Q: Why does Itunes Windows download Numbers, Pages, iMovie and iPhotos in Library and I can't even open it. It is taking up space, safe to delete?

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traderjohn

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Q: Why does Itunes Windows download Numbers, Pages, iMovie and iPhotos in Library and I can't even open it. It is taking up space, safe to delete?

Thanks for helping me out in advance. I recently installed Itunes and figuring things out.

So I click the thing that said downloads available and the download screen started dowloading the apps below. It takes a huge amount of space in my tiny hard drive (256 GB), I clicked, double clicked, hyper-clicked and nothing really happened.

Is it safe to delete in iTunes, or windows explorer window?If I delete it would it delete it from my iPhone? Pardon for my newbness..

Posted on Feb 18, 2015 11:26 PM

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by norm123,

norm123 Feb 20, 2015 8:59 AM in response to traderjohn
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Feb 20, 2015 8:59 AM in response to traderjohn

Hello traderjohn,

You can absolutely delete those apps within iTunes. If you ever need to download them back in you can do that as well. It should not affect anything on your iPhone and when you sync your iPhone. Take a look at the articles below for more information.

How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT5772

Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht2519

Regards,
-Norm G.
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turingtest2 Feb 20, 2015 1:10 PM in response to traderjohn
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Feb 20, 2015 1:10 PM in response to traderjohn

Hmm. If you sync your device with iTunes then those purchased apps are liable to transfer over again. Having everything stored in the local library does mean that everything is ready in place should you need to restore the device, but it does take up space. If your computer is running from a small hard drive you may want to consider putting your library on an additional drive. See Make a split library portable for advice.

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