How to Download past purchases from iTunes in the Cloud Tutorial.
With iTunes in the Cloud, you can access your past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store.
Before you begin
- Sign in with the Apple ID that you used for the original purchase. Use these steps to see which Apple ID you used to download an item.
- Check to see if the purchases you're looking for are hidden. If your purchases are hidden, you might not see them even after you follow the steps below. Learn how to unhide purchases.
- See if the content is available for redownload. Previously purchased items might not be available if they're no longer on the iTunes Store. Also, make sure that you’re in a country where iTunes in the Cloud is available. If you changed your Apple ID from one country to another, you can’t download items you purchased in a previous country.
If you're using Family Sharing, you can download content purchased by other members of your family group.
Redownload a song
On an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Tap Settings > Music and make sure Show All Music is on.
- Tap the Music app.
- Find the item that you want to download.
- Tap the Download
icon.
If you can't find an item in Music using these steps, download it from the iTunes Store app:
- iPhone or iPod touch: Tap the iTunes Store app. Then go to More > Purchased. Tap Not on This iPhone or Not on This iPad. Scroll to find the song you want to download, then tap it. Tap the Download icon next to it. Your item downloads to your device.
- iPad: Tap the iTunes Store app, then tap Purchased. Tap Not on This iPad. Scroll to find the song you want to download, then tap it. Tap the Download icon next to it. Your item downloads to your device.
On a Mac or PC
- Open iTunes.
- Click Music
in the upper-left corner. - Click iTunes Store.
- If prompted, sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- Under Quick Links on the right side of the iTunes Store, click Purchased.
- Select Not in My Library to view purchased content that isn't on your computer.
- Scroll to find the item that you want to download. You can browse using the menu on the left-hand side of iTunes.
If you have more than 2,000 songs, you'll see Recent Purchases instead of All Songs or Albums. - Click the Download
icon in the upper-right corner of the item you want to download. Your app downloads to your library.
If an item is already in your library, the Download icon won't appear.
On an Apple TV
- From the Apple TV main menu, choose Music.
- Select the song that you want to listen to.
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