How to re-download - already downloaded music from itunes?

Question

About 3 months ago I downloaded a CD from iTunes. I rebooted my hard drive yesterday and I forgot to backup my music =s (silly me). Now, I want to redownload the CD i already payed for on iTunes back onto my computer. Is this possible to do without repaying for the files?

Thanks

Answer 1

Try out Snappy-Music.com.  They offer unlimited music downloads and you don't have to pay for each song you download, just a very low monthly fee. They have fast download speeds and great customer support, check them out at www.snappy-music.com when you get a chance.

Answer 2

No. It is not possible :( Not unless you can cry and beg iTunes and make them feel sorry for you. But the chances of iTunes letting you re-download are less than the chances of winning the lottery. (Which means that there IS a chance!)

P.S. Don't forget to backup!

Answer 3

If you have the tracks on your iPod do this:

Download SharePod from: http://www.getsharepod.com and Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...

Once Microsoft .Net Framework is installed, extract SharePod to your desktop or documents folder.

Next, open both iTunes & SharePod.

If you set your iPod to sync automatically with iTunes IMMEDIATELY hold down the SHIFT+CTRL keys when you connect your iPod to the computer.

Wait a few moments for your iPod to load in iTunes then minimize iTunes.

Now, go to SharePod and click the "Transfer to PC" button.

SharePod automatically creates a folder in your documents folder but you can change that by going to the options/preferences and making the iTunes music folder the default folder.

Voila. You can now back up your files to a CD or whatever. =J

Answer 4

Your CD will have to be purchased again. Here is a page which outlines the fact purchases are only allowed to be downloaded once. You can copy music from authorized system to authorized system, but that is it.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1469

This is only one of the reasons I never purchase music from Online stores. It annoys me no end that I can buy a CD at a store, and rip, copy, sync the content as much as I like, but buy that same CD from stores such as iTunes are you are restricted in so many ways in how you use it. Personally, it doesn't make a l**k of sense to me why there is a difference between a store I walk into and make a purchase and Online stores I make a purchase from.

Sorry about the bad news. But, look at it as a lesson in backing up your media. I am not being sarcastic because my system crashed once and I lost everything because I hadn't backed it up. I knew better too! I now back my system up every Monday afternoon on a predetermined schedule, plus I have an image I can go back to in a few moments.

Well, good luck in getting your CD. I would purchase it at a regular store. Please have a nice day.