HT203167 My computer crashed and I lost all downloads.  How do I recover them?

My computer ceased functioning.  When I had it repaired and reinstalled iTunes, most of my music was gone as well as the movie Forks Over Knives that I just purchased.  How do I recover them?

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion.
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