Computer crashed - reloading itune songs?

Hello - my computer operating system crashed. I had to reload the start-up files onto the computer from the back-up CDs - which wiped my machine's hard drive clean - as if the machine was brand new. Lost all my saved digital photos, stored i-tune songs, etc, on the hard drive. I have now reloaded all of the programs, including i-tunes software.
Can I reload the songs I lost without having to repurchase all of them again?
I still have all of my purchased songs on my i-pod. I also have a listing of all of the songs I have purchased in my store account. But, I have no actual songs on my actual computer hard drive now (because it was wiped clean).
The license only allows for songs on one computer. But, I am trying to reload the songs that I purchased onto the exact same computer. Do I have to buy them all again? Or is there something else I can do to restore my song library as before without having to repurchase them all over again? Thanks for your help.
My i-tunes license only allows songs on one computer. It is the same computer as before, I just lost all of the songs I had previously purchased. How to I either down load them again (without paying ag

*Can I reload the songs I lost without having to repurchase all of them again? ......I still have all of my purchased songs on my i-pod*
The transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer

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I have computer that has crashed and now it needs to be restored. the computer has iTunes with some songs from the store and from my cd. is there anyway to get these songs back? i know i can rip the ones from the cd. I have reciepts that iTunes sends me whenever i download a song, anyway to use those to get songs back?

Allen,
If you have no backup files and the computer HD is toast, then recovering those files may be impossible. You can try emailing Apple about your iTMS songs, but they are quite explicit in their warning to backup your files as the download is a one-time event without a re-purchase.
If you have some/all songs on your iPod, then these links will give you several methods of recovering whatever songs remain on your iPod; some free, some third-party software, some more comprehensive for restoring playlists, ratings, playcounts, etc. Read them and their associated links before deciding on a strategy that works for you. There are many various third-party software programs that will offer a more robust process, or an easier GUI. Do a Google search for them if the links below leave you wanting…
Don King Resurrected: Deleted files from hard drive (free – music recovery only)
MacMuse: Computer Crashed (free – music recovery only)
Copying music from iPod to computer (a primer on various methods and software)
Copying Songs from Your iPod to a Mac or PC (resource for 3rd party software)
iPodRip Software
PodUtil Software
XPlay Photo Browser (For recovering Photos)
XPlay (For Cross-Platform Functionality & Music Recovery)
After recovering your song files, strongly consider developing a thorough backup strategy for just this type of situation.
You need at least three sets of your music: on the PC within iTunes, on an external backup medium, and on the iPod (in full or in partial).
Music files on just the iPod and the computer is not considered having any backup.
Backup both the music files and the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl).

My ipod is locked to where it has to be plugged into itunes to fix it, but our computer crashed, so itunes is no longer available, and it won't work. What should i do?

this is not my ipod. it is my friend's. her computer crashed and itunes was destroyed. how can i fix it?

You need a computer with iTunes and an internet connection. First redownload all apps on the new computer. See:
How to redownload purchased apps from the App Store
Then connect the iPod to the computer and try to restore the iPod via iTunes. You will be asked to enter the passcode. If you have the passcode you may be able to make a backup. If so then backuop it by right clicking on the iPod in iTunes and select backup. Then restore from backup. If the passcode is unknown they you will have to place the iPod in recovery mode and then restore it . You will have to restore to factory defaults since the computer does not have a backup.

I can't access half of my downloaded music. I get a message, "can't locate file" What is up with that? I dauthorized my computer and reloaded itunes, but it did not solve the problem. Any suggestions? Thank you.

I can't access half of my downladed music. I get a message, "can't locate file." I dauthorized my computer and reloaded itunes, but it did not help. Any suggestions? Thank you.

This happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to get info, then cancel when asked to try to locate the track. Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions.
Alternatively, as long as you can find a location holding the missing files, then you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes .
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My computer crashed back in Feb or March of this year and I just recently reinstalled itunes on it. Once reinstalled itunes updated software. Once this was all done I noticed that alot of songs on my IPod were no longer in itunes. Also, the folders in itunes no longer matched what are on my IPod. itunes says the computer is active for itunes and many songs on my IPod are on itunes but many are missing. How do I get itunes to just sync and match what is on my IPod to include all songs and folders. Many of the missing songs on my IPod and not in itunes are ones I purchased from itunes so they should have them. I am getting very discouraged with itunes. I tried to do a support call and pay the fee to have them call to address but I am stationed oversees and they would not accept my overseas number as valid.
Any help is greatly appreciated. As stated, I just want the music now on itunes to match with my IPod to include folders. Seems music got lost. Any suggestions how to back up the music so if this happens again I do not have this issue. I figured itunes would have my music or at a min just sync up what is on my IPod.
Thanks gunner

Probably a bit late to help in this thread, but the question is asked & answered frequently.
*Recover media from iPod*
See this post from Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7217190#7217190
Some of the tools linked to will only work if the iPod has a valid library. Others can scan the drive independently and some may even be able to rebuild a damaged library. The manual method towards the end should be able to recover your media regardless of the state of the library.
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My computer crashed, cant play songs from iPhone in Itunes,getback app?

After my computer crashed i install new system and itunes. When i connected an iphone, i cant play songs on it. Somebody told me, when i start any sync i will lost all my songs.I would like to keep it or i will loose them.And as well how can i get back all my app what wasnt on my iphone installed?

hard drives will always crash, and you should ALWAYS keep a backup. it's surprising how many people still don't know this little fact about computers, and then they do nothing by cry when all of their data is gone.
let this be a lesson from here on out - ALWAYS KEEP A BACKUP OF YOUR DATA. the easiest way is to use an external hard drive.
there are apps that will allow you to get your music off of the iPhone, but they are not supported by apple.
and just because you think it's stupid does not mean it is done to annoy you. it was most likely done as an agreement with the music industry, but since no one here officially works at apple, we don't know the actual reasons.
also, you can "repurchase" the apps you have for free. you will be asked if you want to redownload the app. (i've done this.)
music (from what i understand) that was purchased on the iPhone but not yet synced can be synced without deleting it off of the iPhone, but this can only be done once (i think).

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Dell Windows XP

"My computer crashed and need to know how to transfer my music from my iPod to a new computer"
You can't sync or drag your non iTMS music back directly from an iPod to iTunes. The transfer of non iTMS content is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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The transfer of purchased content to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7, look under under File>"Transfer Purchases from iPod". A paragraph on it has been added to this article: How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
"I'm afraid I'll lose all my music"
If your iPod is set to update automatically you just need to take care when connecting back to your computer and an empty iTunes. You will get a message that your iPod is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Don't uncheck Sync Music it will be unchecked by default when you choose the manual setting: Managing content manually on iPod
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync again. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up in case you have problems again. External drives are comparatively inexpensive these days and you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

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Forgive me if this is a dumb question - hard drive on college son's computer crashed and we are sending it back to HP for repairs. Are all the purchased itunes songs lost or can they be reloaded without cost? How is this done - or please direct me where to find the answer. Thank you so much!

If you didn't make a back-up of your purchases to restore from (as you are advised to do) then I'm sorry to say that the policy on lost purchases is that you have to pay to download them again:
"Once a Product is purchased and you receive the Product, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage the Product, and Apple shall be without liability to you in the event of any loss, destruction, or damage." iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
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My computer crashed and all songs were lost, how do I get them back?

My Dell computer crashed, and I lost my songs in my library. When I plugged it back in, only the purchased songs were put back in the library. How can I put all of the songs on my iPod Touch back into my iTunes library? Please help me! Thank you so much!

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer files/docs/pics/music/etc.
Use this to put everything back.
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Ok so My ipod got stolen a whilleee back and i finally got a new one for my birthday yayyy BUT not before my computer crashed and deleted my itunes.. what in the world should i do, if i can even do anything??

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My computer crashed. Is there a way to access my purchased songs from itunes and reinstall them on my new computer?

If you have no back up to restore from, the policy on lost purchases is that you have to pay to download them again:
"Once a Product is purchased and you receive the Product, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage the Product, and Apple shall be without liability to you in the event of any loss, destruction, or damage."
iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
You could try contacting the iTunes Music Store Customer Service and you might be able to persuade them to sanction a second free download. There have been occasional reports in the iTunes forum of this happening, however just be aware that they are not under any obligation to do so. If you click on any of the links on this page you'll find a space at the bottom to email your query: iTMS Customer Service
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up with my iTunes on the computer that I had to reinstall everything on. When I insert the ipod into the usb port itunes says I have to log out before it can access the ipod anymore. How do I get iTunes to accept my ipod shuffle now?
Also, is there anyway that I can acces my purchased songs that I paid for before my computer crashed?
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When I insert the ipod into the usb port itunes says I have to log out before it can access the ipod anymore. How do I get iTunes to accept my ipod shuffle now?
that sounds like a Fast User Switching issue. these documents might be of some help with that:
iTunes for Windows: about Fast User Switching with Windows XP
iPod for Windows: Fast user switching in Windows XP is not supported

HT1386 I have an older iPod (5th gen, 30GB+video). My computer crashed and itunes was no loner accessible on it. On my new computer, how do I transfer the music from my iPod to the library in iTunes that is on my new computer?

I have an older iPod (5th gen, 30GB+video) that I had connected to my computer with iTunes. That computer crashed and the only place my music is stored is on my iPod. How do I move that music to the iTunes program (version 8) on my new computer. When I connect my iPod to my new computer the music shows up in my iPod's music directory but I can't move it to the library.

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My old computer crashed and when I plug my old iPod into my new computer, iTunes asks me if I'd like to erase all the music from the iPod and copy whatever music I have within my new iTunes. I lost a lot of my c.d.'s when I moved, so I don't want to do that. How do I get all my music from my old iPod onto my new computer?

Hello Justin,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
See this article for instructions on how manually copy the contents of your iPod back over to your new computer. Even though the article mentions Vista and XP, Windows 7 should be similar to Vista.
http://www.ehow.com/how2187421transfer-music-ipod-itunes.html
Otherwise, see this older post by Zevoneer for countless other ways to copy it back over.
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HT201269 my old computer crashed and itunes won't let me retrieve my old music, is there a way to do this?

Hi my old computer crashed and when I downloaded iTunes into the computer I'm using now, my old music didn't sync with the computer, even though it did last time I got a new device. How can I retrieve my old music from my iTunes account?

The follow included how to copy music form the iPod to your computer.
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