Can't find iTunes Movie Folder

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Can't find iTunes Movie Folder

When I connect my iPad to iTunes and click "Movies", I get the option to sync about 20 movies in the home videos section. However, when I click on some and then click sync or apply, nothing happens. And, I have no "Movies" folder in my iTunes Media Library folder. I created a new "Movies" folder in iTunes, and moved some videos there, but iTunes doesn't see i.

Also, and I can sync a movie that I purchased from iTunes years ago, but I have no idea where this movie is stored on my hard drive. I tried searching for the movie title in Spotlight but nothing came up.

Posted on Sep 5, 2017 2:43 PM

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turingtest2

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Sep 6, 2017 8:24 AM in response to Moosbrugger

The default location for Movies is <Media Folder>/Movies where the media folder location can be checked under iTunes > Preferences > Advanced.

New video files imported into iTunes will normally be treated as Home Videos. You can change the Media Kind via Get Info > Options tab.

iTunes doesn't see files you manually place in the media folder automatically. Use the Automatically Add to iTunes folder or File > Add to Library.

You device is probably accessing the purchase directly from the cloud. If there is an entry for it in the library you can use Get Info > File tab to check the location. Or right-click > Show in Finder if applicable.

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turingtest2

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Sep 6, 2017 9:53 AM in response to Moosbrugger

Hmm, offhand I'm not sure I know where you're looking, and I'm not sat in front of my Mac at the moment. See Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support for a support document on this. You may be looking at hidden content that you should really interact with via an app or settings panel.

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Moosbrugger Author

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Sep 6, 2017 9:44 AM in response to turingtest2

Thank you. Perhaps you can answer another question I have. I'm getting messages that my iCloud storage is almost full. But when I try to manage my iCloud documents, they're all listed as "Encrypted" in "Encrypted Folders." How can I see the actual name of the documents?

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