Podcast Episodes, IPod nano (no synchronisation)

As I have updated my MacBook, I no longer can download new Podcast episodes and put them onto my IPod nano. I kno how to synchronize my Ipod with my Finder, but I don't want to synchronize it because I want to pick certain episodes and put them on my Ipod. How can I do this?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 2:48 PM

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CarlAVII

Community Specialist

Oct 19, 2020 1:51 PM in response to mara158

Hello mara158,

We're glad you contacted us. We know it's important to have your Podcasts on your iPod nano, and we're happy to help.

Follow the steps here to sync only some episodes of the shows you subscribe to: Sync podcasts between your Mac and iPhone or iPad

Let us know if you need more help.

Cheers!

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