Lakeb67
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Q: Why can't I delete rented movies on my ipad after watching?

I've watched the movie I'm done with it and it's still there taking up space. I want it off my ipad!

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM), iOS 7.0.4, This is aggregating

Posted on Nov 21, 2013 1:07 AM

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Q: Why can't I delete rented movies on my ipad after watching?

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  • by Diavonex,

    Diavonex Diavonex Nov 21, 2013 1:10 AM in response to Lakeb67
    Level 9 (66,687 points)
    Nov 21, 2013 1:10 AM in response to Lakeb67

    Because the rented movie is not on your iCloud or iPad.

     

    Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Videos>Check if movie is still taking up space.

  • by Mischievous,

    Mischievous Mischievous Nov 25, 2013 12:16 PM in response to Diavonex
    Level 1 (6 points)
    Nov 25, 2013 12:16 PM in response to Diavonex

    I have this problem too. It is not taking up storage space on my iPad, but the movie is showing up in my Video app on my iPad. How do I get rid of the icon? It is cluttering things up.

  • by ranger89,

    ranger89 ranger89 Jan 7, 2014 6:48 PM in response to Lakeb67
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Jan 7, 2014 6:48 PM in response to Lakeb67

    I was able to remove the expired movie by repeatedly pressing on the play button and the icloud symbol to download or play the expired movie. Itunes asked a few times for my username/password and after a few attempts at persistent pressing of the try to play or download the expired movie and being challenged a few times for my iTunes credentials, the movie cleared from my iCloud movies and the Rentals option disappeared from my iPad. Hopefully some of this persistent approach forces the cache on your device to sync up with iTunes and clears the expired movie for you. Good luck!

  • by ccconley1,

    ccconley1 ccconley1 Sep 14, 2016 3:39 PM in response to Lakeb67
    Level 1 (8 points)
    iPad
    Sep 14, 2016 3:39 PM in response to Lakeb67

    Any updates to these suggestions? I can not remove a rented movie that expired a month ago. It is taking up so much space I can't do anything else with my iPad.