ITunes + Crashed Computer = No More Songs

Hi, I downloaded over 200 songs to one computer, which is now crashed. We got a new one, but when I signed into iTunes, none of my songs were there! I went to our local AT&T Store (My iPod is an iPhone) and they told me about something called an iTunes ReGrant. Does anyone know what this is, or how I can access it? Anything concerning this would be helpful. Please and thank you!!!

Sorry, but officially Apple does not allow redownloads of purchased items other than iPhone/iPod touch applications. It's your responsibility to make backup copies (as iTunes itself advises) in case something goes wrong with your system, as unfortunately it apparently did in your case, and you lose all the information on your hard drive. The official statement of their policy can be found here, among other places. If your old computer's hard drive was erased so that you can't get the tracks from it and you don't have a backup of your purchased items, and don't have them on an iPod, you're probably out of luck and will need to repurchase your tracks.
If you have your tracks on an iPod or have them backed up, post back and someone here can help you get them restored. Otherwise you can try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service (select the "Music Purchases" or "Video Purchases" category, as appropriate, then "Lost or Missing Items". Then you'll see a button that says "Email Us") and explaining what happened. Reportedly in some cases Apple has allowed redownloading on a one-time basis. But don't count on it.
Regards.

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When I reloaded the program the four songs I downloaded were in the Purchased area of iTunes, but the rest of that album, the entire second album, and the single were nowhere to be found. They weren't in my Shopping Cart, they weren't on my machine.
$22 for four songs. Wheee.
I sent in a support ticket from the purchase history area, but I received no confirmation email or anything to indicate that anyone was even aware of the problem. It's impossible to find a human being to talk to, and I have no idea how long it's going to take.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Any pointers? Any chance that I might get a refund? Because really, $5.50 a song is ridiculous.

Fro-Man,
The best way to get support on an iTunes Store issue is to fill out their support webform.
Go to http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/download/
and tell them what you told me and they'll get things straightened out for you. They can get it put back in your download queue.

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What's happening? It was working and syncing perfectly fine yesterday.

on iTunes, select your device and check the songs/albums you would like to sync with it.Do the same with your another device. This should sync the selected songs/albums only for that device.

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Hi. I purchased some songs in iTunes, then purchased a new iPod Touch 4g. On it, I opened the iTunes app to attempt to download my song I purchased. I went to purchased > songs > all, and then it opened an almost empty screen. It remained open for 30-60s, and then the app crashed. I cannot use iTunes on a computer. Can someone help, please?

Try:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Go to Settings>iTunes and App Stores and sign out and sign back in.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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Now, I am unable to upload anything new to my iPhone without it wanting to erase and sync it (I don't want that, or else I'll loose all my music completely)
Is there a way to transfer all of my music back onto my computer from my iPhone or at least upload new music without having to erase everything
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The sync process for iTunes content is a one way transfer process only - from your computer to your iPhone, and an iPhone can be synced with a single iTunes library only.
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With your iPhone connected and without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone.
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Hey guys
About a week ago I was downloading 7.5, I restarted my computer (windows xp) but the computer kept restarting over and over again without me doing anything. Since, the computer's been fixed and all my files as far as I know are safe. However, what I wanted advice on was, when i click itune's desktop icon the contract agreement pops up. I don't want to accept it because I'm afraid of downloading the same 7.5 version that had crashed my computer and when i decline the window closes. Does anyone know a way i can return to the previous version, or whether or not apple is planning on an update to fix the bugs in 7.5? Thanks

Sorry, but officially Apple does not allow redownloads of purchased items other than iPhone/iPod touch applications. It's your responsibility to make backup copies (as iTunes itself advises) in case something goes wrong with your system, as unfortunately it apparently did in your case, and you lose all the information on your hard drive. The official statement of their policy can be found here, among other places. If your old computer's hard drive was erased so that you can't get the tracks from it and you don't have a backup of your purchased items, and don't have them on an iPod, you're probably out of luck and will need to repurchase your tracks.
If you have your tracks on an iPod or have them backed up, post back and someone here can help you get them restored. Otherwise you can try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service (select the "Music Purchases" or "Video Purchases" category, as appropriate, then "Lost or Missing Items". Then you'll see a button that says "Email Us") and explaining what happened. Reportedly in some cases Apple has allowed redownloading on a one-time basis. But don't count on it.
Regards.

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The saga continues...the dialogue I got from booting the machine and using OS X startup disk, in the utilties/repair disk work:
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Itunes crashing computer !

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Ive had my ipod for about 6 months. I update songs manually from my work and home macs.
Last week I tried updating but the computer screen went dark(er) with the following message in a black box in middle of screen:
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Hi
Ive had my ipod for about 6 months. I update songs manually from my work and home macs.
Last week I tried updating but the computer screen went dark(er) with the following message in a black box in middle of screen:
"You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the restart button. "
This happens each time Ive tried to update since.
The ipod will stay connected (and charging) from the my home mac but will not be recognised by my work mac anymore.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Stephen

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my itunes is the latest version, that shouldn't be the problem.
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ITunes + Crashed Computer = No More Songs

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