How to stop films from automatically downloading when my hard drive is to full?

My Hard drive is near full. Every time I connect to itunes, it automaticly tries todownload previously purchased films, which cause my computer to freeze up. How do I stop it from downloading stuff I don't want or need?

In preferences, Store try turning off Always Check for available downloads
And Download pre-orders when available.
Also underneath this uncheck all the Automatic Option Downloads

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