How to Download iTunes Purchased Music to Computer

By Sarah ConnorUpdated on April 28, 2019

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Summary:

Looking for ways to download music purchased from iTunes to your computer? Here’s a complete guide to downloading iTunes Plus music and iTunes DRM-protected music to your computer.

iTunes is a great platform to listen to your favorite music as you wish. You may have purchased popular music in your music library. Now you are going to download these songs to your computer, but don’t know how to do it? If you try to download the purchased iTunes tracks to your computer, you may find that some iTunes music does not support downloading to your computer because of Apple’s FairPlay protection. In this guide, we will grant you 2 methods. One is to download iTunes music directly to your computer via iTunes. The other is to download DRM-ed iTunes audio to computer by using a professional iTunes DRM remover.

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• Part 1: How to Download Purchased Music from iTunes to Computer
• Part 2: How to Download DRM-ed iTunes Purchased Music to Computer

Part 1: How to Download Purchased Music from iTunes to Computer

Step 1. Run iTunes and select the iTunes Store tab. Here you can find all the music that Apple sells, but you can also manage the tracks you buy here.

Step 2. Scroll down until you see the music sidebar. Click the “Purchased” option. Then you can find all the songs you bought with your iTunes account (such as purchased music, movies, TV shows, apps, etc.).

Step 3. Tap the “Download All” button in the lower right corner so that iTunes will automatically download the music you purchased to your PC.

Tip: To access the downloaded purchased music, simply browse the iTunes folder > iTunes Media folder.

Note that this method does not apply to DRM-protected audio (older audio released earlier than 2009). If you have such a track you want to download to your computer, please continue to the next section.

Part 2: How to Download DRM-ed iTunes Purchased Music to Computer

In fact, your iTunes music, whether it is DRM-protected or normal AAC format audio, a professional iTunes music converter – iTunes Music Converter can download and convert iTunes audio tracks (including Apple Music) to MP3 , AAC, FLAC and WAV formats as needed. As a wonderful iTunes DRM remover, the output quality is almost the same as CD quality. In addition, it allows you to convert songs at 16x conversion speed, and the output files still retain iTunes music metadata such as artists, albums, genres and artwork. This Apple Music Converter app is available for both Windows and Mac versions. Please download the program to your computer before starting.

Key Features of Apple Music Converter

Remove DRM from iTunes Music.
Convert encrypted M4P files to MP3, AAC, M4A, M4B, WAV, FLAC.
Retain original audio quality as well as ID3 tags info.
Import DRM-ed iTunes songs to iPod nano/shuffle, PSP, Creative Zen, and iRiver etc.
Up to 16X faster conversion on Windows 7/8/8.1/10 and Mac 10.9 – 10.12.

Steps to Download DRM-ed iTunes Purchased Music to Computer

Step 1 Launch Apple Music Converter on Computer

Get the Apple Music Converter downloaded and installed on your computer first. While launching this program, iTunes will be automatically opened to load your iTunes media files.

Step 2 Select iTunes Songs

You can choose any of music files from your iTunes library, including Apple Music songs, playlists, albums.

Step 3 Specify the Desired Output Format for Converted Songs

The next step is to adjust output settings including selecting MP3 as output format and changing the conversion speed.

Step 4 Bypass DRM from iTunes Music

Now click on “Start Convert” button to start stripping DRM from the selected iTunes music. It takes a little time to finish the conversion mainly depending on the quantity and length of songs.

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