HT203167 I had to replace my harddrive on my IMAC and downloads from ITUNES do not show up. How do I restore my previous library?

I had to replace my harddrive on my IMAC and downloads from ITUNES do not show up. How do I restore my previous library?

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion. Use your backup copy to put everything back.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy, not good, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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I had my iphone stolen which had quite a lot of music on that I had downloaded from itunes but not synced with itunes on my computer.Is there any way to access the music now or is it lost?

Hi,
I had my iphone stolen a few weeks ago which had quite a lot of music on that I had downloaded from itunes via my phone but had not synced with itunes on my computer.
Is there any way to access the music now or is it lost? Thanks x

By any chance, did you have the Find My iPhone app installed prior to it being stolen?
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
Hopefully you had your iTunes purchases backed up to an external source such as an external drive or CD's?

HT4528 The backup on my phone failed and I had to restore my phone. Everything came back but the ringtone I had purchased and downloaded from itunes. How do I get it back?

The backup on my phone failed and I had to restore my phone. Everything came back except the ringtone I had purchased from itunes. How do I get it back?

If you previously transferred the tone to iTunes, you can sync it to the iPhone again.
If you don't see the ringtone in iTunes, you can contact the iTunes Store using Express Lane.

HT4527 I have a new computer and all of my music from itunes is not showing how can I get it back? My old computer is fried. I had 5 authorazations so I deauthorized all then authorized my new computer. Please help

I have a new computer and after I downloaded iTunes my music library is empty. I had to deauthorize my last computers since I was at the 5 limit. How do I get my music?

Copy all of your music from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries.
Download past purchases - Support - Apple

I just installed a LaCie 3TB harddrive on my iMac and now my iTunes won't open.

I just installed a LaCie 3TB hard drive on my iMac and my iTunes will not open. It says some kind of error.
The dude at the apple store told me this would be really easy to setup - total fail!
Please help, I am not good with technology.

"It says some kind of error."
What error?
What have you transferred onto the drive thus thus far?
Details...

Ive had my iPod classic for some time now, and up to now have been using my laptop to sync songs from iTunes. Unfortunatley, the laptop has died and I'm thinking of buying a iPad.....but how do i now get any songs downloaded from iTunes to my iPod?

I've had my iPod classic for some time now, and up to now have been connecting it to my laptop to sync any downloaded tunes from iTunes. Unfortunately, the laptop has died and I'm thinking of buying a iPad.....but how do I now get any songs downloaded from iTunes to my iPod?

If an iPod is set to update automatically it will be associated with a particular library. If you connect that iPod to a different computer or a different library on the same computer you get the the message you are referring to. "The iPod "iPod Name"is linked to another another iTunes music library. Do you want to change the link to this iTunes music library and replace all existing songs and playlists on this iPod with those from this library". To use an iPod on multiple computers you change the update method to "manually manage songs and playlists". You can also use multiple iPods on a single computer so you will be able to connect both of your iPods to your existing iTunes. Connect the new iPod and follow the on screen instructions, iTunes will open and update your iPod.
For info:
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit=>Preferences=>'iPod' tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
3) Manually manage songs and playlists. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod.

Before the recent updates to Firefox, clicking on the back button always brought me back to the same place on the page where I had been, but now it brings me to the top of the page. How do I restore the previous feature?

Before the recent updates to Firefox, when I would go to another page in the same window and then clickon the back button, Firefox used to bring me back to the same place on the page where I had been, but now it brings me to the top of the page, meaning that I have to laboriously scroll down to the old place. How do I restore the previous feature?

That change was made in Firefox 4, 6 months ago.
Click-hold the unified Back / Forward button 
or 
right-click it to get the Back / Forward history for that tab.
Or install this extension to get the old "drop-marker" button restored. 
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/backforedrop/

How do i put tv programmes and videos from itunes to another iphone, without having to delete all data on the phone and replacing it with my library? i switched the 'sync only ticked songs and videos box' yet it still wont let me transfer videos from my i

How do i put tv programmes and videos from itunes to another iphone, without having to delete all data on the phone and replacing it with my library? i switched the 'sync only ticked songs and videos' yet it still wont let me transfer videos from my itunes onto my new phone, any ideas??

Copy the entire itunes folder from the old computer to the new computer.

What can i do to sort my ipod touch 4th gen, when ever i connect it to my laptop my itunes keeps saying, and i quote "itunes could not connect to this ipod, an unknown error has occured" please helpppppp i have not had my ipod for long either

what can i do to sort my ipod touch 4th gen, when ever i connect it to my laptop my itunes keeps saying, and i quote "itunes could not connect to this ipod, an unknown error has occured" please helpppppp i have not had my ipod for long either

- Try restoring on another computer.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

ITunes will not show my purchases before October 18, when I had a different username. How do I get the older purchases (more than 5,000) listed when my password is rejected and it won't issue a new one for that username?

iTunes will not show my purchases before October 18, when I had a different username. How do I get the older purchases (more than 5,000) listed when my password is rejected and it won't issue a new one for that username?

Wow that was really quick, thank you so much. Im not sure at all which version it was because i said it was around 4 years ago he bought it. I know it isn't under his username, since he's a PC person (ugh) so i know its probably registered to one of our actual names. isn't there some way to look it up since we did register it, because I'm not even sure where the disks are from when we bought it (we've moved a lot and also have two storage lockers, i know i would have kept it with other disks) but my cd rom drive is actually broken on my computer as well ( i think it got stepped on and is now squished and won't eject or run disks.)
So is there anyway they can look up that its registered to one of our names since we did register it when we bought and installed it, or do i really have to find the disk with some sort of proof of purchase (i know there would be no receipt after all this time)
either way, ill do what you suggested to the best of my abilities and thank you so much for answering my questions, i can't even open the program as its incompatible and find out the info from that) so I'm in a bit of a pickle and your response was so thorough and it didn't seem to be posted long enough to even write a well researched response, thanks, all the best,
sarucia

I downloaded Adobe Acrobat X in 2010 and then a few years later I got a new computer and I would like to install the Adobe Acrobat X on my new computer but I cannot tell if I had more than one license and my Adobe account is not showing that I ever downlo

I downloaded Adobe Acrobat X in 2010 and then a few years later I got a new computer and I would like to install the Adobe Acrobat X on my new computer but I cannot tell if I had more than one license and my Adobe account is not showing that I ever downloaded or ordered anything. Can you assist?

Download/install it from http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrobat-downloads.html and activate it with your serial number.

I had to reload ice age village and now my progress does not show up even though it is still in game center

I had to reload ice age village and now my progress does not show up even though it is still in game center

Your settings are not saved. try with new profile.
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems. 
See '''Creating a profile''':
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
If the new profile works then you can transfer files from a previously used profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem 
'''Profile Backup and Restore'''
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

Help, please! Any advice on how I link my new iMac and my new itunes software with existing external harddrive containing my entire itunes library?

Help, please! Any advice on how I link my new iMac and my new itunes software with existing external harddrive containing my entire itunes library?

Hello!
It should be a matter of
Quiting iTunes first if it's running
Connecting your external harddrive to your Mac, use the Finder to browse to it
Find your iTunes folder on the ext HDD and double-click on iTunes Library.itl
If you have any trouble with this, please let us know.

I had purchased and downloaded a tv series to my ipad. Then deleted it due to space constraints. Now I wanted to download it permanently to my MacBook but itunes does not show this purchases. It worked, however, for another series. What can I do?

I had purchased and downloaded a tv series to my ipad. Then deleted it due to space constraints. Now I wanted to download it permanently to my MacBook but itunes does not show this purchases. It worked, however, for another series. What can I do?
Thanks for any help!

You may need to put the iPad into recovery mode : http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808 - you should then be able to reset the iPad.
If you haven't synced to a computer them (from here) :
If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present.

Creative Cloud locked up and had to Uninstall. Upon reinstall it initializes and downloads 2/3 but then stops every time. How to remedy this?

Creative Cloud locked up and had to Uninstall. Upon reinstall it initializes and downloads 2/3 but then stops every time. How to remedy this?

After running cleaner tool, follow below steps :
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Open Adobe folder and delete folders named Adobe Application Manager and OOBE.
3) Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe.
Open Adobe folder and if present delete Adobe Creative Cloud folder.
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Type in below command and hit 'Enter' key.
appdata
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Open Adobe folder and delete folders named AAMUpdater and OOBE.
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Once the installation process is completed , it will create shortcut icon on Desktop.
Double click on it and update, it will get updated to Creative Cloud :
http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/creativesuite/cc/win/ApplicationManager9.0_all.exe

HT203167 I had to replace my harddrive on my IMAC and downloads from ITUNES do not show up. How do I restore my previous library?

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