"Thanks, but a) I did a backup, and b) while this is annoying it is not worth refusing the upgrade for."
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Upgrading your Apple Music Subscription:
You mentioned nothing of refusal to upgrade (upgrade what?)?. You're not going to even the service of Tunes Match, if you don't even have a subscription. You can keep the subscription, as long as you obey the Terms & Conditions. So, if things seem to be not the way the way they should be, then you you fix this sync issue.
So, Inform Apple of this Bug:
Do your Part. Give Apple feedback on this. Apple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what issues are occurring, and what bug fixes to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing of your findings, if you don't report it to them.
How to Give Feedback:
- Go Here: Feedback - Apple Music - Apple
- Select: "Bug Report" for "Feedback Type"
- Select: "Browse" for "What Apple Music feature is your feedback about?"
- Comment: that this all began after installing an update, and how you have troubleshoot it this far. Include the URL of this thread.
- Proceed from there as necessary