Thank you very much for responding!

I'm only seeing "database.sqlite" in /home/user/.config/gpodder ??? Deleting only this one forces rebuild at start, but it looks no different when it is done.

What do the old files look like? Where are/were they? Are they normally destroyed as part of the upgrade?

Is there a way to rebuild the database using the already downloaded files? Many of the podacsts are no longer available…

Thanks.