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Deleted podcast downloads keep coming back

When I delete downloaded podcasts they keep coming back.

Posted on Aug 2, 2023 7:14 AM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2023 7:34 AM

Hello! Perhaps you have automatic downloads turned on. Here's how to turn them off for just one show:


  1. Open Podcasts
  2. Find the show you want to remove automatic downloads for
  3. Tap the three dots at the top of the screen > Settings > Automatically Download > Off


Here's how to turn them off for all the shows you follow:


  1. Open Settings
  2. Tap Podcasts > Automatically Download > Off


Take care!

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Aug 2, 2023 7:34 AM in response to tkranjec2001

Hello! Perhaps you have automatic downloads turned on. Here's how to turn them off for just one show:


  1. Open Podcasts
  2. Find the show you want to remove automatic downloads for
  3. Tap the three dots at the top of the screen > Settings > Automatically Download > Off


Here's how to turn them off for all the shows you follow:


  1. Open Settings
  2. Tap Podcasts > Automatically Download > Off


Take care!

Mar 1, 2024 11:11 AM in response to tkranjec2001

I had this issue as well. I finally tried the following at it’s worked:


  1. delete the downloads from Apple podcasts
  2. checked for updates in Settings, applied the update that hadn’t triggered yet


with the update executing on the phone, it seems to finally have removed the podcast episodes and cleared the data from my storage.


it’s not intuitive though and there’s no reason it should be this complicated.

Deleted podcast downloads keep coming back

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