Tried updating to 3.0.1 today but got an error message. i assumed i didnt update itunes. before i got a chance to check a message popped up saying to restore to default settings in order to update. i hit ok and tried to do a sync before i restored but it wouldnt allow me to. now the iphone is restored and im afraid that albums i bought from the phone are going to be gone forever. they never got synced into my itunes and i have no idea why or if they're on my backup...im freaking it. its over a hundred dollars in songs and audio books!!! Help?
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Did i lose all my purchased songs on a system restore??
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because the computer i have all my music on is a piece of crap and it takes forever to sync. it took almost 3 hours to update the phone and now im waiting for the backup to be installed..plus when i tried to drag and drop my purchased content from the phone to itunes it wouldnt let me. definitely a life lesson though, i dont think ill ever update again without knowing for sure its all synced.
SpaceKitty
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They MAY let the OP download everything once again. There have been people who have been told no by Apple because it is their responsibility to make backups.
That's because you can't. There's a menu option. "Transfer content purchased on iPhone" or something like that.