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Q: recover itunes content from older macbook

I just upgraded my iOS to 9.2. Unfortunately, the songs I have purchased in the past on iTunes did not make it through the upgrade due to my iCloud being full. I therefore ended up with a phone without much content.

 

To start with the most pressing problem: most of my iTunes purchases are no longer on the iPhone. I tried to connect to my old Macbook6.1, but since this is running iTunes 11.4, my iPhone will not talk to it. How do I recover my iTunes purchases?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.2

Posted on Dec 15, 2015 2:04 PM

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 16, 2015 12:21 AM in response to imknudse
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    Dec 16, 2015 12:21 AM in response to imknudse

    Previous iTunes purchases can be downloaded again at no cost (Audiobooks is the only category that does not allow re-download).  You can do this on a Mac running iTunes, but you can also do it on an iPhone.  Run the iTunes Store app (on the iPhone).  At the bottom of screen, tap More, then Purchased.  On the Purchased screen, you can find and download (most) iTunes Store purchases.  NOTE:  You need to be signed in on iPhone using the Apple ID used for the purchases.

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Dec 16, 2015 7:14 AM in response to imknudse
    Level 9 (53,951 points)
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    Dec 16, 2015 7:14 AM in response to imknudse

    Download your past purchases - https://support.apple.com/HT201272 - "Find your past purchases in the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV" "With iTunes in the Cloud, you can access your past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store." - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not all media formats are available in all countries (see: iTunes in the Cloud, iTunes Match, and iTunes Radio availability by country - https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204632); apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this).  Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later.  Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list (e.g., ringtones, audiobooks, alert tones, rental movies), or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid.  Apple recommends,  "... back up your iTunes library. " (https://support.apple.com/HT201272). http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html - "Some iTunes Eligible Content that you previously acquired may not be available for subsequent download at any given time, and Apple shall have no liability to you in such event. As you may not be able to subsequently download certain previously-acquired iTunes Eligible Content, once you download an item of iTunes Eligible Content, it is your responsibility not to lose, destroy, or damage it, and you may want to back it up." There is, however, this document about ringtones: Restore missing tones on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 8.1.1 - http://support.apple.com/ht204076