So I finally upgraded from High Sierra on my 2016 MBP to Big Sur on a new M1 Mac mini. Lots of small changes to get used to, one of which not having iTunes with a built in App Store. I have approximately 20GB worth of .ipa apps on my hard drive now. Are these necessary to keep or should I now delete them?
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Keep/delete .ipa items?
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Retroactive basically adds back in the old iTunes features, correct? Does that add back the App Store and ability to sync apps across devices? If I don't go that route, is there a need to keep the ipa files on my hard drive?
Depends which version of iTunes you choose from the install
There is one available in there with apps, I have no personal experience as I chose 12.9
There is one available in there with apps, I have no personal experience as I chose 12.9
I would keep them as you can install them later on if they are removed from the app store.
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