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Lost purchased music on iPhone
2010-04-20, 6:45 AM #41
Originally posted by drizzt2k2:
No it's not on my PC. How do I even plead with apple? They don't list phone numbers or anything.


Um, just e-mail general support?

I've e-mailed them numerous times for petty requests like deauthorizing computers after forgetting to do so manually before a format, and for redownloading mp3s. They always have let me
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2010-04-20, 7:55 AM #42
iTunes -> Store Menu -> Authorize Account (if you haven't) -> Check for Available downloads.

This should work.
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2010-04-20, 7:59 AM #43
Originally posted by fishstickz:
iTunes -> Store Menu -> Authorize Account (if you haven't) -> Check for Available downloads.

This should work.


That doesn't really work. All that option seems to do is check to see if you bought something but never downloaded it. I just ran it on a computer with iTunes installed, but none of the like 10 songs I've ever bought on iTunes on it. Ran it and it didn't download anything.
2010-04-20, 8:53 AM #44
Originally posted by fishstickz:
iTunes -> Store Menu -> Authorize Account (if you haven't) -> Check for Available downloads.

This should work.


This is the common misconception that people seem to think will recover your songs. All it is is a feature that allows you to download something if yours was interrupted by your internet going out or something.
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2010-04-20, 9:10 AM #45
Oh, hm. I recovered a video I downloaded this way... so that's dumb.
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2010-04-20, 9:40 AM #46
That's also the method you use to download the music once you beg Apple to allow it, I believe.
2010-04-20, 10:16 AM #47
Yeah, they probably just dump all of your previously purchased songs back into whatever "purchased but not yet downloaded" list that feature uses.
2010-04-20, 6:03 PM #48
I've heard that Apple will allow a ONE-TIME re-download of past purchases for such reasons. I'd contact customer support and see if they'll swing that for you.
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2010-04-21, 11:21 AM #49
I called Apple, got a person on the phone instantly, and after about 5 minutes on hold while the person talked to iTunes, they said I could redownload all 300 of my songs. Awesome.

Didn't expect it to be so easy with Apple.
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2010-04-22, 4:09 AM #50
Wow, very nice.
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2010-04-22, 4:27 AM #51
Originally posted by TimeWolfOfThePast:
ONE-TIME re-download of past purchases for such reasons.

I don't get it. Why is it ONE TIME only? What's to stop you from copying the songs once you've downloaded them?
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2010-04-22, 4:38 AM #52
He means downloading from iTunes. Usually if you fail at backups, like me. :suicide:

I had several free songs I got in a promo, I just redownloaded them FROM THE INTERNET instead, har har.

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