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In iTunes on PC, delete songs, movies, TV shows, and other content. You can remove the items from your library or from your computer.

Delete songs and albums

1. Go to the iTunes app on your PC.

2. Choose Music from the pop-up menu at the top left, then click Library.

   

   If you don’t see Music in the pop-up menu, you need to use the Apple Music app you installed on your device. See the Apple Music User Guide for Windows for more details.

3. Click the item to select it, then press the Delete key.

4. Click Delete [item].

5. Do one of the following:

   • Remove the item only from your iTunes library: Click Keep File.

   • Delete the item from your computer: Click Move to Recycle Bin. The item is removed the next time you empty the Recycle Bin.

Note: If the song was immediately removed from your library (that is, you didn’t get the option to keep the file or move it to the Recycle Bin), you can add and download it from Apple Music again.

If you access your iTunes library on multiple devices, songs you delete from your library are still available from iCloud, so you can play or download them any time.

If you can’t remove a song, make sure you didn’t select a song in a Smart Playlist with “Live updating” turned on.

Delete movies and TV shows

1. Go to the iTunes app on your PC.

2. Choose Movies or TV Shows from the pop-up menu at the top left, then click Library.

   

   If you don’t see Movies or TV Shows in the pop-up menu, you need to use the Apple TV app you installed on your device. See the Apple TV User Guide for Windows for more details.

3. Click the item to select it, then press the Delete key.

4. Click Delete [item].

5. Do one of the following:

   • Remove the item only from your iTunes library: Click Keep File.

   • Delete the item from your computer: Click Move to Recycle Bin. The item is removed the next time you empty the Recycle Bin.

You can hide items you haven’t downloaded to your iTunes library. (To add them back to your library, you can download them again.)

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