Deletion of "C:\Users\xyz\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications" ?

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Deletion of "C:\Users\xyz\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications" ?

Hi,

I am using iTunes (12.12.3.5) on my Laptop with Windows 10 Pro (Vers. 21H2, build: 19044.1620).

I am running out of storage space on my SSD. Therefore, I am looking for possibilities to clean up my SSD by deleting unused or unnecessary files.

Using WizTree, I found the following directory

"C:\Users\xyz\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications"

on my SSD. The directory contains a large number of *.ipa.ipa" files with "*" representing names of apps which I once had installed on my iPhone a long time ago (when iTunes was still used to manage apps on the iPhone). This directory uses 3.2 GB of storage.

Can I delete this directory (resp. the files within the directory) without risking any malfunctions of iTunes or are there other ways to free up this storage space?

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

harald179

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 5:53 AM

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turingtest2

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Apr 12, 2022 6:44 AM in response to harald179

I'll second the observation above, iTunes hasn't managed apps since version 12.7, there is no need to keep those old files. See Make a split library portable - Apple Community for advice on organizing the library on a different drive.

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