Q: Unusable Music On iTunes

I am very frustrated because recently my music somehow got exclamation points next to every song and none of it is usable because if clicked, a box pops up that says: "The song " " could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?"

Is it possible to get any of my music back? I have 54 songs that cannot be used and it is very annoying.

iPod touch, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Aug 25, 2013 6:31 PM

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by lllaass,

lllaass Aug 25, 2013 6:35 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:35 PM in response to the longboarder

iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 6:41 PM in response to lllaass
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Aug 25, 2013 6:41 PM in response to lllaass

I have gone to the purchased section on iTunes and it says all available songs have been downloaded.
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lllaass Aug 25, 2013 6:43 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:43 PM in response to the longboarder

Delete the songs with the ! then redownload
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 6:47 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:47 PM in response to the longboarder

I deleted one song, then tried to re download it and it didn't show up in the purchased area of iTunes.
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lllaass Aug 25, 2013 6:48 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:48 PM in response to the longboarder

Was it purchased for the same iTunes acciunt that the coputer is signed into? iTunes>Store
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 6:50 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:50 PM in response to the longboarder

Yes it was.
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lllaass Aug 25, 2013 6:53 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:53 PM in response to the longboarder

Is the song currently available from iTunes? If not then it willnot be available for redownload
Log into your account in iTunes (settings>Store>View Account) and verify that you did purchase the song from that account.
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 6:56 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:56 PM in response to the longboarder

Yes, all of the songs are still available from iTunes. I find it strange that even it I search for a song the store acts as if it's like I'm browsing music. It doesn't show that it has been purchased before.
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lllaass Aug 25, 2013 6:57 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 6:57 PM in response to the longboarder

Log into your account in iTunes (settings>Store>View Account) and verify that you did purchase the song from that account.
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 7:02 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 7:02 PM in response to the longboarder

Yes it does show that all music was purchased from this account. It shows that all my music is hidden in the store. If I delete the unusable files in my library will I be able to re download it?
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lllaass Aug 25, 2013 7:04 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 7:04 PM in response to the longboarder

Yes, like I said beforre:
Delete the songs with the ! then redownload
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 7:13 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 7:13 PM in response to the longboarder

Ok it worked for my iPod touch but not my laptop.
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the longboarder Aug 25, 2013 7:19 PM in response to the longboarder
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Aug 25, 2013 7:19 PM in response to the longboarder

Never mind it finally worked. Thanks for your help.
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