Apps in itunes library?

Should all the apps I've downloaded/purchased on my iphone be in the itunes apps library? When I pull them up from my Imac i don't see all of them that are on my phone. I thought everything you pruchase should be there. So I can transfer them to another device.

It does not matter. However, it would be good in case you restore your phone, so you do not have to download all the apps again onto your phone.
To transfer your apps to your iTunes library, connect the phone to your Mac, open iTunes and go to File menu (on the menu bar) > Devices > Trasnfer purchases

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Deleting apps from iTunes Library and IOS Devices at once.

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I tend to delete all unneeded apps from iTunes library on my Mac, because when I delete them from there, it just take one syncing session to deleted them from all my other devices. But recently I noticed that this way is no longer helpful, now I have to delete each app on my iPhone, iPad and Mac manually. So if anyone can help me to make iTunes recur to the previous pehevior, please replay ASAP.
Thanks.

I have the same problem! I recently decided to clean up my devices. The first thing that came to my mind was to delete an App from iTunes, sync and get rid of it on all other devices. I was surprised that it stays on iDevices evem after you delete it from iTunes. I don't want it this way. DOes anyone know of a trick that can allow me delete an app just once?
Before if you delete an App from iTunes and try to Sync an iPhone or an iPad with it, you would see a window telling you that there are items on your iphone that are not present in iTunes - do you want to copy them? Now it just "syncs" and leaves the Apps untouched. What kind of synchronization is this?

I can't install apps on my iphone using itunes from my PC ! I've downloaded the apps from itunes store. When I try to drag apps from itunes library to iphone, nothing happens. What should I do?

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Try downloading the apps from your phone
App store > tap updates> tap purchased> tap not on this iphone> click on the cloud with the down arrow for the app you want to download"

How to backup purchased app to itunes library and restore

How can I backup purchased app to itunes library ( version 11.0.0.163 ) , what I had found in google was old version with different format
kindly advice , thanks

Connect your device to iTunes. The device should show at the top right just next to the iTunes Store button.
Or on a Mac to View > Show Sidebar, on a PC press Ctrl+S and the device should show in the sidebar
Backup apps and restore as you did in iTunes 10
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How can I transfer apps from iTunes library from one computer to another?

I have been unsuccessful in transferring my music over to my new MacBook from my PC Windows Vista. I even subscribed to MobileMe, but it wouldn't work! So, I have decided to take the time to copy all my music to CDs & do it that way, but how am I going to transfer my apps? If I sync my iPhone with my iTunes library on my MacBook once I have transferred the songs, won't the apps be erased on my phone? Is there a way using MobileMe I could do so? Please please please help.

Do you have access to an external hard drive that you were using for your computer's backup with your PC which has enough storage capacity for your entire iTunes library?
If so, using the external hard drive would be a good way to do this. You would transfer your iTunes named folder in your My Music folder on your PC followed by transferring the iTunes named folder from the external hard drive to the Music folder on your Mac - with iTunes quit when doing so. This will transfer all music, videos, 3rd party apps, playlists, etc. from your PC to your Mac.
If most of your iTunes library includes music purchased from the iTunes store, iTunes includes an option to transfer iTunes content that was purchased from the iTunes store from an iPod or iPhone, but this is for iTunes content that was purchased from the iTunes store only.
First you need to authorize your new MacBook with your iTunes account with iTunes if you haven't already done so.
With your iPhone connected to iTunes and without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone.
If all 3rd party apps do not transfer from your iPhone to your iTunes library on your Mac, you can re-download purchased apps with iTunes on your MacBook and you won't be charged again as long as you use the same iTunes account that was used to purchase the 3rd party apps.

Can't See Apps in Itunes Library

This has to be an easy fix, but I can't figure it out.
My computer crashed over the weekend. Everything is rebuilt, but I can't see my iphone apps in the itunes. I looked in the directory and they're all there, but they just won't display in the library.
I've tried reinstalling itunes without luck. Hope someone has a Plan B...
Thanks.

Hi,
Try re-creating the iTunes library as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
If the issue persists after re-creating the iTunes library, you may have to download the apps again. iTunes will let you download the apps again at no additional charge.
More tips and information related to troubleshooting issues with 3rd-party apps here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1702
Jason

Getting apps from iTunes Library to iPhone after a restore.

Hello thanks in advance for your answers. I did search the forum but did not find an answer I could work with.
My iPhone 3GS was acting up and I was told to restore it. Before restoring, I transfered purchases, synced the phone and created a back up.
*Okay all went well except for one thing:* my apps are in the iTunes Library but NOT on my iPhone. The only apps on my iPhone are the standard apps that come with the iPhone; no apps that I downloaded are on my iPhone. I don't care about any data in the apps as there wasn't much.
*How do I get the apps from the iTunes Library to my iPhone?*
Thanks again!

Select the ones you want again via the apps tab when your phone is plugged in.

Transferring downloaded music from an app to iTunes library

I have music on a music downloading app that I would like to transfer to my iTunes library, and on the previous iTunes version I could do that, but now iTunes looks all different and I can't figure out how to do it now. Does anyone know how do this?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
The following User Tip may help you.
Turingtest2's user tip will help you avoid this.
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Cannot Move Apps from Itunes Library to my touch

Have a touch with software version 1.1.5. I have downloaded apps and they currently reside in a folder in my Itunes library. However, there is no Apps tab under my "device" and I cannot get the apps to synch to my IPOD Touch. They are only on my PC. I have updated my software but cannot get the Apps from the library to the device. Any help?

Apps are only available on ios 2 or later.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2052

Transfer app to iTunes Library

I want to update my ipad to the latest version of iTunes. It is advising me to transfer my purchased Apps to the iTunes Library. Can anyone tell me how to do this (I have the Brushes app)?

Right click on your device on the left side in iTunes and click transfer purchases.

HT204088 How do I move purchased apps to iTunes Library so that I can download an upgrade to my iPad?

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File>Devices>Transfer Purchases
"And while I'm here is there an easy way to download one or two pictures or videos from my iPad to my Mac without downloading ALL of them??"
Open iphoto, connect ipad, select what you want, import

HT1386 Cant sync apps between itunes library and computer...apps show up but grayed out

When trying to sync apps from itunes to ipad they appear grayed out and you can't select them. *confused

1. on the pad, settings, general / restrictions. make sure that is not on.
2. if you have multiple devices syncing from the same computer, make sure you have the correct on indicated in the leftside navigation pane of I tunes.

Anyone know how to delete an App from itunes library?

Hi All,
I have a number of Apps that I have tried to remove from my itunes account. These are just games that I no longer play or have never played.
First I tried selecting the App in itunes, then Edit/Delete then it will ask you if you want to remove file. Then I emptied the trash.
This did not work. Now every time an update is available for the previously deleted App it will download that update then try and re-download the full game.
Secondly I have tried going to "finder" and finding the file on the Mac HD. and then deleting the file/game this way.
This also did not work and again the game is try to re-download.
As you can imagine this is becoming quite annoying and is starting to clog up my downloads when I check for other updates.
Can anyone help???
Regards,
Pete

Thanks but this didn't resolve a thing.
Carolyn Samit wrote:
This is the Mac App Store forum ... apps that run on the Mac OS X, not iOS.
Sorry If I posted this in the wrong forum, If anyone can direct me an appropriate forum then I will post it there.
Carolyn Samit wrote:
Apps that are stored in iTunes are for iOS devices such as iPads or iPhones. Press and hold the app icon on the device. Tap the circle with an x to delete then tap delete.
I have no problem deleting the app from my mobile device.
The problem comes when I delete it from itunes and form my iMac. I know that the Apps are stored in the "mobile application" folder on my Mac HD. But even when deleting the file from that location the App still re-downloads every time I check for updates in itunes app store.
No matter how many times I delete the file and no matter where I delete it from, It always downloads again.
I no longer want these apps why can't I delete them completely?

Migrating vs manually transfer vs network transfer of files, apps and itunes library

So I've tried searching and going through the forums first before I actually commit to a certain "Method Of Transfer" but could not really find what I'm trying to accomplish. So I hope some of you fellow memebrs could shed some light and advise on a few things.. Let me start by giving a summary of equipment I'm working with and what I'm trying to accomplish.
Recently purchased a new macbook pro 15" 2.4Ghz Intel Core i7 (Most recent macbook on apple's website 3/26/2012)
Prior to purchasing my new macbook I was using a 2004/2005 white 13" macbook Intel core Duo 2Ghz
What I would like to accomplish is transfer most of my applications I've paid for on the older mac to my new one. I would also like to transfer multimedia files from pics, videos and music. The part that confuses me is which ever method I decid to choose will things in my iTunes library remain in tact? Such as, playlist that have been created, syncing my iPhone and maintaning the same playlist. Basically, I would like to keep the same music library and the same playlist I have on my old mac and mirror it on the new mac. Please advise..
The 3 mtehods of tranferrring I have in question are:
1. Migration Assistant
2. Manual Transfer via external Hard Drive
3. Network transfer
4. other?
Is one method better than the other?
Which method will retain the existing settings from my old mac to the new?
Thanks in advance!

Chris CA wrote:
In case others have a similar issue and see this question, what did you do?
Sure thing..
The Method of transfer I decided to do from Old macbook to New macbook pro was "Local Network" transfer via Ethernet and did the following.
iTunes Library transfer:
Prerequisite:Ensure iTunes on the the "source" macbook (older laptop for me) is up to date has been backed up. Export playlist and export library. I also have iTunes set to keep my library orgainzed so I dont have audio, video files in different locations. Everything for me is located in: /user/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media
Connect both laptops to each other via Ethernet cable
I also disable airport on both devices. (Im not sure you really have to do this but I did it anyway to avoid potential conflicts on my LAN)
On the "source" macbook (older one for me), I enabled sharing the music folder that contains my entire iTunes library (Go to System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing > and select the folder that contains the desired media files you want to transfer)
On the "destination" macbook (Newer one for me), you will see the name of the "source" macbook displayed in your finder window.
Once you've reached the above steps, simply open up iTunes on your new macbook go to Files > Add to Libraryand navigate to the shared "source" macbook (located on the left pane) and select the folder that contains the media files. *The transfer process will vary depending on how many files you are trying to transfer.
After the transfer completes go ahead and import the playlist and library so the media info will be up to date in iTunes as well.
You can do the same method of transfer for other files as well. hope this helps!

Can't drag and drop apps in iTunes library after a restore

Came back from an update (having transferred all new purchases off my ipod before updating) to find ipod completely empty, and needed to restore! (ipod only 2 months old) Initially couldn't drag and drop any of the library back into restored ipod, but after a computer restart, books and music transferred fine. But no apps (including the ibooks app) will drag across to the ipod: they just become a circle with a slash through.... what am I missing here?

Thanks David - that wasn't it, but I have managed to find a fix after trawling through various forums - I logged out then logged back in. Simple as that! Sadly I'm still none the wiser as to what caused the problem in the first place, so don't know if or when it'll reoccur. I also found it was affecting iPhoto after I first posted, so not an iTunes specific problem obviously. Thanks to all those who posted fixes in various forums, though some looked a little too scary for me to try out...

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