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I opened up iTunes and the "Get" button is gone for downloading podcast episodes. This is strange because I haven't changed any configuration settings.
Economist Audio Edition:
BBC Global News podcast:
I tried unsubscribing and resubscribing to no avail. Does anyone know how this could happen?
craigmoliver
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 546
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I was wondering about the same thing earlier, just double-click the episode and it will be downloaded.
Nifle
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 31 337
1That must have been a Steve Jobs decree. Irritating. – craigmoliver – 2011-01-03T23:39:02.957
That sucks because you have to click everyone, not just "Get all" – craigmoliver – 2011-01-03T23:39:44.187
Hitting ENTER works as well. Much faster for long lists, just keep hitting DOWN and ENTER until you reach the end. – goldPseudo – 2011-08-05T17:16:23.733
Since when did press enter 50 times become faster than pressing "GET ALL".. Sorry Apple you fail! – Jafin – 2012-02-13T09:04:56.070
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To fix it, go to control panel, then Add or Remove Programs (or Uninstall Programs). Then scroll down to find iTunes, right-click on it, and select repair.
Chopchopchops
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 61
Chopchopchops solution worked for me, too! Thanks very much! – None – 2011-02-23T08:23:21.210
Worked for me too (iTunes 10.2.1) – JoelHess – 2011-03-30T01:39:44.900
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There is no need to reinstall, or "fix" anything. The "get" button has been removed in favor of implementing podcast downloading by just double-clicking on the episode title.
Just double-click anywhere on the episode title and it will be downloaded as normal.
Robert Greathouse
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 71
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The "GET and GET ALL" are hidden. For me the buttons were hidden under the Date Released. clicking that will present the buttons.
Quixotic
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 11
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Is this for all podcasts or just The Economist?
There is no podcast in the iTMS that goes by that exact name, though there is "The Economist: All audio." Maybe a podcast you used to subscribe to was discontinued on iTunes? A quick Google reveals that The Economist Audio Edition so described is a pay-for subscription podcast. Maybe that's a recent development, and why you can't get the episodes anymore.
Try searching for podcasts in iTunes by selecting the Store, entering your query, and then limiting your results to podcasts.
NReilingh
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 5 539
It's all podcasts. :-( – craigmoliver – 2011-01-03T02:34:23.050
I added another screenshot – craigmoliver – 2011-01-03T02:37:15.140
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There is a topic about this issue on Apple's Discussion Forum
There currently isn't a resolution to the issue, but they did determine that the buttons are actually hidden and you can click them if you can find them.
I verified that this is the case - if you know where to click, you can click the invisible buttons. I'll stick with double clicking to download new podcasts until the issue if fixed.
jmohr
Posted 2011-01-02T21:13:14.023
Reputation: 2 167
Have you recently updated iTunes? Are you on Windows or Mac OS X? Can you try pressing
alt/optionwhile iTunes is launching, and temporarily create a new library, then subscribe to a podcast or two there? Does the issue disappear then? – Daniel Beck – 2011-01-03T11:30:12.147