ITunes 11 deleted podcasts

So iTunes 11 deleted hundreds of podcasts due to the bug discussed in detail at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5324634?start=0&tstart=0
Apple supposedly fixed this issue (see http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-releases-itunes-11.1.1-to-fix-delet ed-podcasts-problem-with-itunes-ex ), but there has been no statement from them about this bug. Some of these episodes are no longer available, and even if they were, it puts undue strain on the podcast to have their listeners re-download hundreds of gigabytes. Bandwidth isn't cheap (well, audo bandwidth isn't cheap, anyway).
This was a major bug that no large media irganizations are covering, but they should. This bug deleted hundreds or even thousands of files on users' machines, and if you didn't have a backup, they're gone; many are no longer downloadable.
I am not a happy camper and needed to vent a little. Bottom line: backup your data, as even Apple can no longer be trusted. They should at least apologize.

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For the artwork not adding, make sure XP doesn't think the actual music file is read-only.
You might need to 'undo' read-only several folders above it and apply it to all subfolders.
FOr example, if you are trying to change artwork for
drive:path....\iTunes Music\Beastie Boys\Licensed to Ill
Make sure the "iTunes Music" folder is not read only.
For the podcast problem, right-click on the top-level podcast name and choose *Do Not Auto Delete* from the flyout menu.

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I thought I had deleted a particular podcast but I noticed that this one kept syncing to my ipod and showed up on the apple tv. When I went to the folder through finder I found this podcast was still on my system although I saw it nowhere in itunes. I deleted the file manually.
Now, when I sync my ipod, I receive the message that this particular podcast could not be found to be synced. I've done a search by name through itunes and can't find any reference to this now deleted podcast or why it's attempting to sync it.
I've repaired permissions just for kicks. I've re-booted for kicks. Nothing helps.
I'm stumped. Any ideas?
Thanks.

more info...I have a smart playlist that syncs certain podcasts that I've put a star next to. I did find a reference to this podcast in the smart playlist which means it is noted with a star. But, when I go to the podcast directory, it is nowhere to be found. I can't delete the reference in the smart playlist b/c it's a smart playlist.

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.

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My podcasts sync perfectly from itunes to my ipad & iphone. However, when i listen to an individual podcast or delete the entire subscription from either my ipad or iphone i have aproblem. They are deleted from my device but when i next sync with my itunes on my pc, all the deleted podcasts or subscriptions are put back on my device. I want them to be deleted from my Itunes not put back on my device. Obviously i dont want them any more. When I delete an app from my device, it is deleted from my itunes library for that device. I know it is still in itunes if i need it but itunes doesnt keep putting it back on my device. How can I get podcasts to either act the same way as the apps do, or get itunes to actually delete the podcasts i have deleted from my device??

Are you using the "Podcasts" app on your device? If so, then that app manages all your podcasts locally on your device.
If you aren't using the Podcasts app on your device, then your podcasts will be managed by iTunes, and updates downloaded to your device whenever your sync it with iTunes. Deleting an episide on your device will temporarily get you space back on your device, which might be helpful temporarily in case you need the space for something. The next time you sync, iTunes will repopulate any episides that are missing from your device, unless you've marked them as played already, or otherwise changed something in iTunes to prevent them from copying back to your device again (delete them, take them out of whatever smart playlist you are using to send podcasts to your device, etc.).

How to recover deleted podcasts from trashcan to iTunes?

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I deleted several video podcasts, which are now sitting in the Trashcan, and I would like to 'undelete' them back into iTunes so I can sync them back to my iPod. How do I do this? Thanks. David.

Draging from the trashcan to the podcast icon doesn't work, nor does opening the podcast icon and attempting to drag a deleted podcast into the particular podcast folder within the iTunes library. Hmm, I may finally have an excuse to visit the local Genius Bar.

In iTunes 11.1 (I26) , I cannot find how to delete podcast listings showing undownloaded podcasts. Delete does not work. Option Delete does not work. Dragging to the trash does not work. Under Edit, Delete is greyed out. Mac OS 10.6.8

in iTunes 11.1 (I26) , I cannot find how to delete podcast listings showing undownloaded podcasts. Delete does not work. Option Delete does not work. Dragging to the trash does not work. Under Edit, Delete is greyed out. Mac OS 10.6.8.
Tom at the Genius Bar told me that Option Delete would work. It does not.
I had to upgrade to iTunes 11.1.(I26) because it is required with OS7 on my iPod Touch (5th Gen). I have tried shutting down iTunes, then shutting down the entire system. This is the first in many visits that the Genius Bar gave me a solution that did not work.
This is a big awkward computer locked to my desk. I would rather not unlock it and then carry it through a shopping center to the Genius Bar if i can avoid oit.
When I installed iTunes 11.1, I discovered that Ihad to resubscribe to virtually all of the podcasts that I had previously been subscribed to. That was a surprise.

Hello Achates:
I did not read the rather long post. If you wish to reinstall OS X 10.4, use your software install DVD. Backup is essential. To minimize your risk, I would use an archive and install:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
In that way, you will have a fresh copy of OS X and your current settings will be preserved.
Incidentally, I do not agree that the printer problem is best solved by reinstalling OS X. I have had HP printers for sometime and, on one occasion, had difficulty after an upgrade. HP technical support walked me through uninstalling all traces of the HP driver and then reinstalling.
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I have deleted podcasts in itunes, but how do I remove them completely from my 4s? Not unsubscribe, but REMOVE, I have deleted podcasts in itunes, but how do I remove them completely from my 4s? Not unsubscribe, but REMOVE

OK, so I have gone into iTunes on my desktop computer and completely deleted podcasts that I no longer want. I synced my phone (4S) but the podcasts are still showing on my phone. I am already unsubscribed, but I want to totally DELETE them. Why is this so hard?
Also, why doesn't Apple bring back the right-click delete option in iTunes?

Under "My Podcasts" swipe down to reveal a search bar, to the left will be an "EDIT" button. Press and delete the ones you want. I agree it's not very intuitive, should just be like any app, hold down and either move or delete.

HT3281 anyone know how to delete podcasts off the new itunes please

Hi
Does anyone know how you delete podcasts of the new I-Tunes please
Thank you

The show duplicates/show exact duplicates features have been left out of iTunes 11. Rumor suggests they will be restored in the next build. In the meantime I have written two Windows scripts to make playlists of Duplicates and Exact Duplicates, either from a selection of tracks or the entire library.
If you want to manually remove duplicate tracks use shift-delete to remove selected tracks from the library as well as the playlist. Keep one of each repeated group of files and don't send to the recycle bin unless you are sure that there are multiple files on the disc as opposed to multiple entries to the same file.
There is also my DeDuper script if you don't want to do it by hand. This can preserve ratings, play counts, playlist membership, etc. which are lost in a manual clean up. Please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping. See this thread for background on deduping and the script.
tt2

While syncing movie iPod/iTunes deletes my music and Podcasts

While syncing movie iPod/iTunes deletes my music and Podcasts. This is very frustrating becaucse I have ALL my sync settings set to Manual. What can I do to stop this? I'm about to throw my iPod against the wall!

sorry you've just been dealt a blow from Apple trying to "help" its customers. you're correct: you cannot sync only music or movies. even if "manually sync" is selected, once you sync something like moves, the rest of your library gets deleted. it's completely backwards and non-intuitive.

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It appears Apple removed the ability to individually delete podcasts from itunes 11.1. One forum I looked at indicated it was a "bug fix" the were working on. Does anyone know when this "bug fix" will be fixed?

No, as the new old saying goes, "Coming, when it's done." In the meantime the My Podcasts view may be more useful to you.
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Bug: iTunes not actually deleting podcasts when told to delete podcasts

When I delete podcasts and select the "move to recycle bin" option the podcast is removed from iTunes. However very often the podcasts still remains in the my music folders and is not actually deleted from the folders, and this happens most often with video podcast.

Same thing here. It happened under XP and also now under Vista. I wish someone could help out with this issue..
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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.

Itunes 11.3 for windows will not delete podcasts.

Using itunes 11.3.8.54 will not honor the delete menu item for deleting podcasts. Podcasts are also not being deleted when the number exceeds the maximum retention.

In order to delete the podcast, start playing another track first. Sounds like the same bug that affects TV shows. The currently selected show will not go to the recycle bin, though it will disappear from the iTunes library. It's as if iTunes tries to move the file to the RB but Windows says, "No, that file is in use."
I discovered this bug after my laptop hard drive ran out of room because none of the TiVo2Go shows I'd been watching for weeks had truly been deleted by iTunes when I asked it to. All the files remained on the hard drive.

ITunes is deleting podcast files when I don't want it to.

I installed the latest version of iTunes and set my podcast settings to only dowload podcasts from the last week (since it was trying to download podcast files that I had previously listened to, then deleted), and delete podcasts was set to off.
Now, all of the sudden, it is deleting podcast files that are 1) older than a week and 2) dowloaded with the new iTunes.
I want to go back to the old iTunes behaviour of downloading only the most recent podcast (unless it has been previously downloaded) and only deleting files if done manually!

I have to agree. I've been using iTunes/iPods exclusively for listening to podcasts since 2008, and within the past year it's just gotten increasingly frustrating and confusing to use both iTunes and my iPod for this purpose. I just found this thread because my iPod auto-deleted a podcast that I'd only listened to for 10 minutes; and I don't want it to ever delete podcasts without my consent. Truly infuriating.

Can I delete podcast files from iTunes?

I am running iTunes11.2.2 on an iMac, OS X Lion. In older versions of iTunes I could use iTunes' Delete function to remove a podcast from the iTunes library; a dialog box would display confirming removal from iTunes, then a secondary dialog box would display asking if I wanted to keep the file or move it to the trash. This function is similar to the workflow that displays if you want to delete a song from the iTunes library.
Over the past several versions of iTunes I have found that I cannot delete podcast files from the iTunes interface. I can remove the podcast from iTunes, but no dialog displays asking me if I want to keep the file or move the file to the trash. I must now navigate to the file's home in Finder and manually delete it from there.
Does anyone know if this delete functionality was removed altogether? There may be a setting in iTunes that I am missing but I need help being pointed in the right direction. It is frustrating that Apple would seemingly take away this function for podcasts, yet leave it in place for other media types in the iTunes library.

See... wait for it... "Delete a Backup" section > Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support

ITunes 11 deleted podcasts

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