Apple releases U2 album removal tool

Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by chmars on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:29PM (#8320504)

Speaking of 'free download':

The album was shown as purchased in the iTunes Store app but there was no way to download the files, i.e., to have the album in my own library instead of just the ability to stream it via the iTunes Store.

A well-known BitTorrent search engine let me solve the issue.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by MBCook on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:39PM (#8320571)

You can download it, you just have to check a preference to 'show iTunes in the Cloud purchases' or something like that in settings.

As someone who didn't mind they gave me free stuff, it was hard to find out how to actually GET it.

Very strange, start to end.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by acqq on Monday September 15, 2014 @03:12PM (#8320801)

Really, having a free download in the iTunes page would be actually simpler for me. I've read in the news, was curious, tried over iTunes, I can't download. Surfing, seeing "it's complicated," gave up. U2 weren't interesting enough for me to actually make an effort.

I actually got up to "show all purchases" and immediately hated that I have to actually do this as the things I bought and discovered it was not what was advertised were visible again, just reminding me of something I'd rather forget. I wish there were just a simple possibility to "permanently delete the information that I've purchased particular tracks."

Then the special "U2 removal tool" weren't necessary too.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by micampe on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:37PM (#8320556)

> there was no way to download the files

This statement is not true.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by MBCook on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:40PM (#8320577)

Depending on how your preferences are set in iTunes it may now show up in your music lists even though you 'own' it. I ran into that myself.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by ssmoot on Monday September 15, 2014 @02:51PM (#8320642)

It'll show up in your Purchases list in the iTunes Store though. You can download it from there. At least I'm pretty sure that's how I got it. IIRC clicking the "Purchased" button actually took you there.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by MBCook on Monday September 15, 2014 @04:14PM (#8321209)

I turned on the 'purchased in iCloud' content to my library, found the tracks, and clicked the 'download from cloud' button that shows up next to them.

My first reaction to all this was "Cool, I'll give it a try". I found it in the iTunes store and it said 'Purchased' and... I couldn't download it. I waited 2 days before trying again to figure out how to do it.

Very odd.

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Re:Apple releases U2 album removal tool by seanflyon on Monday September 15, 2014 @06:08PM (#8321827)

You're right, it only appeared as if there was no way to download the files.

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