Can I delete duplicates globally in ITunes?

Can I globally delete duplicates in my ITunes library?

StalkingCrow wrote:
Show duplicates is now under VIEW in iTunes 11.  Just use the drop down menu to select between music, movies, etc.  Then go to view>show duplicates.  Then you can just select all and delete.
But that is precisely what you should not do. iTunes doesn't distinguish between "originals" and "duplicates", you have to decide which is which. If you delete them all you have nothing left.
My DeDuper script automatically removes duplicate copies but keeps one remaining copy of each set. It can also preserve ratings, play counts, playlist membership, etc. which are lost in a manual clean up. Please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping. See this thread for background on deduping and the script.
If you want to manually remove duplicate tracks keep one of each repeated group of files and don't send the others to the recycle bin unless you are sure that there are multiple files on the disc as opposed to multiple entries to the same file. Same advice to backup applies.
tt2

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