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Note that the method described below assumes that you have a version of iTunes installed on your computer that features the minimized menu at the top-left corner of the window. How to Check for Available iTunes Updates (Guide with Pictures) If you think you have some iTunes credit but aren’t certain, then this iTunes gift card balance tutorial can show you how to check on your iPhone. Update checks typically occur automatically, and you will often receive prompts from the iTunes updater to install the latest version of the software.īut if you are not getting these notifications and want to manually check for updates so that you can install an iTunes version with all of the latest features, then it is possible to force iTunes to check for updates. The iTunes program that you use to manage your music and video collection gets updated a lot. Our guide continues below with additional information on checking for iTunes updates, including pictures of these steps.

Click the Check for new software updates automatically box.

BUT it did work, and i kinda get the basic principle and applied it consistently.2 How to Check for Available iTunes Updates (Guide with Pictures) How to See If You Can Download an iTunes Update in Windows I apologise if i haven't been able to explain things particularly well, but computers are not my expertise, and this clever little fix was (and still is) way beyond my knowledge without some assistance. What you are doing is replacing the folder on your C drive where iTunes thinks these files are stored, with an identically named folder which instead points to an off-board drive by using a symbolic link Directory Junction. Don't be put off by the fact that the command that you type to make the link to the new location (in my case was my E drive doesn't seem to fully describe the path by omitting in my case the "\roaming\" part of the route/path.

(as described in the How to geek article), you need to do the same process to the location of the Phone Update folder which in my case was -Ĭ:\users\admin\appdata\Roaming\AppleComputer\itunesĪnd look for the folder called "Phone Software Updates" (and follow the same process as per the how to geek article).Īs long as you are careful and consistent this worked well for me. Instead of pointing to a folder called Backup inĬ:Users\Admin\AppData\RoamingApplecomputer\MobileSync\ I fixed that problem by following the exact instructions as follows:-īut then i had the same issue of not having enough space on my C drive to download the updated IOS.īasically you need to follow the same process, except the route/path to where iTunes downloads the IOS update is of course different to the backup folder location. First iTunes would not allow me to backup my iPhone due to not enough room on my C drive.(Windows 7)