Tambe257 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Has anyone made the transition back to iTunes Match after ditching iTunes Music? I have 23,000 songs and I'm concerned about losing tracks after hearing Kirk and Jim's issues. I'll re-download all of my tracks and backup again before trying anything of course. I love iTunes Match and this free trial confirmed that streaming is just not for me. Link to comment
kirkmc Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I'm actually trying to figure out the best method for this, for a Macworld article. I don't know if I'll get it done today, but I hope to have something by next week. I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
dmatchett Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 After reading about the corruption problems I quickly reverted my hard drive from its SuperDuper clone, so I'm now running Match only on my main library. Meanwhile, I'd already turned on Apple Music both via that machine and my phone. So I expect that library is safe, and I'm just waiting for things to settle down (iTunes 13?) before putting my toe back in. I realize this doesn't offer any useful information, but since you asked if anyone had done it, I thought I'd reply, and would be happy to take it further (though this forum isn't yet on my daily rounds...) Cheers, David Link to comment
Tambe257 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Thanks Kirk. I had a feeling that you might write an article about this after hearing your discussion on The Committed. I'm not in a rush, so I'll wait for your advice. Link to comment
dmatchett Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Realizing I was unwarrantedly sanguine above about the chances for my home library, since it sounds like it's the online library that gets scrambled with iTunes Music turned on, which for me it still is. So the status is: home library using reverted 12.1.2, but iTunes Music turned on and in use from the phone. My unknown is: is my Match data still usable and unjeopardized, or am I past the point of no return? Perhaps I should turn off Match? Link to comment
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