Jasper
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:37 AM |
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Removing duplicates in iTunes
For some very reason I now have loads of duplicates (almost every song) in iTunes - is there an easy way to get rid of these. There is an option in
iTunes to show them all - but not to get rid of them.
I've done a Google search - but they all want £££ for software that does it.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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arrybradbury
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 07:59 AM |
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Can you not just highlight and delete them? You have to be in the main library to do this though. Order your tracks by name and hold
"ctrl" to multi-select.
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scotlad
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 08:28 AM |
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Just delete the entire duplicates list by clicking on the 1st item, holding down shift, and clicking on the last item. Then hit 'delete and they
will all vanish. It will leave the original in your itunes library. then just go to the drop down menu that you slelected 'show
duplicates' in and it'll now say 'show library' or suchlike instead. Select that and there you go.
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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Jasper
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 11:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scotlad
Just delete the entire duplicates list by clicking on the 1st item, holding down shift, and clicking on the last item. Then hit 'delete and they
will all vanish. It will leave the original in your itunes library. then just go to the drop down menu that you slelected 'show
duplicates' in and it'll now say 'show library' or suchlike instead. Select that and there you go.
I thought that deleted both the original and duplicates? Aren't both shown in the iTunes dropdown list for duplicates?
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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scotlad
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 11:27 AM |
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Didn't delete mine. Honest. If in doubt back em up.
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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caber
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 12:00 PM |
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It's a Apple bit of software so by enlarge you can trust it to do what looks like is hapopening on the screen!
Caber
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donut
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| posted on 8/10/07 at 12:30 PM |
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View/show duplicates, then select and delete.
How are you ripping your CD's? If you rip in Windows Media Player iTunes sometimes automatically does a copy and shows it in the list but if you
then import the folder you will then have a copy which is what i do sometimes by mistake.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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