ITunes will not recognize AppleTV -- help please.
Hello. I have AppleTV (the older one, the bigger silver one). I have a video in my iTunes library that I want to transfer to my AppleTV so that I can watch the video on my television. The problem is, AppleTV isn't showing up under "Devices" on the left side of the iTunes screen. This is where it always used to be when I used it before, but I haven't used it in a few months, and I now I can't get iTunes to show my AppleTV on the left side of the screen, so I have no way to transfer the video. Can anyone please help me figure out why iTunes won't show AppleTV, and how I can get it to do so? Thanks very much.
Navigate to Settings > Computers > Your Library on the Apple TV, you may be told you will lose all synced content, but you can sync it back afterwards, you won't lose any purchased content that has yet to be transferred. Then select Settings > Computers > Connect To iTunes, note the passcode that appears on screen, click on the device in iTunes and enter the passcode when prompted.
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