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Apple Music v. iTunes Match

Two questions:


  1. Does the Apple Music subscription include iTunes Match and/or provide DRM-free downloads?
  2. Relatedly, will my iTunes Match iCloud Music Library automatically transfer to Apple Music’s iCloud Music Library if I subscribe to Apple Music?


A little background: 99.9% of my music files are backed up to the iTunes Match iCloud Music Library and an external hard drive. Because the amount of data is so large, I don’t keep the files saved locally on my computer and would like to avoid doing so if I switch over to Apple Music, which I am contemplating as iTunes is rumored to be ending and it’s unclear what that may mean for iTunes Match.

Posted on Jun 1, 2019 5:51 AM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2019 7:35 PM

Does the Apple Music subscription include iTunes Match and/or provide DRM-free downloads?

No. Apple Music will match but you do not ever get title to the music.


99.9% of my music files are backed up to the iTunes Match iCloud Music Library

You should not consider iTunes Match as a backup of your music. Apple does not promote it as such.


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Jun 1, 2019 7:35 PM in response to AppAnon

Does the Apple Music subscription include iTunes Match and/or provide DRM-free downloads?

No. Apple Music will match but you do not ever get title to the music.


99.9% of my music files are backed up to the iTunes Match iCloud Music Library

You should not consider iTunes Match as a backup of your music. Apple does not promote it as such.


Apple Music v. iTunes Match

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