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Deleting playlists from Music

I try to delete playlists from Music but they remain on my device no matter what I do. How do I delete them? Why won’t they delete?

Posted on Jun 25, 2020 7:38 PM

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Posted on Jun 26, 2020 7:53 AM

Lewis511 Said:

"Deleting playlists from Music: The playlists. As it turns out, I think they were so large that it was just taking my iphone 11 a long time to process the deletions. This morning the playlists are finally gone."

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Are these Playlists Still Existent?

Verify if they are no longer existent on the iPhone. If so, you seem to be set from here on out.

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Jun 26, 2020 7:53 AM in response to Lewis511

Lewis511 Said:

"Deleting playlists from Music: The playlists. As it turns out, I think they were so large that it was just taking my iphone 11 a long time to process the deletions. This morning the playlists are finally gone."

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Are these Playlists Still Existent?

Verify if they are no longer existent on the iPhone. If so, you seem to be set from here on out.

Jun 25, 2020 9:17 PM in response to Lewis511

Lewis511 Said:

"Deleting playlists from Music: I try to delete playlists from Music but they remain on my device no matter what I do. How do I delete them? Why won’t they delete?"

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To Clarify: Is it the Playlists that are not being deleted? Or it is the Songs (Tracks) that are not being deleted.


Try this: Restart the iPhone:

  1. Go To: Settings
  2. Tap: Advanced
  3. Tap: Shutdown
  4. Wait: 30 Seconds
  5. Power on: the iPhone
  6. Open: Music
  7. Deleting a Playlist


Note - Songs (Tracks) will Reside:

A playlist on has links to files (tracks). When a Playlist is deleted from the Library, the tracks reside in the Library - whether the tracks are downloaded or not. You must remove the track from the iPhone yourself.

Deleting playlists from Music

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