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Cloud Library doesn't update, overrides all local changes I make

Hi all


I detected doublons, missing tracks, tracks with no meta data, etc.


  • When I "Delete from Library" + "Move files to bin" and empty the bin, I then select "Update Cloud Library", the track I deleted comes back 100% of the time, any changes in meta data reverses back too.
  • Also, some songs I want to play do not download or stream. It plays only 10s and fail. Trying to download them manually leads to error message suggesting I am offline.
  • in the side bar, "Radio" in Apple Music says "Something went wrong, try again later"


I have tried

  • unchecking "Sync my library" on all devices
  • logging out my account in music, then in the device's Preferences itself, all devices
  • Starting Music in Safe mode,
  • Create a new library, and start with this one in safe mode
  • Combination of the above.


Nothing does it. The library became corrupted, got uploaded and somehow keeps overriding local changes.


I'm quite losing my mind and frustrated:


Local library reverses to a state where I've lost roughly 10 years of content, 1000+ duplicates with no meta data so it it just really hard to find them even and due to storage optimisation, I do not even have physical files on my computer so if the cloud library doesn't have them, I've lost them entirely. Some includes my own productions...


Is there any way to reverse back to a Music *Cloud* library back up from a week ago? Does apple keep those?



Posted on Feb 21, 2022 4:36 AM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2022 2:23 PM

Unfortunately there is no way to revert to an older version of the cloud library. You can sign into https://music.apple.com/ to see what is there in the cloud. All your own music ought to have been kept on at least one drive, preferably two, even if you wanted to use the cloud for day to day access to your music.


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Feb 26, 2022 2:23 PM in response to peytonkelvin

Unfortunately there is no way to revert to an older version of the cloud library. You can sign into https://music.apple.com/ to see what is there in the cloud. All your own music ought to have been kept on at least one drive, preferably two, even if you wanted to use the cloud for day to day access to your music.


tt2

Cloud Library doesn't update, overrides all local changes I make

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