Can I add movie to Apple TV without itunes or store

I would like a movie to reside on my apple tv but i dont want it on my computer. It is not available to download from Itunes. Is there a way to put it on the atv without having to sync. I have tried to add it to my itunes library, sync it through the movies tab, delete the movie after it has synched, then stopped it before it could sync again telling it to delete it. Eventually it syncs without my help and deletes the movie. Any ideas?

natemckay wrote:
I would like a movie to reside on my apple tv but i dont want it on my computer.
AppleTV is nit designed to work like that.
Is there a way to put it on the atv without having to sync.
No.
I have tried to add it to my itunes library, sync it through the movies tab, delete the movie after it has synched, then stopped it before it could sync again telling it to delete it. Eventually it syncs without my help and deletes the movie. Any ideas?
Syncing implies that the AppleTV is in sync with iTunes, if you remove it from iTunes it assumes you don't want it on AppleTV either.
Two workarounds:
1 - Assuming you have a copy of the video backed up somewhere, once you've added it to iTunes and synced to AppleTV, right click on it's entry in iTunes to locate the actual file in iTunes library. Next, manually delete the file from it's location but don't delete the entry in iTunes. iTunes will not delete the file at the next sync - it just can't find it. Ensure your sync settings are such that this movie won't automatically delete when AppleTV fills up or after it's watched if you have a near full AppleTV.
2 - Store the file on an external USB drive. Change iTunes Preferences so it doesn't copy the file on import to it's library. Add the file to iTunes - it will just store a reference to the file, sync to AppleTV. Eject external drive.
Net sync the movie stays on AppleTV because there's still an iTunes entry for it - the file just isn't available at this point.

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