Why isn't all of my music showing up with iTunes Match?

My old computer died so I can't access my original iTunes. So I purchased the iTunes Match subscription in hopes of moving my music over to my other computer. Much of my music showed up but there is a lot that didn't -- including CDs that I burned to my original library. I've made sure to authorize my new computer -- so that's not the issue. How can I get my entire library over to the new computer?

Hi,
Music can only be matched if it is actually in your library. If you subscribed to match on your old computer, then you should have access to them when you sign into match on your new computer.
If you did not have a backup, you will have lost them.
Jim

Similar Messages

Fix for Music app crash with iTunes Match "on"

Sometimes if you try to use iTunes match for the first time on 3G(or any other cellular connection) it crashes Music app permanently. It can occur if you try to run Music app on the go with bad 3G connectivity so some data is corrupted or configured incorrectly. I had this twice, but found this "easy" fix without a need of PC/Mac computer & iTunes.
How to fix music app crash with itunes match "on".
Step by step on the iPad:
- delete all music on your device:
Go to settings->usage->view list of all apps->swipe music icon ->choose delete
- set itunes match off
- run music app
- give it a while till it shows "no music" info and only shop button. It needs to reload all settings and clear all data. Wait till no loading circle.
- go to settings app again
- music settings - itunes match on but "show all your music" off !
- open music app
- wait till all your music lists covers download. It will take a while. Scroll down to load them all if you want. Wait till no loading circle.
- go to settings app again
- music settings - show all your music on
- go to music app
- wait till it download list of all your music
Done
Maybe you can fix this with lesser number of steps but this way I'm sure it works.

Sometimes if you try to use iTunes match for the first time on 3G(or any other cellular connection) it crashes Music app permanently. It can occur if you try to run Music app on the go with bad 3G connectivity so some data is corrupted or configured incorrectly. I had this twice, but found this "easy" fix without a need of PC/Mac computer & iTunes.
How to fix music app crash with itunes match "on".
Step by step on the iPad:
- delete all music on your device:
Go to settings->usage->view list of all apps->swipe music icon ->choose delete
- set itunes match off
- run music app
- give it a while till it shows "no music" info and only shop button. It needs to reload all settings and clear all data. Wait till no loading circle.
- go to settings app again
- music settings - itunes match on but "show all your music" off !
- open music app
- wait till all your music lists covers download. It will take a while. Scroll down to load them all if you want. Wait till no loading circle.
- go to settings app again
- music settings - show all your music on
- go to music app
- wait till it download list of all your music
Done
Maybe you can fix this with lesser number of steps but this way I'm sure it works.

Why isn't entire iTunes library showing up with iTunes Match activated?

Hi all,
I'm just getting started with Apple TV 3rd generation (running iTunes 11.1.2 on a 2-year old MacBook Pro running OS 10.8.5), and I'm very, very frustrated with how difficult it is to get my enitre iTunes library to show up on Apple TV. I thought it was possible to sync my library to the device, and wasted a lot of time trying to figure out how to do it before coming to the realization that this feature seems only to have been available in earlier generations of Apple TV. So last night I subscribed to iTunes Match and *finally* had access to my entire music library through Apple TV. But this afternoon when I turned on Apple TV, lo and behold it was back to displaying only my purchased music. I only briefly saw the "Turn on iTunes Match" message, and it was indeed turned on, but now I'm not even seeing that prompt. Can anyone tell me what the heck is going on, and how I can get Apple TV to display my entire iTunes library EVERY time I turn it on? Thanks much!

This may or may not work. But have you tried setting your home country as the US? Another possibility - go to Settings --> General --> Parental Controls - make sure Netflix is set to show.
If neither of those works. Sorry not sure why its not coming up.

Why isn't my iPod Touch (4G) showing up in iTunes or in My Computer??

Well my iPod Touch (4th Generation) was working great until yesterday. I was trying to update the software (iOS 4.3.3) and after 4 HOURS it tells me that it cannot install the update and now my iPod won't show up in iTunes or My Computer and it is showing the screen it usually does before you set it up. I checked the Device Manager...(Windows XP) and it's showing up as "Apple Mobile Device." I tried searching for hardware changes but nothing is working...I mean I am constantly fixing the iPods of other people but this time I can't even fix mine...oh and as a side note I did restart the computer and then after a while turned it off...I tried restarting my iPod too but to no avail. Please help!!!
Thanks!!=)

Put the Touch into recovery mode, then it should be recognized so that you can do a Restore:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

Home Sharing Music Transfer Disabled with iTunes Match?

I used to be able to transfer music between my wife's mac and mine using Home Sharing on our wi-fi network. Since I've started using iTunes Match on my mac, the functionality for transferring music seems to be disabled. Is this a by-product of using iTunes Match?

Thanks Winston. Does anyone else have a different take, or is that sentiment shared by all? Will I incur any problems syncing my library between my PC and my iPad if I turn my homesharing off in my preferences? Is there any reason that I should share my library? If anyone has any good info or insight on these topics, I'd appreciate you posting it here. Thanks.
Forest

Why isn't all my downloaded music in the Media Folder(Windows 7 iTunes 11)

I recently purchased a new PC. When I installed iTunes back on my new PC, it pulled down all my music. I can go to any song and it will play with no problems. However, when I was needing to add some music to a project, I went to iTunes\iTunes Media\Music I only see a very few of my songs. Where are they? Do I have to pay for them again and download? I now wish that I had not installed the new version.
Thanks to anyone that has an answer

Had the media folder changed at some point?
You can use File > Library > Organize Library > Consolidate Files to bring in copies of the files that are outside of the media folder having checked you've got the right folder selected. You'll need to manually clean up the originals.
Backup the library before you make changes, then update the backup once you're certain everything is as you want it. Refresh the backup regularly.
tt2

Why do I have to continually add my computer with iTunes Match

I have a laptop (Windows 7) with all my tunes on it. It appears that whenever my IP address changes, I have to sign out of match, sign back in again, add my computer and go through the matching process all over again.
Driving me crazy

I haven't seen this issue yet and I have definitely changed my IP address a few times on my Windows systems (mainly XP, in my case).
Tmk, the service is linked to your Apple ID as well as your system's short name (computer name). Whether or not it's using the system name of a GUID of some kind, and I'm not 100% sure. I've even changed my MAC address and iTM stills works for me.
You might want to supply more details on your specific situation - why is the IP address changing? If you are on a home network and the system is on frequently, the internal DHCP on your home router should supply you with the same IP address until it's released. Are you always at home or are you seeing this issue when you're actually actually outside of your home network? If so, it could be another factor than the IP address change internally on the device -- perhaps it's the actual IP address difference on the Internet-facing router.
EDIT: I just saw your reply that criss-crossed mine. I think it's the home to work change that's the root cause and not the actual IP address change. You using a proxy server at work? If so, there could be some NAT'ing going on which could certainly affect things.

HT1391 I had all of my music on an external hard drive that failed. I have iTunes Match so all of my music was synced with the "cloud". How do I now download and save all of my music back down on a new external hard drive?

I had all of my music on an external hard drive that crashed. I have iTunes Match so all of my music was synced in the cloud. How do I now re-load my music back down onto a new external hard drive?

Hey Rbe58!
I believe this question can be answered by the information in the following article:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Access all your music anytime, anywhere with iTunes Match
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph12492
Play or download songs from iCloud
You can play songs directly from iCloud, or you can download songs so you can play them when you’re not connected to the Internet.
If a song is available in iCloud, it has a Download button next to it.
To play the song, double-click it.
To download the song, click the Download button.
After you download a song to a computer, it remains in the computer’s iTunes library, even if you turn off iTunes Match.
To only display downloaded songs in your iTunes library, choose View > Hide Music in the Cloud. This also hides any previous iTunes Store purchases you haven’t downloaded.
For information about downloading and playing songs on an iOS device, see the documentation for the device.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

Why isn't the edit button not showing in my ESX24 sampler?

why isn't the edit button not showing in my ESX24 sampler?

Is that during installation when you see the two icons.. the one on the left looking like a Garageband guitar icon, the one on the right like the Logic Pro platimum record icon?
Yes.. that one.. with the choice to click on which option you want/are coming from...
p.s. I'll probably aquire a Mac Mini this fall then upgrade.... I mean repurchase!
I think I managed to grab one of the last of the 2011 refurb'ed MMS's.... at that super low price Apple were selling them for... before they bumped it up and now, they seem to have none left at all at any price
However, just in case, I have found this site really useful at keeping track of Apple's refurb stock... and pricing
http://www.refurb.me/us/

Why aren't all of my photos showing up that I am trying to save directly from my email? particularly jpegs?

Why aren't all of my photos showing up that I am trying to save directly from my email on my iPad2? particularly jpegs?
Usually i just hold my finger down and am able to save all the photos attached in an email and now only certain photos are actually being saved. And in some instances the actual image is not there but instead just the word "jpeg"
Why? and or how do I fix this....
I loved being able to do the one step hold and save all from emails :-( Now its hold, save all and then pray that they actually make it in my photo album
HElp)))))))))

When you first enable photo stream on your Mac it only downloads photos from the last 30 days, as older photos are no longer in iCloud. If the missing photos are older photos, that's probably the reason.

Why aren't all of my playlists showing up on my other devices

I turned on my ITunes Match, and some of my playlists are showing up on the other PC and some playlists are not. Why aren't all of the playlists showing up?

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.

On my iPhone 5 (since activating with iTunes Match), I CAN NOT see all my music. There are artists that I can not see, nor their songs. BUT I can see them on the iPad3 and on iTunes on my PC.

I can NOT see all my songs on iPhone5 since activating iTunes Match about a week ago!
ALL songs are available on my iPad3
ALL songs are available on my Win7 computer iTunes
I just did:
Transfer purchases from iPhone and a Music Sync
NOTHING. Tunes and artists are still NOT SHOWING on my iPhone5\
BUYING another copy makes it available on te iPhone, but at double the price
However, some show as PURCHASED, so I can't get another copy on the iPhone
There are MAJOR PROBLEMS with iTUNES MATCH!
This problems is ONLY on the iPhone 5

It might take a while (30 minutes or more) for the initial sync to finish.
When it finishes, here's how to see all you desktop bookmarks:
# Press the "Search" button on your Android phone, or tap in the Firefox address bar.
# Press the "Bookmarks" button (with a star icon).
# Tap the "Desktop Bookmarks" folder.

Why can't i add playlists to my iPhone from my mac while they are connected? I keep getting the following message "some items (meaning all of them) were not transferred because iTunes match is enabled." This is incredibly frustrating.

I keep getting the following message "some items (meaning all of them) were not transferred because iTunes match is enabled." when I try to drag and drop a playlist, song, or album to my iPhone. This was NEVER a problem before iTunes match or the last iOS update. So what is the deal? Why can't i just add music to my phone from the mac? There is space on the phone. The only way I have found to get the music i want to the phone is to have it download from the phone. This is not something i want to have to do: go through and manually add every album and recreate a playlist on the phone when its there on the mac. And, even more irritating, since the new update, when the phone is plugged into the mac i can't actually view from the mac what music is on the phone. This is incredibly frustrating and any help would be much appreciated in managing my music libraries for each device.

Hi,
You cannot manually manage music with match turned on on your iOS device. If you want to manage music manually, you will need to turn off match on your iPhone.
Jim

How can I get my old iTunes music onto my new computer without access to my old computer? I left my previous job and forgot to transfer my music. I bought iTunes match and it shows my old Mac as a device, but I cannot get the music off it.

How can I get my old iTunes music onto my new computer without access to my old computer? I left my previous job and forgot to transfer my music. I bought iTunes match and it shows my old Mac as a device, but I cannot access any of the old music. All I can find are what was on my iPhone, but that's not what I want. I need all my old music from my old Mac, which has been wiped clean by IT at my old job. BUT, I did have iCloud at that time and I thought all my music would be accessible through it. I don't understand the Cloud! And I'm thinking spending $24.99 on iTunes Match was a waste of money because I still can't access my old music.

When you are done with this issue, consider the computer back at the office may still
have access to your iTunes account, and it should be de-auhorized. You can do that
remotely, but be sure you carefully do not mess up your other computer iTunes libraries.
Good luck & happy computing!

If My external hard drive went bad can I use iCloud to still have or access all my ripped music and movies from iTunes without starting over?

Can I have access to all my imported music and movies in iTunes even though my external hard drive went bad with the acutal files, if i purchase iCloud through iTunes.

You say "ripped" music. That is not stored on iCloud unless you subscribe to Match. As for iTunes Store purchases:
Downloading (using iOS or computer) past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not all media formats are available in all countries (see: iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match Availability by Country - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085); apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list (e.g., ringtones, audiobooks), or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
Select the iTunes Store on the left side of iTunes.
Click on Purchased on the right side under Quick Links.
You can re-download your available previous purchases.
Of course if you had a backup of your files you would have been back up adn running iTunes by the time you read all this.

Why isn't all of my music showing up with iTunes Match?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for