Copy or Transfer iPhone Applications to computer
How do I transfer my iPhone applications to iTunes? How to copy iPod Touch applications to my computer?
Do I have to purchase again my iPhone applications since is no way to transfer them to my computer?
Actually it is a way, easy enough to transfer all your purchased applications from iPod Touch / iPhone to your computer / iTunes. It was a lot a workaround for understanding how to copy these apps to iTunes but finally I did it. The best part – there is no need to buy a special software to transfer these iPhone / iPod Touch applications to your computer! And NO – you don’t have to buy those apps again :)
Since it was a tricky situation I will explain you step by step how to do this. And actually is not that complicated as you might think now.
1. Open up iTunes and connect your iPod Touch / iPhone to your computer.
2. Go to Store (top menu) and click on Authorize Computer.
3. Go to Advance (top menu) and click on Turn On Home Sharing.
4. Go to File (top menu) and click on Transfer Purchased from “your_name” iPod.
Now that you transferred all of those iPod applications to your Computer you have to find them and copy them in a safe place on your hard drive(s) just to make sure in case of iPod failure or Windows problem you still have your purchased apps. You can install them with just a double click – will go automatically into your iTunes Applications.
The default location for your applications should be: C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications\
Here some print screens if you have a hard time locating the menu.
The (partial) solution was offered here but because I still wasn’t able after reading the article to copy these purchased applications in my iTunes, I digged deeper and I’ve found that actually I have first to Authorize Computer and to Turn On Home Sharing in order to have working the Transfer Purchased menu option.
It would be more easy if Apple would make this things obvious and all of us won’t be forced to lost hours googling for answers. Unfortunately Apple doesn’t offer an easy way. Maybe Steve Jobs thought that we are all tech gurus and we don’t need any hint.
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Thanks for the post! Its amazing how may sites say they have this info but Don’t
good article!
Great info! Thank you. For songs videos photos playlists etc transfer, I recommend this guide.
Good luck!
I am having problem on Transfer Purchase. It always prompts the below message even I had done the authorization.
“Some of the purchased items could not be transferred to your iTunes library because you are not authorized for them on this computer”
To authorized this computer for items purchased from the iTunes Store, choose Store > Authorize This Computer.”
Do you have any solutions for this? Thanks in advance.
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I almost cried of tears of joy when i found this site. thank you very much! but i do have one question though, after copying all the purchases from the iPad (yes, it worked for my iPad), can i sync the apps and still retain the saved data on the apps, like game achievement data and file data on other word processing apps?
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I actually definitely need to think even more in that way to see things i can do over it.
This was a big help. Can you tell me how to open a mobile app on my computer, input information, save it and then transfer to my ipod touch?
Big help, BUT am I dense? I can see the copy of app on iTunes, but I don’t seem to have any way of actually using the app on my computer. This can’t be right, can it? Sure would like to not buy this $15 app for my computer too!
If you’ve got a thought, I’m ready – Thanks, Sue
Might not have been clear in that question I just submitted – I can see the copy of the app on my PC’s iTunes
No way I can find of opening the app – not double click or right click or any menu
_thanks it help a lot_
I try this but each time it gives me error i can not understand why.
Very helpful – took me just a bit longer to find the files because my directory was slightly different but once I found them, it worked like a charm.
I m having problem on Transfer Purchase. It always prompts the below message even after authorizing the computer.
“Some of the purchased items could not be transferred to your iTunes library because you are not authorized for them on this computer”
To authorized this computer for items purchased from the iTunes Store, choose Store > Authorize This Computer.”
can u pl tel me wad to do in dis situation asap pll
n thanks a lot 4 d info ….
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Hi there, I am having exactly the same problem as Manan Mehta above… has anyone figured out a solution???
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@Louise, make sure you’re logged in with your account(s). Is happen that I have 2 accounts on iTunes so I have all the time to make sure I logged in with both and I authorized my computer from both accounts. Then u should be able to transfer the apps from iPhone to computer.
EVERYONE!!!! who is trying to find their saved file on the computer!
all you need to do is go to Apps from there select one of the apps
you just copied and the go to file and click on Show On Windows Explorer and youre done, i just did this method with my jailbroken iphone 4 and it works.
I had a question. I didn’t back up my iphone because I totally didn’t think about it at the time when I was installing windows 7 to my computer. Now itunes thinks that my iphone is not synced to my computer. I have been looking for a way to back up my apps since syncing with itunes now would delete everything. I did what you said on this website and I was able to store those files to another area but will it work after I synced and erased everything from my phone? By clicking on those files, will the app automatically install or will I have to pay for them again? Thanks!
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On an apple computer it goes straight to the itunes.
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I am having problem with the purchase transfer part…. it says my pc is not authorized… what should i do????? ASAP PLZ….
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i bought an ipad second hand and when i try to do this it says my computer is not authorized to transfer any of the apps. i authorized it and everything and i have only authorized one of five computers, what do i do???
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