Why Don't App Store programs backup to iTunes?
I bought a couple things from the App store on my new iPhone yesterday, but when I plug it into iTunes and sync (i've done this now 5 times) it refuses to copy my purchased applications to iTunes. I thought it should be doing this as backup in case the iPhone needs to be restored... A free app I downloaded in iTunes to copy to the iPhone is listed in iTunes, but nothing else!
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I bought a couple things from the App store on my new iPhone yesterday, but when I plug it into iTunes and sync (i've done this now 5 times) it refuses to copy my purchased applications to iTunes. I thought it should be doing this as backup in case the iPhone needs to be restored... A free app I downloaded in iTunes to copy to the iPhone is listed in iTunes, but nothing else!
I am having the same issue. iTunes asked me if I wanted to transfer the purchased items (they were all free apps) and then it did a backup of my iPod, but the apps don't show up in iTunes at all.
Edit: I synced my iPod again and it transfered the apps. It was the 3rd time I had synced it since downloading the apps on my iPod.
... I also noticed that iTunes does not automatically move the apps from the purchased folder to the apps folder.
It has been automatically moving them for me. Other than the hours-long wait for re-activation, everything has gone fine on this upgrade for me... and everything seems to be working as advertised/expected. The server issue with activation and re-activation was a HUGE screw-up though... at least form a customer service standpoint.
I am having the same issue. iTunes asked me if I wanted to transfer the purchased items (they were all free apps) and then it did a backup of my iPod, but the apps don't show up in iTunes at all.
Edit: I synced my iPod again and it transfered the apps. It was the 3rd time I had synced it since downloading the apps on my iPod.
Trying this as well. Supar Monkey Balls has not been transferring. Trying 3rd time now.
I bought a couple things from the App store on my new iPhone yesterday, but when I plug it into iTunes and sync (i've done this now 5 times) it refuses to copy my purchased applications to iTunes. I thought it should be doing this as backup in case the iPhone needs to be restored... A free app I downloaded in iTunes to copy to the iPhone is listed in iTunes, but nothing else!
Yes. No idea. I am tempted to restore the iPod but I am going to lose my Super Monkey Ball purchase?
Looks like iTunes is not talking to the purchased apps on the iPod touch to bring it over properly. Whether you say transfer or don't transfer it is not pulling that purchased app from the iPod touch to iTunes.
I'm sure they will work this out in a few days.
In the meantime, I'll leave SMBall on there. Just don't restore your iPod/iPhone or you will lose your purchased app, obviously...!
RESTORING IPOD LET'S START FRESSSH.
MobileMe Push is kicking ass right now.
Just one last small bug, System Preferences .Mac -> Mobile Me, the Mac is not "pushing up" to the cloud unless I click the Sync icon even though Sync is supposed to be automatic. "Pushing up" from Mac to cloud you would imagine should be quite.... ahhh wait .... it's doing something... hmmm...
Right click on the iphone in iTunes and select "Transfer Purchases"
The first time it only transferred 3 apps. I unplugged the iPhone and repeated the process and everything coped back to iTunes fine.
Apple KB: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
the app store retains a record of your purchase tied to the email address used for the account. today i had to restore my iphone, after purchasing Super Monkey Ball, and was at first very upset about itunes not backing up the application. however when i went to the app store, although it still had the price tag of $9.99, when i tried downloading and inputed my iTunes account info, it told me that I already own it and that I can re-download the application for free
That's great if you've only downloaded a few apps, but I'd rather not have to go hunting for everything I download (free or paid) - which is about 15 apps for as at this point.
however when i went to the app store, although it still had the price tag of $9.99, when i tried downloading and inputed my iTunes account info, it told me that I already own it and that I can re-download the application for free
If Apple did the same with music and movies, I think the world as a whole would feel much more comfortable about digital downloads and abandoning physical media altogether.
It's hard to understand why the transfer to the computer isn't automatic. Isn't it automatic for music purchases?
Something is messed up for these few people. It DOES transfer apps purchased on the iPhone to iTunes on my MAC... automatically... every time (I've tried both free and paid apps, not that that should matter.)! My system works the way it's supposed to, so I'd have to assume there's something screwed up in these other folks system/phone that is preventing it. Could be a bug in iTunes that doesn't show up for EVERYbody. Who knows why?