XBOX Music downloads

Hi Dragons Red,

While Xbox Music might allow you to stream and download music, the music that is downloaded to your PC will stop playing should you decided to cancel your Xbox Music subscription. Eventually all music, even the songs that are still working for Dewbers will
stop functioning if he downloaded them through the Music Pass system. MP3s purchased from Xbox Music will continue to function.

Hello BIONIC79,



Sorry for the delay in getting a response to you.



For music that was purchased through the Xbox Music app, in Windows Explorer open the Music folder, there should be an Xbox Music folder there.



For music that was downloaded with your Xbox Music Pass, in the same Music folder, look for a folder labeled Subscription. You'll find the downloaded files there.



Hope this help you out.

The music pass isn't intended for downloading, only to listen to music and specific artists via stream from XBox Music.

Most of my music I have ripped in WMA format from my CDs.

With Music Pass Downloads and Xbox Music Cloud Turned off: My ripped music does not show any Icon to the right. Music that I had downloaded through Zune shows the sound icon that says streaming only.

Enabled Music Pass Downloads: No changes to above

Enabled Music Cloud: Some of my music is showing the cloud and says Matched here and in the cloud for streaming on other devices. Cloud with recycle/refresh arrows and says only available online.

So it appears that by going to settings and turning off Music Pass Downloads and Music Cloud for a few minutes and then turning them both back on it is trying to ID and match my ripped music to albums listed in the cloud instead of showing downloading 348,000
songs it is only downloading about 1,200 which is about what I had for music pass content.

On the Xbox console, you cannot download any of the music, it's a streaming only service. On a PC and Windows Phone you should able to download the music.