Synchronizing

=Synchronizing to a mobile device=

If you are using iTunes to download your podcasts and own an iPod, then you simply connnect your iPod to your PC and iTuines will autodetect the iPod, open and begin transfering the new files to your iPod.

If you own a different mp3 player of a mobile phone, that supports synchronization (see [|here]), then you do this using Windows Media Player. You can use iTunes, or another podcatcher (see Software for subscribing and playing), to automatically download the files to your PC though.

If you are using iTunes, it saves all files in the iTunes Libray in the My Music folder with My Documents. That is, the Podcsts folder within the iTunes Library will be located at:


 * drive letter:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Podcasts**

You will need to know this in advance (copy 'n paste it from Windows Explorer) to setup an Auto Playlist in Windows Media Player.

//Please note: the screenshots below are for Windows Media Player 11 (Beta version 2) but the steps are the same for Windows Media Player 10 which is the version you likely have on your Win XP PC.//

Step 2: Right mouse click on Playlists and select Create Auto Playlist


You will then see the following screen:



Rename the Playlist to something like iTunes Podcasts, and you will then see:



You then need to click on the green "+" sign with the text "[Click here to add criteria]". Scroll to the bopttom of the drop down menu and select "More"



Then select "File Name"



Aftre choosing File Name you now need to click on the text "[click to set]":



You then need to copy 'n paste in the path to your Podcasts folder in iTunes mentioned earlier:


 * drive letter:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Podcasts**



You can then set additional criteria if you like. You probably don't want to keep too many podcasts on you mobile device, so rather than upload all podcasts you may want to time limit them. E.g. only add podcasts from the last 30 days or the last 7 days, as in the screeen below:



In the screen below, a 30-day time limit has been set:



After doing this, click the OK button and you will then see a screen like this:



Step 3: Synchronizing to your mobile device
This is the final step. You can either connect your mobile device to your PC and following the instructions in the video [|here.] Or, if your device does not load the synchronization automatically, you can follow the instructions and screenshots below.

First, click on the Sync tab.



Now right click on the Playlist you created - e.g. iTunes Podcast in this example - and select Add to 'Sync List'.



Now you should see the Playlist appear in the column under the Connect a device image on the right side of the Windows Media Player window, as in the screnshot below.



Finally, connect your mobile device and click the Start Sync button. You will need to check the instructions on your mobile device about synchronization. Not all devices can autosync. To find out which devices will, search the Windows Media Player device database pages on the Microsoft website [|here] and to learn more about synchronization for your mobile device go [|here].