling in iTunes. To fix it then, I was able to just turn Genius off. With the iTunes Match function though, it appears that Genius is part of its system and has to be enabled to allow iTunes Match. This means your database is constantly sending information to iTunes to help match/recommend/build mixes for you, and that seems to be what's causing the issue. So while it's an "iTunes Match" issue, the root of the issue is something to do with Genius mode.
Sorry for the long reply. I've spent a lot of time on this and I just thought I'd share what I've uncovered about it so far.
PS - I'm in OKC, so we're not far if your handle is related to Oklahoma. So there's that :-)

Can't access iTunes Match - says "expired"

Yesterday I received the below email from iTunes Match, basically telling me there was a "problem" that prevented automatic renewal of my iTunes Match account. Since I have 6000+ cut up there, this concerned me. I went to my iTunes account page and re-entered my card information - as far as I know there is nothing wrong with the card ... we use it all the time. Here's the bvogus email:
Dear MICHAEL,
There was a problem with your payment type that prevented the automatic renewal of your subscription to iTunes Match. To renew your subscription and to regain the ability to store your entire music collection on iCloud and enjoy it on your iOS devices, iTunes, and Apple TV, you will need to update your payment information. iTunes Match stores not only your songs purchased on the iTunes Store, but all of the other great music you have acquired over the years, including music from CDs.
To update your payment information or manage your subscription, sign in to iTunes on your computer and go to your Account Information page. Your matched and uploaded tracks will be removed from iCloud in 90 days, so renew your subscription now and keep all of your music in the cloud so you can listen to it anytime, anywhere.
Regards,
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So, I try listening to some music today and all the iTunbes app on my iPhone 4 (iOS 6.0.1) does is spin around from one song title to another. Tonight I get a new email from iTunes Match that says the following:
Dear MICHAEL,
Store all your music in the cloud and listen to it anytime, anywhere.
Renew your iTunes Match subscription so you can continue to enjoy your entire music collection in iCloud on your iOS devices, iTunes, and Apple TV. iTunes Match stores not only your songs purchased on the iTunes Store, but all of the other great music you have acquired over the years, including music from CDs.
Your subscription for iTunes Match expired on 11/16/12. Your complete music collection and playlists in iCloud are no longer available from your iOS devices, iTunes, or Apple TV. You will still be able to download from iCloud any music you previously purchased on iTunes from the Purchased area of the iTunes Store. You can also sync your music to your iOS devices using iTunes for Mac+PC. To renew your subscription now, open iTunes on your Mac or PC and choose Turn on iTunes Match from the Store menu.
Regards,
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Now what do I do? There's nothing wrong with my card and iTunes says I'll lose all the songs I ripped from my CD collection if I don't pay up? HOW?? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO??
Thank god I had the foresight to pay Amazon for space and everything I uploaded to iTunes is also over there in Amazon's cloud service. At least THEY seem to know how to run a cloud service. Seems like ever since Steve passed it's just one thing after another with these clowns.
Please help!

Just got this -
Dear iTunes Customer,
You recently received an email informing you that your iTunes Match Subscription could not be auto-renewed. We have resolved the problem and your iTunes Match Subscription has been renewed.
We apologize for the delay with your auto-renewal. If you have any questions, please contact AppleCare at http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
I hope everyone else is all set too.

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