In the future, items purchased on other devices, say, Apple TV, will be automatically downloaded in iTunes to the Mac’s iTunes library if the corresponding boxes (above) are checked. Apple: Turn on Automatic Downloads for iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases.Plus, with the help of iTunes, one can selectively sync only desired content to an iOS device such as iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.Īssuming the desired Mac is authorized and one is logged in with an Apple, ID, this is managed in iTunes with iTunes > Preferences > Downloads. That’s because it’s easy to add terabytes of storage to a Mac.

Downloading the Video FileĪ better place to store the actual purchased video files is on a Mac with the help of iTunes. In this 4K era, it’s easy to lapse into letting Apple remain as one’s cloud storage for purchased content, especially 4K movies purchased on Apple TV 4K.

Apple: Download or stream movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store.

The Apple tech note that explains all this is: Of course, once content is purchased, it’s available to view again for free for the lifetime of the Apple ID account. But purchased content is not stored there. The Apple TV or Apple TV 4K has enough memory, 32 GB (or 4K model with 64 GB) to store tvOS and downloaded apps. Movies purchased via Apple TV/4K are not stored there.

Here’s how to download the actual video file to a Mac. Movies and TV shows purchased on an Apple TV (4K) remain available for streaming, but are not actually stored there.

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