Downloading iTunes purchases again

Recently, the hard drive in my iMac (having owned my iMac for only a year and a half) broke and was wiped. The Mac was covered and was repaired, but everything on the hard drive was gone. As a result, all of my purchases have disappeared. Is it possible to download these again?
If anyone cares, this is my purchase history.
Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song
Rage Against the Machine - Killing In THe Name
TISM - Untz Untz Untz Untz
TISM - Machines Against the Rage (Album)
Splatpattern - ******* ******* ****
Splatpattern - ******* ******* **** (Bleeped)
Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give A **** (3 track single)
Apefight - Texerkana, My Scientific technique, Mind Control, Bangin and Gettin' Banged Up
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (Album)
The Living End - Don't Shut the Gate
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle - Holst: The PLanets (Album)
And two episodes of The Wire: Middle Ground and Mission Accomplished
Thank you.

Do you have them on an iPod? If so, you should be able to transfer purchases.
Otherwise, you could contact the iTunes Store and ask to re-download the items on your account. While they are under no obligation to do so, they have been known to grant such requests. Never hurts to ask.

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Media should be included with the backup of the computer that all users should be creating on a regular basis as part of basic computer/data maintenance.
In the event that you do not have a backup (stop being lazy.... keep backups of YOUR data and other important files)
If you are in the US and running iTunes 10.3 or later, it is possible to redownload music via iCloud from purchased history.
If you are not in the US or for some reason cannot run iTunes 10.3 or later, contact iTunes customer support and ask very nicely for the opportunity to redownload the content. They are not required to provide this opportunity.
It is also possible to transfer content from an iDevice that was purchased via iTunes. On the new computer, sign into the iTunes account, authorize the computer, connect the device then select File > Transfer Purchases.
The simplest method of all is to transfer or copy the media (and other important files) from the old computer or the backup of the old computer. Typing "move itunes library" into the search bar here or into google will reveal step by step instructions on how to do this.

I have not been able to download previous purchases since the new update. I keep getting a message that says this computer is associated with an APPLEID and that I can download previous purchases again in 82 days with a different ID?? I only have ONE ID

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Hi Bander Bunny!
I have a couple of articles that should be able to help you troubleshoot this issue a little further. You may want to try uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes first. This has to be done in a specific manner, and this article can help you do that:
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1923
Another option is that you may want to try syncing your iPod nano manually. Here's is an article that pertains to manually managing the content of your iPod nano:
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
It's also possible that this issue resides with your iPod nano. Here is a website that will help you troubleshoot the iPod nano:
Apple - Support - iPod Troubleshooting Assistants
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
-Braden

Re-downloading iTunes purchases once deleted from your hard drive

OK - any help will be greatly appreciated.
I work abroad a lot and download iTunes purchases to watch while away. However, the files take up a lot of space on my MacBook Air, so, once watched, I've deleted them from my hard drive to free up space once I'm home.
Now, when I want to see them again, I go into iTunes, each episode has an exclamation point on the left hand side, no cloud icon to be seen, and when I click on it, I get the message:
The TV show could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?
It can't be located on my computer because I deleted it from my hard drive to free up space.
So why can't I just re-download it from iTunes - I have, after all, paid for it?
Many thanks.

Good day Jane,
As you surmise, the exclamation point symbol next to the song in iTunes means that iTunes can not find the file containing the video. See this article -
iTunes 12 for Mac: Symbols used in iTunes
In order to download the content again you will need to delete it from iTunes before downloading again. To delete the song select it in your music and use the Delete key. See this article -
iTunes 12 for Mac: Delete songs, playlists, or other items
Once the video is no longer in your iTunes library, you can download it again using the steps in this article. Note that this assumes that the item is still available in iTunes in your location. Items that have been removed from the store will not be available -
iTunes 12 for Mac: Download previous purchases from the iTunes Store
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Safe computing,
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Please restart the app and download your purchase again
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I recently have acquired a new PC with Vista Home Premium as OS (My XP PC's motherboard gave up the ghost).
Is it possible to re-download iTunes purchases onto my new machine?
I have searched the iTunes site but can find no way of linking previous purchases to my new machine.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and regards
johndoc

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1702
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I understand the confusion. Those tracks are royalty free to the owner of the tracks, yes. The terms of use of the iTunes Store still state, though, that all purchases are for your own personal use and cannot be used commercially:
USAGE RULES
1. You shall be authorized to use iTunes Products only for personal, noncommercial use.
They're probably fine for presentations in a class or to a group at your company, but you probably could not post the presentation or a video using these tracks on a public site. I'm no lawyer, though, to legally define what would and would not constitute "noncommercial". It's probably best to just buy your tracks directly from one of these sites of royalty-free music. Then the use license should be completely clear.
Regards.

Downloading previous purchased again

Hi,
Just downloaded some purchased tv show on to my pc and I accidently deleted the folder.
Now i'm trying to download it again it will not let me. ( same PC)
1. I went to itune store "purchased" it shows the "Downloaded buttton" but i can't click on it to download .
2. I went to the library TV Shows and try to click on the "cloud button" and would not allow me to click on it either to download.
-Vin

Go into iTunes, locate the shows there, and delete them from within iTunes. Then you should be able to download the shows again.
Regards.

Re-Downloading iTunes Purchases

After switching to Windows 7. I realised I backed up all of my iTunes purchases, except 1 season of a TV show. Is there ANY way for me to re-download them, or plead my case to Apple!??
Thank you in advance for any help

If you didn't make a back-up of your music/movie 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: iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
If you have an iPod that still has any of your purchases on it you'll find details in this article on how to transfer them to the computer: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
Purchased applications can be downloaded over again, see this article for details: How to redownload purchased applications from the App Store
Failing this, you could try contacting iTunes 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 this link it'll take you to the support/contact page: Customer Service - iTunes Store Support

Error 450 whenever I attempt to download iTunes purchase!!!

When I purchase an item on iTunes and it goes to the "downloads" folder, sometimes it will stop downloading and says that it has encountered error 450.
I'm losing money and I can never tell which songs will download and which will fail.
Can someone please tell me what the error means, how to fix it, and/or any way to download said purchases?
I've already sent a complaint to iTunes and haven't received any information.
Please help!!

These are the instructions I received from Apple. Even though the IP addresses were not getting blocked by parental controls I still entered them into my daughters "allowed" list and this solved the problem. I did not have to go all the way to step 3. However I did step 2 first and this did not fix the problem until I took care of the parental controls suggestion. Good luck
Step1)
Error 450 is usually associated with the Parental Controls in Windows Vista. To download purchases from the iTunes Store, you will need to add the following Internet addresses to your Parental Control's safe list:
http://www.apple.com
http://itunes.apple.com
http://ax.itunes.apple.com
If you require assistance adding these addresses to your Parental Control's safe list, please contact Microsoft or your computer's manufacturer.
After adding these addresses to your Parental Controls safe list, you should be able to download your purchases by choosing Check for Available Downloads from the Store menu in iTunes.
Step 2)
If you still are unable to download your purchases, please make sure you're using the latest version of iTunes, which is available free of charge:
http://www.itunes.com/download
Then, follow these instructions to use Network Diagnostics:
1) Open iTunes.
2) Choose Diagnostics from the Help menu at the top.
3) Select Network Diagnostics and click Run. A report will show your Network Interface Status, your Internet Connection Status, and your iTunes Store Connection Status.
Step 3)
Using Network Diagnostics helps you to locate the issue that is preventing you from downloading your purchases. If not, please respond to customer support email with the following:
- The results provided by Network Diagnostics
- The type of Internet connection you use, such as dial-up, cable modem, DSL, or corporate network
- The name of your Internet service provider (ISP)
- The name of any firewall, antivirus, or security software installed on your computer

Still can't download iTunes purchases, please help! incorrectly says "network connection timed out"

I've been trying for 4 days to download purchased media from iTunes and I keep getting this error message "The network connection timed out." I assure you my internet connection works perfectly.
Not sure if this is relevant, but this error spontaneously happened after my most recent purchase on the night of 2/10. I was able to download some iTunes extras right before I made the most recent HD movie purchase, and as soon as I tried to download that, nada!
Here's what I've already tried, but has NOT worked:
-re-opening iTunes
-restarting computer (several times)
-deleting tmp files
-disabling antivirus ware & firewalls
-deleting & re-installing iTunes
If anyone has any other ideas to help me out, I'm all ears!
Thanks!
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hi, thanks for your response!
please excuse my ignorance, but do you mean log into my iTunes at an apple store & download my purchases onto a flash? I wasn't aware I could do that...

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You will need to do it using a third-party utility such as Phone to PC. Also, see:
How to dowload purchased music
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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