ITunes fails to detect, download new episodes, some visitors say

A number of subscribers who have selected "Check every hour" are reporting that iTunes will not automatically detect, display or download my latest podcasts. When they view the complete listing from within iTunes Music Store, all of the podcasts are listed, however.
What can cause this to happen? Should I be doing anything differently when I submit my RSS feed through LibSyn?
Leigh Hanlon
Chicago, USA
http://chicagoscope.com
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I also notice that an update takes some time to post. I have the opposite problem: iTunes seems to hit the RSS file (podcast.xml, for instance), but then doesn't display the latest info. Seems like there's a caching thing going on. BUT, the podcast window in iTunes recognizes the new podcast and information. Normally I force a refresh (right/option-click the podcast in iTunes and select Update Podcast), so that might be your only option.
Something else to consider is changing the feed modification "time" info (I always set mine to a solid hour, not the auto-generated time in my feed software). If you have a set time, then change it to that time plus one second, iTunes may then think it's a new podcast and pick up on the update.
Not much help, I know, but you're not alone thinking this is on again, off again. Write back with your progress,
Ed

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Is there any way to get rid of this stupid feature in iTunes for Windows? You've subscribed to a podcast but have more than five unplayed episodes. iTunes will stop automatically downloading newer episodes.

s there any way to get rid of this stupid feature in iTunes for Windows?
You've subscribed to a podcast but have more than five unplayed episodes. iTunes will stop automatically downloading newer episodes. You may get the following message:
iTunes has stopped updating this podcast because you have not listened to any episodes recently. Would you like to resume updating this podcast?
You can click Yes to continue downloading additional episodes. Or you can just listen to any part of any episode and a new episode will download at the next update.

I believe that feature was added in order to reduce wasted costs to the Podcaster.
Podcasts incur costs - that have to be paid for, by someone. That cost will be the cost of hosting the Podcast on a server somewhere and more crucially (with regard to your point), the cost of the Podcast being downloaded to your computer. Every download costs the Podcaster money (typically, charged by bytes downloaded).
If that Podcaster pays for the whole thing personally, obviously they want to keep down any unnecessary cost to themselves. If the Podcaster is earning money for his or her Podcast (typically from advertising within the programme) then obviously, the advertiser only wants to pay for advertisements heard by listeners. So a download, not heard by the downloader, is waste of the Podcaster's money or no payment from the advertiser.
My own experience is that I only have to resume downloading once per programme. I'm usually several episodes behind on two different Podcasts that I follow, but I do not recall having to repeat the resume Podcast after that first time.

I get unable to process your request when trying to download new episode of a tv show. Any ideas what is going on?

Got my email saying my new episode was avaiable for download.
I clicked on it.
I got "unable to process your request. try later"
What's going on?

The plot thicktens!
I was able to go to Purchased page, click on cloud and am downloading episode: that's good. I've had to do this in the past once or twice, too.
Here's what NOT to do: DON'T go to the iTunes page of the TV show you have a season pass for to download the episode from there. I think that's what I did several months ago for an episode of a different show I'd subscribed to. I found when I got to the page for the show there was no indication there that I had purchased the season. None of the "purchase" tabs on the right side of the screen said "Downloaded." Well, I really wanted the episode and didn't want to wait (can't remember if I'd tried my purchased page or not). Once I downloaded the episode ~ which I was charged for, even though I'd purchased a season pass ~ I ended up with two locations in my iTunes TV shows page. So, I have two thumbnails for the same show: one says "Season 4" and the other says "Season 2~4." I asked apple support about fixing it and they sent me a (for me) long, tedius list of instructions to follow which I never did.
Last night, my episode wasn't in my Purchased page (i.e. I couldn't download it from the cloud) so I went to the iTunes store page for the TV show. I have, contradictorily, been able to download from there, too, in the past, when my email link hasn't worked... even though, as advised above, sometimes it doesn't work. Last night, I got the same indication that iTunes had NO idea that I had purchased a season of the show. Under the large pic in the upper left corner of the page it still says "buy season pass" and none of the payment tabs on the right of each episode indicate that I've purchased any. However, I have 18 purchased episodes of the season in my library and I downloaded them by receiving an email from iTunes alerting me that a new episode was ready for download.
Downloading from the cloud is the way to do it, if you can.

My computer crashed so i had to reformat, but the only problem is i lost my old itunes account, had to download new version. Now i have an ipod full of music but how can i place all my music I have on the ipod into my new itunes account??

my computer crashed so i had to reformat, but the only problem is i lost my old itunes account, had to download new version. Now i have an ipod full of music but how can i place all my music I have on the ipod into my new itunes account??

Not if you first do a sync and have iTunes make a backup. However, if your only copy of the iTunes data is in the Touch, then you need to first copy the data to a new iTunes Library using third-party software such as Phone To Mac.

Have not used Itunes in a while and I cant access Itunes Store with out downloaded new version but I keep getting error message with download. Can I just access the Istore without downloading new version?

Have not used Itunes in a while and I cant access Itunes Store with out downloaded new version but I keep getting error message with download. Can I just access the Istore without downloading new version?

downloaded new version but I keep getting error message with download.
What does the error message say, andrea? (Precise text, please.)

HT5070 If I've already purchased a season, is there additional cost to downloaded new episodes?

If I've already purchased a season, is there additional cost to downloaded new episodes?

Welcome to the community.
If you purchase the season as a full season, then any episodes including episodes that are yet to be released should be able to be downloaded without further charge.

HT201269 my itunes do not detect my new devide, what can i do?

my itunes do not detect my new iphone

Hello there, Chinoskm.
I understand that your iPhone 5s is not recognized by iTunes. The following Knowledge Base article may help to resolve your issue:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro

Can't update/download new apps, App Store says ID is disabled

When trying to update existing apps or download new apps. It says my Apple ID has been disabled. I have reset the password twice via iForget. I have restored all of my iphone software and still it says my id is disabled. Need help or other ideas.

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Cant download new U2 album. |Says purchased on my account but no evidence anywhere and I definitely did not purchase it. Can anyone help with what is going on?

Cannot download new U2 album. Says purchased on my account but no evidence anywhere and I definitely did not purchase it. Can anyone help with what is going on?

It was given free to everyone on tuesday as part of the iPhone 5 event/announcement, so it will show as purchased in the store.
If this is on your iPhone then either turn Settings > iTunes & App Store > Music (under 'show all') 'on' - it should then show in the Music app with a cloud icon against it for downloading.
Or go to the Purchased tab in the iTunes store app, select Music, and it might then show under 'Various' - when downloaded it should correctly be under U2 in Music.
If you are using your computer's iTunes then you should be able to download it into your library by ticking the 'show iTunes in the Cloud purchases' tick box on the Store tab in Edit > Preferences (iTunes > Preferences on a Mac) - it should then show in the Music part of your library with a cloud icon against it for downloading (downloading the booklet for it this way may not work, you may get a 'corrupt file' message when trying to open it).
Or go to the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage and you should be able to download it from there.
A third option on a computer is to sign out of your account (Store > Sign Out menu option), find the album in the store and then click on its free 'price' button - you should then be prompted to sign back in and the album should download.

Podcasts App in iOS not Downloading New Episodes for Some Podcasts

I am running version 2.2 (740) of the podcasts app in iOS 8.0.2
Some of my podcasts are no longer updating, while some continue to work normally.
If I navigate to My Podcasts > [Podcast Name] and then go into the feed tab, I cannot see any new episodes. However, If I unsubscribe and delete the podcast, then go search for it, I can see the new episodes. From here, I can even download individual episodes, but I cannot subscribe to the podcast. For some reason, the purple 'SUBSCRIBE' button does nothing when I tap it.
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Since no help was coming from Apple, I decided to try uninstalling 11.1.0.126 and then re-install the newly released version of iTunes for Windows, 11.1.1.11.
The Refresh button now seems to work, and new podcast are being downloaded.

ITune will no longer download podcast episodes

Okay, as the subject line said, I can't no longer download any podcast episode. This started to happen after I updated my Norton software last weekend. Now I can't play any episodes that were downloaded before the Norton update. I can still "grab" new episodes, but they show up with an exclamation mark right next to them as if the file hasn't been downloaded, but I can stream those files as if I am listening to internet radio. Obviously, I can't import those new episodes to my iPod because they aren't downloaded files. Also, my entire library of music are no longer playable in iTune as well. As of now, the only thing iTune is good for on my computer is listening to podcast episodes through internet streaming. I'm running a Window Vista 32-bit system. Help, anyone?

I'm having this exact same problem. Here's how it happened for me:
I was in my house about to leave waiting for someone, and it dawned on me to download some new or recent episodes of a podcast. I went into the Podcast app and started them, and then locked my device thinking that the episodes would be downloading. Little did I know they weren't on my wifi for some reason. I found this out when the person I was waiting for was ready to leave so we could go somewhere and I unlocked my phone in the car. At that point I switched over to LTE and the oldest of these 3 episodes I wanted to download started downloading and was completed in seconds. When it got to the other 2 remaining episodes, they both just had the status of "Preparing to download..." With the loading wheel that tells you how much has been downloaded at 0%. Still right now it's like this. Could this just be an issue with LTE, the podcast, or any of iTunes podcasts as a whole?

Automatic downloads not automatically downloading new episodes

I can't seem to get the Automatic Download setting to actually work the way that it should. As far as I know, this setting should automatically download a new podcast episode when available, and with the most recent update to the Podcasts app, we can now restrict that downloading to wi-fi only. Yippee!!
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So I tried unsubcribing and resubscribing again, and then the next time a new episode came out - worked just fine. The next morning the podcast was there and ready to go. But then the following week again (this past Friday/Saturday), once again, no joy. It did not download the episode until I opened the app and looked at that podcast's episode list just now.
So what is the deal? Is this yet another bug with this crappy implementation of a podcast app? I really would love to use Downcast instead, I really would, but Downcast does not store the podcast files in the same place as other media on my phone, which means it's not available when I scroll thru the menus when connected to my car stereo. My car stereo only accesses media files in the normal location, UNLESS it's playing before I connect it. But that's a pain, trying to remember to go into Downcast and play an episode before I connect the phone in my car.
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I get the following message every time I go to download Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck and have no idea why iTunes would care how many shows I have listened to. For the heck of it I deleted a bunch of them but still can't get that infernal "!" to leave!
Exclamation point
Next to a song: The song can’t be located; it may have been moved or deleted.
Next to a podcast: Recent episodes haven’t been downloaded because you have multiple unplayed episodes.

I've purchased a season pass but can't download new episodes until I pay again?

I've never actually purchased anything on the iTunes Store apart from ringtones & apps, but i purchased a season pass for season 3 of The Valleys... I can see there's a new episode out but it's telling me to purchase the season pass again? It was fine for episode 1 & 2 but not 3. When I purchased it I was understanding that I have purchased every episode & can download the new episodes once they're available on the iTunes Store. Is there anything I can do?

We are fellow users here on these forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support - I've asked the hosts to remove your email address from your post (it's not a good idea to post it unless you like spam email).
What happens when you try to download the episodes ? I assume that those 2 episodes are available in your country's store (?).

TS1389 iTunes fails to sinc the new apps

Since I upgraded iTunes to the last version it fails to sinc the new apps on my iphone 4 or ipad mini. From step 3 it jumps to step 5 and ends sinc!... I tried with the option "Install new apps automatically" on and off with the same result. iphone and ipad with ios 6.1.3 and itunes with 11.0.3 version. What should I do?

Thanks jason269.
Unfortunately your suggestion didn't help. The problem is that before, when I connected the iPhone/iPad with iTunes, new apps or updates installed on the device were automatically detected and synced with my pc through iTunes.
Now they are not detected. On step 3, it says "detecting new applications" and suddenly jumps to step 6 and finishes synchronization without copying the new apps or updating the existing that were updated on the device in the meantime.
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Correct. iTunes needs a locally stored (on your computer's hard drive), self-contained movie in order to play it properly.
Remember that a reference file only contains relative pointers to the actual media. When you move/copy that reference file to another computer it can not find that original media anymore since the path to it doesn't exist on that computer.
I could create a reference file where the media is contained on my hard drive, this file will be really small since it just contains local directions to the media and not the media itself. If I give you this small file, you would receive an error when you try to play it indicating that it can't find the media...since it is attempting to find that media on your computer (where it doesn't exist).
Perhaps an analogy would be if I didn't have space in my closet to store an item. I put that item in the garage, and then store a small shoebox in my closet with a note in it that says "it's in the garage". Later, when I look in my closet for the item, I open the shoebox and read the note and go to the garage to retrieve the item.
Now I give you the shoebox and you put it in your closet. Later you go to retrieve the item, go to the closet open the shoebox and read the note that says "it's in the garage". You go to your garage, an look around and pull your hair out in frustration since you can't find the item there.
Make sense?

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