Downloading already purchased itunes items?

I had purchased a few tv series on my itunes account however recently my computer crashed completely. I had to buy a new computer and was able to sign into itunes but can't watch my purchases without re-purchasing them. How can i download them again?

Re-downloading of TV shows is possible if you are in the US : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519 . Otherwise did you not make a backup of your content ?

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If iCloud is available for your country, you should. Here is the article that has the steps on how you can do this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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Hi Dave_warr,
I would suggest restarting the iPad and see if the download resumes.
iTunes: How to resume interrupted iTunes Store downloads
Resuming downloads from an iOS device
From the Home screen, tap the iTunes icon.
For iPhone/iPod touch, tap More > Downloads. For iPad, tap Downloads.
Enter your account name and password.
Click the "OK" button.
Click the Resume or Resume All button to start the download.
If you don't see the application to download it, then follow these troubleshooting steps:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If the app does not appear in your list of purchases, then contact the iTunes Store for help:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
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Have a great day!
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HT1725 When I click on a Movie I get the following "You have already purchased this item but it has not been downloaded. To download it, select Check For Available Downloads from the Store menu." Then get err = 11111

iTunes quit unexpectedly during the download of a movie. When I click on that movie now I get the following message: "You have already purchased this item but it has not been downloaded. To download it, select Check For Available Downloads from the Store menu."
I follow the instructions, but the download still doesn't resume - err = 11111
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Yeah, I am going to blast my iPhone for the 4th time today and pray this goes away. I had 6 apps showing updates, the 6 badge icon shows on the App Store on my iPhone and, having run them all, the 6 apps have two copies each on my iPhone: one that is the old version of the app and will not run and the other is a faded version of the app with an empty progress bar on the icon. Click those and you get an error message about connecting to iTunes, etc. as described in the article I linked to above.
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I have an iPad and iPhone, and over the past few months I've noticed that iTunes keeps getting confused when trying to download app updates.
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You read a very old article that applied only to apps.
Redownloading is quite simple
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes ... - Support - Apple

You've already purchased this item, but it hasn't been downloaded.

I don't have App sync on (have tried it with App sync on and off), my Mobile Applications directory on my Mac is empty.
When I go to update my apps per the iPhone's App Store program, they download and then I get this message:
+You've already purchased this item, but it hasn't been downloaded.To get it, open iTunes on your computer, select Check for Purchases, then sync your device to your computer.+
I did this, yet the problem remains. Have restored to factory settings and after installing my apps again, the next time one updates I get this error and despite my following the directions above, the error persists. Anyone know of a fix for this little circle?

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It gets stranger than this. If I install a completely NEW app, the 6 that are stuck mid-update heal themselves and appear with the new version only, however now completely different apps (Hold Em for instance - which I did not update and didn't need an update) will not launch "app name Cannot Launch" message comes up.
Agh!

In iBooks,what does it mean when it says: you have already purchased this item. To download it check available downloads in the store menu?

In iBooks,what does it mean when it says: you have already purchased this item. To download it check available downloads in the store menu?

Apologies if I seem rude but isn't it obvious?
you have already purchased this item means you have already purchased this item - you don't need to buy it, you've already bought it.
To download it check available downloads in the store menu means to download it check available downloads in the store menu. So if you look at your top menu bar (in your iTunes programme) select the Store and from the menu that appears, select Check for available downloads. My guess (and I realise I'm risking my reputation here ) is that when you click on that, you will see a list of the items you've bought which will include anything you haven't yet downloaded to your iTunes. I assume there will be an option with that list to download those items.
I would like to thank the person who thought of the idea of taking different words and putting them in a certain order, so that those words form a sentence, and that sentence can then be read by other people and those people understand. Genius!

I lost my debit card and want to download already purchased items but it won't let me

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I'd get hold of iTunes account support:
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HT201272 why can't I re-download already purchased music from the itunes store?

why can't I re-download already purchased music from the itunes store?

What country are you in ? Re-downloading music isn't currently possible in all countries (the record companies need to agree to it for each country). If you are in a country where music can be re-downloaded, then if the tracks are still in the store then they should show under the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page on your computer's iTunes.

'You have already purchased this item, would you like to buy it again?' ISSUES

This has happened to my twice now. I have bought songs on itunes, then at some point deleted the song from my itunes library and told it to hide it in the cloud or whatever. I only do this so that the songs that are not in my itunes library do not show as being in my itunes library.
Then, at some point I will decide that I want that song again. So, I go into itunes store and search for it in purchased, and it does not find it. So I then search for it in itunes store again, and it shows it there with the 99p next to it. So, I click on it to buy it, and it shows the message 'You have already purchased this item, would you like to buy it again?'. At first, I clicked no, and was back to square 1, without a song and it still showing the 99p next to it. So I did a search on google and found an article that said as far as I understand to just click buy and it would offer for me to re-download it for free.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090803000006AAKNkBB
So, I did that and it charged me for it.
Like I said, it has happened to me twice now, where I remeber buying a song, then hiding it in the cloud, and having to buy the song again. What can I do to stop this?? Is it a bug that I have to buy it again??
Thanks for your help, Danny

You read a very old article that applied only to apps.
Redownloading is quite simple
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes ... - Support - Apple

HT201272 Downloading already purchased songs/albums... PLEASE HELP!

Okay.... I need help pleeeeaaase! I've exhausted all efforts
I have purchased and downloaded songs/albums... overall experience is great, however, every now and then after the download has completed I only got part of the song (like min 40 seconds or a minute)! I have tried everything I can think of. What's irritating is that it doesn't happen all the time, so I don't think it's a conection or firewall issue. I just want to listen to my songs/slbums in it's entirty... bah, especially because it's paid for. Never had this issue when I was buying CD's LOL
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Any help is appreciated. Many thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Frusterated Avid iTunes User

kennedylivin24 wrote:
it still won't let me re-download...
Do you live in a Region that allows re-downloading of Music...
See your Country Here...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085
If not... Contact iTunes Customer Service
Apple Support iTunes Store Contact Us

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"My question is will I get charged again if I hit buy?"
Of course you will. Why would you do this?
" If so, then why would I get charged? "
Because you are buying it again.
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You can, just not by buying it again.
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