When I delete itunes match song from itunes, download icon is greyed out

Now that my songs are in the cloud, I want to delete my ripped version and download the iTunes Match version, but I can't see how since the download icon is greyed out. Anybody know how? Thanks!

The first thing to keep in mind is that not every track will be "matched." Some will be "uploaded." You need to enable the iCloud Status column in the iTunes browser to see what the track's status are. Switch to Song view and pull down View > View Options. Select "iCloud Status" then close the window. Now you will be able to see the status of the songs. Tracks with a status of "uploaded" are the exact same tracks that were on your computer.
If the streams are greyed out that generally means iTunes can not connect to the cloud. Look next to Music and see if the cloud icon is solid. If it is not quit iTunes, wait a few seconds, the relaunch it. This should re-establish the connection to the cloud and you will be able to download the tracks.

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HT2905 When i delete an unwanted song from my library, the next time i switch pc on, the song is back in my library, it must be in the cloud so how do i remove it from the cloud.

How can i delete an unwanted song from itunes cloud, each time i delete it from my library, it comes back again the next time i switch on.

Hi harryhal!
You may want to make sure that your preference for showing iTunes in the Cloud purchases is turned off:
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Make sure that you have "Show iTunes in the Cloud Purchases" enabled in your iTunes preferences by going to iTunes > Preferences in the Store tab and clicking OK.
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

Songs I recently downloaded are all Greyed out with a grey cloud next to them?

Recently got an iTunes gift card for Christmas and was at my family's house. I went on their iTunes and signed into my Apple ID Account to use my new gift card under my Account. Everything went fine until I went home and opened my iTunes account on my PC Windows Computer. The recently Downloaded songs are ALL Greyed Out with a Cloud next to them? Now I can't play any of these NEW SONGS I just purchased?!?! PLEASE HELP ME!!

I downloaded one of the file explorer programs (iFunbox in my case) for my PC and deleted everything out of the "Purchases" folder on the phone's "Raw File System". After a couple of syncs with iTunes everything was back to normal. It appears that something was screwed up on the iPhone side that iTunes couldn't sort out. I don't think anything could sync from iTunes to the phone, not just the greyed out items.
This is why resetting and restoring the iPhone also works for a lot of people. It's overkill though, deletes your app data, and just wastes your time setting everything back up after the restore. Better to use the surgical approach of a file system explorer program on your PC to fix what appears to be a mundane data corruption issue.

If I delete my songs from my "Downloads" folder, have them in my "Trash" and then delete them from my "Trash", will I still be able to play the songs on my iTunes or will they be deleted on my iTunes as well?

I want to clear some space on my Mac since it is filling up and I don't have much room left on it. I want to delete all my songs from my "Downloads" folder and then delete them from my "Trash" to free up space however, I'm worried that if I do this then iTunes will not play any of the songs I deleted.
Will I still be able to play my songs on iTunes even if they are not in my "Downloads" or "Trash" folders?
Thank you.

All tracks in iTunes (if you use default settings) should be in various artist and album folders in the main media folder in the iTunes folder. You can right click a track to reveal its location in Finder. If there's a copy there then it doesn't really matter what you do with other copies.
I have never downloaded from iTunes but I thought it placed files directly in the correct locations, or is this some other downloads folder to which you are referring?
Normally if you download a file from another source and add it to iTunes by dragging it there, or using the Add To menu item, it places a copy of the file in iTunes. You can discard the original, but if you're concerned you can check which copy iTunes is actually using as above.

Re-newed Itunes match and it deleted 10,000 songs from the cloud

Re-newed Itunes match and it deleted 10,000 songs from the cloud.

I spent time last night reloading the missing songs. It did not take too
long, as you indicated much of the data existed at some point in the
Cloud. Seems part of my library was duplicated on my main itunes computer
and that caused some confusion. Turned off and turned on Itunes match on
my work PC and Iphone and everything was available again for streaming.
Hopefully I don't run into this next year at renewal time. I do back up
to a hard drive and can use my ipod as a reference back up.
When it works the Icloud/Itunes back up and streaming is excellent.
Although initially last year it took 7 days to load my library.
On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Michael Dougherty <[email protected]>

HT1923 I uninstalled iTunes on an old computer but first I installed iTunes on my new computer and backed up my songs. When I deleted iTunes from old computer, it wouldn't work on my new computer. Why? What do I dp?

I uninstalled iTunes on my old computer but first installed and copied my songs over to my new computer. When I deleted iTunes from old computer, iTunes quit working on new computer. What do I do?

One has nothing to do with the other.
What is or is not happening on the new computer in regards to iTunes. We cannot offer assistance without specifics of the issue.

I just uploaded my iTunes library to the cloud using iTunes Match. When I buy a new song from iTunes, is it automatically put in the Cloud or do I have to push iTunes Match. I certainly don't want to upload the whole library again. Thanks

I just uploaded my iTunes library to the cloud using iTunes Match. When I buy a new song from iTunes, is it automatically sent to the Cloud or do I have to click on iTunes Match? I certainly don't want to start the whole upload process over again. Thanks

It should do so automatically, if not check it's staus this way.
In iTunes press "Command J" or select "View Options," under the view menu. In the popup window check iCloud Status. It will now appear as one of the columns in your main iTunes window.
This column will show which of your songs are matched, uploaded, ineligible, etc.
When you navigate to the song you downloaded you will see it's iCloud status.
If the status says, "waiting," and you want it available on Match now, then in the iTunes "Store," menubar pulldown, select "Update iTunes Match."
It will scan your drive, and update all status'.
You will not have to upload everything again.
Even if in iTunes you turn Match off, and back on again.
Match remembers you!

HT4914 Purging downloaded iTunes Match songs from iOS to keep memory available.?

It states that if your iOS system downloads the music from iCloud as you listen to it so its there for listening when no wifi is available! How do you purge the songs after listening so they don't take up space?

Hey there Chriskir,
It sounds like you would like to delete all the songs from your iPad but still be able to access them in iTunes Match. You can delete all the songs from the Music section of your Usage in Settings by swiping your music left:
Settings > General > Usage
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
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I tried to sync music from iTunes to my iPhone and when I click on "on this phone" the songs are there, but they are greyed out and have a circle in front of them. I can not click on those songs and when I eject the phone they are not on the phone.

I tried to sync music from iTunes to my iPhone and when I click on "on this phone" the songs are there, but they are greyed out and have a circle in front of them. I can not click on those songs, delete or anything and when I eject the phone they are not on the phone. I tried to re-add the songs and it says it can't add songs because they've already been added. So HOW can I get the songs to actually ADD to my phone to where I can listen to them? It's like they're stuck in Sync limbo or something! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am having the same problem. I have just tried this. Unplug iphone > open itunes > delete all music from itunes library > close itunes > re-open itunes > add music from original folder > plug in iphone > select songs > press sync > unplug iphone using eject button onscreen > checked phone .... still nothing in music folder on phone. On itunes the "On this iphone" tab the songs remain there but greyed out.

When i start to trancfer songs from my itunes(music) library to my ipod classic,for example ( a playlist with 50 songs) the estimated time is 5-6 hours,even more.Am i doing something wrong?

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When I delete a duplicate song, how do I choose which file to keep?

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I deleted my İTunes library becaouse of my mistake.But iTunes deleted my all songs from my computer. Luckily I have a copy of them, I tought it's about settings of iTunes but I'm not sure and new to iTunes. Could you help me?

The best route is to create a new library as follows:
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