How to restore apple music library after subscription ends

Is your Apple Music Library gone for no reason? In this guide, you can get useful solutions about how to restore Apple Music Library in detail.

By @Demi Last Updated March 16, 2022

Apple Music gone

My Apple Music Library recently vanished from my iPhone. My subscription was renewed the day all the music vanished. I can see all my playlist but every one is empty. I only have access to purchased songs/albums which require re-downloading. Any help would be appreciated in trying to recover my music.

- Question from Apple Community

Is your Apple Music playlist disappeared after updating or switching to a new iPhone? It is really disappointing when you head to Apple Music to enjoy melodies but find nothing in it.

Want to know how to restore Apple Music Library? This guide is for you. Keep reading this guide, you will get every detailed tutorial to restore Apple Music Library on iPhone or PC.

Is your Apple Music Library gone?

Actually, there are some tips you can check to get Apple Music Library back without restoring it.

Check Apple Music Subscription If your Apple Music subscription is canceled or didn’t be renewed within 30 days, the songs you downloaded in Apple Music Library will disappear.

To check the subscriptions, go to Settings on your iPhone > [your name] > Tap Subscriptions to check whether it’s expired. If you cannot see the option, head to iTunes & App Store > your Apple ID > View Apple ID, sign in, and scroll down to tap Subscription.

Check Sync settings To get access to Apple Music and music you downloaded on your iPhone, please make sure you have enabled Sync Library setting. Go to Settings on your iPhone > Music > Turn on Sync Library.

Check iOS update Please make sure your iPhone has installed the latest version of iOS. At the same time, it is also necessary to update iTunes to the latest version.

If the Apple Music Library is still not syncing on your iPhone after checking the settings above, you may need to restore Apple Music Library on your iPhone or using computer by following methods.

How to restore Apple Music Library on iPhone

The steps to restore Apple Music Library on iPhone is pretty simple, you just need to turn on iCloud Music Library to sync and transfer streaming music tracks from Apple Music and iTunes.

You can follow the tutorials to make it. Go to Settings > Music > Under Library column, you’ll see iCloud Music Library option. If it is already on, you can turn it off and on again. You will receive a prompt asking whether to enable iCloud Music Library or not, please select Merge.

If the song you have added to iCloud Music Library from computer doesn’t appear on your iPhone, you may need to try the method in the next part to restore Apple Music Library on PC.

How to restore Apple Music Library on PC

If you used to manage media files with iTunes, it’s recommended to try AOMEI MBackupper, the professional transfer tool, to help you transfer music from PC to iPhone directly.

The features and advantages of AOMEI MBackupper ✓ Preview and selective process. You can preview all music files on your iPhone so that can easily locate and transfer the hidden music. ✓Multiple transfer function. AOMEI MBackupper supports iPhone to iPhone/iPad transfer, iPhone to computer transfer, and vice versa. ✓ Fast transfer speed. With a stable USB connection between iPhone and computer, it just takes minutes to finish transferring 100 songs. ✓ Wide compatibility. AOMEI MBackupper supports iPhone(from iPhone 4 to iPhone 13), iPad( including iPad 2021), and iPod Touch. It also works well with iOS, like iOS 15.

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AOMEI MBackupper enables you to transfer both purchased and non-purchased music from computer to iPhone with ease. You can follow the steps below to restore Apple Music Library by transferring music from PC to iPhone.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer with USB > Click Transfer to iPhone.

Step 2. Click + icon to browse and select music saved in the folder on your computer > Click Open to continue.

Tip: Where can you find music in iTunes? You can transfer music saved in iTunes folder, but how can you find it? Usually, you can select iTunes music from C:\Users\YourUserName\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media.

Step 3. Click Transfer to send them to your iPhone.

Chances are that the music is still on your iPhone but you cannot locate it let alone play it. Therefore, you can also let the Transfer to Computer function scan the hidden music from iPhone and transfer hidden songs from iPhone to computer and send them back with the steps above.

Conclusion

That’s all for how to restore Apple Music library. If you set up iPhone correctly, you can restore it by turning on iCloud Music Library on iPhone. It’s more suggested to choose the second way to preview and get lost music back via AOMEI MBackupper. For more queries or feedback, please feel free to contact us, or leave your comments below.

Maybe you just want to cancel Apple Music free trial so you don’t get charged or you want to switch to another service. For whatever reason, if you want to cancel your Apple Music subscription, here is all you need to know.

You should know that there is no need to wait till the day before the next billing day to cancel Apple Music. You can just cancel Apple Music Subscription now and you can still access it until the next billing date. That is to say, if you get Apple Music trial, you can cancel it now and still be able to enjoy Apple Music for 3 months free.

There are a few ways to manage your Apple Music subscription, but none of them are extremely obvious. You can follow the steps below according to the device you are using.

Cancel Apple Music on iPhone

The first way to cancel your Apple music subscription is from your iPhone. It is the same for canceling it on an iPad.

1. Launch Music app on your iPhone and tap on For You tab at the bottom.

2. From the For You page, tap on the profile icon in the top right corner.

3. Next up, tap on Manage Subscription to continue.

4. Now you can tap on Cancel Subscription or Cancel Trial if you are using Apple Music free trial. Tab Confirm and then you have successfully canceled your Apple Music.

If you have uninstalled the Music app, you can still cancel Apple Music on your iPhone. Just go to Settings > your profile picture > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > View Apple ID > Subscription > Apple Music.

From there, you can just tap Cancel Subscription to end your Apple Music membership. When you request to view Apple ID you may be asked to authenticate your Apple ID using password, Touch ID or Face ID.

Cancel Apple Music in iTunes

You can also end your Apple Music membership with iTunes on your PC or Mac. Just follow the steps below to get started.

1.Launch iTunes on your computer or Mac.

2.Click on Account option on the main menu bar and select View My Account.

3.Now input your Apple ID password and Click Sign In. This will take you to your Apple ID account page.

4.Scroll all the way down to Settings section. To the right of Subscriptions, Click Manage.

5.Now you should see all the active subscriptions for your Apple ID. If you have other active subscription other than Apple Music, then click Apple Music Membership. Then you can click Cancel Subscription and it will give you a pop-up asking for confirmation.

Cancel Apple Music on Android

1.Install Apple Music on your Android phone if you don't have it, and then launch it.

2.Sign in to your Apple account. Then tap on the three-dot icon in the top left corner and select Account Settings.

3.In the Account Settings page, select Manage Membership.

4.Now just tap on Cancel Subscription or Cancel Trial to end your Apple Music Membership.

After Canceling Apple Music

After canceling Apple Music subscription, you can still access it until the next billing day. During the time before your Apple Music membership expires, you will get notified to resubscribe to Apple Music in order to keep your music. If you are determined to leave Apple Music, there is a way to keep your playlists. Just read on.

The songs you downloaded from Apple Music catalog will be removed from all your devices. The music you purchased from iTunes will be removed from your device but you can download them without paying again.

As you know, iCloud Music Library allows you to access your entire iTunes library. If you have added your own music to iCloud Music Library, they will stay in there, but you cannot access them until you re-subscribe to Apple Music.

Unlike Spotify, Apple Music does not provide a free version. All playlists you created become inaccessible after the cancellation. If you want to keep all your playlists or transfer playlists to another music streaming service, Tunemymusic is here to help you.

No matter how long you have been using Apple Music, you certainly have created one or more playlists that you love to listen to. It is recommended to import all your Apple Music Playlist to a file just in case you will never subscribe to Apple Music again. Whenever you subscribe to another music service, you can easily import all your playlists via the file.

Tunemymusic allows you to export Apple Music to TXT or CSV. In this way, you will never lose your music playlists. What’s more, you can also use Tunemymusic to upload this file to any music platform with our service.

If you decide to switch to another music streaming service, for example, Spotify, you can convert Apple Music playlist to Spotify for free with TuneMyMusic. No login is required. You can transfer your entire music library including playlists, albums, and artists to Spotify in one go. Of course, you can only choose to transfer your playlists.