too many duplicate tracks!

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  1. whyrichard, Sep 30, 2006

    whyrichard macrumors 68000

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    hi guys,

    i have way too many duplicate tracks in my itunes library. of 8500 tracks there are about 900 duplicates.... need to get rid of 450 of them! and i refuse to do so manually!



    .... how best to remove a bunch of duplicate tracks, reliably, easily, quickly, without manually clicking 450 tracks? on a windows pc?


    thanks,


    r.
     
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  2. GimmeSlack12, Sep 30, 2006

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    On a PC? I am not too sure, but in iTunes under the View Menu there is "Show Duplicates". Now this means it shows duplicate song titles and not *actual* duplicates (in case you have a song from a live album and a real album). So you will still have to keep an eye on what you delete.
     
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  3. f41dh1, Sep 30, 2006

    f41dh1 macrumors newbie

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    I used to be a PC user and now I am Mac user..
    the iTunes functions are the same for both PC & Mac..
    click View -> Show Duplicates...
    but you have to be careful, because the iTunes only shows the tracks that have the same title/artist...
    you still need to check whether the tracks are from the same album or not..
     
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  4. whyrichard, Oct 5, 2006

    whyrichard thread starter macrumors 68000

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    yeah, i know of the function in itunes that shows duplicates... and i realize you gotta be careful about what you delete....


    ... but my miff is that when you organize by song, and you have two of each song.... i wish you could easily choose EVERY OTHER ONE instead of having to click... skip... click... skip....


    ---do i miss something?


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