You've already purchased this item, but it hasn't been downloaded.

I don't have App sync on (have tried it with App sync on and off), my Mobile Applications directory on my Mac is empty.
When I go to update my apps per the iPhone's App Store program, they download and then I get this message:
+You've already purchased this item, but it hasn't been downloaded.To get it, open iTunes on your computer, select Check for Purchases, then sync your device to your computer.+
I did this, yet the problem remains. Have restored to factory settings and after installing my apps again, the next time one updates I get this error and despite my following the directions above, the error persists. Anyone know of a fix for this little circle?

Yeah, I am going to blast my iPhone for the 4th time today and pray this goes away. I had 6 apps showing updates, the 6 badge icon shows on the App Store on my iPhone and, having run them all, the 6 apps have two copies each on my iPhone: one that is the old version of the app and will not run and the other is a faded version of the app with an empty progress bar on the icon. Click those and you get an error message about connecting to iTunes, etc. as described in the article I linked to above.
It gets stranger than this. If I install a completely NEW app, the 6 that are stuck mid-update heal themselves and appear with the new version only, however now completely different apps (Hold Em for instance - which I did not update and didn't need an update) will not launch "app name Cannot Launch" message comes up.
Agh!

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Yeah, I am going to blast my iPhone for the 4th time today and pray this goes away. I had 6 apps showing updates, the 6 badge icon shows on the App Store on my iPhone and, having run them all, the 6 apps have two copies each on my iPhone: one that is the old version of the app and will not run and the other is a faded version of the app with an empty progress bar on the icon. Click those and you get an error message about connecting to iTunes, etc. as described in the article I linked to above.
It gets stranger than this. If I install a completely NEW app, the 6 that are stuck mid-update heal themselves and appear with the new version only, however now completely different apps (Hold Em for instance - which I did not update and didn't need an update) will not launch "app name Cannot Launch" message comes up.
Agh!

Apps - Download All Free Updates - You have already purchased this item

I have an iPad and iPhone, and over the past few months I've noticed that iTunes keeps getting confused when trying to download app updates.
So right now if I run iTunes, it shows that there are 16 updates in Apps. I click on Apps and then click the "16 Updates Available" link at the bottom right. This opens the "My App Updates" view. I then click "Download All Free Updates" and get a prompt that says:
You have already purchased this item
You have already purchased this item but it has not been downloaded. To download it, select Check For Available Downloads from the Store menu.
This is confusing because:
I have no idea which of the 16 app updates it is talking about
I'm not told why it has not been downloaded
Check for available downloads doesn't do anything.
I can get around this problem by manually downloading each update individually, syncing and trying an update again. But after a few weeks I get more updates and the problem starts all over again.
Any ideas why this is happening?
Cheers
Boz

You read a very old article that applied only to apps.
Redownloading is quite simple
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes ... - Support - Apple

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Hi Dave_warr,
I would suggest restarting the iPad and see if the download resumes.
iTunes: How to resume interrupted iTunes Store downloads
Resuming downloads from an iOS device
From the Home screen, tap the iTunes icon.
For iPhone/iPod touch, tap More > Downloads. For iPad, tap Downloads.
Enter your account name and password.
Click the "OK" button.
Click the Resume or Resume All button to start the download.
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If the app does not appear in your list of purchases, then contact the iTunes Store for help:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
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Have a great day!
- Judy

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If iCloud is available for your country, you should. Here is the article that has the steps on how you can do this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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In iBooks,what does it mean when it says: you have already purchased this item. To download it check available downloads in the store menu?

Apologies if I seem rude but isn't it obvious?
you have already purchased this item means you have already purchased this item - you don't need to buy it, you've already bought it.
To download it check available downloads in the store menu means to download it check available downloads in the store menu. So if you look at your top menu bar (in your iTunes programme) select the Store and from the menu that appears, select Check for available downloads. My guess (and I realise I'm risking my reputation here ) is that when you click on that, you will see a list of the items you've bought which will include anything you haven't yet downloaded to your iTunes. I assume there will be an option with that list to download those items.
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I bought an album from iTunes on my PC. I went on the iTunes store on my iPod Touch to download the same album, but it said "You have already purchased this item, would you like to buy it again?" My question is will I get charged again if I hit buy? If so, then why would I get charged? I already bought the album. On my iPhone 4s and iPad2, the album automatically downloaded due to that one feature (I forgot the name). So why can't I do the same on my iPod Touch?

"My question is will I get charged again if I hit buy?"
Of course you will. Why would you do this?
" If so, then why would I get charged? "
Because you are buying it again.
"So why can't I do the same on my iPod Touch?"
You can, just not by buying it again.
Read this:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

'You have already purchased this item, would you like to buy it again?' ISSUES

This has happened to my twice now. I have bought songs on itunes, then at some point deleted the song from my itunes library and told it to hide it in the cloud or whatever. I only do this so that the songs that are not in my itunes library do not show as being in my itunes library.
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090803000006AAKNkBB
So, I did that and it charged me for it.
Like I said, it has happened to me twice now, where I remeber buying a song, then hiding it in the cloud, and having to buy the song again. What can I do to stop this?? Is it a bug that I have to buy it again??
Thanks for your help, Danny

You read a very old article that applied only to apps.
Redownloading is quite simple
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes ... - Support - Apple

PLEASE HELP...I brought in-app products from a game yet it say's ( you have already purchased these items but they havent downloaded) What can I do.

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Contact iTunes Customer Service and request assistance
Use this Link > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact

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Of course, when I go to the Settings menu, there is no Downloads menu. The closest I can find is in Settings/iTunes Store/Check For Rentals. When I do that, it just says "no additional rentals found". So, I am not sure that I was ever billed for the rental (as this only happened last night) but it appears I have no way to actually rent and watch the movie.
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This worked for my Apple TV.
I didn't need to call Apple to reset the downalod queue for me as I reset the Apple TV by myself thru "Rest All Settings".
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3. Reset
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---- After Apple TV system reset and re-setup
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6. Select your rented movie
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