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iTunes 12.2 what happened to the downloads window?

I'm running Mavericks with all current updates applied,  on a 13" MacBook Pro (2012).   After I upgraded to iTunes 12.2 I went to download a previously purchased movie from the iTunes Store.

After selecting the movie I wanted to download from Purchases,  I clicked on "Window" up in the iTunes menu bar, meaning to bring up the downloads window so I could track progress of the download (I have only a 3Mbps DSL connection) and discovered that now there's no such option in the Windows menu list. It just shows options to display the iTunes, Equalizer and Mini-Player windows .

So..  ?!?   Is there some other way that info on in-progress downloads from the iTunes Store is presented now, and how do I access it?

I have not encountered other issues with the 12.2 upgrade so far.  I have regular playlists, Smart ones and Genius ones and they all seem fine.  All my tracks still appear to have the metadata I assigned to them.   I don't use iTunes match and have not signed up for Apple Music so far,  so some of the issues I have been heard about are not on my plate.  Just need that missing downloads window or a way to find equivalent information on download progress.  Any clues for me?

It appears Apple has completely removed the progress bar from both software updates and downloading purchases from iTunes store.

I did a little test and downloaded a purchased item from the store. On the top right hand side we now get a circle with a down facing arrow.

The circle spins while downloading but there is no indication how far along your download is.

Click on the down-pointing arrow (now in a circle) and a window with a list of downloads and their progress will appear.

Cclick on the arrow.

I see. Thank you. I stand corrected!

Thank you!  I found if you press on that arrow it gives details of the download including title,  how much is down of the total, and how long estimated to conclude.   Better than nothing (although there's no progress bar and I far preferred the option to bring up a window to monitor the downloads).

When I think about it, this change to an app that runs on my laptop strikes me as one more of those things that makes the OS version act more like something meant for the iOS version, i.e. getting rid of an extra window that was useful in the OS version but couldn't be produced in the iOS mode.   Like before that, getting rid of ability to edit multiple playlists at once in separate windows on the OS version of iTunes.       Maybe this works for Apple and maybe they see dumbing down the OS versions to iOS versions as the path to a future without desktops and laptops, but....  I'm not there yet and will have to be dragged there.   I guess this is an example of getting dragged there!   At least they still turn out the hardware for fans of laptops and desktops...

I'm strictly a desktop person. So I totally agree with you. I miss the progress bar and multiple iTunes windows. But it is what it is.

This is another example of a supposed "improvement" that is in no way an improvement.  It was always optional to bring up the download window and it was useful.  The current approach does not show what has already been downloaded, it contains no progress bar, and it no longer has the simple click box option of having a single download or simultaneous downloads.  Apple, bring back the download window.  Of all the companies, you should understand the difference between OS and iOS.  Stop making desktop operating systems work like iOS devices.  Different devices, different purposes, different interfaces...duh.

And there lies the problem. Apple apparently doesn't design for the desktop user anymore. I presume this is their attempt at  acquainting us holdouts with the IOS and the inevitable end of desktop production. I have a feeling that time is sooner rather than later. Problem is many of us NEED desktop computers for our jobs.

Every step forward for apple is a step backward.  They get rid of the download window for no good reason but didn't bother with all the old issues that were never resolved.  I'm not sure if they have too much or too little time on their hands.

I think there's still a click box for allowing multiple downloads in the panel brought up when the downpointing arrow is pressed.  Of course you can't even verify that unless you're downloading something!!

My biggest problem with no separate window for downloads is that you don't have a nice way of reminding yourself that downloads are in progress if you're using MiniPlayer in the meantime (since that has no place to check downloads).  It's like you have to either look in Activity Monitor or network monitor of Little Snitch or something.   Really, it's ludicrous.   We don't all have instantaneous downloads of a movie.   Mine take hours.

Because my download speed is low, I used to leave the downloads window open so I'd see it,  big and fat and stretched out with a bar on it when I command-tabbed through open apps to the iTunes.    Now if I don't have the main window open, with the downarrow clicked to display that there's a download happening, and especially if I just have the MIniPlayer showing after some playlist wraps up,  I might absentmindedly bail out   If I had a nickel for how many times I've already nearly cancelled a download in progress this way I'd be well on my way to money for a track of music.

I am writing to provide Apple with feedback on the disappeared download window in the OS version.    Gotta cool down first so I will be polite...

Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July!   Thanks to all for help, suggestions and commiseration.

They get rid of the download window for no good reason...

We already pointed out that the downloads window has not been eliminated. Or do you just join discussions without reading what's already posted?

Jeez, talk about arrogant.  Yes, I read the prior postings.  I'm not sure who the royal "we" would be, but here's a news flash for YOU:  a drop down list is not a window.  The drop down list doesn't show what has already been downloaded and it doesn't stay open on the desktop, it disappears if you do anything else in iTunes.  So, just to review, a drop down list is not a window.  The window was eliminated.  If you need that explained in more detail, maybe someone will draw you a diagram. 

I rang and asked Apple about this, wondering why the Download floating window had been removed and where I could find it in the menu. The man went away for about 10 minutes as he didn't even realise it was gone in 12.2. Nice. I did like to see a running progress of the downloads I was doing at the time, and not with the current useless arrow method that closes the moment you click out of iTunes onto another programme. This is a backward step. Why on earth would you take something that is user friendly away? I hope this isn't the direction that Apple is going. They used to be the innovators, not the irritators.

One more thing: Even though we can (somehow) see what's currently downloading, there seems to be no way to stop a download now, or am I missing something obvious?

I used to check App Store for daily freebies and purchase them whenever I can, but if I'm not at home, I used to stop downloading them (so that I can get them at home). That's especially useful when you're out in a hotel room with a VERY pricy and slow network connection.

Please correct me if I'm wrong (and, I'm really wishing I am).

最后更新：2017-08-28 09:13:40

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