Hello Richard,

Like you I have transferred music from a variety of sources to my iPhone.  I do 
have an Apple Music subscription and from my experience it makes no difference. 
 I have never had a track deleted for me.

MP3 tagging is a nightmare though as I am sure you will agree.

Malcolm Parfitt

> On 26 Mar 2021, at 17:07, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Well, I can say I have imported old CD’s and miscellaneous cassette 
> recordings that I converted to mp3 by artists that Apple doesn’t even know 
> exist and I’ve never had a song disappear.
>  
> I do not have an Apple Music subscription though, if that matters.
>  
> The thing you will want to do is to make sure the song is tagged correctly, 
> which it probably is if you are getting it from another service where you buy 
> it.
> Just to be safe, I would keep that file somewhere else than in your iTunes 
> library as a back up to be certain it isn’t going to vanish.
>  
> BTW, was the YouTube link I sent you the correct song?
>  
> I’d not heard of that artist before and am interested.
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
>  
> Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
> realize that you are in a hurry.
>  
>  
> My web site, www.turner42.com
>  
>  
>  
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Edward 
> Przybylek
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 10:00 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Missing Song
>  
> Hi Richard,
>  
> Thanks for the information.  I’ve managed to find the song on music services 
> other than the iTunes store.  If I purchase a copy from one of these services 
> and then load it into the Music app, do you know if iOS will at some point 
> delete the song again because it does not appear in the iTunes store?  I’d 
> hate to spend money on the song again only to have it disappear from my 
> iPhone again.  Thanks and stay well.
>  
> Take care,
> Ed Przybylek
>  
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:25 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Missing Song
>  
> If you use any of the tools to convert YouTube videos to mp3, this might do 
> it for you:
> Blood on the Banjo - YouTube
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
>  
> Ralph's Observation:  It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to 
> realize that you are in a hurry.
>  
>  
> My web site, www.turner42.com
>  
>  
>  
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Edward 
> Przybylek
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 6:17 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Missing Song
>  
> Hi all,
>  
> I’m using a PC running the latest release of Windows 10.  The lost song is 
> called Blood On the Banjo by Kate Lee with No Strings Attached.  It no longer 
> appears on the iTunes store and that’s probably why it disappeared from my 
> iPhone.  I think this really sucks.  Thanks.  Stay well.
>  
> Take care,
> Ed Przybylek
>  
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Donna Casteen
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 12:43 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Missing Song
>  
> I may be wrong...It is my understanding that if an app, song etc is hidden, 
> if it is removed from the app store iTunes, even if you have paid for the 
> item it is gone forever. If I’m incorrect, someone please clarify for me.
>  
> Donna
>  
>  
>  
> 
> Hi all,
>  
> A few years ago I purchased a song using the iTunes app.  The song 
> disappeared from my iPhone several months after that.  I tried to redownload 
> the song but no joy.  The song no longer appears in a search with iTunes.  
> Apple accessibility support tried to find the song but to no avail.  They 
> suggested looking at hidden songs and see if it got dumped there.  Support 
> said they can’t help with looking to see if the song was put in the hidden 
> songs list because that has to be done on a computer.  I tried to do that but 
> I didn’t get very far.  I find the screens for finding hidden items to be 
> difficult to use.  If anyone has some steps I can use to look through the 
> hidden items screens or any other suggestions I’d be grateful if you could 
> pass them along.  Thanks.  Stay well.
>  
> Take care,
> Ed Przybylek
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