2026-10-02T16:55:37+01:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/2245 AUGW info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ 2026-10-01T16:05:18+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/2245#11021 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I have just discovered (the hard way!) that if you purchase music from the iTunes store, either individual tracks or a complete album, and Apple choose to delete the album the tracks were on or the complete album, your purchased music will no longer play! The advice I received from Apple was: if the tracks are available on other albums, by that artist, buy them again! Having fallen for it once, I'm not about to fall for it again. 2026-10-02T16:37:43+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/2245#11022 Tony Still info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Thanks for that Mick, very useful to know. I'm sorry you learned the hard way. Presumably the licence let's them do that (I know it's not a straightforward sale even though we always talk about "buying" it). On a related note (B sharp?), has anyone with ripped CDs in their library subsequently taken a subscription to Apple Music (ie pay monthly to stream whatever you want)? I keep being offered free trials but see it as risky. When the service was new, a number of people found that it wiped any pre-existing copies (notably ripped CDs) in their library. My library is mostly ripped from my CDs, the ripping/metadata process is a huge investment of time that I would hate to lose; it was damaged even when Music was updated some years ago. So is it safe now?! 2026-10-02T16:55:37+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/2245#11023 Trevor Hewson info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ All very alarming! Like Tony, most of my music is ripped from CDs (or from vinyl / cassette!). Fortunately it is all copied onto a couple of USB sticks inserted in the front of Yamaha hifi units.