Movie Downloads in Multiple files?

I used to download licensed movies from itunes and they were one file only. Now when I download movies from Apple TV, they are multiple files in a folder. Is this the way of the future or is there a problem with my set up?

Posted on Dec 2, 2024 9:20 AM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2024 10:50 AM

Is this the way of the future or is there a problem with my set up?

It is not a fault in your setup. It is designed that way, and implemented for Store/​subscription downloads since macOS Catalina (for HDR/​surround sound)/​macOS Big Sur (for all new downloads).

HLS media (.movpkg) as format in this manner was even developed by Apple back in the Mac OS X Leopard days.


One downside is that it breaks Home Sharing of files in this format (they’re not even shared).

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Dec 2, 2024 10:50 AM in response to lidsavr1958

Is this the way of the future or is there a problem with my set up?

It is not a fault in your setup. It is designed that way, and implemented for Store/​subscription downloads since macOS Catalina (for HDR/​surround sound)/​macOS Big Sur (for all new downloads).

HLS media (.movpkg) as format in this manner was even developed by Apple back in the Mac OS X Leopard days.


One downside is that it breaks Home Sharing of files in this format (they’re not even shared).

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