removing duplicates from iTunes library

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removing duplicates from iTunes library

Hi,

is there a good, hopefully free, program out there that automatically removes duplicates from the iTunes Library?

Cheer,s

Noah

MBP Duo Core II (Z0EC) 2GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jul 19, 2008 2:24 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 19, 2008 3:10 PM in response to Noah Wallach

iTunes has a way of displaying duplicates.

Open iTunes.
Select Music Library
Under the "View" menu, select "Show Duplicates"

It doesn't remove anything, but shows you what is there. You can then decide what you want to delete.

I usually mark all my dupes within a grouping, then I go over them with a fine tooth comb. Sometimes the de-dupe feature of iTunes catches things that really aren't dupes, such as a live version vs a studio version vs a bootleg version, etc.

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Answer 2

Noah Wallach Author

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Jul 19, 2008 3:13 PM in response to Ron Yochum

not the answer I was looking for.

I have over 50,000 listings in my iTunes library.

I was looking for something automatic I found iDupe with google. that seems to do the trick.

Cheers,

Noah

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