Downloaded Songs From iTunes Won't Play
I downloaded three songs from iTunes. The songs were downloading, and stalled during processing. I restarted iTunes canceling the downloads. When I went back to re-download, it told me that the songs had already been purchased. I checked for the purchases, and they showed up on the document. However, they still did not show up in my download list. So, I redownloaded them. They downloaded fully, but now they will not play. All my other songs play fine, including songs downloaded during the same period. Why aren't these songs playing?
Hi there jayc401,
You may want to try deleting those tracks from the device and downloading them again from the iTunes Store. Take a look at the article below for more information.
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
-Griff W.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1725
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