Stop computer from downloading apple tv purchases?

My harddrive is almost full, but i have plenty of room on my apple-tv so I purchase my flicks directly off of the device. However, my computer downloads all of the purchases and i constantly have error messages saying my harddrive is full.
Can I stop my computer from doing this without deleting the content on my apple tv?

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You can't stop content from transferring to iTunes, I suggest you get yourself an external hard drive, but See This

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