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Transfer Purchases no longer working

I've had this issue, since updating to iOS 9 GM-candidate, and the last version of iTunes, and it persists now to iOS 9.0 and iTunes 12.3.0.44 (today's updates).


Clicking 'File->Devices->Transfer purchases (etc...)' does nothing.


Is anyone else experiencing this?


I'm trying to back up a couple apps to my iMac, as they have been taken off the iTunes store, and I would like to keep a backup.

Posted on Sep 16, 2015 12:12 PM

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Sep 17, 2015 1:26 PM in response to rgev1973

Yeah but I'd rather something like that than the massive security flaw just discovered in Android. Every iOS and OSX ever released as well as all other OSs have had hiccups. Apple is the new Microsoft! Did you make that up or find it in the book of boring cliches? If it's a bug it will be fixed. It's not life threatening. Or maybe it was intentional.


Pete

Sep 17, 2015 7:13 PM in response to Gordon Hodgson

I am beginning to wonder is Apple is severing the connection with iOS devices to one iTunes Library. Just out of curiosity I hooked my iPad up to a different computer and chose to sync and there was no warning about it being connected to another iTunes Library. All the content was unaffected on the iPad. There was a backup made but none of the Apps were transferred over to iTunes. I also went to the Apps pane and changed the location of Apps located on the iPad and applied the change and the Apps moved.

Sep 17, 2015 10:05 PM in response to petermac87

Not solving a bug that was there in 3 beta iterations including ios 9.1 is not exactly a sign of a once proficient outfit.

And if it is intentional pure genius or pure evil...basis how it pans out and how one sees it.


In my view it's something to do with the trust handshake between the desktop and the idevice.

So a change at either end may solve it.

Sep 18, 2015 7:46 AM in response to sachinwandkar

No it is not a good move. Having to update every app on iOS devices and on iTunes is simply a pain. Being able to delte apps in iTunes which then does not affect the iPhone app is just stupid. In a case of a backup those apps would not be transfered back to your phone. So having every app installed on your devices in your itunes library is necessary. So it cannot be intentional by Apple and needs to be resolved soon. Havin problems with Apple Music as well I am seriously questioning Apple's QA/QC department. Why is every release creating new problems?

Transfer Purchases no longer working

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