Music Disappeared after iOS 17 Update? How to Recover

My apple music library recently vanished from my iPhone. My subscription renewed the day all the music vanished. I can see all my playlists but each one is empty. I only have access to purchased songs/albums which require re-downloading. I have tried multiple fixes from online forums. Any help would be appreciated to recover my music.

iOS 17 is coming with many brilliant and wonderful new features. The speed you operate everything on your iOS device is much faster than ever. New features like you can share your screen with FaceTime, locate erased iPhone with Find My network, Live text, etc. Those are all making iOS 17 more fascinating.

But each update will bring some unpredictable bugs. Some iPhone users found that their music disappeared from iPhone or iTunes Library after an iOS update, even some users’ Apple music library just vanished as the above user said. Why did music disappear from iPhone? And how to fix this problem? In the following guide, we will share with you 7 ways to help you restore missing music on your iPhone.

Why Did My Apple Music Disappear?

Your Apple music may be deleted because of unpredictable bugs in the operating system, which may lead to data missing after the iOS 17 update. Besides, if your music was lost after the iCloud Music Library was turned on, you need to make sure the Library is turned on for all of your Apple devices. Or, you may find music missing on some of your devices. And, if Apple Music services are not available in your country or region, it can also be the reason why music disappeared from iTunes library.

Now, check the following methods and get music shown on your iPhone and iTunes library:

Method 1. Make Sure Show Apple Music is Turned on

If you found your Apple Music disappeared, you should first make sure you already toggle Show Apple Music on:

1. Go to Settings
2. Choose Music
3. Make sure Show Apple Music is turned on
4. If it is already turned on, then, toggle it off and turn it on again.

Method 2. Restart your iPhone

Press the Power Button and Home Button at the same time until you see the Apple logo. And wait for your iPhone to restart. Remember not to hold both the Power Button and Home Button and release them immediately, or you just create a screenshot.

Method 3. Delete the Junk Files

The junk files may take up your storage space and may lead to your music loss. So please make sure to clean up the junk files in your iPhone to free up your iPhone storage space and see if your music comes back.

Further Reading: How to Delete Photos from iPhone or on Computer >

Method 4. Turn on iCloud Music Library

If you turn off iCloud Music Library, the iTunes music will be hidden and disappear from your iPhone. And sometimes, updating may cause the iCloud Music Library to be turned off automatically. So please make sure you are signed in to your iPhone with your Apple ID and turn on iCloud Music Library.

On iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > Choose Music and turn on iCloud Music Library.

On Mac after macOS Catalina: Open Apple Music > Tap on Music and click Preferences… > Find General tab > Check Sync Library.

On Windows PC or Mac with iTunes: Open iTunes and click Edit > Preferences… > Find General tab > Check iCloud Music Library.

With the iCloud music library turned on, your song will be synced across your devices with the same Apple ID.

Method 5. Recover Disappeared Music with Data Recovery Tool

The methods above are some basic tricks to fix music that disappeared from the iPhone after the iOS 17 update. But what if all these methods didn’t work out? How to recover the disappearing music from iPhone after iOS update?

Don’t worry. Here, we will recommend you the best iOS data recovery tool: PhoneRescue for iOS. With the help of it, you can easily get your disappeared music back from iTunes backup, iCloud backup, even with no backup. Therefore, no matter what caused you to lose your music, such as updating failure, iPhone damage, accidental deletion, etc., you can restore your music with PhoneRescue for iOS.

Just free download it on your computer and follow the steps to recover disappearing music from your iPhone after iOS 17 update.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone and Choose Recover from iOS Device

Run PhoneRescue for iOS on your computer > Plug your iPhone with a USB cable > Check Recover from iOS Device, which allows you to directly recover deleted data from iPhone.

Step 2. Choose Music Type to Recover

Choose “Music” > click the “OK” button to continue.

Step 3. Select Music Files that Missing from iPhone to Recover

Preview and select the music you want to recover > click the”To Computer” icon to recover the disappearing music to your computer.

Method 6. Recover Purchased Music from iTunes Store

As long as you purchased a piece of music, you could re-download it through iTunes Store if it disappeared.

1. Launch iTunes and log in with your Apple ID.
2. Click Account from the top menu and choose Purchased.
3. Click Not in My Library and choose your wanted music.
4. Tap on the download icon at the top right corner of the song to re-download it.

Method 7. How to Get Music Library Back on iTunes

If you have backed up the iTunes library and media files, then you can easily restore the Apple music library:

1. Open This PC on your computer and find the iTunes folder you want.
2. Copy the folder and paste it to another folder you’d like to store.
3. Hold down the Shift key while opening iTunes.
4. Then you will see a pop-up message that asks you to Choose an existing iTunes Library or create a new one.
5. Choose the location and open iTunes Library.itl file inside.

Tips: Where is the music library on a computer?

For Windows: \Users\username\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media.

For Mac: Open Finder app > Click Go button > Select Home option > Open the Music folder.

Related Questions to Disappeared Music on iPhone

How Do I Access my iTunes Library on my iPhone?

1. Launch AnyTrans on your computer.
2. Tap on iTunes Libray if you’ve ever used AnyTrans. Or, connect your iPhone first and tap on iTunes Libray.
   

   Choose iTunes Library

3. Here you can view all media files in iTunes library, including music and playlists, Movies, Home Videos, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Audiobooks.
4. If you need to restore any missing music that you found, just select them and click To Mac/PC or To Device icon.
   

   Select iTunes Music and Sync with iPod

AnyTrans is a complete iOS data manager, including Device Manager (transfer any iPhone data between iPhone and computer), iCloud Manager (transfer, upload, download all iCloud data), iTunes Library, etc. iTunes Library will store all your iTunes library files if you used AnyTrans before. Therefore, you do not need to worry about music disappeared once again as the above steps show you.

Where is my Music on iPhone?

All your music will be stored in the Music app on your iPhone, including the ones you added or downloaded from Apple Music, you synced with iTunes, and you purchased from iTunes Store. You can view Playlists, Albums, and all Songs:

1. Open the Music app from the home screen.
2. All songs are stored in this music library, which will be categorized with Songs, Playlists, TV & Movies, Music Videos, Downloaded, etc.
3. You can click Edit on the top-right corner of the Library screen to view additional categories.

Bonus Tip. How to Fix Music Disappeared if it was Caused by System Problems

If music lost because of iOS 17 system bugs, you can first try to downgrade the system or try to update to the next iOS version. Besides, you can also try to fix the software bugs with AnyFix – iOS system recovery.

It is a professional iPhone issue fixer, supports solving most iPhone system issues and over 200 iTunes problems, including Apple Music errors, the iPhone stuck on a verifying screen, iPhone stuck on preparing update, iPhone was frozen after updated, etc.

If your iPhone gets into trouble after updating to the latest iOS system, you can download AnyFix – iOS System Recovery to give it a try which won’t let you down.

The Bottom Line

As mentioned above, we’ve offered you some possible reasons that your music was lost on iPhone. Also, you can find ways to fix music disappeared from the iPhone and recover missing songs easily with PhoneReascue for iOS. You can choose any one of them depending on your preference. Leave your comments below if you have any further questions, so we can keep moving on it.