I found the same. I had a relatively small number of podcast subscriptions (about 25) on my old PC, but re-subscribing to each one, one at a time, was tedious. If I had more than that, it would have been a real pain! Please add either a "subscribe all" option on the feed list, or checkboxes for ones to subscribe to. Maybe an "are you sure" in case the number of selections is really large, especially if it's not the list the user exported from a previous PC but the built-in directory.

Those active subscriptions seem to come from the episode import, not from subscribing to each Podcast individually in the OPML (you indicate you did for 1 and it works). You need to do the same for all the other subscriptions in the OPML you've imported.

Importing an OPML does not subscribe to the Podcasts, importing Podcast Episodes doesn't either. You need to do so from the imported OPML per Podcast.

@Rob_S -- You are correct.

[quote=Rob_S post_id=503139 time=1669223042 user_id=112670]
Refer to point 5 of the op, he says the RSS url is missing....
[/quote]

@Lowlander doesn't seem to understand my ...
[i]... "Looking under "Podcast" -> "Subscriptions", I see the >50 ACTIVE podcast subscriptions from my old computer. ALL of these ACTIVE podcast subscriptions have blank RSS URL fields. THIS IS THE PROBLEM that I am attempting to address."[/i]

A clear, honest answer that MM5's OPML importer suffers from a bug would seem to be indicated here.

In step 6 only 1 Podcast was subscribed to, it needs to be done for all Podcasts in the imported OPML file.

It still sounds that expectancy is that scanning for episodes gets the subscription URL, this is not the case. It would need to come from subscribing to the Podcasts in the OPMP.

Refer to point 5 of the op, he says the RSS url is missing....

When you import the OPML you should see the Subscriptions on it in the Podcasts > Podcast Directories. Is that not the case?

@Rob_S: TRUE. Your assessment, just below is accurate.

I'm not clear whether I'm running into a bug or a known defect in MediaMonkey but I'd like to find a Podcatcher that has fewer problems than MediaMonkey.

[quote=Rob_S post_id=503104 time=1669172418 user_id=112670]
So, is it fair to say that this, like auto-playlists, in MM5 it is not easy to backup restore or transfer to new computer???

I think it should be, as subscribing anew to 50 podcasts is lots of work
[/quote]

Lowlander --

Per your "If you're having an issue with importing the OPMP directory that would be a bug." I get the impression that you didn't read my post, above.

To wit: "I load the OPML file from my old computer into MediaMonkey"
... "I see that I now have 1 ACTIVE podcast subscription listed under "Podcast" -> "Subscriptions" with a correct RSS feed"
... "Looking under "Podcast" -> "Subscriptions", I see the >50 ACTIVE podcast subscriptions from my old computer. ALL of these ACTIVE podcast subscriptions have blank RSS URL fields. THIS IS THE PROBLEM that I am attempting to address."

Clearly, Lowlander "[I am] having an issue with [the result of] importing the OPMP directory", "that would be a bug."

So far there doesn't seem to be a bug. Episodes don't contain the subscription URL, thus when importing Episodes this isn't available. You can [url=https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/WebHelp:Podcasts/5.0#Importing_and_Exporting_Podcasts_Directories]export the feeds[/url] themselves from MediaMonkey which will contain the URL's for the subscriptions as well as [url=https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index.php/Moving_MM_to_a_new_computer]take the existing database to a new PC[/url] which will then have all your subscriptions.

If you're having an issue with importing the OPMP directory that would be a bug.

So, is it fair to say that this, like auto-playlists, in MM5 it is not easy to backup restore or transfer to new computer???

I think it should be, as subscribing anew to 50 podcasts is lots of work

@Lowlander -

As I wrote above: [i] "I suspect that I am seeing a MediaMonkey defect/BUG. I wish that someone would say:
'Yeah, that's MediaMonkey BUG. Tough luck. You need to fix the RSS feed for your active podcast subscriptions by hand.' "[/i]

I suspect that I am just seeing yet ANOTHER MediaMonkey bug; can anyone suggest a podcatcher for Windows that displays fewer bugs than MediaMonkey?

6) Why not subscribe to all Podcasts?

8 ) You scanned episodes, they don't contain subscriptions.

1) I have installed the newest version of MediaMonkey[1]. My active podcast subscriptions still have the problem blank RSS feeds that I describe above.

2) I deinstalled MediaMonkey. I reinstalled the newest version of MediaMonkey[1]. Without performing an "Add/Rescan Files to the Library ...", I note that active podcast subscriptions that I would expect to have been removed by the de-re-install still appear.

3) ) I deinstall MediaMonkey. I perform a COMPLETE MediaMonkey de-install [2]

4) I re-reinstall the newest version of MediaMonkey[1].

5) I load the OPML file from my old computer into MediaMonkey[3].

6) I successful test that I can subscribe to a podcast listed in "Podcast Directory" from the OPML file. I see that I now have 1 ACTIVE podcast subscription listed under "Podcast" -> "Subscriptions" with a correct RSS feed.

7) I "Add/Scan" the directory containing the podcast episode files that I moved from my old computer.

8) Looking under "Podcast" -> "Subscriptions", I see the >50 ACTIVE podcast subscriptions from my old computer. ALL of these ACTIVE podcast subscriptions have blank RSS URL fields. THIS IS THE PROBLEM that I am attempting to address.

8a) I suspect that I am seeing a MediaMonkey defect/BUG. I wish that someone would say:
"Yeah, that's MediaMonkey BUG. Tough luck. You need to fix the RSS feed for your active podcast subscriptions by hand."







Ref.
[1] https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=86639&sd=d
[2] https://www.mediamonkey.com/support/knowledge-base/mediamonkey-install-config/modifying-the-mediamonkey-db-and-ini-files/
[3] https://www.mediamonkey.com/support/knowledge-base/mediamonkey-database/how-to-migrate-podcasts-into-mediamonkey/

Hi,
I woudl suggest that you upgrade to latest build from https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=86639&sd=d

Lowlander --
Thank you for your response
MediaMonkey build for OPML Export: 5.0.3.2627
MediaMonkey build for OPML Import: 5.0.3.2627