Apple Music Switch from local music library to Apple Music Streaming

[Martinpa]

Bought an HomePod and have some free months of Apple Music. Interested to try, but I’m wondering if there’s anything I should know, or anything I should do before doing so, in order for the transition to go well in regards to my local music library (which I’ve spent a lot of time making sure it is decently organized and classified, with tags filled out and all).

I’m pretty sure it was problematic for some people when AM first started, but don’t know how it is now.

 

[joggy]

When I made the same switch a year or two ago I had the same concerns since my local library is as organized as yours seems to be.

You can actually try Apple Music without touching your local library by creating a new library in addition to your existing local library and that's how I run it on my Mac. See this post from a bit ago for more details - https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...on-ipod-not-mac-library.2328310/post-30717078

 

[Martinpa]

When I made the same switch a year or two ago I had the same concerns since my local library is as organized as yours seems to be.

You can actually try Apple Music without touching your local library by creating a new library in addition to your existing local library and that's how I run it on my Mac. See this post from a bit ago for more details - https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...on-ipod-not-mac-library.2328310/post-30717078

I didn’t think of that… and then I’d just have to sit down and re-add everything to the Apple Music library that I want, and if anything is missing from the catalogue, just make a duplicate of that file and add it manually, I guess.

Does the music app on Mac still have the ability to export a list of your whole library (like in plain text)? I remember doing it a while back.

 

[joggy]

I didn’t think of that… and then I’d just have to sit down and re-add everything to the Apple Music library that I want, and if anything is missing from the catalogue, just make a duplicate of that file and add it manually, I guess.

Does the music app on Mac still have the ability to export a list of your whole library (like in plain text)? I remember doing it a while back.

It does, yes.