How do I transfer my purchased songs/albums back from itunes to iphone 3g after a restore?, How do I transfer my purchased songs/albums back from itunes to iphone 3g after a restore?
I recently blocked my phone by entering the password incorrectly so I restored the phone as suggested by other users. This has worked but only some of my data has been saved and restored back to my iphone. However not one of my songs has been moved over? My iphone is still connected to the computer and to itunes since its restore. I can see my purchased items in the 'purchased' section under 'PLAYLISTS' however none of them transfer over to itunes on my iphone even after I have attempted to sync again?
Any advice grately appreciated.
Is the missing content actually in iTunes on the computer?
If it is, sync it to the device the same way all other content is synced. Tell iTunes to sync it... it will not magically happen.
If it is not in the iTunes library on the computer, you may be able to redownload past purchases from iTunes.
Downoading past purchases from iTunes
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emilyfrommandeville wrote:
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The large text size makes your post almost impossible to read.
Excessive use of bold or capitals (also) makes posts difficult to read.
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Authorization and Deauthorization.
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This is a picture of what it looks like now:
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