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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / February 2008How do I remove duplicate entries in ITunes?
I have a large collection of classical music by a certain performer I'll call "ArtistX". Abot 30 CD's in all here. The folder structure is: E:\MyMusic\ArtistX\CD1\ E:\MyMusic\ArtistX\CD2\ E:\MyMusic\ArtistX\CD3\.... etc. I wanted to add 4 CD's of his work but instead I made the error when "Adding Folder To Library", of choosing "E:\MyMusic\ArtistX\". SO ITunes added the 4 CD's, plus all of the others that were already loaded in ITunes. Now I have a *boatload* of duplicate track entries in ITunes. How can I tell ITunes to remove the duplicates without having to uninstall and re-install ITunes again? Thanks. In article <4229b61f-593c-4077-9807-64675e0dba66@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > How can I tell ITunes to remove the duplicates without having to > uninstall and re-install ITunes again? first of all, there's no need to uninstall and reinstall. the simplest thing is just delete everything from your itunes library (not the hard drive) and reimport it all. you'll lose ratings and playlists, but that may not be a big deal to you. another possibility is show view options and pick the date that a song is added to the library. then you can sort by that field and delete the ones you just added, and then start over, adding only what you planned to add. als, this is a mac group, and on a mac there are applescripts that can easily find duplicate songs and delete them. :) > In article > <4229b61f-593c-4077-9807-64675e0dba66@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that may not be a big deal to you. > Why not use view->show duplicates and then delete any you want to? >>Why not use view->show duplicates and then delete any you want to?<< This worked...It was greyed out before. Thank you. I appreciate your help. >>> Why not use view->show duplicates and then delete any you want to?<< > > This worked...It was greyed out before. > > Thank you. I appreciate your help. If that doesn't get rid of all of them you could do a search for " 1.mp3", " 2.mp3", and etc. This is what iTunes does if you have a song with the same name from the same album but maybe different content , that you don't really care to have around. It just tacks on those suffixes. I use a better finder rename also, but you can just drag those files to the trash. But you could lose stuff that you might want, who knows... Laters  SignatureAdobe - Preventing the case-sensitive revolution everyday In article <4229b61f-593c-4077-9807-64675e0dba66@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > E:\MyMusic\ArtistX\CD1\ This is a MACINTOSH grou, not a place to talk about iTunes for Windows. SignatureBart: This is the worst day of my life. Homer: This is the worst day of your life SO FAR. >> This is a MACINTOSH grou, not a place to talk about iTunes for Windows.<< That's fine, I can respect that, but then if you have energy to gripe about the **problem** of a windows guy being in a Mac area, can you expound just as much energy to offer a **solution** as to what forum is out here that would cater to the ITunes community in Windows? >>> This is a MACINTOSH grou, not a place to talk about iTunes for Windows.<< > >That's fine, I can respect that, but then if you have energy to gripe >about the **problem** of a windows guy being in a Mac area, can you >expound just as much energy to offer a **solution** as to what forum >is out here that would cater to the ITunes community in Windows? I haven't seen newsgroups for this, but there are quite a few web-based forums. Web based forums are a pain, but appear to be winning this battle. In article <5ee1798d-c33a-435e-aa93-c414f4247ad5@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, > >> This is a MACINTOSH grou, not a place to talk about iTunes for Windows.<< > > That's fine, I can respect that, but then if you have energy to gripe > about the **problem** of a windows guy being in a Mac area, can you > expound just as much energy to offer a **solution** as to what forum > is out here that would cater to the ITunes community in Windows? If I knew about a windows itunes forum, I would have said. Most windows users I know insist on using Winamp. SignatureBart: This is the worst day of my life. Homer: This is the worst day of your life SO FAR. > That's fine, I can respect that, but then if you have energy to gripe > about the **problem** of a windows guy being in a Mac area, can you > expound just as much energy to offer a **solution** as to what forum > is out here that would cater to the ITunes community in Windows Apple itself has one. Signature<http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/musings.cgi> Muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart In article <4229b61f-593c-4077-9807-64675e0dba66@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > How can I tell ITunes to remove the duplicates without having to > uninstall and re-install ITunes again? When viewing your library in iTunes list view, choose View-> Show Duplicates. That's the way the Mac version works anyhow. Signaturem-m >> How can I tell ITunes to remove the duplicates without having to >> uninstall and re-install ITunes again? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >That's the way the Mac version works anyhow. Both versions do that. I created a bunch of duplicates. My duplicates were of a different type, so I was able to create a smart playlist with them - but then I wanted to delete that playlist. What I didn't figure out was to select them all with my right button. When I did that, "Delete" was an option. Both iTunes for Mac and for Windows give options with the right button that aren't otherwise available. Of course, the default configuration for OS-X is to treat both left and right buttons of the Mighty Mouse the same (as primary). > What I didn't figure out was to select them all with my right button. > When I did that, "Delete" was an option. This command-option delete on the Mac. Probably control-alt-backsapce on the PeeC. > Both iTunes for Mac and for Windows give options with the right button > that aren't otherwise available See above. SignatureBart: This is the worst day of my life. Homer: This is the worst day of your life SO FAR. > >> How can I tell ITunes to remove the duplicates without having to > >> uninstall and re-install ITunes again? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Both iTunes for Mac and for Windows give options with the right button > that aren't otherwise available. No, that command is in the iTunes menu bar under Edit > Delete. SignatureNote: Please send all responses to the relevant news group. If you must contact me through e-mail, let me know when you send email to this address so that your email doesn't get eaten by my SPAM filter. JR In article <jollyroger-09224A.18095404022008@70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>, > > >> How can I tell ITunes to remove the duplicates without having to > > >> uninstall and re-install ITunes again? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > No, that command is in the iTunes menu bar under Edit > Delete. You cannot normally delete files out of a playlist without the option key. SignatureBart: This is the worst day of my life. Homer: This is the worst day of your life SO FAR. > In article > <jollyroger-09224A.18095404022008@70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > You cannot normally delete files out of a playlist without the option > key. Option? On mine I need apple+delete. What's so hard about that? SignatureMary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar) You can't reason with someone whose first line of argument is that reason doesn't count. --Isaac Asimov Erilar's Cave Annex: http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo > > In article > > <jollyroger-09224A.18095404022008@70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>, [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Option? On mine I need apple+delete. What's so hard about that? I think you need option in a smart playlist to DELETE the file and not just remove the refrence from the playlist. Or maybe it's Delete ot remove and command-delete to delete? SignatureBart: This is the worst day of my life. Homer: This is the worst day of your life SO FAR. |
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