Podcast subscriptions glitch, exclamation mark in column, can't resubscribe
(previously posted in error on the iTunes/Windows page)
I did a search on this first, but I didn't find anything. If you know it's already posted, please just direct me to that URL.
I know how to deal with the exclamation mark regarding missing songs -- no problem there. But lately I've had some podcasts evidently lose their subscriptions. These podcasts are still coming out regularly, and I listen to pretty much everything every week, so it's not the lack of use.
Finding the "!" in the column to the left, I click on the podcast's arrow to take me to the iTunes page. I hit "Subscribe" again. Still the "!"
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
I'm having the same problem with 60 minutes - itunes indicates a bad podcast url.
I've tried deleting and re-creating the itunes podcast entry - it did not work.
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Podcast subscriptions screwy, exclamation mark, resubscribing doesn't work
I did a search on this first, but I didn't find anything. If you know it's already posted, please just direct me to that URL.
I know how to deal with the exclamation mark regarding missing songs -- no problem there. But lately I've had some podcasts evidently lose their subscriptions. These podcasts are still coming out regularly, and I listen to pretty much everything every week, so it's not the lack of use.
Finding the "!" in the column to the left, I click on the podcast's arrow to take me to the iTunes page. I hit "Subscribe" again. Still the "!"
Any suggestions?
Thanks.I went to the Apple Store for a One to One last week on several issues, but that guy didn't have a clue on this one. He recommended seeing a Genius for this and a couple of my other more technical issues. Sometime in the next week or so I'm hoping to set that up. If I do get any more clarification, I'll post it here.
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This happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, or that the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout,or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
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Hello wolfsburgy,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes: Exclamation point appears next to podcast
http://support.apple.com/kb/ta23353
Have a nice day,
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I'm 67 yrs old and asking for advice please.
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Does the iPod actually restore? Does the folder still appear after?
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1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select all options.
2 - rebuild the library using iPhoto Library Manager as follows:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 -Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 -Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
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5 - Click on the Create button.
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Creating a new library while preserving the Events from the original library.
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Open the library package like this.
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Drag the Originals folder from the iPhoto Library on the desktop into the open Photo window
This will create a new library with the same Events as the original library if you have the Finder checkbox unchecked in the Events preference pane.
*NOTE: And do what you can to free up space as Larry suggested. It's vital to the health of your PB.*
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My mini ipod has taken me to my wits end. My ipod
always opens with a folder icon with an exclamation
mark. I can get it in to disk mode but my laptop
doesn't see it whether I'm using itunes, explorer, or
updater. When the mini ipod is plugged into my
laptop it displays 'do not disconnect' and the
circular arrows in the top left hand corner are
displayed but they aren't moving. I've been all over
the website but everything seems to assume I can
communicate with the **** thing. Restore seems to be
the preferred option but as I can't communicate with
it that isn't possible as far as I can see. This
happened when I tried to updated ipod software from
version 1.3 to version 1.4. It's not possible to go
back as I can't communicate with the ipod in order to
perform this task. It's going to get lobbed out of a
high building soon and replaced with a Sony......can
any get me out of this hole???
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Thumbnail pictures cannot be opened, black exclamation mark appears
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If that fails:
Option 2
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Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash
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