All episodes for a TV show season download automatically

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All episodes for a TV show season download automatically

When I purchase an entire season of TV shows on the iPad, it automatically adds all episodes to the Downloads list and gets to work. This could be 20 episodes X 2GB. If I don't want to take up all this space - even if I have it- I have to manually stop downloading each individual episode. Even after I do that, they stay in the Downloads list in iTunes on the iPad permanently. They also start to download automatically the next time I open iTunes on my Mac. However, on the Mac I can atleast remove them from the Downloads list after stopping the download.

For both iTunes on the iPad and Mac, there is no option for video under Settings->Store->Automatic downloads. Is there another way to prevent this automatic download for TV shows when you buy a season?

iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 21, 2012 1:29 PM

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Ben428

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Apr 13, 2013 11:45 AM in response to bbmcgee

I think I found a solution to this problem. Go into the Video app and tap on TV Shows and then tap on the icon for the show that is downloading. Next to each episode, there is a circle with a square in the middle of it. Tap the square next to each episode and it will disappear both from that list and and from the downloading queue in the iTunes app. When you want to download a particular episode, go back into the show in the Video season and tap on Show Complete Season. Now each episode has its own Download button.

Needless to say, it is insane that when you redeem a season purchase on the iPad, it insists on downloading the entire season.

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