ITunes download episodes ON

I use a lot iTunes desktop podcast. Last weeks I have a lot of problems with this program. Podcasts episodes do not download as usual. I need to go to each podcast and click the icon to download. I have checked settings and they are "download on" (list > select podcast > settings > download episodes > on) I have been using podcasts every day for years and I could control that the episodes could download by themselves. The problems comes with the last iTunes updates Is it just me or it is a iTunes general problem?

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ITunes Says Having Difficulty Downloading Episodes From Your Feed

I'm trying to submit my podcast feed to iTunes, I am able to subscribe to my feed by going to File > Subscribe to Podcast > and pasting http://www.servextra.com/category/scrshow/feed/ in the field. iTunes then recognizes all of the episodes in my feed and I'm able to play them all with no problem.
When I try to submit this same exact feed to the iTunes Podcast Directory, I get the error message iTunes Says Having Difficulty Downloading Episodes From Your Feed. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong to cause this?

I don't know why you are having this problem. The URL of your top episode's media file is
http://traffic.libsyn.com/toddliles/12_012_-_Easy_Budgeting_in_30_Minutes_-_10.1 7.2013.mp3
This redirects to
http://ec.libsyn.com/p/3/0/f/30f658d1205053c7/12_012_-_Easy_Budgeting_in_30_Minu tes_-_10.17.2013.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01c08530d 6cb5ec030&c_id=6289362
The Store can by flaky about redirects, and this one has the '?' which indicates a script of some sort is in use. However, Libsyn normally know what they are doing so I wouldn't have expected them to provide a URL which didn't work. Your best bet would be to approach their Support; or Robert Walch, who works for them, posts here sometimes and may see your question.
It is just possible that the Store is having one of its hissy fits and it may be an error at their end, but certainly Libsyn should be able to advise.

RSS feed in iTunes says it has difficulty downloading episodes

Hi,
When I submit my podcast RSS feed info into iTunes I am told that "we are having diffuculty downloading the episodes from your feed". I have seen this anwered for other poeple with the same issue, but I am using SquareSpace to host my podcasts and I didn't find the previous answers useful in solving my problem. So the RSS feed that I am using to submit my podcast to iTunes is:
http://thesaturatedlife.com/podcast?format=rss
I have gone through all of the steps in both iTunes and SquareSpace, but I still receive the "We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed".
I can manually subscribe to the podcast through the advanced settings in iTunes (which was also done by tech support at squarespace as well to make sure there was nothing wrong with the url).
I used the feed validator through feedvalidator.org and the rss feed was shown to be a good and active feed.
Does anyone know what I can do? SquareSpace techs can't seem to find out what the issue is. They say everything is in working order on their end. And the iTunes tech guy I was emailing with dirrected me to this forum for help. So I hope somebody knows what I can do to correct this.
Thanks,

There is a whole lot of extraneous material in the feed: I'm not familiar with SquareSpace so I don't know the procedure, but I assume you've started as a weblog page with a lot of text and images and the feed has been taken from that. It's probably harmless as iTunes should simply ignore it, though it does make the feed very difficult to read.
The matter of the media file is more difficult. I'm afraid the simple answer is something you don't want to hear - give up on SquareSpace and go somewhere else. If you host your files on a normal webspace server - with only the caveat that it must support 'byte-range requests' which is mandatory, so you need to ask about this before committing yourself - you shouldn't have any trouble. Some of these weblog creation services can cause problems, though I don't know of any specific issue with SquareSpace.

ITunes Submit Podcast - difficulty downloading episodes from feed

Was instructed to start a need thread after reading several of the others. This is the error I am receiving when submitting my podcast feed, "We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed." I tried a couple of the solutions offered but I am still receiving the error. My podcast feed is generated by feedburner and you can use the itpc version of the URL and it subscribes instantly and has no problem downloading the latest episodes. But as far as making it available in the iTunes store I continue to receive the above error when I submit the feed.
Here is the feed address: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ak_house_majority?format=xml
Any help would be appreciated. And you know what, if itunes would just give ANY clue as to WHY it is having difficulties with one's feed when submitted, that also would be appreciated, instead of just leaving everyone in the dark to go figure out whatever the heck with no idea of what is causing the problem. But I digress. I figure I am close, but something simple I am missing must be causing the problem.

Your feed has a lot of episodes with .mp3 files, but it also has a large number of episodes without. In fact reading from the top of the feed it looks like around fifty, though I've not counted them. Furthermore your episode aren't in any logical order.
On subscribing the episodes with mp3 files show in descending date order. However the indications are that on submission the Store checks only the top episode, and if it can't find a playable media file it rejects the feed.
In any case it's not a good idea to mix episodes with and without playable media in this way, though the main problem where the creation process is limiting the number of episodes doesn't seem to apply here. iTunes will not display any episode which don't have playable media.
At the least you need to rearrange the feed so that you latest episode appears at the top.

My feed should be correct, but iTunes has difficulties downloading episodes

I do have a proper podcast feed, adapted to iTunes specs, as far as i can tell. But still, it says "we had difficulties downloading episodes from your stream". Please advise, this is my first try to submit my podcast. The feed is here: http://niklascarlsson.se/?feed=podcast

Your feed works perfectly well when subscribed to manually in iTunes. However I think the problem lies with your filenames - the most recent one is:
avsnitt-3-på-språngmarsch-mot-den-svarta-veckan.mp3
If you enter the full URL in a browser it will substitute the code %C3%A5 for each å, but apparently the iTunes Store is not capable of this and is choking on the diacriticals. You should rename your files to avoid these and use only plain letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens. (It doesn't matter what the filename is from the point of view of the user since it doesn't show.)

ITunes cant download episodes - Podpress

I have tried around 3 different RSS podcast feed validators and all of them have checked out 100%. The only warning I've seen has to deal with the image icon size which I don't really care about at this time.
When I try to submit my podcast feed URL to the 'submit podcast' feature in iTunes it says "We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed".
My podcast URL: http://stahnkefiles.com/feed/podcast
The XML shown on that feed URL contains the enclosure tags with valid links to the media files and includes the itunes header declaration
xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
If someone could help me get iTunes to recognize my podcast feed I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you

Hey aziztarin,
The resource below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having updating your iPhone to iOS 8.2.
Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-is/HT204204
Get help with iOS update and restore errors - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-is/TS3694
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

Trying to submit podcast to iTunes, "difficulty downloading episodes"

Hi there... Getting really frustrated trying to submit my soundcloud podcasts to iTunes.
I'm using feedburner and this is my feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/alvarp
But I keep getting "We had difficulties downloading episodes from your feed."
The most frustrating thing is that I did get to the next step, but noticed a typo in the description, so I went back and started over on feedburner.. but then when I got back I got this!
I've been going through the threads here and I see people with similar problems that have to do with the format of the episodes and secure servers, but I can't see how that applies to my problem.
Please help!
Ragnar

The URL of the media file in your top episode is
http://feeds.feedburner.com/alvarp/http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/140877573- alvarpid-a-ttur-nr-4.mp3
This URL is obviously a nonsense as it has http:// in twice, and indeed it produces a '400' error (bad syntax).
If you remove the erronious first section:
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/140877573-alvarpid-a-ttur-nr-4.mp3
you get a forced download. This will possibly work but it's inadvisable - you should provide a direct link to the mp3 file which when opened in Safari plays within safari, not downloads.

Trying to upload my podcast RSS to iTunes, but getting the "We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed" error

Hello everyone. I know this is an often asked question, but I still can't get this to work.
Can you tell me why I'm getting the "We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed" error when I submit
http://davidccook.com/podcasts/praying-for-your-elephant.xml
Thanks!

The Store checks only the latest episode of your feed when you submit your podcast. The media file URL for your latest episode, Day 21, is
http://adamstadtmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/podcast/P4YE21DAY121.mp3
and there is no file at this address. This is because you've mistyped it: the actual URL is
http://adamstadtmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/podcast/P4YE21DAY21.mp3

Podcast client that downloads episodes during sync

Does anybody know of a podcast client for iPhone 4S and iOS 7 that
will download all the podcast episodes physically to my iPhone?
The default Podcast app seems to download episodes only on demand,
but for me that is a problem because that way it maxes out my data volume that is included with my plan very early.
So I'd like to have a podcast client that basically looks at (wht's now called) "my stations" in iTunes (on the Mac), and downloads
all the episodes that are listed there onto my iPhone, so that I can listen to those episodes while on the go.
I don't need any fancy features, just a client that plays one episode after another,
and that lets me skip from one episode to the next one (even if they are not from the same podcast).
I manage my podcast subscription in iTunes (find that most convenient).
I did search the internet, but got confused. I am not sure, one of the frequent mentions (like Downcast or Pocket Casts)
can do what I want.
I'll appreciate any hint for a podcast client.
Best regards,
Gabriel.

Is there a setting on the video-iPod that is not set right?
You may have set your iPod to sync only unwatched videos etc.
Connect your iPod, then when the summary screen appears click on the videos tab.
Change the preference to what suits you best.

ITunes downloads fast on old Mac mini but slow on brand new Macbook Pro on the same WiFi network?

Hi all,
I have an old Mac mini that's from around 2008 and runs on Snow Leopard. I also have a brand new Macbook Pro with retina display that's running Mountain Lion. Both running iTunes 10.6.3.
I never noticed anything wrong with my MBP's connection speed until last night when I downloaded a free TV episode from iTunes. The download speed varied between 20KB/s and 40KB/s and it took me 7 to 8 hours to download a single episode. I checked my internet connection but there was nothing wrong with it, SpeedTest.net told me I had a download speed of 94MB/s and upload speed of 80MB/s, it was only iTunes that was unbearably slow.
Today I was browsing iTunes again and was planning to buy some movies, but again it took forever for the trailers to download. So I fired up my Mac mini just to see if it would be just as slow. Turned out my Mac mini could download the same trailers from iTunes at a much higher speed than my MBP (around 3MB/s on the ones I tested).
So what gives? They are on the same Wifi network provided by an Airport Extreme, and although my iPhone and iPad are also connected to it, no one else is doing any heavy duty downloading.
Thanks in advance!
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It's possible the DNS setting your ISP is using are interfering. Although your PC works OK Macs can be sensitive to DNS settings. Here is a MacWorld DNS Troubleshooting article that explains the issue and below is how to fix it.
1. System preferences
2. Network
3. Click Advanced
4. Click DNS tab
5. Click + sign
6. Add 208.67.222.222
7. Click + sign
8. Add 208.67.220.220
9. Click OK.
10. Exit System Preferences
11. Try out your MBP and report what happened.
Roger

Error when submitting podcast: unable to download episodes from your feed

Hi everyone!
When I want to submit my podcast in iTunes, it tells me it is unable to download episodes from my feed.
I uploaded my mp3 file and xml file to an ftp-server, could there be a problem?
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Jannes

Your feed won't access in FireFox (my default rss reader) or Safari when set as an rss reader, and it was unable to download the file. I was able to access and read it in Terminal and using FeedValidator but it comes to an abrupt end 28 lines in - see the report:
http://feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.setanta.com%2Fie%2F%3Ffe ed%3Dpodcast
(ignore the error on line 14, this is irrelevant.)
Either your feed file is corrupt or the server is acting up in some way - you would have to take that up with the people running it.

ITunes download error on the iPad

I bought some videos on iTunes (episodes of 2 TV seasons). Most everything downloaded with no problems but there are 7 that didn't complete and show up on the iTunes download page as "Download error. Tap to retry."
If I follow the directions and tap, the message briefly changes "waiting" then back to "download error. Tap to retry" and a moment later, a dialog box shows up that says "Unable to download episode. <episode title inserted> could not be downloaded at this time."
On the videos app, those episodes showed up but wouldn't play. I was able to delete the seasons by clicking on the Edit button on the TV Shows page, but still the iTunes Downloads icon shows a "7" badge.
I tried downloading those episodes again but that didn't work.
Any advice?

I found the answer to my question in another part of this discussion forum. I'm adding it here in case someone else sees my original post and wants to see the solution.
To get rid of the download error, go to the download page and find the small down-pointing arrow icon next to the "download error. Tap to retry." text. Put your finger on the down-pointing arrow icon and flick (quick short swipe) to the left. The down-pointing arrow icon will be replaced with a "delete" button. Tap the delete button. Then confirm the delete in the modal popup window.
That's it. An easy solution, even though it took me many hours to find the answer.

"We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed."

I get an error when I attempt to submit a podcast to the iTunes podcast directory. The error is "We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed." I think I have everything on my rss feed correct, but I may not. Can anyone check out my feed and let me know what may be wrong?
My feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureOfMyPeople
Thanks in advance!

Hi pwnagin,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like you are knowledgeable when it comes to podcasts but are running into this alert when trying to submit to iTunes. Take a look at the following article; it has some great info in it about creating feeds and metadata, testing feeds, and submitting the feed. You may have gone through all of this already. If so, please let me know if you are still having trouble.
Apple - iTunes - Podcasts - Making a Podcast
https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html
Have a great day,
-Joe

How to fix the 'We had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed'

I'm getting the error 'we had difficulty downloading episodes from your feed' error but I can subscribe directly to the rss feed via File>Subscribe to Podcast.
The rss feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/mentaltoughnesstrainer/YGwe
I've used feedvalidator and it says everything is good except for some minor suggestions. How do I fix this?
could please anyone help me.?
I was trying on my whole day...

This is a bug in the iTunes submission system where it gives a false negative. Libsyn servers are 100% compliant with iTunes.
Please submit again - it usually will go through the second time. If not wait 10 minutes and submit again.
Apple is aware of this issue - but it has been around for a while.

Difficulties Downloading Episodes From Your Feed

My feed is valid. I can subscribe to a podcast in iTunes, using the feed below, and it downloads the latest episode. But when I try to submit it to iTunes, it tells me that it is having difficulties downloading episodes from your feed. I would appreciate any help whatsoever. Here is my feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ParentsPressPlay

I was able to subscribe to your feed in iTunes and play the top episode: it also played when I entered the URL in a browser. The server appears to handle 'byte range requests' as required, and there are no weird redirects in place; and the feed appears to be OK, so I can't see any reason why there should be a problem.
I can only suggest leaving it until after the weekend and trying again. Though not common, it's not unknown for the Store to make an error over a submission.

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