Check the upload status of each song in your music library
When you turn on Sync Library in the Apple Music app or turn on iCloud Music Library in iTunes, Apple Music uploads and matches every song in your music library.
To check the upload status of each song:
- On your Mac, open the Apple Music app. On your PC, open iTunes, choose Music from the pop-up menu, then click Library.
- In the sidebar, select Songs.
- In the menu bar, choose View > Show View Options.
- Select Cloud Download and Cloud Status.
Cloud status icons
If you see a cloud status icon next to a song, locate it below and find out what it means.
Available for download
The song hasn't been downloaded to your device and can only be played when your device is connected to the Internet. To listen to the song offline, tap or click the Download icon to download it to your device.
Duplicate
You have duplicate versions of the same song in your music library on your computer. Duplicate songs aren't uploaded and synced across your devices.
Removed
You have multiple computers that have Sync Library turned on and a song has been deleted from one of those computers. Songs you delete from your music library are immediately removed from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, but stay on other associated computers until they're manually deleted.
Ineligible
Apple Music may not be able to upload the song because the song wasn't purchased from the iTunes Store, was purchased using a different Apple ID or is too large a file.
Error
The song file is corrupt or there was an error uploading the song. Choose File > Library > Update Cloud Music Library to resolve this. If updating doesn't resolve the issue, try importing a new copy of the song into your music library.
A dotted-line cloud
The song is waiting to be uploaded, can't be matched, is no longer available in the Apple Music catalogue or hasn't been released yet. Find out what to do if songs are taking a long time to upload.
Learn more
- Find out how to turn on Sync Library on all of your devices.
- Find out what to do if songs are missing in your music library after you've turned on Sync Library.
- Find out what to do if songs in your music library are greyed out.
- Find out how to delete music from your library.