MUSIC FILES ARE DUPLICATES OF THE SAME SONG?

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MUSIC FILES ARE DUPLICATES OF THE SAME SONG?

Go Go Gadget Gospel	2:19	Gnarls Barkley	Afro-Punk Mix	Other	9/2/2010 4:35 PM
Go It Alone	4:11	Beck	Guero	Alternative	9/2/2010 4:35 PM
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face	3:13	Mark Ronson	Version	Hip-Hop	4/8/2012 8:09 PM
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	2:17	Bing Crosby	White Christmas [Delta]	Vocal	9/2/2010 4:35 PM
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	2:17	Bing Crosby	White Christmas [Delta]	Vocal	4/8/2012 8:09 PM
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	2:17	Bing Crosby	White Christmas [Delta]	Vocal	4/8/2012 8:18 PM
Going On	2:55	Gnarls Barkley	The Odd Couple	Hip-Hop	9/2/2010 4:35 PM
Going On	2:55	Gnarls Barkley	The Odd Couple	Hip-Hop	4/8/2012 8:09 PM
Gone	2:10	Jack Johnson	On and On	Other	9/2/2010 4:35 PM
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)	3:34	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Raising Sand	Rock	6	4/11/2012 9:20 AM	9/2/2010 4:34 PM
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)	3:34	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Raising Sand	Rock	4/3/2011 11:27 AM
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)	3:34	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Raising Sand	Rock	4/8/2012 8:09 PM
Good Christian Men, Rejoice	2:52	Cliffton, Bobby Orchestra/The International Childrens' Choir	Frosty the Snowman	Children	9/2/2010 4:35 PM
Good Christian Men, Rejoice	2:52	Cliffton, Bobby Orchestra/The International Childrens' Choir	Frosty the Snowman	Children	10/12/2010 11:15 AM	9/2/2010 4:46 PM
Good Christian Men, Rejoice	2:52	Cliffton, Bobby Orchestra/The International Childrens' Choir	Frosty the Snowman	Children	4/8/2012 8:09 PM
Good Christian Men, Rejoice	2:52	Cliffton, Bobby Orchestra/The International Childrens' Choir	Frosty the Snowman	Children	4/8/2012 8:53 PM

See what I mean. My music is too large because of so many songs being dulicated.

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Posted on May 5, 2012 9:19 AM

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Answer 1

wiclee

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May 5, 2012 9:27 AM in response to rahmbo

Refer to this article:

How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905

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turingtest2

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May 5, 2012 9:56 AM in response to rahmbo

I've written a script called DeDuper which can remove unwanted duplicates automatically. In addition to making sure your library ends up with a single copy of each duplicated track it also merges playcounts & ratings and ensures the remaining songs become connected to any playlists that the duplicates were part of.

See this thread for background where I discuss the different types of duplicates, the manual approach to removing them, and the thinking behind the genesis of the script.

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