Previously removed content shows up again

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Previously removed content shows up again

Why is content that was previously removed from iTunes showing back up in the database as needing to download....and I can't remove it now?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on May 30, 2021 8:27 PM

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turingtest2

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May 31, 2021 4:20 AM in response to Sheaperd Boy

iTunes will show any unhidden past purchases that are not stored locally with cloud links so they may be streamed or downloaded. See Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books - Apple Support and hide anything you don't want to be shown.

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Sheaperd Boy Author

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May 31, 2021 7:57 AM in response to turingtest2

Let me be more clear. My issue is with Podcasts. The problem is that podcasts that I have previously listened to and then removed are now showing up again and out to the right (between the title of the podcast and "time" column, there is an icon of a cloud with a down arrow. I don't want to see these titles in my list and they will not delete.

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the fiend

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May 31, 2021 11:44 AM in response to Sheaperd Boy

Ah, Podcasts!

For some time now iTunes has insisted on showing all the episodes that are available in a feed, even when you choose to display only Unplayed/My Episodes and Saved. There is a view for the Feed (and that should be the view that shows all episodes), but I can't see any difference between the two. Why iTunes does this is a mystery.

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Sheaperd Boy Author

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May 31, 2021 12:03 PM in response to turingtest2

No, I have selected Unplayed/My Episodes. I have not changed this setting in a year or more and this issue just started about 3 days ago. Before then, the view was correct. I guess I just need to lose hours of my life on the phone with Apple Support so they can tell me "sorry".

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