evujumenuk

This is the sync workflow that iPhones used to start with, right? The one that you used to use iTunes for at first, then Finder later.

I mean, it’s sync. Having the same state on both sides after a transaction is pretty much the name of the game.

…iTunes Store stuff maybe? If they are purchased, and thus attached to your account, you shouldn’t be able to permanently lose those items anyhow.

Anti-abuse measures such as this are generally designed to not provide that kind of feedback. The website developer is modeled to be an adversary, and you don’t volunteer valuable information on what has worked against your countermeasures, and what hasn’t, to your designated enemy.