The Dogs B******s

Had my computer re-formated(whatever you call it)and dont/cant redeem my tune's that were on there,does anyone know how to do it?

Ant

i've tried i dont think you can direct from itunes

do you still have the purchased tracks on ya ipod because on my iphone when i plug it in i can transfer purchases

The Dogs B******s

The other half set it up ages ago,bought a few tracks just to listen to while on the computer,but now trying to load a few onto our daughters ipod touch,but cant find them. Had a look back at my account history and have found all the tracks purchased,just dont know how to get them back

Ant

i dont think you can then, i've looked into it too .

I'll double check now and have a scour

The Dogs B******s

Just found them,all bloody 76 of them,but,i'll have to pay 15quid(sorry my pound sign isn't working) to move them to itunes+,is there any other way's????

Ant

try a recovery tool , they can find some files after a format.

try a program" recover my files", i have the serial if needed

ilogikal1

Download them again for free from elsewhere

The Dogs B******s

Matt,you should know i'm sh*t with computers,i wouldn't know where to start

Markus

iTunes does not allow you to copy music FROM the iPod TO your computer. This is Apple's attempt at copyright protection, as it stops you from plugging in your friends iPod to your computer and copying over their music.

All is not lost however, have a read of this as it details various ways to copy the music from your iPod, to your computer, and then add the items back into iTunes.

The Dogs B******s

Cheers for the advice,but we already have the tracks in our itunes account,but cant play them without moving them to itunes plus,for a fee. My wife said to pay it but i'm a tight Yorkshiremen

Ant

is this the same with the iphone? as when i formatted my hard drive i installed itunes connected my iphone, signed in to i tunes and right click on my phone then transfer purchases and it did them all!

Markus

So what is happening when you try to play them, is it telling you that you're not authorized to play the songs? If so then you simply need to sign in to the iTunes Music Store with the Apple ID you purchased the songs with and you should then be able to play them.

You should not need to purchase the songs again.

The Dogs B******s

I've not used itunes for a while,so downloaded it again,signed in as you normally would,but couldn't find the tracks,then found them in 'Upgade to itunes plus',you can play them for about 30seconds and thats it.

john_s

iTrader: (1)

Have you authorised the computer on your itunes account?

I think if you go to "store" on the menu and "check for available downloads", it will re-download any tunes you've purchased.

Or something like that... I did it last week, but I wasn't really paying attention.

The Dogs B******s

Just tried that and got this message,,,,,
All purchases have been downloaded for this account.
You can burn a CD,DVD,or use shared folders on your local network to transfer them to another computer.

Ant

Download them again there was something on the news there no longer protected

Markus

That's not strictly true. Firstly, not all of the songs on the Store are DRM free yet, I think that by the end of the first quarter this year they should be though. Also, it's not free to download the iTunes+ versions of the songs, you will need to pay, which is probably where his comment about iTunes+ and having to pay to download them again comes from.

P1_BEN

All thats happened is they have your history of purchases and are allowing you to upgrade those to DRM free, if you have the songs on an ipod/device somewhere all you need to do is copy them back in using one of the methods listed in the link above and then login to itunes account used to purchase them to allow you to play them.

scoobymad555

iTrader: (1)

*cough* limewire *cough* lol!


.... oh n a decent virus scanner / malware / spyware program running when "acquiring" music