Cleaning up Podcasts on itunes interface

In order not to lose the subscription to the podcast program i want, but in the interest of clearing those i do not want anymore ( videos i have seen already ) how do i without losing the subscription trash permanently these messy and growingly space occupying icons in the video source page/podcast page
etc.... The library i have is turning into a monster.
cant i delete trash or clear all items i no longer need
without losing the subscription.

Yes, go ahead and clear/delete the episodes you have already played. iTunes will remember them and will not download them again.
Alternatively, in iTunes preferences, set Podcasts to "Keep All Unplayed Episodes". Once set, any podcast with a play count of more than 0 (must be played all the way through)will be deleted when the podcasts are updated.

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Cleaning up the iTunes Interface

Hello,
In the past I deleted old music files I didn't want on my hard drive anymore. Now I see they're still showing in the iTunes interface. What's the best practice for deleting 'ghost' listings in the iTunes interface once the files they linked to are gone?
Thanks.
Ramone

If it's just a few items click on them once and hit delete. If it's a more general cleanup you can check scripts on Dougscripts web site that do things such as scanning your library and removing dead links.
Dougscripts - http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scriptcount.php?sortBy=Name&op=y - Many itunes scripts

How To Delete "Duplicated Songs Names" in iTunes Interface

Hi,
I have ripped and stored some songs in Apple Lossless on an external hdd.
I tried to transfer the songs from the ext. hdd, which is in Apple Lossless, to AAC iTunes and store them on my MacBook Pro, which has smaller hdd.
Without knowing what went wrong, now my "iTunes interface shows each of the songs that's on my ext. hdd(Apple Lossless) TWICE, but with only ONE copy of the actual songs(Apple Lossless)".
I was instructed to remove the "duplicated songs names from the inteface" and let the iTunes Library update itself.
But 5282 songs to "select & delect" the duplicated names in the interface is too "tedious".
So, is there any FASTER ways that can let me make my iTunes Library back to what it should be?
Thanks.
Ed
ps. I'm not sure, but can I create a NEW iTunes Library, and let it scan and add the songs(in Apple Lossless format and on an external hdd), so that the songs will only show ONCE in my iTunes interface?

JhnD wrote:
I have ripped and stored some songs in Apple Lossless on an external hdd.
I tried to transfer the songs from the ext. hdd, which is in Apple Lossless, to AAC iTunes and store them on my MacBook Pro, which has smaller hdd.
Without knowing what went wrong, now my "iTunes interface shows each of the songs that's on my ext. hdd(Apple Lossless) TWICE, but with only ONE copy of the actual songs(Apple Lossless)".
let me start by saying that i let iTunes manage my library, i.e. i have +keep iTunes media folder organized+ and +copy files to ... when adding to library+ checked in preferences > advanced. all that follows below is based on those settings being enabled !
i'm doing something similar. my Apple lossless files are stored on an external HD. i add these files to my library by *option dragging* them from the external into an open iTunes window. iTunes will index the path to the original's location (the external), but not physically add the files to the main library's drive.
with the external connected, i then have iTunes convert the lossless files to AAC 256, which are thus added to the main library.
i, too, have duplicate entries for those files: one being the lossless, the other being the AAC version.
there is no way around that, unless you manually remove the entries for the lossless files after the conversion.
I was instructed to remove the "duplicated songs names from the inteface" and let the iTunes Library update itself.
But 5282 songs to "select & delect" the duplicated names in the interface is too "tedious".
So, is there any FASTER ways that can let me make my iTunes Library back to what it should be?
i am quite happy with having duplicate, even triplicate entries in my library - i know how and why they are there. so, *... my iTunes Library back to what it should be* may be really quite different from one user to the next.
there are some tools to help you with the task of removing dupes, one of which is included in iTunes:
_*How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library*_
_*http://www.araxis.com/find-duplicate-files/ (free trial)*_
_*http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php (commercial)*_
ps. I'm not sure, but can I create a NEW iTunes Library, and let it scan and add the songs(in Apple Lossless format and on an external hdd), so that the songs will only show ONCE in my iTunes interface?
yes. again, you can *option drag* content from any location into iTunes without copying the actual files. since iTunes 9, there is also the +automatically add to iTunes+ folder - just drop content there and it will be added to the library. and there is alway the good old +add to library+ command under the file menu.
to start with a clean slate, launch iTunes while pressing option. @ the prompt, choose to +create new library+ and start populating the empty new library by whichever way you like. obviously, creating a new library means all your playlists, playcounts, and ratings will be gone.
JGG

Multiple podcasts in Itunes

Could somebody help me to have several podcasts in iTunes ver 7? Each time I input a new url, the old one is deleted. I seem to be only able to have a single podcast.
Thank you
Dod22001

Another podcast play/sorting issue:
I only use the podcast "list" guide. On the list interface you have the option to adjust the settings so that the Newest episode is on top, thus when you click on the podcast you see the newest episode directly below it. I have always done it this way because its the easiest way to view things - the My Podcasts interface lists podcasts in a different order every time, not alphabetically, and is basically useless.
It is ONLY in the My Podcasts interface that the newest episodes are listed first, NOT on the List page where I asked for them to be listed first.... PLEASE fix this, or at the very least remove the option to adjust settings on the list page - you cannot adjust List settings at the moment.
The newest episodes NEVER go to the top of the list, the order never changes. it's very inconvenient to have to scroll down sometimes hundreds of episodes (which seemingly cannot be individually deleted anymore) in order to see what the newest episode is. Again, please fix ASAP, and maybe stop tinkering after that. I have not seen an "improved' iTunes version in many many years.

Error Publishing Podcast to ITunes using IWeb

I am getting the following error publishing my podcast to Itunes using Iweb.
We had difficulty reading this feed. Bad http result code: 500
When I checked the rss.xml doc that iweb generates, it is very different from what itunes gives as an example. Do you guys plan on making your software match to the Itunes requirements so that it will post. I can edit and upload the xml file, but when iweb publishes again it will simply change it back to the wrong file.
Is there an update coming? What should I do?

Thanks for the suggestion. It seems that from GarageBand the only podcast option is to send it to iWeb. The option exists: "send song" to iTunes, but not "send podcast" directly to iTunes. I don't know if there's a meaningful difference between "song" and "podcast," but I've decided to wait.
I contacted Apple (apparently I haven't yet exhausted my free tech-support options since the purchase of this MacBookPro) and was told that the problem is most likely with iTunes. We'll see what the iTunes team has to say...
Further info I've learned: the audio podcast episode somehow got converted to a ".mov" file somewhere along it's path from being created in GarageBand to it's submission to iTunes. This is still a mystery to me as I specifically chose "MP3" when sending the episode from GarageBand to iWeb. Apple tech-support has passed me along the chain to the iTunes folks who only do tech support via email. So we'll see...

Problem with podcasts and iTunes 6.0.1.3

Hi everybody!
First of all, please excuse my poor English: I'm French. I'll try to do my best to write as well as I can.
I have some difficulties with podcasts and iTunes 6.0.1.3.
When I "sign up" (FR: "s'abonner") to some podcasts, they are not updated in my iPod nano indeed (and some others are), although iTunes says: "Your iPod is updated" (FR: "Votre iPod est à jour").
I have no way to put these podcasts episodes in my iPod...
Could you help me please?
Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi iFriend,
try this, it worked for me:
1) first of all, uninstall QuickTime and older versions of iTunes from your PC, using the "remove" button in the "install applications" tool that you find in the windows control panel.
2) reboot the system
3) turn off the windows firewall application; go into the windows control panel, double click on windows firewall and disable the firewall option
4) if you have one, disable your Anti-Virus application; i mean its real-time protection.
5) probably it's not necessary, but for being sure... download and launch the standalone installer of QuickTime (latest version)
6) download and launch the iTunes + QuickTime installer from this web address
7) as an option, i suggest you to download and install also iTunes Art Importer. It's a nice application, that allows you to import from the internet directly into iTunes the album ArtWorks of the selected tracks in iTunes. I installed it, and it works very well with iTunes 6.
8) after all the installations, remember to enable both firewall and anti-virus previously disabled!
as i said, probably the 5th passage is not necessary, but i did it and it worked!
if you have any questions or feedbacks, just relpy to this topic. stay iTuned!
bye, bye,
Marco

Remote app on my ipad only show iTunes interface...

I was having problems getting me iPad Remote app to work with my Apple TV 1. So I deleted then re-added it to my iPad.
It did find my Apple TV 1 and sync, but now it only shows an itunes interface and there seems to be no way to use it
as a remote? Any suggestions?
Thanks

Recovery Mode
1. Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.
3.While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.
4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen. When this screen appears, release the Home button. iTunes should alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then click Restore to restore the device.
Note: Data will be lost. You may have to repeat the above many times.

How do i update my podcast on iTunes?

Hello,
I submitted a podcast to iTunes and I need to update my image file, but cannot find where to do so. Anyone know where update podcast can be found?
Thanks,
Jeff

There is no 'update podcast' button.
I had a similar wish... first I posted a 'Concern' relating to a subject like 'downloads'. But I also reviewed my whole feed file etc and re-checked the format - jpeg, min 300x300 pixels. Then I uploaded the image into my feed file directory and re-checked my image url. I did this in part to make sure the directory had the right 'read' properties etc - since my podcast was OK I could assume it did so decided my image was better off in the same directory.
Then, I even posted a similar remark to yours on this BB in case anyone from Apple was looking. Then I sat back and waited... after about 48 hours the image was replaced.
My conclusion: Until we really know what procedures there are and whether some things are manual or automatic we have to try every avenue. However, checking that all the parameters are correct is the priority. e.g. use a feed validator etc. I don't know whether re-checking the validation of my feed (There were a couple of probs) etc was the main or only reason why my image was updated or whether it was some kind soul at Apple.
Good luck!

Deleting podcasts from iTunes library AND iPod?!? HELP.

I have 61 podcasts on my iPod and in my iTunes library.
I didn't want them anymore, so I unsubscribed and deleted the podcasts from iTunes.
I synced to my iPod, assuming that the files would be automatically removed.
But they weren't.
I've tried checking and unchecking "Sync only checked songs and videos" on the iPod device page.
I've tried checking "Sync all episodes of:.." and then not checking any podcasts.
It's not worked so far. My iTunes is up to date and everything..my iPod charged..
Im wondering HOW do you delete podcasts - or any other music, videos...etc - from your iPod and iTunes?
Please help! Reply soon, I'm in desperate need.
Thanks.

You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
It appears that the mess resulted in the iPod seeing the computer/iTunes library as a new computer/iTunes library. If you sync to a new computer your iPod gets erased and the media in the iTunes library ends up on the iPod.

How do I hide old podcasts in iTunes 11.1 and What's Up with the New Podcast Pane?

FIrst of all, I'm having fits with this "new" way of managing podcasts.
For years, I have managed the podcasts on my iPod (and now my iPhone 5) by manually syncing the device with my subscribed podcasts in iTunes. I have iTunes set to download the most recent episode of each of my podcasts and to keep all episodes until I delete them. Some podcasts I listen to or view only my MacBook Pro and I don't sync these to my iPhone. This has worked fine for years.
I moved to Apple's dedicated Podcasting app when I purchased my iPhone 5 earlier this year, but I maintained the manual syncing as I had done, using the app only to play the podcasts, not to subscribe to or download them.
I upgraded my iPhone 5 and iPad 3 to iOS 7 on launch day and downloaded iTunes 11.1 to my MacBook Pro, running OS X 10.8.5. The iOS upgrades went flawlessly for both of my devices, but iTunes has been a problem. It was sluggish when I first opened it, with lots of spinning beach balls. When I opened it for the first time, I went to the Podcast section and to my list of podcasts. They all now had "Subscribe" buttons by each of them (I was already subscribed to the podcasts in iTunes before the update). I assumed that I had to click the buttons to activate subscriptions in iTunes, but low and behold I discovered that it subscribed my iPhone 5's podcast app to ALL of the podcasts in my list (even ones that I don't put on the iPhone). It also started DOWNLOADING all of the episodes of these podcasts to my iPhone which, had I let it continue, would have eaten all of my bandwidth on Verizon for the month (and then some), plus the iPhone would have been filled up long before it could finish downloading the episodes.
I managed to get the iPhone's Podcast app to stop downloading these episodes, then I manually deleted all of the podcasts that didn't belong on the iPhone. I then had to go through all of the podcasts in the app and click a yellow box that said they hadn't been updated and wouldn't resum updating until I clicked the box.
Then I went back to iTunes 11.1, where I discovered that ALL the podcast episodes for my subscriptions that are still available for download in their feeds were now listed (2,000+ episodes), with previously listened-to episodes now showing with a cloud download icon next to them. Even more frustrating, I can't delete these from iTunes even though I've already listened to them and, even more frustratingly, the "Subscribe" button remains by each podcast in the list.
All I want to do is remove these previously-listened to podcasts from my lists, remove the subscribe buttons (since I'm already subscribed in iTunes), and continue to manually sync my iPhone's podcasts with iTunes as before. What do I have to do to make this happen? And if these are new "features" of the new iTunes, please share with your team that, while there are many who update wirelessly over their cell carrier's bandwidth, others of us don't have the capability (or desire) to do things this way and we want to switch this off and return to the "old" way of doing things.
Any ideas on how to fix iTunes 11.1 to return to the old way of doing things would be greatly appreciated!

What really cheeses me off here is that Apple isn't allowing users enough customization. With each update of iTunes (and the OS and iOS) we're forced to give up something that worked well for the way we want to use the app and make do with fewer (and lamer) options. If Apple keeps this up, they're going to start losing customers fast. I mean if this isn't fixed soon, I'm pretty sure I'm going to give up on iTunes, and then I'll probably go ahead and get a Galaxy when I need to replace my iPhone.
What I don't understand about how they won't let users delete the list of available podcasts now is why? How is this making it a better program? I can understand that not all users are capable enough to right-click on a feed and select "Show all available episodes", so I can see why they want the complete list to be the default (and, surprise, it already was). But to not give users the option to delete that list? It's inconsiderate because it makes navigating feeds with a large back catalogue really frustrating. I'm flabbergasted that no one at Apple considered all the podcast feeds that keep hundreds of episodes available when they removed this feature. It smacks of rank incompetence.
What improvement were they trying to make here anyway? There was nothing wrong to my mind about how podcasts were managed in previous versions. Whatever improvement they were trying to make here, they should have realized that many users would at least want the option to keep things the way they were.
And reverting to a previous version is no solution. I can't sync my iPhone with the new iOS without this update, and (while I do have some issues--specifically how you can't play podcasts in the Music app anymore) I do like the new iOS.

How do you remove ALL of my Podcasts from iTunes !!

Hi,
having read several topics I am glad, but also sad, to know that I am not the only one having problems with submitting Podcasts onto iTunes. I have one which is still showing the 'Old' art cover, asked iTunes to remove and got nowhere, it is still there. Submitted it again this time with a New Art Cover and guess what it appeared 3 times all without the Art Cover ( it came up with the Purple Podcast art cover ), asked to get that removed and guess what --- it's still there, all linked to DEAD web links.
So here's my question, I have several Podcasts ( all for my University, until there Xserve is up and running ) on my DotMac account, HOW do I get everything removed from iTunes so that I can start all over again. I mean wipe the whole lot off iTunes - remove - kill, what ever !!!
I have even tried to follow the instructions on the iTunes 'Podcast Making' site on how to 'Remove' - guess what, you can't why I hear you ask because the instructions don't match up with what you see in iTunes/podcasts. See below the instructions from iTunes on how to remove:
Removing or Blocking Your Feed.
Back to top
If you are no longer creating a podcast and you want it removed from iTunes, you should:
Log into iTunes.
Find and select your podcast.
Click on Report a Concern.
Select *"_is mine and I want it removed from the Music Store_"* from the Choose a Reason menu.
Explain why you want the podcast removed.
Note the part "is mine and I want it removed from the Music store" This option does not appear in the "Choose a reason menu" . Have not iTunes/Apple noticed this little error.
So back to my question - How do I remove 'everything' ??
I use iWeb, submit to my DotMac account and then submit to iTunes/Podcasts.
Any help would be grateful.
Steve

http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html
check out the itunes:block tag.

How can I play multiple episodes of a podcast in iTunes 11?

Hi there - I'm subscribing to a number of podcasts in iTunes 11. I would like to play multiple episodes of a podcast one after the other without having to start each one separately, and preferably without having to create a playlist each time. Any ideas?
Thanks!

I do not have an 'My Podcasts' option. Ihave Podcasts and On this IPod
In Podcasts if I click on a podcasts no options display.
Also, why do some of my podcasts now delete automatically after they have been played and some do not.
I have my Settings set to not auto delete
I have to say that Apple seems to screw more things up than it fixes. I would suggest when you include new options you default it to keep it as it was before upgrade so people can choose to use it and not have to reset things not to use it

How can I remove a podcast from iTunes if iTunes is locked up.

I added a password protected podcast and iTunes locks up on the authentication dialog. Spinning beachball... only thing I can do is force quit.
Earlier solution was to go in and manually disable podcasts with Xcode. but then i can't play any of my podcasts.
The recent itunes update fixed the problem, sort of. it allowed me to use itunes normally again. But, I tried to subscribe to the podcast agin and... yup, same thing.
How can I remove that podcast from iTunes without using iTunes to remove it?
HELP!!!!

ROGER, I AM SORRY I DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE 10 POINT RATING. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT MADE A DIFFERENCE AND THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS NOT WITH YOUR RESPONSE, WHICH WAS RIGHT ON, BUT WITH THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS.
REGARDS, JEANNE

How can I see my podcast in itunes when I download directly from my iphone Podcast App

Hi cannot see the podcast download in my mac.
However I can see in the summary that I have capacity space took that audio.
How can I manage my podcast via itunes?
I am sure that it is so simple that I don´t know how itunes work.
Thank
J

Delete the app from your device. Restart your device once or twice. After that, the device will realize you want to manage your podcasts using iTunes and will let you manage them from iTunes again.

Ipod nano won't sync podcasts from iTunes after I "Restored" the ipod.

iPod nano won't sync podcasts from iTunes after I "Restored" the iPod.

If you've read the Technical Specification you will find that the nano can only use Firewire for charging, not for syncing:
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/specs.html
"Charging via USB or FireWire to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)"
So you can rule that out.
Have you tried the 5 R's?
http://www.apple.com/support/

Cleaning up Podcasts on itunes interface

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