Re-download music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad

Find out how to re-download music that you’ve purchased from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad.

Are you on a Mac or PC?

Find out how to re-download music on your Mac

Find out how to re-download music on your PC

How to re-download music on your iPhone

  1. Open the iTunes Store app.

  2. Tap MoreMore button.

  3. Tap Purchased.

  4. Tap Music. If you use Family Sharing, tap a family member to see their purchased music. From here, you can:

    • Download all songs: tap All Songs, then tap Download All.

    • Download a song or album: tap an artist, then tap the Download buttonnull next to a song or album.

      An iPhone displaying a list of songs you can re-download. The Download button is to the right, which is a cloud with an arrow pointing down in the middle of it.

How to re-download music on your iPad

  1. Open the iTunes Store app.

  2. Tap Purchased.

  3. From here you can:

    • Download all songs: tap All Songs, then tap the Download buttonnull above your list of songs

    • Download a song or album: tap an artist, then tap the Download buttonnull next to a song or album.

    • Download a family member’s purchases: if you use family sharing, tap My Purchases in the top corner, then tap their name to view and download their purchases.

If you can’t see or can’t download music that you purchased

Check the following things.

Check if you’re signed in with the Apple Account that you used to purchase the music

If you sign in with a different Apple Account to the one that’s currently signed in, any purchases associated with the Apple Account you sign out of will be removed from your device.

To check the Apple Account that’s signed in:

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Tap [your name].

  3. Tap Media & Purchases.

  4. Tap View Account.

See if the purchased music is hidden or deleted

  1. Open the Apple Music app.

  2. Tap the photonull.

  3. Tap Account Settings.

  4. Enter your Apple Account password.

  5. Tap Hidden Purchases. If you find the music, you can:

    An iPhone showing the Account Settings screen in Apple Music. Hidden Purchases is in the middle of the screen.

What to do if the download button is missing or greyed out

Check if the song or album is already in the Apple Music app.

Try signing out then back in to Media & Purchases

Signing in and out of Media & Purchases will remove downloaded content from Apple services.

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Tap [your name].

  3. Tap Media & Purchases.

  4. Tap Sign Out.

  5. Tap Media & Purchases.

  6. Tap Continue to sign back in with the Apple Account you’ve just signed out of.

Any digital media you buy from Apple can be permanently downloaded on to an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Windows PC. Learn more.