Songs and Videos Re-Download?

My desktop computer recently crashed, so I'm now using a new laptop instead. Before I bought videos and music off iTunes's store on my desktop, is there anyway to re-download the songs and videos without repurchasing them.

If you didn't make a back-up of your purchases to restore from (as you are advised to do) then I'm sorry to say that 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." iTunes Store: Purchased content can be downloaded only once
You could try contacting iTunes 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 this link you'll be able to email your query: Customer Service - iTunes Store Support
If you have an iPod that still has any of your purchases on it you'll find details in this article on how to transfer them to the computer: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
You might also want to check out these pages for future reference:
How to back up your media in iTunes
Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

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Plug your iPod into your computer and resync your songs back on.

How to Transfer Songs and Videos from iPod to Computer(For Mac/Windows)

Have an iPod? Often worry about your songs and videos in your iPod will be erased caused by unknown reasons? Or want to backup your files in iPod to your computer but just dont't know how?
Now with these powerful and easy-to-use software-Aiseesoft[b]iPod to Computer Transfer and Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer, which can transfer all the iPod things to your computer, most importantly is it supports all the iPods, from the oldest one to iPod nano-chromatic, all of those problems can be solved easily!
For Windows users:
Make preparation:
Dowload and install Aiseesoft iPod to Computer Transfer
Step 1: Connect your iPod to your computer via USB cable. After done, the iPod icon and its library and playlists will appear in the Device list.
Step 2: Launch Aiseesoft iPod to Computer Transfer and all the content of your iPod, including music and videos will display, screenshot as follows:
Step 3: Select the files to be transferred to your computer by click them. Ctrl key for multi-files select.
Step 4: click the "Start Transfer " button below the list to begin transferring files from iPod to computer, the transfer will be finished in a short while.
Tip:
(1) For your convinience you can click the button next to "Start Transfer " and a dialogue pops up and you can select the detailed category of your songs or videos.
(2) Key functions
* Easily backup/recovery iPod music to PC
* Backup artists, albums, ratings and play lists
* Transfer speed is ultimately high
* Backup video files as well as audio files
* Compatible with all iPod models, including: iPod, iPod Nano,iPod shuffle, etc.
* Easy single-step transfer: directly transfer music from iPod to PC, no need of any mid step
* Automatic transfer: Automatically detect your hardware and decide the best transfer mode
For Mac users:
Step 1: Download and install Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer.
Step 2: Connect iPod to your computer, and then the software can automatically load your iPod into it.
The user interface of the software will show you the version of your iPod, the used and left space on your iPod.
Step 3: Select any one of all the contents or all of your iPod from the left menu and music, videos and pictures will be automatically displayed. See screenshot as follows:
Step 4: Select the files you want to transfer by clicking the square icon.
Step 5: Click “iPod to Mac” button, and then a pop-up window will appear for you to place your transferred files.
Wait! Only a few seconds all is OK.
Don't hesitate, just have a try now!
Notes:
You can see more useful information on Helpful Guides Page.

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I have a similar problem. My IPod 5 and 3Gen will stop playing songs about halfway through. The timer indicates its playing but no music. When I've checked these songs on in ITunes they pay fine and completely. I've tried removing them from ITunes and downloading again but with no success. This seems to be random and as I have over 2K worth of songs its difficult for me to determin where the problem is. One of the reasons I purchased the IPod 5 was hopes to eliminate this problem. Any ideas on what other things I can do to solve this problem?

My songs and videos are not playing.

Hello,
My songs and videos are not playing in the iPod. If i play music on online in iPod, it works. So, please reply me as soon as possible.
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I have had similar problems in the past, but not with so many songs... If you got them on the iTunes store, and there aren't so many, just re-download them, this happens to be sometimes. I'm guessing that there was some error during the download. sorry.

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Sounds like you may need to re-download the entire albums from iTunes. See this KB article for how to download past purchases: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519.
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If you are wondering why you are not getting any responses, it is because you have vented a complaint without any details that make any sense or give anyone something to work on.
If you want help, I suggest actually detailing what has happened, with versions of software etc. Anything that would let us assist.
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If there are specific tasks you need help with:
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Can't Recover All Songs and Videos with new computer

well i used the check for purchases thing with my account when i got my new computer and itunes. but it only downloaded half the songs and videos like on the videos i bought 3 seasons of videos and it only gave me the odd number videos like 101,203,305,etc. so can someone help me and tell me how i can fix this because it won't let me use it again since i already used check for purchases.

The "Check for purchases" only works for items that have not already been downloaded. If the "missing" tracks and videos are ones that you successfully downloaded to your old computer, you have to copy them from the old computer to your new one yourself.
If the items in question were never successfully downloaded, contact the iTunes Music Store customer support department through the form at the bottom of this web page and explain the problem to them.

How To Exclude Song or Video From Downloading From Library

I have songs and videos in my Library that I have successfully download to my iPhone in the past. However, I now want to exclude some songs or videos from being downloaded to my iPhone but want to keep them in my Library in case I want to download them again in the future. I thought that I only had to uncheck those songs or videos in the Library list and Sync to my iPhone. However, all the songs and videos still appear on my iPhone. Any suggestions on how to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Do you have sync checked songs and videos selected under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences?
Regarding videos, you have options under the Videos tab for your iPhone sync preferences. Chose selected movies selecting the movies in the window below that you want transferred to your iPhone, and deselect the movies you want removed from your iPhone followed by a sync. The same applies under TV Shows.
With Music, you can create an iTunes playlist or multiple playlists. Without having sync checked songs and videos selected, to remove a song from your iPhone remove it from the selected playlist followed by a sync. Or select sync checked songs and videos and uncheck the song in the selected playlist followed by a sync.

Problem with manually manage songs and videos on my iphone !

So, I accidently deleted Itunes from my cumputer. I downloaded it again but my library "Charles" was now "Itunes" , so it wasn't my Iphone's "home" library anymore ... And the case " Manually manage songs and videos" wasn't selected , but when I clic on it and put "Apply" a windows appear and tell my I have to Sync. with the new library because I can't do it with more than one library ... The result is : I can't manually manage songs from my cumputer to my iPhone with Itunes, If I sync I loose every songs and videos I have on my iPhone ! I need some help to be able to manage manually my songs without sync first !

a very good explanation given by the great wjosten
By design, the iphone will sync itunes content with one computer at a time. Any attempt to sync such content with a second computer will result in ALL itunes content being first erased from her phone & then replaced with the content from the second computer. This is a design feature and cannot be overridden. Because you are replacing your GF's computer, her phone will see this computer as a "new" computer. The itunes content sync is one way: computer to phone. If you have photos that were synced to her phone or music ripped on her own that were not backed up, you will first have to extract them from her phone using third party software, before you do anything else, as Apple makes no provision to do so:
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php
Once you've done that, do the following in the order specified:
1. Disable auto sync when an iPod/iPhone is connected under Preferences>Devices in itunes(under the edit menu if using Windows).
2. Make sure you have one contact & one event in the supported applications(Address Book, iCal) on your computer. These entries can be fake, doesn't matter, the important point is that these programs not be empty.
3. Connect her phone, iTunes running, do not sync at this point.
4. Store>Authorize this computer.
5. File>Transfer Purchases(To make sure all purchased content on her phone will be in her itunes library).
6. Right click in the device pane & select reset warnings.
7. Right click again and select backup.
8. Right click again & select restore from backup, select the backup you just made. When prompted to create another backup, decline.
9. This MUST be followed by a sync to restore her itunes content, which you select from the various tabs, You'll get a popup regarding her contacts & calendars asking to merge or replace, select merge.
You should be good to go.

What's the dif "sync only checked songs and videos"&"manually manage music

Can someone please explain the difference between "sync only checked songs and videos" and "manually manage music and videos"
It probably makes sense to someone that uses many iTunes features but I just download podcasts and music.
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Niel wrote:
The first option automatically synces the iTunes content which is checked. The second option only transfers content manually dragged to the device.
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Okay , I had "*Manually Managed*" checked in the summery and had restored the iPod to get rid of some videos that wouldn't go away. When I went to Music and checked *Sync Music* Selected Playlists, etc. it appears that the *Manually Manage* box in the Summery un-checked itself.
Interesting,
So just to clarify ; When *Manually Managed* is checked you can only drag things into the device from your library (outside the device), using the Music tab within the device will negate this ?

I have two Apple ID's. How do I move all the songs and videos that I bought using Apple ID "A" over to Apple ID "B". I plan to use Apple ID "B" from here on out. Thanks

I want to move all the songs and videos that I purchased using Apple ID "A" over to Apple ID "B".
I plan to use Apple ID "B" from here on out.
Thanks to all.
I'm using Macbook Air
OS X ver 10.9.3

You can't do this yourself; if desired, you can ask the iTunes Store staff if they'll do it, but they probably won't.
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Hi
In the last couple of days, it has started fast forwarding through songs and videos randomly. The voice control screen is also cutting in randomly. It happens as soon as I turn it on and play my first track or video. The only other problem I have noticed is that the volume controls on my headphones are no longer working. The headphones would be less than 6 months old and are genuine Apple ones. I don't think the problem is related because if I unplug them the fast forwarding still happens. I've tried powering it off and then re-starting it and I have been keeping the software up to date on it so I'm not sure what else I can try.
In saying that, this morning it seems to be working properly but I'm worried the problem will return. I still can't adjust the volume via the headphones though.
If anyone has any ideas about what I can do to resolve the fast forwarding problem, I would appreciate the feedback. The headphones I don't really care about because I can replace them.
I've had my iPod touch for a few years and use it pretty heavily so part of me is wondering whether it is just getting to the end of its life. I'm not sure what sort of lifespan I can expect from my iPod touch.
Thanks

Try:
- Try a regular pair of headphones
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
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.
- 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:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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