'ITunes Store is temporarily unavailable error" msg and unable to download

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'ITunes Store is temporarily unavailable error" msg and unable to download

Went away for a couple of weeks, came back and tried to download my TV shows and app updates but every time i try i get an error saying "iTunes Store temporarily unavailable please try again later" Can purchase and download new music, shows and apps but cannot access my queued downloads. Just upgraded to iTunes 10 also - wondering if that is the issue ?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Sep 12, 2010 12:25 PM

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fredjc

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Sep 12, 2010 7:08 PM in response to ashleywoolf

Same message here. Have several show that I am trying to download from about a week to a few days ago. I can't download them through itunes on my computer or ipad. Show are in my queue on the ipad and itunes says I have 15 download waiting, but can not download. Didn't work on itunes 9 or after update to itunes 10.

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Sep 13, 2010 2:17 AM in response to ashleywoolf

I've been having a similar problem with the 'unavailable' error when making a purchase. What fixed it for me was...I went into my account and re-entered my credit card's security code. I also reset all warnings. I'm not sure which of those two actions fixed things for me, but it worked. Good luck..!!

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ashleywoolf Author

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Sep 13, 2010 6:31 AM in response to yoboverthetop

Thanks for the response but unfortunately no such luck for me - same error. Still waiting for Tech support to respond - been 3 days now !

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Msrnusa

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Oct 7, 2010 2:52 AM in response to ashleywoolf

7 Oct 10
I too am having the same issues. I was downloading my series and new music. Shut down my computer one day and have been unable to download since. I have checked my firewalls, my account information, emptied my Safari Cache, everything suggested in all the help topics.
Still no luck. I am contacting tech support after this. I have 31 downloads that I can't access. If anyone come up with other ideas, please post here!
Good luck all

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Dawks

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Oct 7, 2010 4:38 AM in response to ashleywoolf

Have a look at these threads:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2572431&tstart=15
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12206661&#12206661

I had the same problem. It appears that the servers chuck a hissy fit if you don't download your purchases in a timely fashion. I used the 'report a problem' feature in my iTunes account to contact customer support via email. They replied about 24 hours later, reset my download cue and the problem has now been resolved.
Hope this helps you solve your issue.

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Dec 20, 2010 8:35 AM in response to ashleywoolf

I had this problem, with over a 100 apps needing to be updated. After I went into my iTunes Store account page and clicked to Reset Warnings, I was able to download them.

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raynix

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Dec 29, 2010 9:30 AM in response to ashleywoolf

Both my g5 Imacs have been showing "Itunes store temporarily unavailable" for a couple weeks.
I was able to get it back on one machine by updating to OSX 10.5.8, Itunes 10.1.1 and Safari 5.0.3.
Lets hope the "temporary" is true for anyone wanting to retain 10.4.11 for access to "classic". Good Luck.

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