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Securely sync your entire library including notes, lists, annotations, and even highlights across all of your devices including your desktop (Mac/PC), mobile devices (iOS/Android) or even through the Web. Plus enjoy unlimited cloud storage space for your growing personal Papers library. Jun 07, 2018  How to force an app to quit on your Mac If an app on your Mac stops responding and you can't quit the app normally, use Force Quit to close the app. To quit (close) a Mac app normally, choose Quit from the app's menu in the menu bar, or press Command (⌘)-Q.

To quit (close) a Mac app normally, choose Quit from the app's menu in the menu bar, or press Command (⌘)-Q. If the app doesn't quit, follow these steps to force the app to quit.

How to force an app to quit

  1. Press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). This is similar to pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a PC. Or choose Force Quit from the Apple () menu in the upper-left corner of your screen.
  2. Select the app in the Force Quit window, then click Force Quit.

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  • You can also force the Finder to quit, if it stops responding. Select Finder in the Force Quit window, then click Relaunch.
  • If none of your apps are responding, you can force your Mac to restart.
  • You can also force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Apple TV App User Guide

The Library pane in the Apple TV app includes your purchases and rentals, organized by category, playlists you’ve created, and home movies you’ve manually added to your library.

Browse your library in the Apple TV app

  1. In the Apple TV app on your Mac, click Library at the top of the window.

  2. Scroll to browse items, or click a category or genre in the sidebar to filter items.

Play an item

  • Move the pointer over the item, then click the Play button that appears.

Download a movie or TV show

  • Move the pointer over an item, then click the download button that appears.

    To monitor the progress of the download, click the Activity icon that appears in the menu bar, or choose Window > Activity.

See more options

  1. Move the pointer over an item.

  2. Click the More button that appears, then choose an option:

    • Download: Downloads the item to your computer. This option does not appear for home movies.

    • Mark as Watched or Mark as Unwatched: Recategorizes the item.

    • Add to Playlist: Opens a submenu with options for adding the item to a new playlist or to an existing one.

    • Get Info: Opens a window with metadata associated with the item. If the item is a home movie, you can edit its metadata.

    • Copy: Copies the title, runtime, director, genre, and other information about the item.

    • Delete From Library: About preferences. Removes the item from your library.

Create a playlist

Note: Adding an item to a playlist will download it to your computer.

  1. In the Apple TV app on your Mac, choose File > New > Playlist.

  2. Type a name for the playlist.

    Your new, empty playlist appears in the sidebar, in the Playlists section.

  3. To add items to the playlist, click Library, then do any of the following:

    • Drag an item from your library to the playlist in the sidebar.

    • Move the pointer over an item in your library, click the More button that appears, then choose Add to Playlist and choose the playlist.

    • Control-click an item in your library, choose Add to Playlist, then choose a playlist.

    • If your Mac has a Touch Bar, select an item in your library, then tap Add To Playlist in the Touch Bar.

Edit a playlist

In the Apple TV app on your Mac, click Library, then select the playlist in the sidebar and do any of the following:

  • Change the playback order of items: Drag the items into the order you want.

  • Remove an item: Select the item, then confirm your deletion in the dialog.

    Removing an item from a playlist does not remove it from your library or storage device.

Import home movies to your library

You can import movie files so that you can watch them in the Apple TV app.

  1. In the Apple TV app on your Mac, choose File > Import.

  2. Locate a movie file on your Mac, then click Open.

    Imported movies appear in the Home Movies category in the sidebar of your library.

Library

Watch home movies

  1. In the Apple TV app on your Mac, click Library, then click Home Movies in the sidebar.

  2. Move the pointer over the item, then click the Play button that appears.

Mac Library Application Support

See alsoControl what’s playing in the Apple TV app on MacSet up and view an account on MacDownload previous purchases in the Apple TV app on MacView other family members’ purchases in the Apple TV app on MacChange Media & Purchases preferences for your Apple ID on MacApple Support article: Delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device