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O.K., for starters -- I am using a MacBook with 2 gigs of RAM (though I don't think that is particularly relevant -- just posting in case it might be), iTunes updated with all updates, 80 gig 5.5 gen iPod, bought same day as MacBook - so never used on Windows. Library is stored on an external, and I have consolidated (often -- just in case) and have the appropriate boxes checked for "add to iTunes Library", "keep organized", etc. I have repaired permissions, have run OnyX to clean caches, etc. Almost all items are working fine, just a few stragglers.
I enjoy many podcasts (all downloaded / subscribed to from within iTunes -- none external), and am having trouble getting them onto the iPod. Here are the problems:
1. Sometimes certain episodes of a given subscription will show up with the exclamation point, and when I click on it, I get the error message that there was a "problem adding [name of podcast] -- file might be corrupted or a file type that iTunes cannot play". How is it that a podcast in the ITS cannot be played in iTunes? No matter how many times I click on "Get", I get the same error. If it is corrupted, why is it still in the store?
2. In the same series of podcasts, there are 3 more that have the exclamation point. When I click on those, the error message is "Problem downloading [podcast name]. The URL [name of URL] could not be found on the server". If it is in iTunes, and I am connected to the store, how can it not be found? Shouldn't the link have been removed fromiTunes? Again, no matter how many times I click on "Get" I get the same error.
3. After I update my iPod (have it set to update all unplayed podcasts), I will get an error that says "Some of the items in the iTunes Library including [name of podcast] were not copied to the iPod [name of iPod] because they could not be found". I have my library consolidated on the external, the podcasts are not on the internal drive (have not started iTunes without the external mounted)and all check boxes are correctly checked (based on instructions from Apple). They all have the little blue button indicating they are new/unplayed. There are 22 of these items based on the dropdown box on the error screen. How can they be lost? Where are they? Spotlight does not turn them up.
4. Again, after updating the iPod, I will get an error message that says "Some of the videos in your iTunes library including [name of a video] were not copied because they cannot be played on this iPod". There are 20 of these. How is it that a video on iTunes Store cannot be played on the latest generation iPod? How do I correct this? One subscription is called Stump the Chef (Apple TV HD). Can this not be played on an iPod? The rest are all just regular video podcasts -- for instance David Pogue's NYT video -- certain ones will play, one or two will not. Any help here?
5. I have also had issues with iTunes just losing my music -- "can't be found". Just arbitrarily! Any ideas here? I'm in the process of digitizing all my media, and then getting rid of the hard copies (trying to clean out and retire), and don't want to lose anything. Any ideas here?
Thanks for reading this long ramble -- I would appreciate any help and advice offered. Thanks again!
I enjoy many podcasts (all downloaded / subscribed to from within iTunes -- none external), and am having trouble getting them onto the iPod. Here are the problems:
1. Sometimes certain episodes of a given subscription will show up with the exclamation point, and when I click on it, I get the error message that there was a "problem adding [name of podcast] -- file might be corrupted or a file type that iTunes cannot play". How is it that a podcast in the ITS cannot be played in iTunes? No matter how many times I click on "Get", I get the same error. If it is corrupted, why is it still in the store?
2. In the same series of podcasts, there are 3 more that have the exclamation point. When I click on those, the error message is "Problem downloading [podcast name]. The URL [name of URL] could not be found on the server". If it is in iTunes, and I am connected to the store, how can it not be found? Shouldn't the link have been removed fromiTunes? Again, no matter how many times I click on "Get" I get the same error.
3. After I update my iPod (have it set to update all unplayed podcasts), I will get an error that says "Some of the items in the iTunes Library including [name of podcast] were not copied to the iPod [name of iPod] because they could not be found". I have my library consolidated on the external, the podcasts are not on the internal drive (have not started iTunes without the external mounted)and all check boxes are correctly checked (based on instructions from Apple). They all have the little blue button indicating they are new/unplayed. There are 22 of these items based on the dropdown box on the error screen. How can they be lost? Where are they? Spotlight does not turn them up.
4. Again, after updating the iPod, I will get an error message that says "Some of the videos in your iTunes library including [name of a video] were not copied because they cannot be played on this iPod". There are 20 of these. How is it that a video on iTunes Store cannot be played on the latest generation iPod? How do I correct this? One subscription is called Stump the Chef (Apple TV HD). Can this not be played on an iPod? The rest are all just regular video podcasts -- for instance David Pogue's NYT video -- certain ones will play, one or two will not. Any help here?
5. I have also had issues with iTunes just losing my music -- "can't be found". Just arbitrarily! Any ideas here? I'm in the process of digitizing all my media, and then getting rid of the hard copies (trying to clean out and retire), and don't want to lose anything. Any ideas here?
Thanks for reading this long ramble -- I would appreciate any help and advice offered. Thanks again!