Error 8008

I can download music, but videos cause the same error 8008. Try closing and reopening iTunes, restart your computer, hop on one foot while turning clockwise 3 times, then try your download again. Then try it again and again and again. I've gotten things to finally download, but I'm not sure which of those instructions was the one that made it work. I've still got one video that refuses to download, so I'll have to think of some more incantations and time wasters hoping the problem fixes itself.

Apple support gave me similarly weird help, by the way. I wish you luck with your downloading.

I had this problem (Error -8008) with 2 out of 12 episodes of the Sopranos Season 6 Pt. 1. The worst part is that one of the corrupted files is the first episode! The other was the 7th. All of the other episodes in the season downloaded fine, and everything else that I have purchased from the iTunes Store has downloaded successfully (music, other TV shows, movies, iPhone apps), before and after the error on these episodes.

I did receive a credit after going through the "Report a Problem" process - and I hope maybe you (ruinme) have heard from them by now - but the support given wasn't all that helpful. After trying everything that was suggested and not having anything work, they were very quick to give me a credit and did not actually resolve the problem. I still cannot download the missing episodes after almost a month.

This leads me to believe that the file(s) are truly corrupt somewhere on Apple's side and that we will not be able to complete our downloads until the files are repaired. However, there is no way of knowing when the files will be fixed and available to download again, which is really frustrating, and Apple cannot provide this info either for some reason. I wish I had asked the support rep if she could try to download the episodes herself and tell me if they worked, but I didn't...

If this isn't the case, prehaps there are gremlins in my internet connection that do not want me to stay up all night watching the Sopranos for hours and hours...

I will remain patient and try again at some point... maybe I'll be able to watch season 6 in it's entirety before Xmas. Or, if someone from Apple does read this, maybe they can find it in their heart to tell me (and the rest of us) with Error -8008 what the deal is!

Usually, deleting the files in the Download folder will let you get the video.
Article with details here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2384

oh thanx for ur help! it works!

I am experiencing the same problem right now with 3 movies i bought and after contacting apple 3 days ago i still haven't receive any refund or email from them. I have tryed deleting them from the download folder and everytime i get to the same point a message appears saying that file is partially corrupted and i am unable to proceed to the downloading of it

I'm also getting the Err=8008 repeatedly at the exact same spot in a TV episode. I spent hours following all the various advice I got from Apple sites and when googling this problem. (delete .tmp files, turn off anti-virus, turn off firewall, pause download, download from new IP address, etc)

I reported the problem to Apple. They send a canned response telling me to do all the things I had said in my original report that I had already done.

Next, I was given the option of calling for either a complimentary (sic) support or fee-based support.

I don't care about a refund, I just want the episode. I also resent wasting so much time on something Apple clearly doesn't have an answer for but which seems like a pretty pervasive problem.

Clearly "runaround" is a term no longer limited to Microsoft.

I am having the same issues with one episode of Dexter season 3 in HD. Every time I download it it gives me the error 8008 and says the file is corrupt. I follow Apple's instructions for folder removal and do the check download procedure and the same thing happens every time. Any tips?