TS2776 how do I stop a movie download that is taking too long?

I purchased a DVD and did the digital download. There are extras on the digital download and they are taking hours to download. How can I stop these downloads?

Are you getting an error message number with the error? If so, which error message number are you getting?

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IOS 8.0.2 download that is taking too long?

I have an iPhone 4s and downloaded iOS 8.0.2 onto my iTunes and into my phone within 2 hours. My sister has an iPhone 5 and iOS 8.0.2 has already been downloaded onto her iTunes. The only process left is to have the download completed on her phone, but that is taking much longer than the actual iOS 8 download to iTunes. The download bar on the phone has almost reached the end, but has stuck at the same place for the last hour. (This did not happen with my phone.)
I have unplugged the phone from the computer, but the download bar is still visible with the same point that has not moved a bit. How can this be fixed? How can I increase the download speed? Or do I have to patiently wait? Please help!

If you unplugged the phone from the computer, you have already interrupted the download and install process. An update via iTunes is not a Wifi update, so once it's unplugged, it is not going to start up again.
Reset the device: Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Apple appears (up to 30 seconds). Once the reset is complete, the "Slide to Unlock" screen will display. Go to Settings>General>About, and see what version number is showing. If it is 8.0.2, then you should be good to go. If it is not, hook the device back up to iTunes and start the update again.
Cheers,
GB

HT1657 I just rented an HD movie, but it's taking too long to download and I would now prefer to download the regular version. Is there a way to change the quality without paying agin?

I just rented an HD movie, but it's taking too long to download and I would now prefer to download the regular version. Is there a way to change the quality without paying agin?

Welcome to the Apple community.
Unfortunately you cannot re-download rentals, allow it to finish and enjoy it and consider the situation for further rentals.
The first thing to check would be your internet download speed, you can do this at www.speedtest.net.
1080p HD movies require a recommended speed of 8 Mbps, 720p HD movies require a recommended speed of 6 Mbps, while SD movies require a recommended speed of 2.5 Mbps.

HT4743 How do I get a refund on tv show that is taking TOO LONG TO DOWNLOAD?

This is very frustrating not to be able to find out how to get a refund...I will not use itunes again to watch tv shows, too long of a download, Amazon zips along fine...

https://expresslane.apple.com/
Use that to complain to iTunes Store support.
Do you know what kind of sustained internet speed you get?
Apple shows work differently to some streaming services and don't adjust quality for a slower connection, but I appreciate it's frustrating.
AC

Downloading printer it taking too long

I am trying to download my new hp printer on my laptop. It has been scrolling for over 30 minutes. How long does it usually take?? hp 5740 e-all-in-one wireless

Hello @gravesl,
Welcome to the HP forums.
I understand that you are having a problem installing the software for your 5740.
I would like to help.
The install should not take that long. In my experience, setting up the printer for out of the box to finish, should be 20 minutes to half an hour.
So that I may better assist you i would like to clarify something.
What is taking a long time?
Is it the actual installation, or are you downloading the software from HP.com, and that is what is taking so long?
Aardvark1
I work on behalf of HP
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TS1424 How do I stop an automatic download that I did not know I was paying for and have not opened for months yet I am still paying for months.

I am paying for a magazine subscription that i did not know I had ordered (thought it was a free view). Now I get charged monthly and don't even read it. Let me know how I stop this auto-crap please.
Thanks,
Winger

If you are not able to find an 'unsubscribe' option, you can always sumbit a request to iTunes Support, as they are the ones who handle your account. They will respond to you via email to follow up until the issue is resolved. I have included a link to this form below.
http://www.apple.com/lae/support/itunes/contact.html
Hope this helps

I cant download a movie on ITunes, it taking too long what should I do?

Basicaly the hours keep going up like at first it said 58 minutes remaining then it said 2,,4,12,13,14 hours remaining and its just frusterating, so whathould I do???

Hi Bemma Bob,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has some information about estimated download times from the iTunes Store:
iTunes Store: Download times will vary
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1577
If you were not able to watch the movie, you can report this to the iTunes Store by following this article:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
Cheers,
- Ari

How can I fix Firefox 18 and 19 from taking too long to close when custom settings for history is used?

Hello, please read entire post before answering, thanks!
I had Firefox(FF) 12.something and was happily using it when I had to get a new hard drive and start over, so I decided to upgrade to the latest FF of the moment, 18.something...
After going through setting up all the different add-ons etc.. and resetting the options/preferences (not cool how you all reset those every time it updates!) The time to open and close went from 2-4 seconds each to 78 seconds to open and 48 seconds to close. Over the last two days I tried (except reset) and read all the suggestions here to no avail.
So I read up on how to totally uninstall all traces of Firefox so I could do a clean install, that didn't work either: The freshly reinstalled FF 18.? program still opened and closed in the same times, and had all my info despite my deleting the folders/sub-folders said to hold that info. I turned everything off in FF, still no improvement, so again I tried to find accurate info on how to completely remove FF and still nothing that is correct for the current programs.
Today I looked again for info on how to totally remove FF, found something new to me, and tried that, including a complete search of the registry and removing everything with the firefox name, then reinstalled FF 18.?
Again all my bookmarks and info was there, and when I looked up help it auto-updated to 19.0 without my permission, again I don't like others making decisions for me for "my own good"(hence the screen name), not OK!
So I tried the reset feature in FF 19.0 and it did just that and the opening and closing lag times were gone, back to 2-4 seconds each,which seemed great!,but no.
When I went back to set up my options and restarted, FF went back to the lag, so I eventually removed/reset everything and all was well again, so I started putting/setting things back one at a time, that's when I found and verified the problem, the history settings!!!
I repeated this 6 times with the same results:
Set the History to Remember, and everything works fine, set the History to Custom the lag returns without fail.
My settings in Custom were:
Accept and remember everything until I close FF
Clear history when FF closes.
In the sub-menu "Settings" under the Clear History when FF closes:
All 6 boxes are checked for History and no boxes were checked for Data (all the defaults)
I looked at the processes running in Task manager when starting and stopping FF with these settings,I found that not only was FF.exe running but also a plugin-container.exe, both eventually stop after about 48 seconds, the plugin container does not appear to run when History is set to Remember all... (I have an incomplete memory about the plugin container causing problems like this in the past but I cant remember what or exactly when so...)
I also tried leaving the History setting to Remember All and the restarted and tried to clear everything through the Tools menu and FF stopped responding for about 60 seconds and then seemed fine afterward.
So I conclude that there is a problem in the newer versions with clearing History in the background while the browser continues to function, and the likely culprit is the plugin container(again?)...
So on to the questions...
Is it possible to set History to Custom and have FF 19.0 remain operational during that process and for FF to close in a few seconds as it did in FF 12.something with the same History settings?
If so how can I set that up?
If not, what is the latest version that will work correctly with the History being remembered until FF is closed and then wiped before re-opening, without waiting more than a few seconds for it all to happen as it was in my FF12.? version?
Also, How do I remove ALL TRACES of Firefox 18.? and up so that I can do a clean install if I need to, as I said everything that is here or linked to from here up to today, 2/21/2013, was not sufficient.
Thanks for your time...

So now on to question #2 of the original post...
"Also, How do I remove ALL TRACES of Firefox 18.? and up so that I can do a clean install if I need to, as I said everything that is here or linked to from here up to today, 2/21/2013, was not sufficient."
Why?
As it turns out, the plugin-container.exe rears its ugly head yet again. With as many as four instances trying to run at once, and locking FF completely whenever I try to watch videos online. (Google Chrome has no problems with the same videos on the same sites with the same software available to it on the same drive on the same machine, so it is definitely something in FF)
Also:
1. ) The auto update for; plug-ins, FF itself, add-ons, etc..., refuses to stay disabled.
I've read others saying that as many as five different areas need to be found and addressed in order to fully disable many of the "hidden" functions of the latest Firefox editions, yet I can't find a definite answer nor instructions to fully address this accusation nor can I find complete and full details/ instructions on how to completely uninstall all data connected to Firefox. I have followed what I can find so far and when I reinstall, all my personal data is there including bookmarks etc... so something isn't getting done...
2.) Whomever is in charge of "security"(Villalobos?) keeps disabling my plugins which is keeping me from using FF to some extent and may or may not be keeping the videos from playing while on-line and who knows what else, but as I have stated before I'm against anyone doing anything for any reason under the Hitler/Stalin-esque ideology that "the ends do justify the means", for example:
''Java Plugin 7 update 12 to 15 (click-to-play), Windows has been blocked for your protection." Why was it blocked?
Old versions of the Java plugin are potentially insecure and unstable. All users are strongly recommended to update on our plugin check page.
Who is affected? All users who have these versions of the plugin installed in Firefox.
What does this mean? The problematic add-on or plugin will be automatically disabled and no longer usable.
When Mozilla becomes aware of add-ons, plugins, or other third-party software that seriously compromises Firefox security, stability, or performance and meets certain criteria, the software may be blocked from general use. For more information, please read this support article.
Blocked on February 25, 2013. View block request.''
So as a last resort I'm going to downgrade to something that the socialist people who are now making decisions for the masses that use the newer editions of Firefox can't control (hopefully) and manipulate against my (our) will.
So I need your help cor-el to be able to remove ALL files/instructions/data in order to downgrade without anything "new" being left behind after uninstalling, presuming you know how to accomplish this and will share it with me and everyone else who wants to continue to use Firefox without someone else deciding what we can and can't do with it.(it is still open-source right?)
3.) I use my computer and browser for my business, I can't afford spending all this time and trouble trying to undo what Jorge Villalobos( and those who think as he does) continue to do, apparently believing that it's ok to cost me (us) time and money in the name of "protection", he really doesn't get it, and I'm done putting up with socialists (or control freaks pretending to be socialists) trying to run my computer. Take a friggin' Philosophy/Logic class and learn why the ends NEVER justify the means Jorge....
4.) This is as plain as it gets Jorge et al.: MY Computer, My Choice!...
5.) So what do you say cor-el, will you help me in this?

Software download for appletv taking too long!

How long should a software upgrade take for appletv. Currently saying 11hrs and my Internet broadband is ver good!.

But they don't pass through the computer.
You can download and install iStumbler (NetStumbler for windows users) to help you see which channels are used by neighbouring networks so that you can avoid them, but iStumbler will not see household items.
Refer to your router manual for instructions on changing your wifi channel or adjusting your multicast rate.
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I downloaded a movie to my ipad, when synced with computer, the computer is now also downloading the movie. why? and how do i stop the movie from being downloaded again

i downloaded a movie to my ipad, when synced with computer, the computer is now also downloading the movie. why? and how do i stop the movie from being downloaded again

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How do I stop (permanently) automatic downloads of specific items - in particular, movies that I have downloaded on another pc and copied these to the computer I am now using?

How do I stop (permanently) automatic downloads of specific items - in particular, movies that I have downloaded on another pc and copied these to the computer I am now using?

Hi michael emerald,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like you would like to download your purchased content directly to your iPad and not have to go through iTunes to sync it. You can download individual purchases directly from the iPad using the Purchased section. Please use the attached article as a reference.
Download past purchases - Apple Support
Have a great day,
Joe

TS1702 how do you stop itunes from downloading apps over and over again and again like for ever it wont stop help.

how do you stop itunes from downloading apps over and over again and again like for ever it wont stop help.
i tryed everything i can in the setting and so on , i even clicked on the downloads arrow to pause it and delete them but like i said it will now stop.
theres apps i just dont want. theres a list of them but theres not a place were i can get rid of them. it also says some stuff about icloud yeah right like i have ios 5 or 7 ha . pod touch 2 is what i have lol . plz help thanks.

to the right by search library theres an arrow there click on it : it will show you what it is downloading , from there you can pause and select all and delete them but still will continue to download them if you tell itunes to check for downloads. that download engien is crazy i tell yeah.
no matter what we do it will still download them trust me i tryed everything and i also went to icloud to see if it was there but to what i see is that there is no apps there this is some crazy itune program that needs to remade.

How can i stop icloud from downloading all my photos onto my iphone 4s each time I sync. Then, how do I delete them from my phone, there are no delete options. I'm slowly going crazy.

How can i stop icloud from downloading all my photos onto my iphone 4s each time I sync. Then, how do I delete them from my phone, there are no delete options. I'm slowly going crazy.

Hi iprover,
Let me first say that I am NO EXPERT with anything Apple and really have only started looking into this iCloud stuff a few hours ago because I'm trying to help my mom free up some space on her iCloud. But anyway, here's what I'm learning and what I THINK might be happening to you.
Also, if any Apple support people (do they browse the forums to dish out helpful hints?) or people who probably know infinitely more than me about this stuff, please do chime in and confirm / correct my statements!
This is what I gather.
iCloud for Windows is set up with a local folder (let's call it "C:\Users\Administrator\Pictures\iCloud Photos\My Photo Stream") where iCloud will store photos uploaded to the Photo Stream. This will allow you to view your Photo Stream photos on your PC.
This does not mean that this is a PC backup of your Photo Stream photos, but just a way to view your Photo Stream from your PC. That being said, the general Photo Stream rules apply: 1. No videos are on the photo-stream, and 2. Photos on the Photo Stream will be removed after ~30 days and/or after hitting the Photo Stream limit of 1000 photos.
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That is a scary thought! I really hope you did not lose all your pictures, but my guess is that the iCloud local folder is NOT meant for backup but instead is the iCloud Windows App's sandbox for updating and managing Photo Stream photos.
All that being said, I'd say it's important to back up your photos in a separate folder not related to the iCloud local folder.

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I preordered an album in error that is scheduled to download next week. How do I stop it from downloading? I no longer want to purchase it.

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