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AppleTV Duplicate Movies

Hi all,

Had a search on Google and Communities and can't quite find anybody who had a similar problem to this. Any help would be appreciated!


I purchased The Terminator from AppleTV today as it was on sale, what I stupidly forgot to do was delete an existing entry for The Terminator that I had in my library - a backup version that was imported with the use of Iflicks.


The backup movie ended up in the Trash, but the artwork is still visible in my library and I can't delete it. And if I click on Get Info, it seems to think it is now the purchased copy of the Terminator (I know because it lists Extras). If I click play on it it won't play. There is no option to download. I select Delete from Library and nothing happens, and if I go back to the trashcan and right click on the deleted movie file, it won't do anything when I select Put Back.


The problem is I now have the Apple TV purchased version of The Terminator and a non-working entry of the same film.


I've tried using the Time Machine to restore backups of the Itunes folder, but to no avail. Also tried closing Apple TV and reopening it.


I get the feeling there is a duplicate entry in some table related to Apple TV, and all it needs is for this line to be deleted, but I haven't a clue what I'm doing anymore, and my OCD is now on overdrive.


I'm on an iMac late 2013 which I use as an entertainment display & it works fine otherwise.


Any help would be most appreciated. Help! :-)

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 2:35 PM

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Dec 3, 2020 10:17 AM in response to Tabbouleh

For the sake of posterity I thought I would jot down that I only managed to resolve the issue by restoring my installation from Time Machine to the hour before I made the purchase. I then turned off my wifi before opening the AppleTV app. I deleted the local copy of the film from my library, then enabled wifi and when my new purchase appeared I was able to download it and there was only one copy.


Peace out!

AppleTV Duplicate Movies

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