Change General preferences in the Apple TV app on Mac
In the Apple TV app on your Mac, use the General pane in TV preferences to set whether your movies and shows are downloaded, are available across devices and more.
To change these preferences, choose TV > Preferences, then click General.
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Always check for available downloads | Select the tick box to have the Apple TV app display the number of items you previously purchased from the iTunes Store but didn’t download. | ||||||||||
Automatic Downloads | Select the Movies tick box or TV Shows tick box (or both) to have shows you’ve purchased downloaded to your computer. | ||||||||||
Tick boxes in library | When you enable this option, tick boxes appear next to each item in your library (in list view). Only items with selected tick boxes are automatically synced in your library. | ||||||||||
Up Next Display | Choose the type of art you want to see in your Up Next watchlist.
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List Size | Choose an option (Small, Medium or Large) to control the size of the font when the library is set to list view. | ||||||||||