
Windows Desktop is often the one stop destination for the files and folders that we use on a regular basis. We keep many files and software shortcut on Desktop so that we can easily spot them right on the Desktop. However, when moving files and folders on the desktop, we often find that the copied folders are invisible, that is, the icons can no longer be found on the desktop. See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash for steps to revert to a pre-iTunes 12.7 version of your iTunes database.Do you know those moments when someone calls you when you come home, and when you are busy talking, you leave your keys elsewhere, only to spend the rest of the day trying to find them again? You may feel the same way if you discover all the desktop icons on your Windows computer missing. Windows users need to uninstall the current copy of the iTunes application first. See Deploy apps in a business environment with iTunes - Apple Support for access to iTunes 12.6.3 if you want to revert to a build with app management features.

I'm more irritated by the changes to iTunes U, and iBooks in iTunes for Windows. I let both my iOS devices update automatically when there is an updated app, and I'm not interested in hanging on to old apps that a developer has withdrawn, nor do I need to rearrange my apps often, so while the change is drastic, I don't think it really affects me much. Perhaps this is an attempt to address that. You can also use iCloud Drive, or Dropbox to move content to and from the device.Ī long time criticism of iTunes, at least from some quarters, is that has been that it has become bloated. The File Sharing feature for copying data between apps and the computer is still there. This can be used to copy apps (including apps that have been withdrawn from the store), ePubs, iBooks, PDFs, and tones from your computer to your device.

See the Manually add items from your computer section of Manually manage content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iTunes - Apple Support for the control that remains.


The intention is clearly that management of these generally takes place on the device. See Changes in the new iTunes - Apple Support for details. Management of apps, books, and tones has been removed from iTunes 12.7.
