Posted on 1/8/12

MacMost Forum / If I Buy Movie or TV From iTunes, Can I Delete It Then Re-download Later?

Hi, if I buy a movie or a TV show on iTunes and I watch it after it downloads, can I delete and later have it re-downloaded if I want to watch it again later? I rather rent, but some you can only buy and I don’t want to fill up my HDD. BTW, the show I want to see is Downton Abbey (original UK version). Why do they create a watered-down version for us?? Also, just making sure, if I get an iPad or iPod Touch, I don’t have to re-purchase the apps, up to 5 devices, correct? BUT, what about in-app purchases? For example, I have Navigon and bought the maps for the US and Canada (in-app purchase), would I need to re-purchase those for the iPad?
Thanks for your help!
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Royce

3 Responses to “If I Buy Movie or TV From iTunes, Can I Delete It Then Re-download Later?”

  1. Gary Rosenzweig says:
    1/8/12 at 4:34 pm

    Once you purchase something fro iTunes, you own it. So if you lose it you can re-download it, yes. Same for apps.
    Now what happens if that item is no longer for sale in iTunes? That is a risk. Movies could get pulled, apps certainly do. So that is something to think about.
    In-app purchase depend on the developer. The developer can handle it any way they want, so you’d need to contact them. But for the most part you should be able to get that item on your other device and still own all of the content that you purchased in-app.

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  2. Marc says:
    1/8/12 at 6:46 pm

    Ok, great info, but how do you do it? I went to the movie in the store and it wanted to charge me full price. I went to purchase history and you can’t access it from there either. Any help?

    Thanks Gary!

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