Reacquiring Music

Hey everyone,
I'm pretty sure this isn't possible at all, but is there anyway I can retrieve lost music?
My computer was hacked into, and all my iTunes files were deleted. Unfortunately, I didn't burn the songs I bought onto a blank CD. The computer was totally wiped out, and there's no sign of iTunes files every being on my computer at all.
Is there any way to re-receive songs I already purchased, other than buying them all over again?
Thanks for you help,
Maggie

You seem to have several choices:
1 - Recover them from your Backup files
2 - Recover them from your iPod
3 - Ask the iTMS for a second download of those songs (doubtful)
4 - Pay for someone to recover the files from your HD (expensive) or do it yourself (difficult and not guaranteed)
5 – Repurchase the iTMS songs
I assume you do not have any backups. Do you have an iPod with the songs on them? If you do, see the link provided above.
If not, then a well constructed email plea to the iTMS explaining your situation and promising that you have learned the value of backups and will do so from now on, may get you a second chance at a download:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/lostmusic/
Barring any of the first four above, it may be option '5'. Or ‘6’: Just give up on the songs....

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