Those are old titles though, movies that were released years ago. Try a newer title, like a movie that was released in the last year or two (examples: Top Gun Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, etc). I purchased these and cannot download a file that can be streamed locally from my Mac to my Apple TV.
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Apple TV Movies - Some Download As MOVPKG Filetype
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Those are old titles though, movies that were released years ago. Try a newer title, like a movie that was released in the last year or two (examples: Top Gun Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, etc). I purchased these and cannot download a file that can be streamed locally from my Mac to my Apple TV.
Hi everyone! I am just jumping into this conversation as I recently added a movie to AppleTV and tried downloading it to my media drive, only to discover the "MOVPKG" format that is totally useless. If I don't move it from the library folder, it seems to work, but not anywhere else. Like most of you, I have a larger collection of purchased movies that I keep on a separate drive for space/organization purposes. I am on an iMac 3Ghz with Sonoma 14.2.1.
Has anyone gotten anywhere with avoiding these files, converting them, or anything else? I am not sure what Apple's intention is here, but it definitely ensures I will NOT purchase/add anything to AppleTV in the future.
Has anyone gotten anywhere with avoiding these files, converting them, or anything else? I am not sure what Apple's intention is here, but it definitely ensures I will NOT purchase/add anything to AppleTV in the future.
Feb 4th 2024 - still broken. And I can't even use iTunes for Windows, like I did in the past, because that produces error 8266 on trying to download. This was for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The support guy said Apple is aware, but doesn't know if there will be a fix or when.
Apple demands you keep your entire life on the cloud - THEIR cloud. This is such a troubling trend.
Being unable to download with iTunes for Windows is very troubling since I still have to do that for many of my movie purchases. Are you using the latest version of iTunes for Windows. I don't know which version I am using (I'm on my MacBook now and don't have time to check iTunes for Windows on my HP - I'll do that soon and report back), but it isn't the most recent version. Can you download and use an older version?
It depends on how old. I was using an older Windows version that still allowed removal of DRM. But they stopped working with the store (as did the Retroactive version for the Mac on Intel Mac). Since I don't use Android anymore and don't have to rip DRM from iTunes, I upgraded to the newest Windows iTunes and thus, the failure.
When I get a chance, I will test an older version on a VM.
Using 12.11.10.2 for Windiws (from 2020), same result. Not looking good.
I might power up my old 2017 iMac that can still run Mac iTunes, and see if that works. I'm guessing not, but worth a try.
Being the brilliant person that I am, I downloaded the new TV and Music apps and just found out about the new format issue when downloading for backup.
Changing the options as mentioned earlier in the thread gave me the old M4V file (thankfully). Not sure if I should uninstall TV and Music apps and reinstall iTunes.
Changing the options as mentioned earlier in the thread gave me the old M4V file (thankfully). Not sure if I should uninstall TV and Music apps and reinstall iTunes.