lgldsr712

Q: Delete duplicates from iPod ONLY

I have a 6th Gen iPod with many duplicates on it. How can I delete these from the iPod and not my Music Library on the PC?

 

I also like to replace the Library with what's on the iPod but a warning is received saying that if I proceed the music on the iPod will be replaced with music from the Library. I'd like to do just the opposite. (Delete music in Library and replace with what's on iPod).

 

iTunes is v12.x. O/S: Windows-10 Pro.

 

Thank you!

Windows 10

Posted on Jul 17, 2016 4:32 AM

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 17, 2016 5:22 AM in response to lgldsr712
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    Jul 17, 2016 5:22 AM in response to lgldsr712
    lgldsr712 wrote:

    I have a 6th Gen iPod with many duplicates on it. How can I delete these from the iPod and not my Music Library on the PC?

     

    Carefully. I have a tool called DeDuper for cleaning up in iTunes which not only cleans up duplicates but also consolidates ratings, play counts and playlist membership. It isn't designed to work directly on an iDevice.

     

    I also like to replace the Library with what's on the iPod but a warning is received saying that if I proceed the music on the iPod will be replaced with music from the Library. I'd like to do just the opposite. (Delete music in Library and replace with what's on iPod).

     

    See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for advice on extracting all of your media from the device. Once you have everything you can dedupe, then wipe the device and sync it with selected playlists from the updated library.

     

    tt2

  • by lgldsr712,

    lgldsr712 lgldsr712 Jul 19, 2016 2:29 AM in response to lgldsr712
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    Jul 19, 2016 2:29 AM in response to lgldsr712

    Thanks for answering and I apologize for the late reply. It would appear that those scripts are for deleting duplicates within the Library on the PC, not on iPod. Or am I misunderstanding?

     

    Many thanks.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 19, 2016 7:12 AM in response to lgldsr712
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    Jul 19, 2016 7:12 AM in response to lgldsr712

    Yes, I could probably tweak the DeDuper script so that some of its features could work on a manually managed iPod, but it is much safer to run it against a fully backed up iTunes library. My recommendation would be that you extract what is currently on the device into your iTunes Library, backup, then dedupe, refresh the backup once you're happy that nothing too radical has occurred, then restore the device and sync it with selected playlists from the updated and deduped library.

     

    tt2

  • by lgldsr712,

    lgldsr712 lgldsr712 Jul 19, 2016 11:50 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Jul 19, 2016 11:50 PM in response to turingtest2

    Again, a sincere thanks.

     

    What's the best way to extract the music from the iPod? This is a Windows PC.

     

    Thanks!

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Jul 20, 2016 12:27 AM in response to lgldsr712
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    Jul 20, 2016 12:27 AM in response to lgldsr712

    Try the free iFunBox computer app

    http://i-funbox.com/

  • by lgldsr712,

    lgldsr712 lgldsr712 Jul 20, 2016 12:50 AM in response to lllaass
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    Jul 20, 2016 12:50 AM in response to lllaass

    Does the i-Funbox download contain, in whole or in part, any 'bundled' software? Adware? Few things in life are free and I'd rather err on the side of caution.

     

    Thank you.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Jul 20, 2016 12:56 AM in response to lgldsr712
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    Jul 20, 2016 12:56 AM in response to lgldsr712

    I did not get any when I download and used that app on my PC

  • by lgldsr712,

    lgldsr712 lgldsr712 Jul 20, 2016 1:10 AM in response to lllaass
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:10 AM in response to lllaass

    Thanks, appreciate the input.