Lost my purchased songs

All of my purchased songs are gone from my original computer. I don't what could have happened. Will Apple allow me to restore Apple purchased songs

Hello msheathman
You can download your past purchases by following the steps outlined in the article below.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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Hello, MrKite549.
Here is an article that will walk you through download any past purchases that are missing from your iTunes library.
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Cheers,
Jason H.

Itunes has lost my purchase song list but all the albums are list as complete my albums. The ones i have purchased are tell me i have to buy them again. Not happy Itunes not Happy Apple

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If the single songs are no longer available in Itunes, that would also explain why you aren't able to see your purchases.
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You can contact the iTunes store and they MAY allow a redownload. However, when you purchase music it is up to you to back it up since you pnly get one download. To connact them go to:
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Click here and use the form to request it. Aside from that, no.
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The hard drive on my old 20GB iPod crashed and I finally replaced it today with a 30GB iPod video. I went to sync it with my computer, and I was making a new playlist, I noticed that some of the songs I had purchased back when I had my old iPod were gone. The majority of them are still around, but I lost probably 30-50 songs.
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First, have you checked if there isnt some wierd authorization problem? Go to the Store tab in iTunes and reauthorize everything you use.
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I'm in serious need of help.
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If that's not applicable, Apple's policy is clear: iTS purchases can be downloaded only once. It is your responsibility to make back-ups.
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matthewfrommerseyside wrote:
It is a new pc - old one crashed and lost everything.
Yes, I got that. My question was "are you using the same iTunes account to access music purchased from the Store?" I think your answer is "yes".
matthewfrommerseyside wrote:
But they are all on my ipod - can i not sync back to itunes?
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