Auto find tracks not in playlists and delete them?
Is thre any way I can auto find all tracks that are not in any of my playlists and delete them all in one go?
If you have a look at Dougs AppleScripts there is one that will find tracks not in any playlist.
You can use that to create a playlist with them in and then do as you will with them.
Regards,
Colin R.
Message was edited by: Colin Robinson
http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/
Message was edited by: Colin Robinson
http://www.dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scripts01.php?page=1#notinanyplaylist
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