Updating PodCasts

Trying to update Podcasts returns the error - There was a problem downloading "podcast name". An unknown error occurred (-50). Please check that the URL is correct and the connection to the network is active and try again.
All podcasts had been updating fine until 4/3/10 and network is working fine. Does not matter what the podcast name is. I have reloaded latest version of iTunes and resubscribed to the podcasts but the problem persists.
Thanks for any help.

You might see if anything here helps: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1583

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Any idea how to do this in Windows 8? I can't find the "Repair" option in the Windows Control Panel
It should be Control Panel > Programs and Features > iTunes > Repair.
See also Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates if that doesn't fix things...
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I use ITunes for my subscribed podcasts. The daily podcasts I get comes in three separate podcasts for the whole show and gives me the option to download all shows that I have not downloaded in the past. Hour 1, 2 & 3 would update when I selected to update podcast for all shows that had not been downloaded in the past. Now with the ITunes update, ITunes only updates the latest podcast which is hour 3 of the most recent show. It no longer allows me to get all three hours nor previous shows that I have not downloaded. I have tried all the various settings and nothing works. I am not sure why ITunes was made to work less than before, but I don't know how to get it to work properly again like it used to. If anyone can assist, I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm having the exact same issue with this version of iTunes.
I have podcasts dating all the way back to 2006, my library is unmanageable now.
With a previous unrelated iTunes issue, the "repair" option in the "Add or Remove programs" (under Windows XP) fixed my problem but not this this time.

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Hi,
My iTunes is set to automatically update podcasts and keep the last five episodes of each podcast.
However, iTunes appears to stop updating podcasts after several (five?) unwatched episodes and gives me an exclamation mark in the podcast overview. Clicking on that, I get the message: "iTunes has stopped updating this podcast because you have not listened to any episodes recently. Would you like to resume updating this podcast?"
This is not what I intend... and not what I told iTunes to do... (at least this my reading of the below settings)
This stopping is rather less then ideal: (1) if I am going away for two weeks, which I often do, I would still like to have the last five days of news, not the last five days of news back from the date I left, (2) I need to click update for approx. 20 podcast on regular basis, (3) my iPhone is synced to iTunes as soon as I come home, if iTunes does not have the podcasts downloaded, they are not copied over to the iPhone, and the iPhone will attempt to download the episodes via 3G next time I play the podcast on the go, (4) I am mainly using iTunes functions, such as smart playlists and podcasts, through another app (Plex, a fullscreen media player) and it is a pain to have to go to iTunes to manually do things. That is why this bothering me...
How can I get iTunes to behave as intended? (From reading through old posts I know that there is a Doug script adressing this problem, which I have just set up, but I would prefer to use internal settings if possible... maybe I am just missing a setting)
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Thank you for the response, Roger!
OK, that's how it is then.
The iTunes podcasts settings should be reworded in that case because it suggest something different from what it does. And, of course, it would be ideal for Apple to make this more flexible and allow users to set up their podcast downloads in their way and not be so motherly (c'mon, Apple, your users are not as dumb as you think, and they have uncapped Internet connections these days anyway)...
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http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=updateexpiredpodcasts
Including the "cron job" setup here:
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2011/12/updated-update-expired-podcasts-v2-2-and-l aunchd-project/
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iTunes shows "last updated" as current time, so clearly thinks it's updating, but it's not. Sometimes, the update arrow spins round endlessly until I quit the app, but mostly it spins once, accomplishing nothing. I've tried manually updating an individual podcast, nothing; I've tried (from suggestions in other forums) unsubscribing then subscribing again, but it makes no difference.
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Back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.MediaLibraryService
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I recommend following these steps for an issue like this (you can skip 4 because it does not relate to the issue you are experiencing and any other steps you may have taken):
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If the device remains unresponsive or does not turn on (or power on),reset your device.
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Let charge for at least twenty minutes, then see if it starts normally.
If there is no image on the screen, press the Sleep/Wake button to attempt to wake the device.
If the screen displays a red battery icon, continue charging the device until the battery is fully charged.
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Connect the device to your computer and open iTunes.
If the device appears in iTunes, select and click Restore on the Summary pane. Learn more about restoring iOS software.
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I am running 11.0.2 and it started immediately after installing it.
I have reinstalled itunes numerous times.
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How to update podcasts?

Hi, I just updated to iTunes 11.1. Ugh. The interface continues to get worse... but to my question.
So, previously in iTunes, to update my podcasts I would right click on the name of the podcast and click "Update podcast". iTunes would then update and show me a list of episode titles, and I would then select the ones I wanted to download and download them.
That option is now gone - that is, "Update podcast" doesn't appear when I right click on the podcast name. And I can't find an equivalent action anywhere in the menus.
I don't "subscribe" (because I want to download only select podcasts). So I can't for the life of me figure out how to update my podcasts.
I've noticed that for a few podcasts I can go to the iTunes store to download the ones I want, but many don't provide a list of the latest episodes, so this isn't an option. And bsides having to go to the store to do the update is a pain in the ***.
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