Ruud Kalberg

Q: Can't remove download only from my own files in iBooks for Mac

My Mac doesn't allow me to a remove a file I did not purchase via the iBooks Store. It only allows me to delete the whole file from iCloud and iOS devices.

Only downloads from purchased books are allowed to be removed from my Mac.

On iOS devices this works ok for both purchased and my own files.

 

According to the Apple Support-site it should work for all files on the Mac:

Mac

  1. Open iBooks.
  2. Scroll to find the item that you want to delete.
  3. Right-click or Control-click on the item that you want to delete, then select Delete.
  4. Click Delete Everywhere to remove the file from iCloud and all of your devices.
    Click Remove Download to remove only the copy stored on the device that you're using. The file stays in iCloud and on your other devices.

 

Am I the only one having this problem that sounds like a bg?

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Mar 27, 2016 4:58 AM

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  • by sidderke,

    sidderke sidderke Mar 28, 2016 3:59 AM in response to Ruud Kalberg
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    Mar 28, 2016 3:59 AM in response to Ruud Kalberg

    Had the same problem. I talked for 45 minutes with Apple on the phone, and in the end they kind of had to admit it didn't work 'optimally' (read: it's a bug)

    It works perfectly on the iPad btw, where you get the choice between removing a local copy or removing it everywhere.

     

    Sync ePub, iBooks Author books, and PDF files with iBooks and iCloud - Wsparcie Apple

  • by Ruud Kalberg,

    Ruud Kalberg Ruud Kalberg Mar 28, 2016 4:22 AM in response to sidderke
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    Mar 28, 2016 4:22 AM in response to sidderke

    That's exactly what I thought. Despite 7 betas they still can't get these simple things right. It should work the same way as with Apple Music or Photos, where you can decide yourself --for each device-- if you want the files on your local device, or just on the iCloud.

     

    See also my other discussion about the fact that changes made in the Title or Author etc. are not synced to the iCloud  (Change in Title is not synced to other devices)

  • by sidderke,

    sidderke sidderke Mar 28, 2016 4:42 AM in response to Ruud Kalberg
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    Mar 28, 2016 4:42 AM in response to Ruud Kalberg

    I Also filed a bug report trough the feedback section of apple's website. I know these get read and from my experience with FCPX a lot of stuff gets fixed too. I advise you to do the same because more of the same complaints makes apple give the problem priority.

  • by autobahns,

    autobahns autobahns May 19, 2016 11:44 AM in response to sidderke
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    May 19, 2016 11:44 AM in response to sidderke

    Glad i'm not the only one who noticed this. The "remove download" feature works correctly on iPhone/iPad, but for OSX the only option for self-uploaded books is "delete everywhere." Hopefully Apple addresses this as it defeats the purpose of iCloud for iBooks until they do. I have a 600MB PDF that I don't need stored on my Mac that I read on my iPad and only need for reference sometimes on my Mac - but until this is fixed, I guess I just have to keep this half a gig PDF on my computer.

  • by sidderke,

    sidderke sidderke May 21, 2016 1:05 AM in response to autobahns
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    May 21, 2016 1:05 AM in response to autobahns

    Yeah, I have 20GB of PDF's that I like having on my iPad and don't mind having in my 'master' library on the iMac, but my 128GB Macbook air really doesn't need it (I don't even have the storage room and the other day I couldn't install an OSX update because of it). Please report to Apple as I did, then they will look into it. According to their support, the program should be able to do this, so it seems like a bug.

  • by sidderke,

    sidderke sidderke Jul 18, 2016 2:42 PM in response to Ruud Kalberg
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    Jul 18, 2016 2:42 PM in response to Ruud Kalberg

    Still not fixed in 10.11.6 :-(