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arstechnica.com - 9/15/2008

Users reporting disappearing iTunes Store HD purchases

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Although the SD-formatted episodes that come with the new HD TV downloads are a nice touch, Apple may not have worked out all the kinks. Users are reporting that the SD show downloads are overwriting the HD downloads due to an iTunes naming issue, causing headaches for folks who just want their ...

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maclife.com - 9/9/2008

iTunes 8 Released

— maclife.com — Apple has released iTunes 8, adding new interface features and introducing HD TV show downloads. HD TV... content includes shows from former--and now reunited--BFF, NBC in addition to other companies. The 720p content can now be played on a computer in addition to an AppleTV. NBC programs include "The (more) iTunes 8 Released

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phobos.apple.com - 9/9/2008

iTunes Store

— phobos.apple.com — One Moment Please. Connecting to the iTunes Store. Loading We are unable to find iTunes on your... computer. If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or Windows Task Bar. (more) iTunes Store

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discussions.apple.com - 9/12/2008

Support - Discussions - HD Purchases disappear as soon as the ...

— discussions.apple.com — Hi! I am using an external USB drive for my iTunes folder since the Mini has such... a small hard drive and Video files take so much space... I downloaded a bunch of new NBC content (Yay!) selecting in call cases the HD version... The File downloads the ... (more) Support - Discussions - HD Purchases disappear as soon ...

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iTunes Store HD Purchases Disappearing For Some Users
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... in your iTunes preferences (in the Store tab). This hasn’t worked for all users, so if it doesn’t work for you, here’s another temporary solution. Immediately after you purchase a show from the iTunes Store, open up the iTunes Downloads section, and pause the SD show download. Next quit and restart iTunes, and enable the download. Because the file should be created with a different name, both HD and SD versions should be able to live side by side. [via ArsTechnica]

The mystery of iTunes 8 and the disappearing HD TV shows
MacUser — ... Anyway, even though the problem is not entirely clear, Justin Berka over at Ars Technica has a couple of suggestions. One of them is to make sure that the “Allow simultaneous downloads” preference is enabled (which it is by default) in your iTunes preferences. This, I guess, will ensure that the SD and HD versions begin downloading at the same time and the SD version gets there first. However, this “fix” hasn’t worked for everyone. ...