Auto-Deleting Podcasts

I can't find where I can send a bug report to Apple, as 'feedback' for iTunes is just music requests (hint: if I wanted to request music, I should be clicking something called 'Request Music').
The issue I'm hoping iTunes development staff will see here is that if one is listening to a podcast that is last in the list, and iTunes refreshes podcasts, the podcast playing will be deleted. This happens because of an oversight in the design that doesn't anticipate users listening to podcasts non-sequentially, and sometime downloading older podcasts in the list. The more egrigious error here is that the application is destroying data while it is in use, so the rule should be not to auto-delete a podcast if it is being played.

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/podcast/
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How can i make itunes to auto-delete a podcast once i have watched it either within itunes or watched it on the iphone? The file is no longer on the iphone when it has been watched but still is in itunes.I have checked podcast settings and set them too "only save not played podcasts"(free translated) for that particular podcast, but they never seem to be deleted from the mac's itunes library and i always have to remove them manually....what am i missing here?

I was also having this issue. I decided to just stop using iTunes for podcasting. For me the way iTunes handles podcasts isn't exactly how I would like it. There are a few things I don't like about it and the bug you mentioned is one of the them. Hopefully we will see improvements on the podcasting feature in the next iTunes release.

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Found the error and posted a blog post here: http://www.red-abstract.com/blog/2009/11/19/itunes-90-and-auto-deleting-podcasts .html
The issue is that Apple put this behind another layer of configuration on the podcasts screen. Go to that screen and click "Settings." You will see there that you can configure the podcasts individually or set the defaults to remove played episodes. Only after setting this will iTunes honor to auto-delete.

Podcasts no longer "Auto Delete"

Hello,
Wasn't sure which forum was best for this but just wanted to voice my frustration with Itunes 7.7 and the fact that my podcasts no longer "Auto-Delete" after being played. I checked my settings for each podcast and they are still set to "AUto-Delete". If anyone has any suggestions, please respond.
Thanks!

The auto-delete functionality in iTunes refers to deleting the podcasts from your computer. The control for removing played podcasts from the device is on the podcasts tab available when the device is attached.
Whether or not podcasts are auto-deleted from you computer is based on the podcasts settings in iTunes. The settings button is on the bottom of the podcasts page (next to the undelete button). In the popup window under "Settings for:", select "Podcast Defaults" to change to default for all podcasts, or a specific podcast that you want to behave differently from the default settings.
When choosing "Podcast Defaults", the two selections at the bottom of the window will be unlocked. When choosing any single podcast, uncheck the "Use Defaults" checkbox to unlock these fields.
Changing the selection "When new episodes are available:" will affect how many (zero, one, or all) podcasts to download.
Changing the selection "Episodes to keep:" will affect which, if any, podcasts are auto-deleted.
As to removing podcasts from the device, this changed for me with the most recent update to the iPod software. Podcasts are removed from the iPhone if they have been played, but they remain on the iPod until they have been deleted from iTunes. I have not experienced a case where a podcast persisted on the device after it was deleted from the computer. I am hopeful that Apple will fix this with the next iPod software update.

Podcasts won't auto delete

Have all my subscribed podcasts set to "keep all unplayed episodes"
Once I have finished listening to an episode, it doesn't automatically delete, even when the next episode is downloaded
I am getting a backlog of episodes all stored on my iPhone, with the only way to delete them being to do it manually, however when I do that they are removed from the list with no way of redownloading if I want to listen to them again.
Anyone else having this problem?

Having exactly the same problem. I've posted this on a few Apple related forums already - although admittedly not this one - but no answers yet. I get the feeling that other people are getting this to work so it's not a Podcast app bug.
I'm deleting listened to podcasts manually by swiping right on the podcast once I've listened to it.
I don't understand what I might not be doing - I have the podcast subscribed to and auto-delete is switched on and set to keep unplayed episodes only.
I've tried leaving some for a while in case there's a 'schedule' of some sort for when these listened-to podcasts get deleted but nothing has happened so far..and that's after eight weeks!

Podcasts won't auto delete during update

I want my podcasts to automatically delete after I've listened to them. I have the ipod set on auto update songs and podcasts and to "keep all unplayed episodes." The podcasts just keep stacking up until I have to delete the whole library and start over.
I built a playlist for all played podcasts (play count greater than zero) but it won't let me even manually delete from the playlist.
How do I do this.
Thanks / Kozmo

Having exactly the same problem. I've posted this on a few Apple related forums already - although admittedly not this one - but no answers yet. I get the feeling that other people are getting this to work so it's not a Podcast app bug.
I'm deleting listened to podcasts manually by swiping right on the podcast once I've listened to it.
I don't understand what I might not be doing - I have the podcast subscribed to and auto-delete is switched on and set to keep unplayed episodes only.
I've tried leaving some for a while in case there's a 'schedule' of some sort for when these listened-to podcasts get deleted but nothing has happened so far..and that's after eight weeks!

Old podcasts were auto deleted from hard drive

I download a handful of podcasts once a week and keep a regular backlog on hand to listen to when traveling. This week, all of my archived podcast files -- looks like anything older than one week -- are gone. They were still listed in iTunes, but the files were deleted from my hard drive. They aren't even in my recycle bin, so I know I didn't delete them.
I assume this happened during my latest iTunes update (yeah, I know, this probably covered in the encyclopedic user agreement), but I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this and has a solution. I did spot the Allow/Do Not Auto Delete option, which I'll now use every time.
Thanks.

However I have a couple of grayed out folders with a question mark and "inval..." that are non-functional and nothing happens when I choose "remove".
Try rebooting your computer. In previous instances, that sometimes caused these phantom folders to disappear from Lightroom's folder pane.

Podcasts 2.1 - 24 hour auto delete

In the latest version of itunes following the podcasts upgrade is it possible to have the old Allow Auto Delete for each podcast on each refresh rather than have to wait the 24 hours set in the default settings?
Not sure how this was a step forward?

Thank you Colin - this worked
(Apple! test your software patches please)

Why am I having to constantly have to remark podcasts to allow auto delete?

One of the features I have enjoyed over time is the ability to mark a podcast to "Allow Auto Delete" of played podcasts. Lately (did it start with iTunes 9.x?) I am having to continually remark podcasts to allow auto delete. I have no idea why marking it once shouldn't do it. Does the fact that it has deleted everything -- there are no podcasts which have not been listened to -- somehow reset something and not retain the previous setting?
The scenario, which seems to happen the most often, is when there may be multiple episodes. I am not using the default settings, but it is set it to download the most recent episode(s) and only keep unplayed episodes. Yet when I do a refresh many of these played episodes do not get deleted. I then have to right click on the podcast and indicate yet again, "Allow Auto Delete".
Has anyone else noticed this? Is there something I'm missing? Is this a bug?
-Bill

I've noticed this too.
I have two ipods (one Nano 5G and one 160GB Classic). Since limited space is more of an issue on my Nano, I tend to keep some of the video-only podcasts set up to automatically sync only to the Classic and not on the Nano. I have around 40 podcasts in my list that automatically update, and about 4 of those are video ones that I exclude from the sync list on my Nano. Everything except for those 4 podcasts is set to allow auto delete.
From time to time I find myself needing to re-select the auto delete setting on some of the audio podcasts. Very frustrating - one would hope these settings would "stick" and syncing could really be what it should be - a one-click operation.

Podcasts are auto deleting

Hello, My podcasts are auto deleting but I have selected 'Do not auto delete' and keep all in the settings, I'm getting fedup with having to download them again

I found a solution at least working for me on my MacMini which is not synced with my iPhone.
As iTunes on my MacMini does not update every day I sometime manually add missed episodes by pressing the little "Get" button. It turns out that this manual action resets the "auto-delete" function for this podcast. Thus the auto-delete for a particular podcast is only remembered without any manual "interference".

Auto-delete old podcasts in iTunes 12

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Thanks for the input! I right clicked one of the disappearing episodes, but there was no "Save Episode" on the drop down menu. There was "Remove From Saved Episodes" option.

Is there a way to delete podcasts on an iphone without having them reappear on every sync?

I want to delete podcasts from my iphone after I am done listening to them, which works like a charm. The problem is that every time I sync, it download them again! For some reason the Iphone and ITunes refuese to talk to one another to ackowledge that I have deleted a particular podcast and Itunes dumps it right back onto my phone.
It's like a vampire that keeps coming back.
Is there a nice simple (Apple should be good at that...) way to delete them once and for all? I looked for a "When I delete songs I really mean delete" checkbox but there is none.
Why would they allow you to delete something if it will just come back and clog up your memory on the next sync?

joge2013.
Same thing here with me!!
I like to have auto download setting on my itunes so i get the latest 'Harvard Business Review' podcast. I started getting into podcats about 6 months ago and think they're great!
I downloaded them all as there is some catching up to do!
I want the latest podcasts downloaded.
Podcasts that I have listened to partly or fully gone off my iphone! and not synced back on
Podcasts that I have chosen to delete off my iphone, not synced back on (some weeks they discuss a topic which really does not interest me in my field.)
..I dont want to manually tick them all either!
Any help appreciated!
It seems to make perfect sense for me to manage these this way from my iphone (as a podcast is for listening on the go!), yet doesnt seem possible?

Deleted podcasts won't go to the recycling bin

I'm running the newest version of iTunes, freshly installed, in Windows 7. Most of my podcasts come from a backup that I dragged and dropped into my iTunes folder. I've done this before without any issues. However, now whenever I try to delete a podcast that I haven't recently downloaded, it will give me a dialog stating that the podcast won't sync if I delete it, and then the buttons "Delete Podcast" and "Cancel" Rather than the "Keep File" "Remove to Recycling Bin" and "Cancel" that I'm used to. Deleting does not send the podcast into the recycling bin as it is supposed to and as it used to, however; it instead keeps the podcast in the same file and removes the instance from iTunes. I don't want to have to delete every file twice. Selecting all files and clicking on Allow Auto Delete changed nothing. Repairing my install of iTunes did not change anything. It seems as though all other instances of this issue are many years old. Assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Right-click on your main iTunes folder and click Properties, then go to the Security tab and click Advanced. If necessary grant your account and system full control to this folder, subfolders and files, then tick the option to replace permissions on child objects which will repair permissions throughout the library. This is the XP dialog but Windows 7 shouldn't be too different.
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How do I get iTunes to totally delete Podcasts I've listened to?

I listen to quite a few Podcasts on my iPod; I have them synced with iTunes so that once they have been listened to, they are deleted.
But this only deletes them from the library; it doesn't delete the files completely - this is actually more annoying than if they weren't auto-deleted at all, because now I have to go into the music folder and try to remember which ones I've listened to and delete them manually.
Is there any way of getting iTunes to delete the file completely?
Thanks!

Mine get deleted all the way, on the ones where I want that.
On my podcast page in iTunes, I click on the Settings button down at the bottom. There is a default for all podcasts, but I change specific podcasts to "Episodes to Keep: All unplayed episodes". Then I right-click ont he main podcast and make sure it is set for "Allow Auto Delete".
After it has been listened to, the blue dot to the left goes away. Then the next time the podcast is updated, the files get deleted. They are not even in the recycle bin.
Message was edited by: Katrina S.

Please fix the auto-delete bug

* I've set ALL my podcasts to "Do Not Auto-Delete"
* My podcast prefs are check "Manually" / "download most recent" / keep "all episodes"
* I listen to a portion of a podcast on my ipod (NOT all of it)
* I updated my subscriptions
* I sync the iPod
* The podcast I listened to (a small part of) is deleted from my ipod.
PLEASE fix this.

Argh! Another iTunes update and still no fix.

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