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I thought about using a file deduper but figured that would still show the dupes IN itunes. I really don't care about artwork or the likes. Is using the built in "show dupes" the best option?
The built in "Show Duplicates" feature fails because I have thousands of songs and hundreds of duplicates.
detroitpro
Posted 2009-09-08T03:10:00.930
Reputation: 111
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I find the easiest way to remove duplicate songs is to just wipe out your library and do a fresh import of all your music.
It's not the most efficient method but it gets the job done. However, if this is an ongoing problem for you, then this wouldn't be the best method to take.
Ryan Kearney
Posted 2009-09-08T03:10:00.930
Reputation: 371
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In iTunes for Mac, if you hold the Option key down, Show Duplicates becomes Show Exact Duplicates. I think the equivalent on Windows is the Shift key. Might be worth a try.
Richard
Posted 2009-09-08T03:10:00.930
Reputation: 1 714
The Shift key did not seem to work; but I ended up just using the built in "Show Duplicates" feature. Very time consuming. – detroitpro – 2009-09-08T23:53:46.963
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http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/ is what i use- it handles duplicated by quite a few criteria, and you can move dupes elsewhere in case.
Journeyman Geek
Posted 2009-09-08T03:10:00.930
Reputation: 119 122
What am I missing here? Did you import songs twice? Why would they show up more than once? (I don't mean this sarcastically...I'm trying to figure out how this problem arises.) – Beska – 2010-06-04T14:45:30.287
I have hundreds of dupes and it's a real pain to have to manually remove them all – Matthew Lock – 2009-09-08T03:18:04.143
2Are you using a Macintosh? – Richard Hoskins – 2009-09-08T03:19:07.697
@Beska, yes, I imported the songs twice, and they both exist in the file system and in iTunes twice. – Dan Rosenstark – 2011-11-02T14:45:19.087
the show duplicates feature works only if you sync your PC library with your iPod library. useless for finding dups already on one's iPod – None – 2012-01-20T22:11:20.627