Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes

Lesson 11. Dealing with iTunes Match Playback Problems

In the previous lesson, you learned solutions for errors that can occur when you upload your library to the cloud with iTunes. In this lesson, you learn what to do when you encounter errors while trying to play back your iTunes Match music.

The Problem

iTunes Match is really impressive. But sometimes, it can be painfully buggy. This will likely improve with time. For now, it’s worth taking the time to learn what hiccups you might encounter with the service and the best ways to work around them.

Rarely, iTunes Match ends up completely dead in the water. It’s not common, and outages never last long, but as an Internet-based service, iTunes Match can and will briefly go offline. When that happens, ...