Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books

If you don’t want the items that you purchased to appear on any of your devices, you can hide them. To see your hidden items, unhide them.

What happens when you hide an item?

  • Hidden items won’t appear in your Library on any devices that you use with your Apple Account, unless you downloaded the item onto a device.

  • If you use Family Sharing, family members won’t see the item that you hid, unless they downloaded the item before you hid it.

  • If you or a family member downloaded the item to another device before you hid it, you can delete the item from that device. Learn how to delete music, delete movies and TV shows, or delete books and audiobooks.

  • The record of the purchase won’t disappear. You can find the item in your purchase history.

How to hide music, movies, and TV shows on your Mac or Windows PC

Learn how to hide music, movies, and TV shows on your Mac or Windows PC.

Hide music

  1. Open the Apple Music app.

  2. On a Mac, in the menu bar, choose Account > Purchased. If you use Family Sharing, you might see Family Purchases instead of Purchased. On a Windows PC, click your name in the sidebar, then click Purchased.

  3. Move the pointer over the item that you want to hide, then click the Hide Purchase ButtonNo alt supplied for Image.

    Apple Music app for Mac showing the Hide Purchases Button over a purchased item

  4. Click Hide to confirm.

Hide movies and TV shows

  1. Open the Apple TV app.

  2. Go to Library and find the item that you want to hide.

  3. Move the pointer over the item, then click the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

    Apple TV app for Mac showing the menu in the More button over a purchased item

  4. Click Delete from Library, then follow the prompt to hide the item.

How to hide books and audiobooks on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Apple Books app.

  2. Go to Library and find the item that you want to hide.

  3. Tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image below the book or audiobook that you want to hide. If the item is part of a series, tap the series, choose an individual book, then tap the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  4. Tap Remove.

  5. Tap Hide Book or Hide Audiobook. If you don’t see Hide Book or Hide Audiobook, look for Remove Download, which removes the book from your device. Or tap Delete Everywhere, which removes the book from iCloud and all of your devices.

You can also hide books and audiobooks in the Books app on your Mac.

How to unhide music, movies, and TV shows on your Mac or Windows PC

  1. Open the Apple Music app or the Apple TV app.

  2. On a Mac, in the menu bar at the top of your computer, choose Account > Account Settings. On a Windows PC, click your name in the sidebar, then click View My Account.

  3. If prompted, sign in to your Apple Account.

  4. Scroll down and look for Hidden Purchases or Hidden Items. Click Manage.

    Apple Music app for Windows PC showing Account Settings with the Manage button highlighted for Hidden Purchases

  5. Under the item, click Unhide.

How to unhide books and audiobooks on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Apple Books app.

  2. Tap Home.

  3. Tap the Sign In buttonNo alt supplied for Image or your photo, then tap Manage Hidden Purchases.

  4. If prompted, sign in to your Apple Account.

  5. Next to the item, tap Unhide.

You can also unhide books and audiobooks in the Books app on your Mac.

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