How to manage downloads in iTunes 11
Related storiesReports: Tech recovery driven by developing nations, cloudSony rules out OLED this year, accidentally pays plasma a complimentLexus LFA requires lots of cash, coolLast week Apple released the much anticipated, and delayed, update to iTunes. iTunes 11 has a new look and feel, as well as some new features such as "Up Next." Along with the new look and feel comes new methods of interacting and accomplishing once familiar tasks in iTunes. One of those tasks, managing downloads, isn't as obvious as it used to be. When iTunes 11 was first released I had a few apps with updates available, so I started the downloads. In the previous version(s) of iTunes you could manage active downloads in the sidebar, but after revealing the sidebar in iTunes 11 I noticed that the downloads category was missing. I could see that the downloads were still active from the progress bar along the top of iTunes, but I had no way of viewing all of the downloads at once.Click to enlarge.Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETI looked through all the different menu items to no avail. Then I noticed a download icon, similar to the Download All button on the app update page, next to the search bar. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETClicking on it revealed the app updates, and the traditional methods for managing them. Keep in mind the downloads icon will only appear while you have an active download. Once your downloads are finished, the icon disappears.Why the downloads section was moved -- and almost hidden -- is beyond me. It would be nice if Apple added it back to the sidebar view, or at least made it a bit more clear where it could be found.This content is rated TV-MA, and is for viewers 18 years or older. Are you of age?YesNoSorry, you are not old enough to view this content.Play
