My Apple Music Playlist Gone: 7 Solutions Available

Part 1. Why Is Apple Music Playlists Gone?

Why are my Apple Music playlists gone? It could be caused by various reasons. The following are the possible reasons that result in Apple Music playlists gone.

Most of the time, when Apple Music deletes your library, there might be something wrong with iCloud Music Library. This is a feature that allows you to sync and share music from Apple Music and iTunes between all Apple devices. Specifically, once you enabled iCloud Music Library on your device, your device will scan your music and replace the songs with its own versions. Then it will upload anything it doesn't know to its servers.

Another case is that your Apple Music subscription is expired. So, all your playlists on Apple Music will be gone. You cannot find any songs in the playlist.

Sometimes, if your Apple Music playlists are not showing after updating your device to the latest version, it might be because your iTunes account has synced across the devices or your Show Apple Music option is off automatically. To get them back, you can try to update iCloud Music Library by iTunes or simply open the Show Apple Music feature.

Part 2. How to Fix Apple Music Playlists Gone

After you understand all possible reasons, you can now follow the below solutions to learn how to solve the issue. Then you can recover your deleted playlist on Apple Music.

1. Check Apple Music Subscription

In the case of Apple Music, the playlists you built up with your Apple ID will no longer be available after you leave, and it is very unlikely they will be kept if you go back. But some users did get back their playlists in a very short time after they re-subscribe to Apple Music.

If your Apple Music is expired, your music library and playlists will be gone. The very first thing you should try is to check your Apple Music subscription, and re-subscribe to it as soon as possible.

How to Get Apple Music Back After Missed Payment

If you find you lose your Apple Music library after a missed payment, you will want to get it back by following several ways in this post.

For Windows/Mac:

Step 1. On your Windows or Mac Mojave or earlier, open the iTunes app.

Step 2. Click Account > View My Account. Before going into the Account Information page, make sure you're signed in to iTunes with your Apple ID and password.

Step 3. Near the bottom of your Account Information page under Settings, look next to Subscription, and click the "Manage" button to see the purchased subscription for Apple Music.

On Mac

Step 1. On your Mac, open the Music app.

Step 2. Click Account > Account Settings.

Step 3. Scroll through the Account Information page to Settings, and check the Subscription tab.

Step 4. Click the "Manage" button to check to see if your Apple Music subscription has been expired.

For iPad/iPhone/iPod touch:

Step 1. On your device, open the Settings app.

Step 2. Tap *YOURUSERNAME* > Subscriptions.

Step 3. Tap the Apple Music subscription.

Step 4. If there's the "Cancel Subscription" button, the Apple Music subscription with your Apple ID is active.

Alternatively, you can check and manage your Apple Music subscription in the Settings of the Music app.

Step 1. On your device, open the Music app.

Step 2. Tap your profile at the top-right corner.

Step 3. Tap Manage Subscription.

Step 4. From here you can now check your Apple Music subscription.

2. Enable Apple Music Playlists

If you haven't enabled the Playlists section or hid your playlists on Apple Music by mistake, you won't be able to see them. From here please check to see if you have enabled Apple Music playlists.

For Windows/Mac:

Step 1. On your PC or Mac, open the iTunes app.

Step 2. Look for the Playlists section in the sidebar.

Step 3. If you won't be able to find your playlists under it, hover your mouse over "All Playlists" to reveal the Show button.

Step 4. Click Show, and all your playlists should be displayed.

On Mac

Step 1. On your Mac, open the Music app.

Step 2. Hover over your mouse over Playlists to reveal the > icon.

Step 3. Click on the > icon to display your playlists.

For iPhone/iPad/iPod touch:

Step 1. On your device, open the Music app.

Step 2. Go to the Library tab.

Step 3. If you don't see the Playlists section under Library, tap on the Edit button at the top-right.

Step 4. Select Playlists, and tap Done. Now go back to the Library view and the Playlists section should be displayed.

Step 5. Go into Playlists, and find all your playlists there.

3. Turn Show Apple Music on

If your device is running iOS 16 or iPadOS 16, typically the "Show Apple Music" setting is turned off, causing the invisibility of your Apple Music playlists in your music library. You are suggested to check this setting and turn it back on.

Step 1. On your device, Open the Settings app.

Step 2. Go to Music.

Step 3. Look for the Show Apple Music option. If the "Show Apple Music" is already turned on, try turning it off and back on.

4. Check Different Devices

If you have multiple devices connected to Apple Music, including the Windows, Mac, Android, and iPad, check if the playlists are still present on other devices. This can help determine if the issue is specific to one device or if it's a problem with some related settings, such as iCloud Music Library.

iCloud Music Library allows you to access your music library across devices. When you subscribe to Apple Music or iCloud, you gain the ability to sync your music library and playlists across your devices with the iCloud Music Library. However, there can be occasional issues with syncing of your library, such as losing your playlists.

If you have an active subscription to Apple Music or iCloud and have been using iCloud Music Library, please go ahead and make sure to turn on iCloud syncing.

5. Turn iCloud Syncing on

When you disable iCloud Music Library, it will stops syncing your music library and playlists across your devices, and some of your playlists will be removed from your music library. If your Apple Music playlists are gone on the device with the iCloud Music Library/Sync Library disabled, you should turn it back on.

For Windows/Mac:

Step 1. On your PC or macOS Mojave or earlier, open the iTunes app.

Step 2. Click Edit > Preferences > General > iCloud Music Library.

Step 3. Ensure to check the box next to "iCloud Music Library", and click OK to enable this setting.

On Mac

Step 1. On your macOS Catalina or later, open the Music app.

Step 2. Click Music > Preferences.

Step 3. Go to the General tab.

Step 4. Ensure the checkbox of "Sync Library" is selected. From here if "Sync Library" is turned off, check the box next to "Sync Library", and click OK.

For iPhone/iPad/iPod touch:

Step 1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open the Settings app.

Step 2. Go to Music > LIBRARY > Sync Library.

Step 3. Toggle the switch next to "Sync Library" for your device.

6. Sign Out and Sign In

If the iCloud syncing won't bring back your playlists to your device, you should try signing out and back into Apple Music, which helps force a resynchronization of your Apple Music account and fix most issues with your account settings and data.

For Windows/Mac:

Step 1.On your PC or Mac, open the iTunes app.

Step 2. Click Account > Sign out.

Step 3. Once you're signed out of iTunes, click Account > Sign in to sign in back with your Apple ID and password.

Step 4. Wait until your Apple music library to fresh and check to see if your playlists appear under the Playlists section again.

On Mac

Step 1. On your Mac, open the Music app.

Step 2. Click Account > Sign Out.

Step 3. Click Account > Sign In, and use your Apple credentials to sign in.

Step 4. Check to see if this bring back your playlists.

For iPhone/iPad/iPod touch:

Step 1. On your device, open the Settings app.

Step 2. Tap *YOURUSERNAME*, and scroll down and tap on "Sign Out".

Step 3. Enter the Apple ID password or use Touch ID/Face ID to confirm the sign-out process.

Step 4. Once signed out, go back to Settings > Sign in to your iPhone/iPad at the top.

Step 5. Sign back to your iPhone or iPad with your Apple ID and password.

7. Update iCloud Music Library with iTunes

Updating iCloud Music Library through iTunes or the Music app helps ensure that your library and playlists are up to date and properly synced with your iCloud account. It can help resolve syncing issues and restore missing playlists by re-uploading your music and playlist data to the iCloud Music Library server.

For Windows/Mac:

Step 1. On your PC or Mac, go to iTunes > File > Library > Update iCloud Music Library.

Step 2. Now check to see if the playlists are displayed under the Playlists section.

On Mac

Step 1. On your Mac, go to Music > File > Library > Update Cloud Library.

Step 2. Check if the issue still persists with your playlists.

Part 3. How to Prevent Apple Music Playlists from Disappearing After Subscriptions

If you cannot fix the Apple Music playlist disappeared issue, there is a reliable way that can help you keep all Apple Music playlists in your library permanently without being deleted after subscription. You can then back Apple Music songs up at a more safe place like on your computer, CD, or USB Drive. In this way, you need a smart Apple Music converter called ViWizard Apple Music Converter.

ViWizard Audio Converter can decode those protected Apple Music files to MP3, AAC, FLAC, M4A, WAV, and M4B. Except for Apple Music songs, iTunes audios and Audible audiobooks can be converted with this tool as well. Once all the Apple Music songs are unprotected, you'll be able to keep all the songs and playlists in your music library of Apple Music forever, even if you stop subscribing from the service later.

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How to Keep Apple Music Library Permanently via ViWizard

You may follow these steps to start converting Apple Music to MP3 with ViWizard Audio Converter by clicking on the Download button. And make sure that the iTunes app has installed on your computer. With up to 30× faster conversion speed, you can get Apple Music songs in MP3 files soon.

Step 1 Import Apple Music to ViWizard

Launch ViWizard Apple Music Converter on the desktop after completing the installation. The iTunes app will be loaded soon. Then drag and drop the Apple Music tracks files from the local folder to the program's main interface. You can also add the songs by clicking the Load in Library button at the top center.

Step 2 Choose Output Format

Once the Apple Music songs are loaded into ViWizard, you should go to the bottom left corner and click Format panel to set output format and audio parameters. It fully supports output format as MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A and M4B. Choose MP3 and move on. You can also adjust the parameters like sample rate, bit rate, channel, volume and others. When all the setting are as your require, click the OK button to confirm.

Step 3 Convert Apple Music to Common Format

Click the Convert button to let it begin converting Apple Music songs to DRM-free formats. When the conversion is over, click the Converted button on top to locate all the converted Apple Music MP3 files. Then you can keep all these converted Apple Music playlists on any device as you like and will never lose again.

Conclusion

Now you got to know the reasons why your Apple Music playlists disappeared and how to solve this issue efficiently. You can try the above solutions one by one until your problem is solved. To avoid such trouble happens again, you are suggested to take a look at ViWizard Audio Converter. It's a powerful dedicated tool to help Apple Music users make the most of songs from Apple Music by converting to MP3 audio files. You can still keep Apple Music forever, even if you cancel the subscription someday.