Force iTunes Match to Upload/Match Duplicates?

I didn't have any problem adding duplicates after match was finished. I just right clicked on the duplicate file and added to iCloud.

At this time iTunes Match will identify a track as duplicate even if the tracks appear in two separate albums. Unfortunately, there is no way to force the two tracks to exist together. You can find out more about iTunes Match features reviewed in this iLounge article below:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-secrets-featur es-of-itunes-match/

Wow. A year later and nobody has found a workaround for this problem. My issue is a bit different. I'm constantly recording and mixing new versions of songs in Logic that I need to send out to all of my devices. iTunes Match will leave the songs 'waiting' for a day or more after I try to manually upload them. I guess I'll start putting fake names on the tracks then correcting them after upload - at least until someone posts a solution.

Other than that, iTunes Match is awesome! :-)

Hi Bob,

I have posted a workaround for forcing uploads, and I did address the "Duplicate" message in my post. Please take a look at it and let me know if it answers your questions or gives you a starting point. I've been testing different things with Match and it sure has its quirks. In my experience, I would need to make a change to the metadata (often just changing the album to something slightly different) to get around the endless "Waiting" stage.

Here's my workaround to allow a 'forced upload': https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4544764

Hope it helps!

Nick

Thanks, Nick. Great article and research. Changing the album name worked for me. I'll follow up with further developements if nessa.

Cheers !

This worked for me as well. No extra work necessary.