Duplicate tracks - easy way to delete?

Lindat · Mar 17, 2010, 06:36 PM

Hi,
I don't know how it happened, but when I was syncing, a whole load of tracks were duplicated on my ipod. I have the old 60gb ipod, not the touch. Is there an easy way to ask I-tunes to delete duplicate tracks without me having to pick out every other track and manually delete it? I have already lost some tracks by doing this. It is such a laborious task!!! Any quick tips hugely appreciated.

miles01110 · Mar 17, 2010, 07:36 PM

Google "dougscripts iTunes"- there are several "duplicate remover" scripts there.

Lindat · Mar 18, 2010, 03:11 AM

OK. I will go and check that out. Thanks. I realised last night after I'd posted the first message that I made an error. They didn't duplicate on my ipod, they duplicated on my actual pc for some reason. I want to remove them before I sync up. I don't know why I wrote it the other way round last night. I presume this program you have mentioned will also delete them from your pc if they are duplicated? Thanks again.

sneakyzeal · Mar 20, 2010, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindat

OK. I will go and check that out. Thanks. I realised last night after I'd posted the first message that I made an error. They didn't duplicate on my ipod, they duplicated on my actual pc for some reason. I want to remove them before I sync up. I don't know why I wrote it the other way round last night. I presume this program you have mentioned will also delete them from your pc if they are duplicated? Thanks again.

If you go Menu > Show Duplicates it should show you all your double ups.

Hope this helps!

GGJstudios · 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lindat

... I presume this program you have mentioned will also delete them from your pc if they are duplicated? Thanks again.

If you're talking about a Windows PC, then no. Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes are Mac-only, as they use AppleScript, which doesn't run on Windows. This is why it's important that you give as much information as you can when asking for help. This being a Mac forum, the assumption is that you're running iTunes on a Mac, unless you say otherwise.

CJS7070 · Mar 20, 2010, 02:10 AM

If you're on a Mac, in iTunes hold down Option and click File > Show Exact Duplicates.

GGJstudios · Mar 20, 2010, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneakyzeal

If you go Menu > Show Duplicates it should show you all your double ups.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJS7070

If you're on a Mac, in iTunes hold down Option and click File > Show Exact Duplicates.

The OP is looking for a way to automatically delete duplicates, not show duplicates:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lindat

... Is there an easy way to ask I-tunes to delete duplicate tracks without me having to pick out every other track and manually delete it?

CJS7070 · Mar 20, 2010, 02:13 AM

Yes, but once you have all duplicates shown, you can easily select and delete them.

EDIT: Nevermind, I see that now. I wasn't sure if he meant pick out from the Show Duplicates screen, or from the main library screen.

GGJstudios · Mar 20, 2010, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJS7070

Yes, but once you have all duplicates shown, you can easily select and delete them.

Again, that's manual deletion, which the OP is trying to avoid. They're looking for an automated method.

Mar 17, 2010, 06:36 PM	#1
Lindat macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	Duplicate tracks - easy way to delete? Hi, I don't know how it happened, but when I was syncing, a whole load of tracks were duplicated on my ipod. I have the old 60gb ipod, not the touch. Is there an easy way to ask I-tunes to delete duplicate tracks without me having to pick out every other track and manually delete it? I have already lost some tracks by doing this. It is such a laborious task!!! Any quick tips hugely appreciated.
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miles01110 macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Ivory Tower (I'm not coming down)	Google "dougscripts iTunes"- there are several "duplicate remover" scripts there. __________________ Got a problem? Check here first.
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Mar 20, 2010, 02:10 AM	#6
CJS7070 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago, IL	If you're on a Mac, in iTunes hold down Option and click File > Show Exact Duplicates. __________________ ~Calvin 2x3.2ghZ Octo-core Mac Pro \| 15" 2011 MacBook Pro \| 32GB iPhone 4 \| 4th Gen 32GB iPod touch \| 16GB iPad 2
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Mar 20, 2010, 02:13 AM	#8
CJS7070 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago, IL	Yes, but once you have all duplicates shown, you can easily select and delete them. EDIT: Nevermind, I see that now. I wasn't sure if he meant pick out from the Show Duplicates screen, or from the main library screen. __________________ ~Calvin 2x3.2ghZ Octo-core Mac Pro \| 15" 2011 MacBook Pro \| 32GB iPhone 4 \| 4th Gen 32GB iPod touch \| 16GB iPad 2
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Mar 18, 2010, 03:11 AM	#3
Lindat Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	OK. I will go and check that out. Thanks. I realised last night after I'd posted the first message that I made an error. They didn't duplicate on my ipod, they duplicated on my actual pc for some reason. I want to remove them before I sync up. I don't know why I wrote it the other way round last night. I presume this program you have mentioned will also delete them from your pc if they are duplicated? Thanks again.
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