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iTunes Match will not sync - what to do?

  • Sep 20, 2025
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With iTunes Match, you have all your music on the go. What you can do but if the Streaming service is synchronized? We will show you how to get the Cloud Service up and Running again.

iTunes Match not to Sync - you can do

And iTunes should sync-on-one Match, this can have many causes. You try first, the error in the program itself:
  • Also, check whether your PC is connected to the Internet. To do this, open any web page in your Browser, or check your connection to the iTunes Store: in iTunes, not a cloud in addition to their music, they are not associated with the Store. Here you will find out, whether the Problem at Apple is.
  • Log out of the iTunes Store off and on again. Click "iTunes Store" to "Account (Apple ID) view". Here, select "log out" and log in with your Apple ID again.
  • Alternatively, you can perform the synchronization manually. To do this, select the button "iTunes Store", select "update iTunes Match".
Connection with the iTunes Store

MacOS-tip: iTunes Match is not responding

Mac users can the iTunes-error a different track: first Open iTunes and start the Match-synchronization.
  1. Now you can launch the activity monitor in the Spotlight search.
  2. Highlight iTunes and click on the Button "information".
  3. You will receive detailed information about the process. Switch to the Tab "Open files and Ports".
  4. Scroll down to the bottom. Here you can see the music file to the iTunes currently on.
  5. Now you can proceed in different ways. What you need to consider precisely, we will show you in the next paragraph.
Open files and Ports

Incorrect Synching in iTunes Match: how to fix the Problem

ITunes Match hangs during the synchronization, you can fix the error in two ways:
  1. Delete the affected Song from iTunes. As a result, the song is not, however, available in the Cloud. You can add the file again later.
  2. Alternatively, you can convert the file with the built-in AAC Converter: Click with the right mouse button on the appropriate Song and select the Option "create AAC Version to create". Wait until iTunes completes the conversion. You can then delete the Original file and start iTunes Match again.
iTunes Match-sync
ITunes sync finally your music can occur directly the next Problem. What you can do if you want iTunes Match, a Song will not recognize, read in the next tip.

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