Why can't I sync my itunes with my apple tv anymore

I have a first generation Apple TV with a hard drive.  I have all my music, photos and movies on it.  I am trying to update my music and photo and I can't sync with my Apple TV anymore.  Has apple changed the system so that you can now only stream?

I've had this same problem intermittently.  For me, it seems that between my Mac & 1st Gen Apple TV, they decide whether they are synching or streaming.  Since later versions, updating the software seems to overwrite the functionality of this earliest generation. My Apple TV now only has content on it that is bought or rented on it and I haven't bothered. The streaming option is not my preferred choice when my wi-Fi hub can be troublesome.  Highly frustrating when we've paid out for a device that has its own storage but we can no longer access/utilise it!

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