I am downloading a tv series from iTunes and it is a long process, can I otherwise use my MacBook pro?

I am downloading a tv series from iTunes. It is taking a long time. Can I otherwise use my Mac or will it mess up my download? don't want to lose my money!

Yes, I mean that, and no emailing or chatting or other network related activity. Unless of course you have a super-fast internet connection, and the slow download is 'cos the server sending it is very slow.

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So I've downloaded a tv series from iTunes onto my macbook pro, for some reason the episodes on my iTunes won't play at all. no sound and no images. any suggestions and help?

so I've downloaded a tv series from iTunes onto my macbook pro, for some reason the episodes on my iTunes won't play at all. no sound and no images. any suggestions and help?

Hi,
As you have match, I suggest that you create a new library by holding ctrl whist launching iTunes. Select create new library. Sign into iTunes Store and activate match. You will now have access to your music and will be able to stream your music.
Options : get a new external drive formatted for mac and either download music from match or copy music from old drive to new one. Alternatively you could reformat old drive and download music from match - I would not be comfortable using this option as it means erasing drive before being able to use with mac.
Jim

Problems downloading a television series from iTunes

I have had problems downloading a tv series from iTunes. I have been looking everywhere for info on how to retrieve non-corrupted versions of two of the episodes... no joy!
I have the most up to date version of iTunes. I have clicked on the 'Check for available downloads in the Store menu' and it just tells me that the two episodes can't be downloaded as they are corrupted.
Can someone please help me???!!!

Hi Brenden,
Thanks so much for taking the time to help. I've gone through the details as suggested on the articles you've sent links to. Strangely, even though both episodes appear in my iTunes Library as unusable files, neither are listed under iTunes on my hard drive. In other words, nothing to delete.
I will keep hold of the links you've sent in case I have similar problems in future.
I have sent screen grabs, etc to Apple Support further to finding out how to report a problem and it looks like they're investigating. Its frustrating though.
Thanks again for trying.
Best wishes,
Sammi-Leigh

Just downloaded a new cd from Itunes and it only downloaded half of the CD

Just downloaded a new cd from Itunes and it only downloaded half of the CD, it says that it is processing 100% but only 7songs downloaded

Hello, cicib.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you are experiencing this issue with iTunes on the computer, try closing iTunes and restarting the program. If you are experiencing is the issue on and iOS device, try closing all open applications and power cycling the device.
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
If the items still do not show as downloaded, see if you can resume interrupted downloads or download the missing items.
iTunes: How to resume interrupted iTunes Store downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1725
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Cheers,
Jason H.

Can I use my Mac book pro while downloading a tv series from iTunes?

Can I use my Mac book pro while downloading a long tv series from iTunes? Or will I lose my connection ? And my money?

I use my MacBook Pro all the time when downloading something from the iTunes store without losing my connection. If you would probably depends on the general stability of your WiFi or LAN connection, but you should not.
Also, if a download should get interrupted you can always start it again by going to "Downloads" in iTunes.

I bought a tv series from iTunes , and now I can't seem to watch it anymore be ause I keep getting a pop up stating that I don't have permission ... ! Huh ! I'm using an iPad 2 anyone know what to do

I bought a tv series from iTunes ... But now that I'm 1/2 way i get a pop up telling me that I don't have permission to view it ... Huh ? So now what do I do ? All the previous episodes I have in iCloud ... I'm using an iPad 2 ... Anyone shed some light on this

It means what the message says. The format of the song can't be converted to a format compatible with the iPod.
Does it play in iTunes?
Where id the song come form?
Try deleting and reimporting into iTunes.

Hi, I have downloaded a tv episode from itunes and would like to copy it to a usb flashdrive to watch on my tv which has a usb port, can anyone tell me if this is possible please? I can see the tv episode in my Library but i can't drag to usb drive

Hi
I have downloaded a tv episode from itunes, I would like to watch it on my tv, not the computer.
My tv has a usb port, what I would like to do is copy tv episode to usb flash drive and then play on my tv.
I have tried dragging the episode from the library to the usb drive, I thought I had been successful but when I looked it was just text.
Can anyone advise if it is possible please ?

It won't work, they are linked to your account and can only be played via iTunes on a computer, an iOS device or Apple TV. You might be able to get a cable to link your Mac to your TV so that you can play/mirror it through your TV e.g. if it's a Macbook with an HDMI socket and your TV also has an HDMI socket then you could try an HDMI to HDMI cable (Apple do them, and electrical stores should also have them) - I've used one to play iTunes TV programmes on my TV (though I don't think that I got sound through my TV, only my Mac).
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I downloaded a TV Show 'The Smothers Brothers" from ITunes and received only the audio. No video was downloaded. Would like to watch the shows either on my computer or preferably my TV. Help. dft

I just corrected my problem. After connecting to the TV, go to System Preferences, Sound, and select the HDMI rather than Internal Speakers.

I downloaded a tv show from iTunes and I can't watch it because it says I don't have enough storage to download?

How do I watch a iTunes tv show I downloaded when a message pops up and says I don't have enough storage to download?

Hi gregdojo,
Welcome to macbook forum.
Did you download it completely before you try to play it?
How much space left in your HD?
What about other TV shows? Try to download another one (pick one from the free section).
If other played just fine and your last download still won't play smoothly, you can contact iTunes costumer service to adjust your credit back.
Good Luck.
ps: try to update the iTunes and repair permission after that might help.

I have downloaded a tv series into itunes and the third episode won't play. We have successfully watched the first two. What is the problem?

I am having trouble viewing the third episode of a tv series that I have downloaded on Itunes. Any suggestions?

It won't work, they are linked to your account and can only be played via iTunes on a computer, an iOS device or Apple TV. You might be able to get a cable to link your Mac to your TV so that you can play/mirror it through your TV e.g. if it's a Macbook with an HDMI socket and your TV also has an HDMI socket then you could try an HDMI to HDMI cable (Apple do them, and electrical stores should also have them) - I've used one to play iTunes TV programmes on my TV (though I don't think that I got sound through my TV, only my Mac).
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I downloaded a tv show from Itunes and it froze(the show not the computer)

Whats going on here? Is the problem with my mac book or the download? How do I unfreeze it? Do I need to contact the i tunes store?
mac book Mac OS X (10.4.9) new MAC USER

Hi gregdojo,
Welcome to macbook forum.
Did you download it completely before you try to play it?
How much space left in your HD?
What about other TV shows? Try to download another one (pick one from the free section).
If other played just fine and your last download still won't play smoothly, you can contact iTunes costumer service to adjust your credit back.
Good Luck.
ps: try to update the iTunes and repair permission after that might help.

DOWNLOADING MOIVE I GOT FROM ITUNES AND WHAT TO put on iphone ?

Down load movie i got from itunes an how to put on iphone. it see there is no movies i can down load to iphone?

considering your post is almost impossible to read, i am going to make a guess as to what you are doing. you have a movie in iTunes and you want it on your iPhone, correct?
after you connect your iPhone, go to the 'video' tab and you will see your videos. rented movies are on top, then tv shows, and if you scroll down, you will see your movies. check the ones you want on your iPhone, hit save, sync, and unless there's a problem with the file, it should copy over.

I purchased a tv series from ITUNES and its been trying to download for a week now?

I use itunes to watch many tv series. I purchased season one of blacklist last week and there are 50 downloads attempting but they wont load. I have plently of storageavailbale?

How much space do you have free on the iPad?

ITunes 7 deleted "Downloads" folder of music from iTunes and iPod

In iTunes 6 I had iTunes point towards "My Music" folder in windows for my library.
One of the folders in "My Music" was called "Downloads".
NB: the music in "Downloads" is NOT my music downloaded from the iTunes Music Store... it isn't copy protected etc...
Upon upgrading to iTunes 7, i got !'s next to all my 'downloads' music.
I checked the folder and non of the music was there... all completely gone.
I do have a back up of this music, so not all is lost, but the backup is at home and I won't be able to get it for a few weeks.
So in the mean time, I plugged my iPod in, hoping to copy the downloads music off it to use until i could get my backup.
When i plugged my ipod in I got that nice new overview screen of whats on your ipod and it told me there was an update available. Ok thats cool, I'll download it an install it later (so i chose that option...)
As soon as I had done this, the iPod started updating itself and poof... all the downloads are gone of the iPod!!
Ive never had this happen before, usually if there is music on the ipod that isn't in itunes it just leaves it in there and syncs what is in my library.
I then went back to the Downloads folder in My Music to do some investigating. It turns out there were some itunes related files in there. What! iTunes deleted my "Downloads" folder, and replaced it with its own one? Grr...
Unfortunately i didn't write down what those files are, but I believe they were the files for the iPod update.
The update of my ipod actually failed and i can't get it to work... and since that has happened, the downloads folder isn't even there at all anymore. My guess would be that if i could get itunes to do the update again, the folder would reappear with those files again.

HERE IS A way too long diplomatic rant:
This is my third post on this subject. This is a real problem. And it strongly appears (based on what I've been reading from others, plus my own experience) that the new iTunes is the culprit.
But this problems is not limited to a folder named 'Downloads'.[/b.] ITunes, somehow, and for some reason, will delete entire album folders of music in the default 'Music' directory.
Here's what happened to me. Mind you, this involves music I converted to MP3's from CD's I own. I buy about ten-twenty CD's a month, so this is not some Orwellian nightmare affecting merely downloaded songs--purchased or otherwise.
Here is a typical example of what's happening:
BEFORE iTunes v7 was installed:
-An 'Artist' folder named 'A Perfect Circle' contained the following 'Album' folders: 'Mer De Noms', 'The Thirteenth Step', 'eMotive'
SHORTLY AFTER iTunes 7 (about a month or so ago):
-Perfect Circle folder contained only the eMotive album. The rest were gone: this means not in the trash. Not moved. No where on the HD. Simply zapped.
I've lost MP3 albums from purchased CD's from Bob Marley, Led Zeppellin, Bjork, etc. It has affected at least 50 artist folders. I rip entire albums that I buy: I'm not trying to pass judgement though. I just want the point to be driven home that this bug is big, and it's affecting people who have spent much time and energy legitimately converting their music collections.
Am I missing something? I know I'm not alone in this, but this bug doesn't seem to be getting the attention it deserves from Apple. This is a major screw up. HAS APPLE RELEASED A STATEMENT? Forgive me if it has. But I can't find it. Maybe it's right under my nose?
Anyway, I do have all my music backed up on CD's and DVD's where they can't be corrupted. And all those discs are copied and stored in a remote location, in case of fire. This might seem extreme, but when you've spent a year of your life converting hundreds of albums and tagging them meticulously, you don't take chances. The only problem with this backup method is that my backup is spread out over many, many read-only discs. Moving it back to my hard drive will be laborious.
Can someone tell me if Apple has addressed this? Because I don't want to use iTunes at all if it is going to delete files. And I DON'T care if this is some function I'm not aware of. Any software that would delete files, either mistakingly or through some helpful feature is bad software. Deleting files (w/o even sending it to the Trash!) is one function that ought not be automated, or performed by any application other than the OS itself, under direct control from the user. I've turned off the option that lets iTunes manage and 'organize' my music for me. I can do that myself, and I don't like some of the things it does.
I have a friend in the media, and I'm thinking about issuing a press-release on this bug if further research indicates this is a more pervasive problem that Apple is downplaying. Certainly they are aware of it, as others have written on it here and elsewhere.
Can someone from Apple please contact me? I want to know when it is safe to use this program again. This problem is real, and just because it hasn't affected everyone, doesn't mean it has affected someone.

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