Why is iTunes downloading duplicates of all my podcasts?

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Why is iTunes downloading duplicates of all my podcasts?

I have saved copies of all my podcasts on my Macbook Pro. Today, iTunes duplicated every one of the podcasts, and started downloading them again! Why? How do I make it stop? I don't want to lose my saved podcasts.

And, I don't use the cloud, or have another connected device. Just this computer. So what is going on?

I still can't get them to play automatically in the correct order (oldest to newest) no matter WHAT setting, but that's been a problem since 2000.

Posted on Jun 24, 2020 7:33 PM

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Ellyenne Author

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Jul 6, 2020 6:06 PM in response to TheLittles

Not really necessary to go to those lengths.

Fixed it.

So, for anyone who is looking for an answer to this:

I unsubscribed from the affected Podcast.

Then I highlighted all the podcasts (Click & Shift-Click to highlight them all), right-click to get menu to "Remove from Library". Then I deleted the actual files from the finder and emptied the trash.

Then I re-subscribed, downloaded all the podcasts again. This time I only got 1 copy.

Thank heavens I have a fast, basically unlimited internet connection otherwise I would be VERY UPSET @ APPLE that I have to waste my time and money. Also lucky it wasn't my 200 episodes of SYSK.

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TheLittles