I want to delete all the songs with broken links at once

I lost a file with a lot of songs on it and it can't be retrieved. How can I delete all the song titles with broken links at once without having to delete 500 songs one at a time?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.1, no details

Posted on May 29, 2014 1:57 PM

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May 29, 2014 3:24 PM in response to denns7

One way to identify the broken links in your library is to create this set of playlists:


Lost & Found playlists

Create a playlist called Found, select everything in Music and drag it into the Found playlist. Create a smart playlist called Lost matching All the rules Playlist is Music and Playlist is not Found. Your lost tracks will be in this playlist. They can be deleted with CTRL+A then SHIFT+DELETE.


Or use iTunes Folder Watch and enable its option to check for dead tracks on startup.


If you have any Apple devices that could hold the lost media see this user tip.


Finally, while I'm handing out advice, see this backup tip to avoid this problem again.


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