Q: how to delete duplicated songs all at one time?

Windows 8 was my initial thought when I saw the screenshot, but I know that I haven't tested the script with the recycle bin disabled completely. Not really played with Windows 8 much, but recently installed it in boot camp on a Mac mini for my son. I'll have to book some time on it... I also have a vague recollection that some AV software caused another user to get additional confirmation boxes when deleting files which tripped things up for them, however the very blocky graphic hints it might Windows rather than anything else asking the question.

tt2

Hi you can call me a fool but how/where do I download this script and how do I run it?
Thanks, Tom.

This is a link to the page that host my DeDuper script. Download instructions are there (right-click and Save as... usually does it). Double-click the downloaded script to run it and follow the prompts.

If you need more details please ask.

tt2

It worked like a charm on my XP machine, so, with a little moving of files, I have masnaged to consolidate 4 libraries into 1, with no duplicates,  thank you so much, great script!!

You're welcome.

Still haven't had a change to test it myself on Windows 8...

tt2

Hi, i am having an issue with the DeDuper script.  After identifying what tracks need removed, the script tosses out an error

Line : 375

Char: 39

error: object required: 'T'

code: 800a01a8

help?

Hmm, someone else had this issue but we didn't get to the bottom of it before he managed to workaround it and clear up the dupes so I wan't able to work out the cause. Make sure you don't have cloud items visible, Edit > Preferences > Store untick Show iTunes in the coud purchases. And work with either the main Music source or a smart playlist. Regular playlists can have playlist dupes (same iTunes object repeated in the list) which the current build of the script doesn't identify properly. It may help to break down the task by, for example, selecting the dupes for artists beginning with A, then B etc.

tt2

I never have cloud idems vissable, onand i have only been working in the main music folder.  It comes up with the error reguardless of if i select 100 ttracks, or 2.

Weird. I've just downloaded the live version of the script from my site, just to make sure I'm looking at the same thing as you (Version 1.0.1.8 - September 6th 2013), and tested it on a sample of 12 tracks that I created physical, alternate and logical dupes of. The script took the 72 tracks back down to 12 as designed without error.

The Object T is declared on line 350:

Set T=ObjectFromID(ID)

For test purposes I suppose you could change this to:

Set T=ObjectFromID(ID) : MsgBox T.Location,0,Title

just to see if it still fails when it gets to line 375, or now crashes out on line 350.

tt2

If you like i can try that. I am not much one with the coding, what should i use to edit the line? 

<Email Edited by Host>

I'd recommend Notepad++ for editing my scripts. I've emailed the test version to you, but I asked the hosts to remove your email address just to cut down the chances of spam from bots harvesting this site.

tt2

I am not worried aobut it. the email account is almost twenty years old so all the spam places pretty much have it   OK, i will go give it a shot and see if it changes anything.

I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for that script. I had been dreading dealing with those dupes in my library and the script made them a breeze! You're my hero tt2!

You're welcome.

tt2

When I go to the link to http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/scripts.asp the link for deduper takes me to a text file. What steps must I take to make that text file an executable script?