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If I change from an individual Apple Music account to join a Family, will I lose my library and playlists?

I've had my own Apple Music account for years, so my library is very expansive and I have a dozen playlists. If I join my friend's Family Account, will I lose all my music/playlists?

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 5, 2021 6:38 PM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2021 7:49 PM

No. Just do not manually cancel your subscription. When you join the family group that has an Apple Music Family subscription, your individual plan will be automatically canceled and your music library will be retained. Seed the footnote in the 'First, set up Family Sharing' section of:

Get an Apple Music family subscription - Apple Support


If you find any music missing after you join the family group, you should be able to fix your issue by turning Sync Library off for all of your devices, then turning it back on again.  Learn how.


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Dec 5, 2021 7:49 PM in response to dani_clarice92

No. Just do not manually cancel your subscription. When you join the family group that has an Apple Music Family subscription, your individual plan will be automatically canceled and your music library will be retained. Seed the footnote in the 'First, set up Family Sharing' section of:

Get an Apple Music family subscription - Apple Support


If you find any music missing after you join the family group, you should be able to fix your issue by turning Sync Library off for all of your devices, then turning it back on again.  Learn how.


If I change from an individual Apple Music account to join a Family, will I lose my library and playlists?

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