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I have an old iPod that I’ve used for 15 years and the music was stored through iTunes. If I subscribe to Apple Music can I still access my music and create playlists or is it gone forever?
Windows, Windows 10
Your iTunes music library is kept locally. So, any music and playlists you created (especially if you began 15 years ago) would be on your computer in the Music folder (if memory serves, haven't used Windows in forever). If you had subscribed to Apple Music recently, or used iTunes Match, your songs may be matched in the cloud. If you didn't keep that active, anything tied to you would be gone.
Your iTunes music library is kept locally. So, any music and playlists you created (especially if you began 15 years ago) would be on your computer in the Music folder (if memory serves, haven't used Windows in forever). If you had subscribed to Apple Music recently, or used iTunes Match, your songs may be matched in the cloud. If you didn't keep that active, anything tied to you would be gone.
rryan46 wrote:
…If I subscribe to Apple Music can I still access my music and create playlists or is it gone forever?
Works fine. I have lots of music downloaded from elsewhere and rips of my CD collection, and it’s all available.
If an Apple Music subscription “ate” somebody’s music collection, you’d be able to hear the screaming from the moon.
Apple Music also includes iTunes Match, which means your local music can be sync’d and available to any device or Mac or Windows box logged into your Apple ID, as well as what music you’ve rented from your Apple Music subscription.
Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music - Apple Support
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/rip-itunes-this-is-what-happens-to-your-apple-music-now/
Do have backups of any data you value. Whether music, documents, books, whatever.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I have an old iPod (not a touch) that I’ve used for 15 years. My music was stored on ITunes. Can I still access my music and create playlists if I subscribe to Apple Music or is it gone forever?
