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Aug 6, 2015 11:05 PM in response to stogie002by Chris CA,★HelpfulSelect Music.
Select Tunes Store.
Select Purchased on right side.
Select Not in My Library.
Click Download All at lower right.
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Aug 7, 2015 2:16 AM in response to Chris CAby stogie002,this helped some what but the majority of my music is not from the iTunes store. they are on CD's and various iPods. thanks for your input though!
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Aug 7, 2015 5:12 AM in response to stogie002by Limnos,★HelpfulUnless you subscribe to iTunes Match or Apple Music those other tracks are not in iCloud, they are only on the original media or a backup you make of your computer. Even if you use one of those services they may not be there in the same format you had them on your computer.
You did not provide a full background description. If this happened just after an upgrade it is possible everything is still on your computer and recoverable without downloading anything. First determine if the media files are still present in the iTunes > Media folder. If they are not you will have to restore them from the backup you of course made of your computer before installing new software, or from their original sources. If they are still there then try one of the following methods to rebuild the database which tells iTunes what media you have in your collection and where it is.
ASC user turingtest2 help document: Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6561
If you don't see your content after updating iTunes - https://support.apple.com/kb/HT203225
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Aug 7, 2015 5:12 AM in response to stogie002by roaminggnome,It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer. Just use your backup copy to put everything back.
Apple does not keep copies of your music for you. This is your responsibility.
They do allow redownloads of some content in some countries, but this should certainly not be your backup plan.
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Aug 7, 2015 9:48 AM in response to stogie002by Chris CA,stogie002 wrote:
this helped some what but the majority of my music is not from the iTunes store. they are on CD's and various iPods. thanks for your input though!
If they are in iCloud then you can download them all.
If they are not in iCloud, you cannot download them all at once or individually (as you stated in your 1st post).
Restore them from your backup.