itunes and formatted pc question

JOHN_K · 15-02-2010, 09:15

my hardrive went down on my main pc which had my itunes on which was paired with my iphone

i managed to recover some stuff but the harddrive is fit for the bin

my question is now ive fitted my new harddrive and i reinstalled itunes and windows will i lose all my apps and music as soon as i sync this
i seem to remeber doing this a while back when i first got my iphone and lost everything

is there a way round this

MrKev · 15-02-2010, 10:12

You can only transfer purchases (music/apps) so any iTunes store music will transfer back by choosing file -> transfer store purchases (or something to that effect). You will lose all your non iTunes store music when you next sync.

You can redownload all your apps. Even paid apps you only ever pay for once and subsequent downloads on your account are free.

JOHN_K · 15-02-2010, 10:22

you would think apple would sort this as i have loads of albums and re-syncing and sorting all album art will take ages, owell i just hold out as long as poss

DarthGore · 15-02-2010, 11:06

I had the exact same problem, and the Apple response is the following:

If you've loaded music into iTunes, then you should still have the CDs to re-load the music following a clean install of your OS

basically Apple don't want people having old .mp3s from "dubious" sources (like the original Napster) that is technically illegal, so by allowing people a "chance" to transfer this back off their iPod onto their PC, Apple would be implicated in your transgressions....

bprentice2009 · 15-02-2010, 12:43

Contact Apple/iTunes and explain the situation to them and ask them to allow you to re-download all your purchased items. A friend did this about a year ago when he had problems with his PC.

I would also suggest that you buy an external harddrive if you don't already have one and do a backup of your iTunes folder. Then back everytime you purchase something. This will save a lot of time and hassle if anything goes wrong again.

15-02-2010, 09:15	#1
JOHN_K Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kent Posts: 506	itunes and formatted pc question my hardrive went down on my main pc which had my itunes on which was paired with my iphone i managed to recover some stuff but the harddrive is fit for the bin my question is now ive fitted my new harddrive and i reinstalled itunes and windows will i lose all my apps and music as soon as i sync this i seem to remeber doing this a while back when i first got my iphone and lost everything is there a way round this

15-02-2010, 10:12	#2
MrKev Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Durham Posts: 1,636	You can only transfer purchases (music/apps) so any iTunes store music will transfer back by choosing file -> transfer store purchases (or something to that effect). You will lose all your non iTunes store music when you next sync. You can redownload all your apps. Even paid apps you only ever pay for once and subsequent downloads on your account are free.

15-02-2010, 10:22	#3
JOHN_K Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kent Posts: 506	you would think apple would sort this as i have loads of albums and re-syncing and sorting all album art will take ages, owell i just hold out as long as poss

15-02-2010, 11:06	#4
DarthGore Inactive Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,648	I had the exact same problem, and the Apple response is the following: If you've loaded music into iTunes, then you should still have the CDs to re-load the music following a clean install of your OS basically Apple don't want people having old .mp3s from "dubious" sources (like the original Napster) that is technically illegal, so by allowing people a "chance" to transfer this back off their iPod onto their PC, Apple would be implicated in your transgressions....

15-02-2010, 12:43	#5
bprentice2009 Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 163	Contact Apple/iTunes and explain the situation to them and ask them to allow you to re-download all your purchased items. A friend did this about a year ago when he had problems with his PC. I would also suggest that you buy an external harddrive if you don't already have one and do a backup of your iTunes folder. Then back everytime you purchase something. This will save a lot of time and hassle if anything goes wrong again.

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