With iTunes match, how do I know if songs on my computer are in the cloud? I want to free up some space on my hard drive but don't want to inadvertently lose my music.

Not sure how to get songs in iCloud off the hard drive to free up space .

Hi,
As far as I know, the Sync Process is FROM Computer to iPhone / iPod... and NOT the Reverse...
See this Link and Select your iPod to see if you can use Your Model iPod to Transfer Content to your Computer:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/
The Sync Process is Only One Way on the iPhone...
HTH,
Cheers,

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