Why do my podcasts etc. sometimes get the exclamation point and then I am told they cannot be found? As an example, last evening I updated my iPod. I got the cannot be found error message regarding a podcast that I have had in iTunes for a good while, but not listened to. I just went on and ignored it. Do podcasts expire after a while? Am I losing them because they have been on the computer for a while and I have not listened to them?
Today, I listened to some podcasts while I took my morning walk, and when I got in, I wanted to update again. Now, more podcasts are marked with the exclamation point and cannot be found. Hitting the refresh brought some of the blue buttons back temporarily, but not all. When I try to download again, they cannot be found. When I tell iTunes to locate them, iTunes still cant find them. In one case, only some of the series have the exclamation, others are fine. In particular, this series is a series of foreign language lessons, and I wanted to collect all of them before I started to learn. Now the older podcasts seem to be gone so the remaining ones do me no good.
I have not deleted any of these, I still want to listen to them. Where are they going? What is happening? I have changed nothing at all on the computer -- just an iPod update last evening, and then again this morning! Can someone shed some light on this? Any and all help is appreciated.
I have consolidated the library, and have preferences set to add items to the library. So, what else is there to do? Where are my podcasts going? How can I make this stop?
FWIW -- running iTunes 7 (all updates), 5.5 gen iPod, iTunes library on an external, and there are no podcasts, songs, etc. on my internal (I have looked to be sure). Preferences point to the external, and all works well (except for the @!##$ exclamation points!).
Thanks!
Today, I listened to some podcasts while I took my morning walk, and when I got in, I wanted to update again. Now, more podcasts are marked with the exclamation point and cannot be found. Hitting the refresh brought some of the blue buttons back temporarily, but not all. When I try to download again, they cannot be found. When I tell iTunes to locate them, iTunes still cant find them. In one case, only some of the series have the exclamation, others are fine. In particular, this series is a series of foreign language lessons, and I wanted to collect all of them before I started to learn. Now the older podcasts seem to be gone so the remaining ones do me no good.
I have not deleted any of these, I still want to listen to them. Where are they going? What is happening? I have changed nothing at all on the computer -- just an iPod update last evening, and then again this morning! Can someone shed some light on this? Any and all help is appreciated.
I have consolidated the library, and have preferences set to add items to the library. So, what else is there to do? Where are my podcasts going? How can I make this stop?
FWIW -- running iTunes 7 (all updates), 5.5 gen iPod, iTunes library on an external, and there are no podcasts, songs, etc. on my internal (I have looked to be sure). Preferences point to the external, and all works well (except for the @!##$ exclamation points!).
Thanks!