Itunes download purchases

[obiter dictum]

I have just updated itunes on my home PC. All my songs in the library have gone. How do i download my past purchases direct from Itunes

 

thanks

[unclebulgaria67]

Are you sure that they have gone ?

 

I had a similar problem awhile back and the files were just hidden in another folder. When you update Itunes, it sometimes does not convert the files over.

 

Do a search around your system for the names of tracks and see if it finds them. If you do find them, you will just have to transfer them back in.

[obiter dictum]

They are gone, how do i transfer them back in? Idiot guide please

[unclebulgaria67]

They are gone, how do i transfer them back in? Idiot guide please

 

This should help you. It is Apples own guide on this.

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1967

[obiter dictum]

Done it, thanks

[unclebulgaria67]

Done it, thanks

 

So it worked ok ?

 

You will have this problem if you ever needed to change computer, there is a major Itunes update or for some reason you had to remove Itunes.

 

It is worth storing a copy of the Itunes music files on portable data storage. Just in case you could not retrieve them from your computer.

 

I think the problem occurs when the Itunes updates are processed. For whatever reasons it does not recognise existing music files and you have to move them back in to the correct folder.

[renegadeimp]

People need to start using alternative software. Itunes is the biggest pile of crap ive had the misfortune of dealing with. And my day to day job involves using custom software that crashes more than it works.