ITunes Database problem? Trying to sync things that are gone
Hi,
I have iTunes 8.1.0.52 on a Win Vista machine. I have a 30GB iPod Gen 5.
When I sync, I get an error that says: "Some of the item in the iTunes library including . . . . . were not copied to the iPod because they cold not be found".
Well they cannot be found be cause they are old podcasts that I deleted. I had already listened to them and did not need them any longer. I deleted them using iTunes, right click on the item, select delete, answer appropriately to move them to the recycle bin etc.
So I suspect there is a problem with the database file. I don't care about play counts, ratings or any of that info. I would like to figure out how to make this error go away.
Is it as simple as deleting the database files and restarting iTunes to let it recreate them?? Or is there a better way?
wayne
I've seen other posts about those 'phantom' podcasts.
One possible solution is to
+create a smart playlist that includes a word or words from the title of the podcast that's missing.+
+Then just go into this new smart playlist and shift-delete the track, which will have an exclamation mark beside it (delete on its own will only remove the track from the playlist, shift-delete removes it from the library as well).+
Since I don't have any phantom podcasts myself, I've not tested it...but it sounds like a plausible solution.
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