Since the removal of the App-Store functionality in iTunes (it was my preferred way to browse and select apps. ) the now useless folder "Mobile Applications" is still there and consuming in my case more than 30 GB!
Can I delete this folder?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Posted on Sep 22, 2017 1:45 AM
Me too (49) Me too Me too (49) Me too Reply Question marked as Top-ranking reply User level: Level 10 334,186 pointsPosted on Sep 22, 2017 3:02 AM
It's your choice (you could copy it to a backup drive first). You can still add apps to a device by dragging-and-dropping an app from Finder onto the device in iTunes - that is potentially useful if an app is removed from the store and therefore can't be redownloaded, or if you want to use an older version of an app on a device.
Show more Less Question marked as Top-ranking reply User level: Level 10 334,186 pointsIt's your choice (you could copy it to a backup drive first). You can still add apps to a device by dragging-and-dropping an app from Finder onto the device in iTunes - that is potentially useful if an app is removed from the store and therefore can't be redownloaded, or if you want to use an older version of an app on a device.
Show more Less User level: Level 10 273,759 pointsI doubt Apple would add in a routine to clear out the old Mobile Applications folder. I've backed mine up elsewhere, but I really don't expect to use it other than for testing. Unless you think you've got gems in there that you'll still want if the developer pulls them from the store then you really don't need to keep the old copies.
Show more Less User level: Level 10 273,759 pointsPersonally I'm all in on iOS 11, and while there is an iPhone 3G and an iPad 2 in the household I'm not planning to revisit the past. Obviously you're going to want to keep anything that has a working subscription, or that you find useful. I'm still using a TomTomOne with maps that are probably 10 years out of date. 😊
Show more Less User level: Level 1Actually I will recommend against deleting that folder. After I deleted mine, iTunes got all funky and started moving songs I play into iTunes Media folder root as opposed to iTunes Media/Music folder. It's really weird I know but apparently deleting Mobile Applications folder without properly removing references to it can mess with how iTunes works.