Q: Duplicates in iTunes folder on Finder?
So, yesterday, I reinstalled the OS because my computer was having problems and running out of space, transferring over nothing other than the iPhoto, iTunes, and a couple of other apps. I used an external drive to hold those files. Then, I moved the iTunes library to the right location under Users>Music. Before I reinstalled the OS, I consolidated the iTunes LIbrary so everything would be in one folder. This causes duplicates of many songs and files, as they all had to be duplicated and moved to the right folder in Finder, for an easier time moving the files to the drive. I didn't care about duplicates because I would be using a new machine. So, I let everything transfer. Everything went right. Except, now when I go to User>Music>iTunes, I have all my songs under iTunes Media folder which is User>Music>iTunes>iTunes Media, and all my songs also in the Music folder in User>Music>iTunes>Music. Are these all duplicates, and if so, which is safe to delete? Laslty, I have music in "All My Files" too and it has about 3,000 more files than the iTunes LIbrary does, so there are duplicates there. But I don't think those music files are even supposed to be in "All My Files," They should be in the iTunes folder. Can anyone help with getting rid of those duplicates? I'm on a mid-2010 13'' Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion.
Thank you very much for your help,
Phillip
MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
Posted on Aug 8, 2013 6:18 AM
Community Specialists
Hello Phillip,
If you consolidated the files in iTunes, then yes, the location for all the music is iTunes Media folder. I would double check and get info on some of the files in iTunes to makes sure that is where the files are located.
iTunes: Understanding iTunes Media Organization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847
Where are my iTunes files located?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1391
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Regards,
-Norm G.
Posted on Aug 10, 2013 9:17 AM