Downloaded songs that have asterisks next to them.

Songs I downloaded are grayed out with an asterick next to them. I checked for available downloads and the message is "All purchases have been downloaded for this account." If I try to download again, the prompt shown that the song have already been purchased, do I want to purchase again. How do I get the songs I paided for?

The "missing file" thing 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 say no when asked 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. I can provide a step by step guide if you give me the two paths.
In some cases iTunes may be able to repair itself if you go through the same steps and locate the lost track. It may then offer to attempt to automatically fix other broken links. 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 Itune catalog has a number of songs with a ! next to it. I recently put some songs on a mp3 player, not all the songs that I put on the mp3 player have the !, but some do, one day there will be a ! next to a song, and then a day later gone.?? When I synch my IPOD the songs are there on my IPOD, I am unable to do anything with the selected songs, like playlist, or add coverflow, on my computer. very frustrating. I have found the songs in my media player, but can only listen to them or playlist, then burn to disc, that really seem like the hard way to reinstall these songs. Any suggestions would help. thanks kt

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 iPad wont let me download songs that have swearing in them and apps that say you have to be over 17

My iPad want let me download any songs that have swearing in them like thrift shop or scram and shout. And it also won't let me download any app that ask if you are over 17 like kik. How do I stop this can someone help? Thanks :)

Check your Restrictions...
Settings > General > Restrictions
Understanding Restrictions > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4213

Re-downloading songs that have been purchased

I had to change computer as my hard drive imploded and then i dropped my ipod down the loo. is it possible to re-download songs that i have previously purchased so i can re-build my library. thanks nikki

If you didn't make a back-up of your purchases to restore from 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
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 the link at the bottom of this page you'll be able to email your query: iTMS Customer Service
You might also want to check out these pages for future reference:
How to back up your media in iTunes
Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

Is there a way to re-download songs that have been deleted without having to pay in full again?, is there a way to re-download songs that have been deleted without having to pay in full again?

I lost all my music from Itunes, most of it I still had on CD's etc but my previously purchased music was erased, is there a way of getting it back without having to buy it again?

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer. Your music should be there.
If for some reason you have failed to backup, then you can transfer itunes purchases from an ipod: File>Transfer Purchases
In the U.S you can redownload past purchases: Open itunes store, click Purchasd, under Quick Links

I have some songs that have an exclamantion point next to them and I can't get them to sync. I had to move them manually into a playlist and succeeded in doing that but now the playlist won't sync. What's the problem?

I have some songs that have an exclamantion point next to them and I can't get them to sync. I had to move them manually into a playlist and succeeded in doing that but now the playlist won't sync. What's the problem?

I have the same problem and I am very upset. I have heard that Apple/iTunes is removing all songs that are unlicened for this type of download. Apple does not want to be responsible for pirated music. Much of mine is down loaded from CD's. I have to go to search and put in every song and then, if found, put it into My Music then back into iTunes. WHAT A HASSLE. I don't remeber reading anything about this. 224 songs so far. NOT HAPPY.

TS4124 there are lots of songs that have no icon next to them. What does this mean?

there are lots of songs that have no icon next to them. What does this mean?

I'm going to take a guess that you are referring to iTunes match in iTunes on your Mac. (as in the screenshot below)
Tunes without symbols, mean that the file is stored on your Mac.

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Will iTunes match match songs that have been downloaded using a different audible account?

Hey there Chriskir,
It sounds like you would like to delete all the songs from your iPad but still be able to access them in iTunes Match. You can delete all the songs from the Music section of your Usage in Settings by swiping your music left:
Settings > General > Usage
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

Upgrade to iOS7.1 has broken Music. . .can't play songs in the cloud and songs that have been downloaded won't play either.

I've discovered an interesting "feature" of iOS7.1 for the iPad (4th gen).
Since upgrading, I can no longer play music that is in the cloud and when trying to switch to a song that has been downloaded to the device, it won't play either; however, the equilizer graphic indicates that something is playing (bouncing up and down) but the song position indicator stays at 0:00.
Eventually, iTunes/Music (not sure what to call it these days since Apple can't seem to decide either) gives up on the song selected, the on that is not playing, and moves to the next song. If the next song is local to the device, music plays, if it's another song in the cloud, the pattern repeats until it hits a downloaded song. Have also discovered, after my various and simple testing efforts, that I can no longer download songs from the cloud - I was able to download one song but afer that. . .kaput.
It takes a special level of brilliance to send out an update that breaks your own applications/code. . .particularly one so core to the device.
Two words for future releases. . ."Quality Assurance".

I had a similar problem. Try resetting and erasing the phone and restoring from a known good backup.

TS4124 I have a problem that when I sync my ipod with I tunes it only syncs the songs that have been downloaded from the cloud.

I have 9000 songs in the cloud and have not downloaded all of them
My ipod does not sync the songs that have not been downloaded.
Do i have to download all the playlists individually?
Help

Here's how iTunes works. You add a file to iTunes. iTunes makes a note of where that file is located, gets information from it about artist, etc, and writes the information to its library file. iTunes doesn't look at that file again until you play it. It knows where to find it when it needs it. However, sometimes things happen so the file is no longer where iTunes expects it to be. In many cases this is because the user has renamed a file or folder in the file's pathway, or moved the file. In extreme cases it can happen because a hard drive is dying.
When iTunes invites you to find the file, it is asking you to do exactly that. If you renamed the file you need to remember what you called it and where you put it and point to it to rebuild the link. Sometimes if people move all their files to different drive you need to point to one and iTunes may be able to find others given that information and assumptions as to where the others should be located relative to that.
It is also possible files have gone missing. In that case you need to restore them from their original source or a backup you make regularly of your computer knowing that some day it is 100% guaranteed your drive will fail and you will be very happy you have a copy of everything on another drive.

I downloaded music to my iphone and when I went to go sync it up to itunes, I lost all of the songs purchased from that time until the previous time I backed it up. How do I recover these purchased songs that have been lost?

I downloaded music to my iphone and when I went to go sync it up to itunes, I lost all of the songs purchased from that time until the previous time I backed it up. How do I recover these purchased songs that have been lost?

All of your music should be in itunes on your computer.
Select it to sync and sync.

When I try syncing to my Ipod nano, it will only let me sync songs that have been downloaded onto my computer (not my icloud music). How do I fix this?

This is really annoying. When I try syncing, it shows the four songs that have actually been truly downloaded on my computer, and it wont let me change it. What does I do?

iDevices are not backup devices.
Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer.

HT5622 I cant figure out how to authorize my office computer to download songs that I have purchased. A message saying I cant do it, but gives me no link to make it happen. Frustrating.Can someone help?

I cant figure out how to authorize my office computer to download songs that I have purchased. A message saying I cant do it, but gives me no link to make it happen. Frustrating.Can someone help?

If you're running iTunes 11 and you don't see the menus, press Control-B or go to the small icon with the arrow at the extreme upper left and select "Show Menu Bar":
Apple for some inexplicable reason elected to hide the menus by default in the Windows version of iTunes 11.
I doubt that this will address a download problem, though. You'll need to provide more details about that; what device you're attempting the download on, the exact error message, and other such pertinent information.
Regards.

How can I get help with pending songs that have taken over 12 hours to fully download?

How can I get help with pending songs that have taken over 12 hours to fully download?

You can only suspend service for 3 months at a time (with or without payment) and only twice a year.

I have downloaded an album through itunes and there are 4 songs that have a cloud with a red arrow pointing downwards, when I click on it it says unable to download at this time. Why is this?

i have purchased an album via itunes and there are 4 songs that have a cloud with an red arrow pointing down, when I click on it it says unable to download at this time. Why?

I'm not sure if they could tell you but you could try contacting Apple for assistance by going to https://expresslane.apple.com, then click iTunes>iTunes Store>Purchases, Billing & Redemption. You will need your serial number, which you can find in Settings>General>About.

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