Music Lost due to system restore

I have searched but can't find an answer. My computer crashed and a full restore was done. I lost all my music and cannot get it back. Biggest problem is I do not have the Ipod anymore, just had the music on my Itunes. I cannot get support over the phone and I am ready to pull my hair out. I have lost a couple of hundred songs. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Where is your backup copy?
You can try e-mailing itunes support to ask for an exception, but they are not obligated to allow it, especially if your didn't backup anything.
You get one download.

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To be completely sure what you're doing please take a look at your iTunes Folder and see what Vista stores inside it. To find it, go to Start>Computer>Hard Disk C>Users>Your Name>Music>iTunes>.......
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alicepattinson wrote:
How did you choose an earlier date?
Once you delete any thing from iphone 4 it is not possible to restore.It is possible to restore only when you backuped the contacts before deleting them.
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---> Turn on the iphone 4 device.
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---> Now select the contacts option.
---> Here you will see the all contacts.
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Ok, so I had to re-install OSX.
Look in the Previous Systems folder on the hard disk for your music if you performed an Archive & Install without preserving your data. If not, restore it from a backup if possible.
as I was under the impression once purchased you would be allowed to download your purchase more then once to the same computer
Apple needs to pay a royalty for each downloaded song, including iTunes Plus content. Click here and request a free redownload; only one request will ever be granted per customer.
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Have you installed Service Pack 1? If not, do so.
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Turn System Restore on or off
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I have lost my music after a system restore do you have any suggestions.

Re-load from your backup drive.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Movies currently available in the USA only. Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list (e.g., ringtones), or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
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as far I know, system restore will restore condition included software or application installation
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