How to Turn Off iCloud Music Library (2024)

If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, the iCloud Music Library feature helps you sync your music library across your Apple devices where you’ve signed in with the same Apple ID. While it’s a useful feature, it also has some downsides. For instance, if you’ve got a massive music catalog, downloading and syncing music across your Apple devices consumes a lot of time and data. If this syncing doesn’t suit your needs or you have no plans to stick to Apple Music in the long term, you can simply turn this feature off. Read on to learn how to stop the iCloud Music Library from syncing to your Apple devices.

What Happens If You Turn off iCloud Music Library

When you disable iCloud Music Library, it will stop syncing your Apple Music library and playlists across your devices where you’ve signed in with the same Apple ID. Also, any music that was previously synced will be removed, including your Apple Music downloads. You can only access songs that are locally stored on your device.

Bear in mind that you have to turn off iCloud Music Library for each Apple device individually. Let’s see how to turn this feature off on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Windows.

Turn Off iCloud Music Library on iPhone or iPad

• Open the Settings app.
• Scroll down and select Music. If you’ve installed iOS 18, go to Settings -> Apps -> Music.
• Under Library, turn off the Sync Library toggle.

• This will bring a warning that this action will remove all Apple Music content and downloads from your iPhone music library.
• Tap on Turn Off to confirm your action.

Turn Off iCloud Music Library on Mac

• Open the Music app on your Mac.
• Click on Music from the top Menu Bar and choose Settings.

• In the new pop-up window, navigate to the General Tab and uncheck the box next to Sync Library.
• Finally, click on Ok to save the changes.

• You can anytime turn on Apple Music syncing by checking that box again.

Turn Off iCloud Music Library on Windows PC

Besides an iPhone, iPad, and Mac, you can easily it’s easy to turn off the iCloud music library on a PC. If you use iTunes to listen to music on your Windows PC, follow the below steps to change your syncing settings:

• Open the iTunes app on your PC.
• From the top Menu bar, click on Edit and select Preferences from the dropdown menu.
• Now, uncheck the iCloud Music Library option.
• Finally, click on OK to save your changes.

That’s how easy it is to disable the iCloud music library on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Windows PC. If you feel the Apple Music syncing doesn’t suit your needs, just go ahead and disable it. Also, if you anytime change your mind, you can easily re-enable it using the same steps. It’s worth mentioning that if you don’t have an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription, you won’t see the option to turn off iCloud Music Library on your device.