Podcasts + autoupdate

hey, i guess this question has been asked before, but i was having some problem with uploading podcasts into my ipod (5G 30gig) after subscribing to podcasts at first they werent updating even when i set it to auto.. i plugged it in again and it worked fine.. however when it was not working i was browsing the discussion forum to check how i could get it to work, i came across this case where this guy changed his podcast settings from auto to manual (P.S. i have my music and other sttings on manual).. and it deleted his entire music collection as well. is this something that should happen even though it clearly says auto update for podcasts separately?
thanks

Click on the podcasts tab on the ipod summary page in itunes. There are options there for what you want to do. You can sync selected podcasts or 10 most played etc. etc..
Hope this helps, post back with result.

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05-25-2007, 04:09 PM
Yeah, you have to subscribe to a podcast and select "Sync podcasts" for it to show up under "Podcasts" on the iPod. Even podcasts downloaded through iTunes won't show up here if you don't subscribe/sync but just put them in a playlist.

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I already posted in the podcast production community and got a response stating that my podcast feed is NOT the issue, and that it must be an IOS or ap issue. so here we go.
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If I would've read the whole post, I would've seen that. Sorry.
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