Automatically Deletion of old episodes

Feature request
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App version: x.y.z (state whether from Google Play/F-Droid/Custom built APK)

Problem you may be having, or feature you want

Hi, I’m missing a feature, that episodes not only automatically deleted after 100% played, but also after a period of days (configurable), from the time being downloaded.

For me it’s not possible to listen to all episodes I have automatically downloaded and I have always to deleted older versions manually, which I will never plan to play.

Kind regards

Ralph

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AntennaPod can do that. The setting is called “delete before auto-download”.

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Hi, thanks.

But the option is “x days after played”

I’m looking for an automatic deletion for episodes which are NOT played during a defined period.

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Hi, me again :wink:

Did I understand anything wrong, or is my feature, I have asked for current not available?

Ralph

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“Not favorite” deletes them even if they are not played

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Hi,

Not sure what else I can try. But old not played episodes will not deleted with this config.

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Ist there anyone where the automatic deleting of unplayed episode works?

Whatever I try, they will not automatically deleted :frowning:

If you can share a screenshot of your configuration, maybe this will help.

Thanks in advance

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Problem solved :slight_smile:

I have learned that this only works in combination with the limitation of downloaded episodes.

Not sure why it could not configured with only one parameter “delete episodes older then X days”… maybe this could be a feature request.

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Improving automatic deletion and automatic download is already on our list. Unfortunately this is quite hard to get right because everyone has a different idea of how it should work.

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here is my idea from some other pod app from times past.

1). general option keep x number of podcasts. delete oldest when newest arrives.

  1. apply over ride rule per podcast.

i have a zillion episodes of npr news. and i am confident that 99% of people that subscribe to any news podcast will never play but the most recent.

nb: sorry for the unscientific exaggerations. but the point is valid.

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Exactly what I have requested before …

Seems very easy from a configuration perspective, and with my experience of over 30 years Software Design& Development not impossible :wink:

I’m confident that the developers here will find a good solution.