Restored ipod, lost everything

I restored the ipod because lately when I listened to songs on shuffle mode it would skip songs occasionally and I was unable to play certain songs. Also the picture of the bands cd jacket and title didn't match the song being played. Seemed like things were screwed up to I clicked restore and now I'm wondering if itunes has my purchased songs stored because they appear to be nowhere in my files? Thanks for your help
Pitt88

"I'm wondering if itunes has my purchased songs stored because they appear to be nowhere in my files?"
The purchased songs should be on your PC, restoring the iPod will remove them from it but not from your computers hard drive. Have a look at this page, it should help you find them: iTunes Music Store: Finding missing music and video downloads
If you have deleted the purchases from your hard drive and have no back up the policy on lost purchases is that you have to pay to download them again:
"Once a Product is purchased and you receive the Product, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage the Product, and Apple shall be without liability to you in the event of any loss, destruction, or damage."
You could try contacting the iTunes Music Store Customer Service and you might be able to persuade them to sanction a second free download. There have been occasional reports in the iTunes forum of this happening, however just be aware that they are not under any obligation to do so. If you click on any of the links on this page you'll find a space at the bottom to email your query: iTMS Customer Service

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