![]() ![]() ![]() Since the downloaded episodes are just stored in a directory hierarchy on my computer, I can automatize some tasks on them like re-encoding non-supported audio/video formats to supported ones (or re-encoding with a smaller bitrate so that more files will fit on the memory card).I can for example delete listened podcasts on the phone, and at the same time prune the collection of downloaded podcasts on the computer by deleting old podcasts to keep the episode collection small enough to fit on the memory card on the phone. I can manage the downloaded episodes both on my computer and on my phone. ![]() I like the following things about this setup: Unison seems to be available for Windows, and I am sure there are other equivalent programs out there. ![]() While I run this under Linux (I use a command-line program called hpodder for downloading podcasts) the essential step of two-way synchronizing the downloaded podcasts between the computer and the phone should work independently of platform. Whenever you want to synchronize the downloaded podcasts onto your phone, attach the phone in USB mass storage mode and use Unison (or another similar tool) to synchronize the downloaded podcasts folder with a folder on the phone. Run any old podcatcher software which will regularly download new podcast episodes to your computer. ![]()
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