Create a new library out of a huge mess?

I was looking at the iTunes library that my wife has on her PC which is made up of a few hundred tracks all of which she has on her machine & all of which were copied from her CD's & thus don't have any DRM problems associated with them.
Her file is a mess what with artists names spelled incorrectly, tracks from one album sometimes being displayed as coming from 2 different albums etc. I know that it would take a long time to correct all of the errors so I'm looking for an easier way.
What would happen if I were to delete her old library & start a new one then Just tell the program to search for MP3 file only in locations that I nominate or else just do a cut from the same locations & then just paste the tracks into automatically add track to library folder. Would this work, or would I just end up in the same place again? Would doing this cause other problems like loosing cover art etc?Create a new library out of a mess
Any other ideas?

I had the same problem for a few days... really really annoying. I did three things and ONE of them fixed the problem.
1. I created a new event. added video to the event. right clicked on the video and clicked add to timeline. this allowed me to edit and export, but it did not save my project because there was no project.
2. I moved final cut studio to the trash (I did not have 7, I had final cut pro 6)
3. there are THREE places to create a new project. I tried 2 of them a hundred times... but when I tried the third hidden one, it worked.
a. under file... no good
b. the big "create new project button.... nope
c. in the very lower left... there is a picture of a reel of tape... clicked that, and everything worked.
it is actually the "show the project library" button.
Go into the library, right click, and select create new project. NOW A, B, and C all work

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Can i import "all images" into iphoto to create a new library?

somehow about 4000 photos out of 10000 disappeared when I moved to the newest iphoto and attached my external hard drive with the old iphoto library to it and switched between libraries using alt to open it. i was unable to get iphoto to see the missing 4000 even though they were in all images.
i went to all images on the new mac and dragged it into iphoto and created a new library.
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i am trying to understand why so many of my photos in the library seem to be just faces
Because you imported the face thumbnails into iPhoto as noted several times
As My first post explained
All images is just that - a list of all images on your computer - all photos (two or three versions of each in iPhoto), the faces thumbnails, and probably icons and other images that have nothing to do with iPhoto
No bug - simply user error
Yes you can create a new library from the photos in the masters folder
But first try to rebuild the database again - if that does not work this time download iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - and use it's rebuild command and see how it does - that will create a totally new liberary leaving your existing one untouched so you can go back to it if needed
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Creating a new library

I have a question about creating a new library by holding the shift button and starting iTunes. What exactly does this do?
What I’m hoping will happen is that it will allow me to remap the location of my iTunes music folder without actually creating a new folder of music.
I have a hard drive connected to a router and can access and stream my music wirelessly. I want to sync via a wired connection but my computer recognizes the drive as a Z drive wirelessly and an F drive wired.
If I create a new library by the shift start method can I just set my location for the F drive in the advance setting and use that drive to sync my iPod and then go back to the other library for streaming wirelessly? Without creating a new music file?
I have over 300 gigs of music and basically don’t want a duplicate 300 gig file on my external drive. I just want to be able to setup iTunes so I can select which path I use to get to the same music folder….I think this is done via creating a new library.
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You can have as many library files as you want and have them point to the same files.
Just make sure the copy when adding to itunes library is turned OFF.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA26579
It says itunes 3 and 4 but still works in itunes 8.
Also - when using multiple libraries, the itunes preferences never change. So make sure you have the path for the itunes library set correctly right after you open a different library. I wish apple would have an options to let preferences be different for different library files.

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I want to create a new library on my computer from the music on my iPod, but I can't figure it out! When I originally downloaded iTunes 10, it updated to a previous library. I can't get my playlists to update to my computer. AGH! Please help!

I think youre pasting it where the Red arrow is, highlight the Blue arrow one & paste there...
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Can't Create a NEW LIBRARY

I'm trying to create a new library to do some maintenance on certain files (I'll spare you the details as to WHY).
I can't figure out how to create a new library.
I've tried holding the SHIFT key when starting iTunes per the instructions here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/8.0/en/15502.html
and here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
No matter how I start iTunes I get the same result - it just opens normally without the desired dialog box asking if I want to create a new library. I've tried starting it from the desktop icon, the start menu (both pinned and via "All Programs > iTunes"). I've tried using both the mouse and the keyboard (Enter).
Is this some bug I've run into or am I just not trying it during the right phase of the moon. Sometimes iTunes is just so hard to use and figure out! (Who'd ever have thought you'd have to hold SHIFT when launching? It should just be File > New Library or something that is at least VISIBLE.)

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Go to My Docs > My music
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I fear I may have deleted ALL my photos!!! When opening iPhoto it stated that the photos were damaged. By creating a new photo library, I now cannot find the old photos in the Pictures file. I think I really screwed up!!!

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I am unable to upload photos/albums to facebook. I used to be able to until I mistakenly created a new library. I was able to revert back to my library that contains my photo's but now it won't upload to facebook. It will to flickr. I have rebuilt the library cache and permissions. I have unlocked the permissions. I keep encountering the error "Please try again later". It's been 5 days. There is no fix on this issue ANYWHERE! I can upload from my desktop. Please help.
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My laptop (macbook air) asked me which library I wanted to open iphoto with but there were no options of libraries to open it with - I had to create a new library and all of my photos were gone.

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With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
what version of iPhoto are you using?
what system version are you running?
what fixes have you tried?
have you found where is your original library is located? Is there both an Old Masters and Masters folder in it?
did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
how much free space on your boot drive? It's strongly recommended to maintain a minimum of 10-15 GB of free space for optimal system and application performance.

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TD

How do I import folders from one library to another? My original library has become to large and I want to split it. There is not enough memory to select all the folders I want to move to create a new library.

I also created a new library and tried file-import but cannot see / access any files in the original aperture library with that command.

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What version of iPhoto?
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