You did not say what version of iTunes you run, but if you look at the right side of the window and click the little "Purchased" button under Quick Links, you can recover some of your apps, books, music, etc. Did you try that?
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, Elizabeth Walker <eawalker@...> wrote:
> I somehow lost a bunch of stuff on itunes, stuff that cost money, and was never able to retrieve, so am a bit skittish.
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