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When you've subscribed to Apple Music and want to access it from more than one device, it works best when you have iCloud Music Library turned on for all supported devices you want to use Apple Music with, but that doesn't mean you have to use iCloud Music Library with all of your devices. If, for any reason, you want to use Apple Music, but not iCloud Music Library, you have the freedom to choose.

Why wouldn't I use iCloud Music Library with Apple Music?

One of the biggest reasons some people may not want to enable iCloud Music Library is Apple's 100,000 song limit. If you have more music than that, you won't be able to fit your entire collection in the cloud.

Another reason, and probably the one that evokes the most fear of using iCloud Music Library, is that some people have very organized and meticulously tagged metadata that they don't want Apple's iTunes Match to mess up.

Whatever the reason, when you turn off, or if you never turn on iCloud Music Library, you can still use Apple Music, just with some limitations.

What happens when you don't use iTunes Music Library?

When you disable iTunes Music Library on *all your devices, this is what happens with Apple Music and your personal collection:

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• You can't stream music from your Mac's music library to your iPhone, iPad, or other Macs when outside your home wi-fi network.
• You can't download Apple Music content and sync it between devices. You can't access Apple Music offline either.
• If you want to sync your local music library from your Mac to another device, you'll have to do so manually by connecting your device to your Mac and transferring it.

What if I want to use iCloud Music Library on some devices, but not others?

It's so easy to turn iCloud Music Library on and off (though it may take a long time to sync), that you can decide that you only want to share your music in iCloud on just your iPod but never your iPhone, or something similar.

If you choose not to enable iCloud Music Library on one or more devices, even though you have it enabled on your Mac, it won't affect what happens to devices that have it enabled. Your Apple Music activities also won't have any effect on the devices that don't have iCloud Music Library enabled.

Any songs, albums, or playlists you have saved from Apple Music won't be synced with devices without iCloud Music Library turned on, even if you've downloaded them onto your Mac.

How to disable iCloud Music Library

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On iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

How To Shut Off Icloud

1. Launch the Settings app.
2. Tap Music.

3. Tap to turn off iCloud Music Library.

If you have been using Apple Music on your device, you'll receive a warning that any Apple Music tracks you've downloaded will be disabled.

On Mac

Turn Off Icloud Library On Mac

1. Launch iTunes.
2. With iTunes selected, click on iTunes in the app menu in the upper-left corner of the screen.
3. Click on Preferences.
4. Select the General tab.

5. Tick the box for iCloud Music Library.

If you have iCloud Music Library enabled on any device, and want to disable it on your Mac, you'll have to first disable it on those connected devices or the option to make changes will be grayed out on your Mac.

Any questions?

Do you have any questions about what happens when you disable iCloud Music Library while using Apple Music? Put them in the comments and we'll help you out.

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Here's what you need

• Update your iPhone or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS, iPad to the latest version of iPadOS, or Mac to the latest version of macOS. On a PC, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes for Windows.
• Subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match.
• Sign in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID that you use with Apple Music or iTunes Match.
• Connect your devices to the Internet over a Wi-Fi or cellular network. On a Mac or PC, you can also connect to the Internet using Ethernet.

Apple Music and iTunes Match availability varies by country or region. Learn what's available in your country or region.

Turn on Sync Library

With the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Sync Library is turned on by default. If you turned off Sync Library, you can turn it back on. Just follow the steps below for your device.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

1. Go to Settings > Music.
2. Turn on Sync Library. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on Sync Library.

If Sync Library is updating or turned off, you'll see a message at the top of the Library tab in the Apple Music app.

On your Mac

1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Music > Preferences.
   
3. Go to the General tab and select Sync Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on Sync Library.
   
4. Click OK.

If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload and sync your music library across all of your devices.

On your PC with iTunes for Windows

In iTunes for Windows, iCloud Music Library isn't turned on by default. To turn on iCloud Music Library:

1. Open iTunes.
2. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Edit > Preferences.
   
3. Go to the General tab and select iCloud Music Library to turn it on. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, you won’t see an option to turn on iCloud Music Library.
   
4. Click OK.

If you have a large music library, it might take some time to upload and sync your music library across all of your devices.

On other devices

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can also access your music library — without having to turn on Sync Library — on other devices that support the Apple Music app.

If you don't subscribe to Apple Music

• If you only want to sync your existing music library across all of your devices, and not any music from the Apple Music catalog, you can subscribe to iTunes Match on your computer. iTunes Match lets you access your music library on any Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows.
• If you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can redownload your past music purchases on your Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows.
• You can also manually sync music from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Need help?

• If you sign out of your Apple ID or cancel your Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription, you won’t be able to access and sync your music library on all of your devices. The original song files will remain on the device that they were uploaded from.
• Apple Music isn't a back up service. Make sure to back up your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC, so that you have a copy of your music and other information in case your device is ever replaced, lost, or damaged.
• You can have up to 100,000 songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit.
• If a song is grayed out, incorrect music plays, or you can’t access your music library, learn what to do.

Learn more

How Do I Turn Off Icloud Library

• Learn how to join Apple Music.
• Learn about the icons that you might see next to songs when you turn on Sync Library.
• If Sync Library is turned on, a song that you delete from one device is deleted everywhere.
• Learn what to do if songs in your music library are grayed out.