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
Open the Apple Music app.
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.
Move the pointer over the item that you want to hide, then click the Hide Purchase Button.
Click Hide to confirm.
Hide movies and TV shows
Open the Apple TV app.
Go to Library and find the item that you want to hide.
Move the pointer over the item, then click the More button.
Click Delete from Library, then follow the prompt to hide the item.
How to hide books and audiobooks on your iPhone or iPad
On your iPhone, open the Books app, then tap Library. On your iPad, go to Library in the sidebar. Then tap Books or Audiobooks.
Tap the More button 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 button.
Tap Remove.
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.
How to unhide music, movies, and TV shows on your Mac or Windows PC
Open the Apple Music app or the Apple TV app.
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.
If prompted, sign in with your Apple ID.
On the page that appears, scroll to the Downloads and Purchases section. Next to Hidden Purchases, click Manage.
Under the item, click Unhide.
How to unhide books and audiobooks on your iPhone or iPad
On your iPhone, open the Books app, then tap Reading Now. On your iPad, tap Reading Now in the sidebar.
Tap the Sign In button or your photo, then tap Manage Hidden Purchases.
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When you hide an app in your purchase list, it no longer appears in the list of your purchases that's in the App Store. The app will still appear in your complete purchase history in Settings. And if you use Family Sharing, family members can't redownload the app from your list of shared purchases.
Sign into your iTunes account and click Account again. Click Manage next to Hidden Purchases under the Downloads and Purchases section. Select the album you want to recover and click the Unhide button under the album art. Return to the Purchased section and you should see the album in the Not in My Library section.
You can move apps around on your Home Screen or hide them. Can't find an app on the Home Screen? If you use an Apple TV (3rd generation), see if the app is hidden. To choose and unhide apps, go to Settings > Main Menu.
Go to your itunes on your iphone then scroll all the way to the bottom on itunes and press on your Apple ID.Then press view Apple ID.Scroll down and click on hidden purchases. There you can unhide hidden songs.
You can hide books and audiobooks in your library that you don't want to see on any device. If you use Family Sharing, your family members can't see or download the items you hide.
Once an app has been hidden in this way, it can only be accessed by navigating to the Hidden Apps folder in the App Library (found by swiping left continually from the home screen) and using Face ID to unlock the contents of the folder.
Open the Apple TV app. Tap Library, then tap Downloaded. If you don't see Downloaded, you might not have any items stored on your device. Swipe left on the item that you want to delete, then tap Delete.
You can configure Apple TV to restrict certain content so only authorized users can watch, download or play items from search results, or make purchases. This is often also referred to as parental controls.
Go to General > Privacy, then do any of the following: Set location services options: Select Location Services, then turn it on or off, or choose options for Siri and Dictation, Time Zone, HomeKit, or individual apps that use location services.
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