Question about itunes mp3 music download onto my Windows 11 PC

Here is a description of using the "re-download old purchases" method as a way to effectively perform an iTunes download MP3 conversion.

Here is exactly how to re-download your old purchases on Windows 11:

Step 1: Open iTunes on your Windows PC.

Step 2: In the menu bar, click Account > Purchased . If you use Family Sharing, you will see "Family Purchases" instead.

Step 3: In the pop-up menu at the top-left of the iTunes window, select Music .

Step 4: You will now see all the music you have ever purchased from the iTunes Store. Find the songs you want to redownload. If the song already exists in your library with DRM protection, you may want to delete the old version first .

Step 5: Click the Download button next to each song or album you want to redownload .

Step 6: Once the download finishes, locate the newly downloaded songs in your iTunes library. Right-click a song and select Get Info, then click the File tab. The "Kind" field should now read something like "Purchased AAC audio file" rather than "Protected AAC audio file".

For anyone who bought music from the iTunes Store before 2009, re-downloading old purchases is a completely free, legitimate method to replace DRM-protected files with modern unrestricted copies. Once replaced, you can freely perform an iTunes download MP3 conversion on those songs and play them on any device you own.