How to stop iTunes downloading apps to macbook

I have just bought my first iPad (mini) and have used iTunes for syncing music and books.
Have also bought some apps.
Today when I turned iTunes on in my Macbook it accesses the iTunes store as normal but now a screen comes up and it is downloading all the apps I have bought for the iPad onto the mac (presumably).
As I am on a very limited broadband allowance with a 3G network I would like to stop this happening..
I have disable automatic downloading in the store tab of the preference pane but still downloading everytime I open iTunes..
I can't see anything to make it stop happening on the iTunes download screen that pops up all I can do is pause the downloads , which start up again as soon as I open iTunes next time.
My iPad is just Wi-fi not cellular too.
Thanks

playatomo wrote:
this is what is supposed to happen, and is by design.
I am continuously frustrated by this "design." My iTunes machine is a MacBook that does not have nearly as much disk capacity as the ATV. So consequently my MacBook disk is full backing up my ATV. This is ridiculous. Apple ought to figure out how to let the Time Capsule be the backup for the ATV and not the iTunes machine.
Poor design if you ask me.
the appletv is an itunes extender, and as such of course it needs to connect to itunes.
the storage location of your data is irrelvant really. you can have it on a time machine, however you still need itunes to manage the content.
if this is not suitable for you, then you most likely have bought the wrong device for your needs.

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