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"Podcasts on the iPod 'iPod touch' cannot be synced ....?????

I'm getting a "Podcasts on the iPod 'iPod touch' cannot be synced because all of the podcasts selected for syncing no longer exist" pop-up when ever I sync.

Here is a post that seems to addressing the same type of error message for a failed music sync but after reading it I'm not making any sense of how it might relate to the a problem with a podcast sync: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1788041.

In a reckless attempt to fix the problem I deleted all the playlists which I created in iTunes, then deleted and resubscribed to the podcasts, and then did a sync. But the error still occurs and no podcasts were added to the iTouch (even though the newly resubscribed podcasts are in iTunes on my PC). I also found that I could download a podcast directly to the iTouch without having to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. But I'd rather be getting the podcasts via the subscription feature that is in iTunes and then syncing them to the iTouch.

Any ideas what is going on ?

Thank you.

Dell Laptop, Windows XP Pro

Posted on Mar 26, 2009 8:07 PM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2009 11:17 AM

After reading your post several times, I think I understand what you are saying, but can we just check the precise sequence of events, for (let's say) one Podcast episode?

Are you:
1. downloading the Podcast in iTunes;
2. Syncing the iPod and therefore placing that Podcast on the Touch;
3. Listening to the Podcast and then using the delete facility _on the Touch_ to delete that Podcast from the Touch;
(3A. Adding more Podcasts (and/or music) to your iTunes Library;)
4. Performing another Sync and getting the message "Podcasts on the iPod 'iPod touch' cannot be synced because all of the podcasts selected for syncing no longer exist"?

Step 3A may or may not have occurred, it's not crucial. What is important to find out from you, are you deleting Podcasts on the Touch?

Phil
Oh, and by the way, if new Podcast are no longer being transferred to the iPod, has the setting for syncing Podcasts been changed? Look on the Podcasts pane when you connect the iPod to iTunes.

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Mar 27, 2009 11:17 AM in response to Joe-395136

After reading your post several times, I think I understand what you are saying, but can we just check the precise sequence of events, for (let's say) one Podcast episode?

Are you:
1. downloading the Podcast in iTunes;
2. Syncing the iPod and therefore placing that Podcast on the Touch;
3. Listening to the Podcast and then using the delete facility _on the Touch_ to delete that Podcast from the Touch;
(3A. Adding more Podcasts (and/or music) to your iTunes Library;)
4. Performing another Sync and getting the message "Podcasts on the iPod 'iPod touch' cannot be synced because all of the podcasts selected for syncing no longer exist"?

Step 3A may or may not have occurred, it's not crucial. What is important to find out from you, are you deleting Podcasts on the Touch?

Phil
Oh, and by the way, if new Podcast are no longer being transferred to the iPod, has the setting for syncing Podcasts been changed? Look on the Podcasts pane when you connect the iPod to iTunes.

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Mar 28, 2009 12:55 PM in response to the fiend

The problem was fixed by going to the 'Podcasts' tab of iTunes and checking off the each of the podcasts listed inside the 'Selected podcasts:' box. The cause of the problem was not my being an idiot user but the fact that the error message was totally obscure. It should have said something like 'Check Podcasts tab of iTunes and verify that podcasts have been selected for syncing.' Any idea how one goes about contacting Apple to have them put this on their fix list for iTunes?

Mar 28, 2009 12:57 PM in response to the fiend

The problem was fixed by going to the 'Podcasts' tab of iTunes and checking off the each of the podcasts listed inside the 'Selected podcasts:' box. The cause of the problem was not so much my being an idiot user but more that the error message was totally obscure. It should have said something like 'Check Podcasts tab of iTunes and verify that podcasts have been selected for syncing.' Any idea how one goes about contacting Apple to have them put this on their fix list for iTunes?

"Podcasts on the iPod 'iPod touch' cannot be synced ....?????

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