Erasing content from Apple TV

We have an apple tv that has always been hooked up to our pc (our library of movies and tv shows is on that machine). For some reason, the pc no longer sees the apple tv. We've tried all kinds of fixes and can't figure it out. The apple tv hard drive is almost full, so, as a quick fix, I was hoping to delete most of its content, using itunes on my mac...since I can see the apple tv there. I thought that synching to my mac would remove the content from the apple tv that I didn't purchase but it is still there. How do I erase it? Thank you.

On the ATV, go to Settings => Computers. Tell it to undo the link to your syncing computer. It will warn you it will delete everything. Then just do it.

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