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relem

Q: where does itunes download to in Windows 7?

I'm trying to install itunes on my wife's new notebook with win 7.  The download just does its thing but I can't find the location.  I really despise this new business of not letting you choose a download location.

 

I've looked in all the downloads folders and searched the entire drive to no avail.

Posted on Jul 15, 2015 12:15 PM

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Q: where does itunes download to in Windows 7?

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  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Jul 15, 2015 12:18 PM in response to relem
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    Jul 15, 2015 12:18 PM in response to relem

    It downloads to wherever you told it to download to. That's up to your browser, not the file you're downloading or the site you're downloading from.

     

    The default in Internet Exploder is C:\users\youruseraccount\Downloads If you can't find it there and your browser didn't give you a choice, you'll need to check the preferences for your browser to see where it's defaulting to if you can't find the file.

  • by hhgttg27,

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 15, 2015 12:28 PM in response to relem
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    Jul 15, 2015 12:28 PM in response to relem

    In Windows 7 you should find the installer in C:\Users\username\Downloads.  It is possible that you've encountered a problem that's been around for several iTunes releases, where nothing actually downloads and you skip straight to the "Thank you for downloading iTunes" page with no indication that anything's gone wrong.

     

    You can access the installer directly, using one of the following links:

     

     

    The third of these - which is actually the 32-bit application with a 64-bit installer - should be used if you get a warning about video card incompatibility when you install the standard 64-bit version, but also may resolve issues with playback, QuickTime compatibility, and problems with some third-party applications (including Outlook).

  • by relem,

    relem relem Jul 15, 2015 12:36 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Jul 15, 2015 12:36 PM in response to KiltedTim

    I'm using Firefox, always have, problem is: itunes doesn't ask where to save, as many files currently do.  I think hhgttg27 has it right as my screen just flashed and then Thanked me for downloading.

  • by relem,

    relem relem Jul 15, 2015 12:41 PM in response to hhgttg27
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    Jul 15, 2015 12:41 PM in response to hhgttg27

    Thanks hhgttg27,  got the files right away and got a prompt as to where to save them.  I wish you could give me a bookmark for the file location so I can find newer versions for initial installs.  I've got an 8 machine network n the house with 2 NAS devices.

  • by hhgttg27,Solvedanswer

    hhgttg27 hhgttg27 Jul 15, 2015 1:05 PM in response to relem
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    Jul 15, 2015 1:05 PM in response to relem

    Bookmark turingtest2's user tip on Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates - though primarily intended to help resolve installation problems, tt2 includes links to the installers for the current version of iTunes as well as several prior releases,

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Jul 15, 2015 1:18 PM in response to relem
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    Jul 15, 2015 1:18 PM in response to relem

    relem wrote:

     

    I'm using Firefox, always have, problem is: itunes doesn't ask where to save, as many files currently do.

    FYI, it's up to your browser, in this case that would be firefox, to give you that option. It has absolutely nothing to do with what you're trying to download.