Hello E.T., I completely understand your confusion.
As for iTunes continuing to display the Transfer option, I'm almost certain it will be removed in the next major release. In terms of making sure that you have an accessible version of your apps, the only solution, at this point, is to manually download the current version into your iTunes Library, from the App Store on your Mac. And do not sync your iOS apps from your device until you have confirmed that it's latest update is also accessible. Here is a typical scenario I follow: 1. I update to app X on my iPhone. It is accessible and I like the app. 2. In iTunes on my computer, I download app X. So, now I have the same version of app X on both my phone and my computer. Please note that I did not connect my phone to my computer and I do not have automatic downloading or auto syncing enabled on either device. 3. Three months later, when checking for app updates on my phone, I discover that there is an update to app X. So, I update the app. If the app continues to be accessible, then, just as before, I manually update the app on my computer from within iTunes on the computer. However, if after updating app X on my phone, I discover that accessibility has been broken, I delete app X from my phone. Then, connect my phone to my computer and select to copy the app from my iTunes Library, on my computer, back to my phone. This is how I make certain that I always have an accessible version of all of my important apps. Now, in terms of restoring a device: 1. If you elect to restore your iOS device from an encrypted iTunes backup, all of the passwords, network settings, and iTunes Library apps will be restored to your device. 2. If you elect to restore your iOS device from a non-encrypted iTunes backup, only the general settings along with a list of all of your previously installed apps will be restored. By merely restoring the list of your currently installed apps, this means that, assuming you are connected to WiFi, the latest version of each app will be downloaded from the App Store, directly. 3. If you elect to restore your device from an iCloud backup, as in the item above, each app will be automatically downloaded from the app store, directly; meaning the latest version of the app. Please keep in mind that I am writing this based on my personal experience, only, as of the last 3 months or so. Mark -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 1:10 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Keeping iOS apps in sync with Mac Mark, It took a while for me to clean up a mess I made. Then today I realized that there were in fact some apps (the more recent purchases) that never transferred to iTunes. Its bizarre because in researching this, I have found that Apple no longer supports the transfer function in iOS 9 and iTunes 12.3. I found no remedy for this. I probably could address this by enabling automatic downloads but at this point, I am leery of it for I do not know what all will return to my iTunes.. So now I I have to wonder if I ever need to restore my iDevices, what will actually be restored. Its bizarre because the tranfer option still resides on the iTines file menu. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/8/2016 11:29 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello, > > Well, my answer may seem a bit low tech but if you want to remove the apps > from your computer and make certain that they are not reinstalled when you > next attach your iOS device, simply delete the apps from your computer and > from your phone, separately. > > This is to say: > > 1. > Make certain that your iOS device is not attached to your computer. > > 2. > From within the app section of iTunes on your computer, find the app you > wish to remove and, from the shortcut menu, select remove/delete. Do this > for all your unwanted apps. > > 3. > Now, remove any unwanted apps from your iOS device. I am assuming these will > be the same apps that you removed from your iTunes Library in step 2. > > Basically, that's all there is to it. > > Now, the next time you connect your iOS device to your computer, there will > be no apps to or from which to sync. > > Please be aware that, regardless of whether the app is currently residing on > any of your devices, its purchase is part of your permanent iTunes ID record. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2016 4:51 PM > To: MacVisionaries > Subject: Keeping iOS apps in sync with Mac > > I generally install apps directly onto my iOS devices. They sync to > iTunes on the Mac. What I want to do now is clean out some old ones from > iTunes then do a sync. This does not seem to work so would like to know the > proper way to accomplish this task. Thanks. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > Many believe that we have been visited in the past. 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