How do I replace my library from itunes match?

Hi all,
I use itunes match on 2 computers. Both computers housed varying parts of my physical library and the drive on one of the compters died. So now when itunes tries to play those files, it says the file cannot be located. I want to replace the library on this computer with the itunes match library and then re-download the files. Any suggestions on how to do this?
Thanks,
Gabe

Hi,
If the tracks are in match, deleted track but do not check remove from the cloud. You should now have a download arrow. You can now download to your computer.
Jim

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