Deleting iTunes Duplicate Songs

Deleting iTunes Duplicate

Duplicate media entries on iTunes is a major problem for iTunes users. For fortunately Apple has provided a script to solve that particular problem, to use of it you just need to do the following simple steps in  that order:

1. Close iTunes if you are currently using it or if you have it open
2. Go to the internet and search for RemoveDeadTracks.txt  web page, right-click on it to download it, and save the page as a  java-script file, make sure you change the file extension to .js. From .txt. So for example, if you use firefox, right-click on the page and choose Save page As”  and rename the file name from RemoveDeadTracks.txt to RemoveDeadTracks.js.
3. Then open Windows Explorer and browse to the file you have downloaded
4. Double click on the file to execute.

The script will automatically open iTunes, and then start searching through and removing any dead links it finds.

There are several not for free software packages that exist that can do this sort of clean up. You can find many of them by doing a simple Google search.

A very simple approach to this problem could be to use the following steps:

1. Copy the iTunes files into a folder on your computer, when it finds a duplicate file, click “yes to all” this basically just deletes every duplicate for you.
2.  Delete all songs on your iTunes.
3.  Move all the songs back to the iTunes folder.

That’s it. A quick simple painless way to rid your music catalog of duplicate.

A simple software Duplicate Finder 2009 will help you to find and remove any duplicate files on your local computer or even the local computer network. This is because your hard disc may have many unnecessary copies of files. This is an easy to use and understand program that not only finds these files, but goes further to allows you to safely remove them from the system, Which will help you reclaim your computer space.

This simple program saves you time and also money with its ability to work even with multiple disks and hard drives at the same time. You simply specify as many drives, disks or network locations to include in your search and the program will find all the duplicates it finds across these locations. This frees you from doing repetitive searches on those different locations.

Duplicate File Finder  is very easy, efficient and safe to use at the same time. You can easily change the comparison parameters, which allows you to specify the files it will show as duplicates. It does the search by comparing the individual files byte by byte or by using the CRC. This allows you to balance between speed an precision. Filters can also be set to limit the searches by either file name, size, date and various attributes. You also have the option to exclude sub folders to speed up the search time.

Duplicate File Finder provides tools for safe deletion of the duplicate files to the recycle bin. You can also save your frequently used searches.