Best way to approach iTunes Match is you have custom iD3 tags.

[darngooddesign]

I have a pretty significant library of both ripped and purchased music so I just signed up for Match to listen on my work computer. The problem is that almost everything has custom tags for genre and star ratings; I use star ratings to generate the playlists I sync over to my iPhone.

I don't want iTunes to decide to Match my ripped songs from some anthology, for example, so how do I best approach using Match. If I keep my library on my computer will Match change the tags on that? If I upgrade to a Mac with a smaller drive and rely on Match to hold the bulk of my library, how do I make sure all my custom tagging is untouched?

 

[wpguy]

good question, even 3 years later. anyone have any insight?

 

[doolittle27]

I'd say don't do it. My tracks often get replaced with clean/explicit version. Not to mention my precious cover art as well. Last I had it activated was 2 months ago.