Duplicate loops when GarageBand installed

I've noticed in GarageBand that I have many duplicate items in the loops browser. Almost every sample, if not all, is present in the list twice. Soundtrack (and FCE) came preinstalled on my Mac when I bought it from Apple, but I don't use Soundtrack. I rarely use GarageBand. I'd like to get rid of the duplicates to free up space, if possible.
Where are the music loops and sample sounds stored for Soundtrack and GarageBand? Can I easily remove one of the two sets? Is it better to remove the GarageBand-related sounds or the Soundtrack ones?
Thanks.

See here and here for information about the loops provided with both GarageBand and Soundtrack.
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I've noticed in GarageBand that I have many duplicate items in the loops browser. Almost every sample, if not all, is present in the list twice. Soundtrack (and FCE) came preinstalled on my Mac when I bought it from Apple, but I don't use Soundtrack. I rarely use GarageBand. I'd like to get rid of the duplicates to free up space, if possible.
Where are the music loops and sample sounds stored for Soundtrack and GarageBand? Can I easily remove one of the two sets? Is it better to remove the GarageBand-related sounds or the Soundtrack ones?
Thanks.

See here and here for information about the loops provided with both GarageBand and Soundtrack.
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Duplicate loops in GarageBand 11

My GB Loop Browser shows duplicate loops, I would like to remove the duplicates. Not sure how or where.
I know it's been asked many times but I can't find a GB11 specific solution. Previous versions of GB appear to store Apple Loops in different locations.
Much appreciated
AB

No, the loops have been stored in the same place for years: HD/Library/Audio/Apple Loops.
The first thing you should do is find out if you actually have duplicates in that folder. If yes, clean up so you have only one copy of each loop.
The next thing is to quit GB and delete the Loop Index (also in the Audio folder). When you start up GB now, it should come with no loops. Drag your cleaned-up Loops folder onto the Loop Browser for re-indexing.

Installed Jam Pack but see no new loops in Garageband loop browser. Why not?

I successfully installed Jam Pack but don't see new loops in Garageband loop browser. Is there some extra step I'm supposed to do? Before, I had about 57 Rock/Blues loops, and I still have just that. I had 14 instruments under All Drums, and guess what? Still only 14.
I know the install completed successfully - it said so, anyway.
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Have you filters set on the Loop Browser? Make sure the GarageBand Preference "Loops > Keyword Browsing > Filter for more relevant content" is off. Otherwise you will see a fraction of the available loops.
To see, if the JamPack has been installed, set the pop-up meu at the top of the Loop Browser to "Rhythm Section". Is that available?
Did you reindex your Loops after installing the Jam Pack? And did you restart the Mac? In Mt. Lion only restarting a Mac will ensure, that an application is not resumed from a cache, when you launch it again.Restarting the Mac will terminate GarageBand for sure.
If restarting the Mac does not make the JamPack Loops show, rebuild the Loop index. See: Rebuilding the Loop Index in GarageBand 6 or earlier - Apple Support

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Whenever I try and save a loop in Garageband 08' on my Macbook Pro. I get an error -47.
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Can I use 3rd party instruments/plug-ins/loops with Garageband '11 running OS X 10.6.8? and how do I install?

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How do you delete Duplicate loops from AMG (third party loops)?

I bought two packages from AMG but after installing them in GarageBand I noticed that some of their loops appear twice in the loop browser. I guess there was a copy of each of these loops in both AMG packages. I've tried playing some of them - just to make sure they're really copies of each other and they sound exactly the same. There are not many of these duplicate loops but they are scattered throughout the different categories in the loop browser.
Is there a way to just delete each duplicate as I come across it in the loop browser or do I have to do something else to get rid of the duplicates?
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I guess it will remain a mystery that I will have to live with unless someone can give me a clue as to where GarageBand is putting these loops or doing to these loops (like re-naming them something else) after I install them.
When I drop in new loops the computer does give me a message that says it's putting them in the Apple Loops folder but when I look in that folder the loops that I just installed are not there. When I search for them using a Smart Folder or Spotlight or 'command F" they don't show up. I also tried searching for individual loops with the "AMG" in the front of the name of the loop and without the "AMG" in the front of the name of the loop and they still don't show up in any of the searches - yet they are there in GarageBand ready to use.
I just don't know.
Thanks everyone for trying to help me. I appreciate your time and effort.
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Greyed out loops in Garageband 11?

I installed GB11 from the Mountain Lion's Appstore and not from an iLife DVD. It required an update for the loops and most of them downloaded but there are still some greyed out buttons.
Here's a pic: http://imgur.com/5OgugCL
All the support pages and discussions gave me zero help thus far. I even tried downloading an update right from Apple's Garageband support pages for version 6.0.5, but that's apparently only for those who have installed via DVD. Solutions anyone? Please and thanks!

Contrary to the above response, it is NOT normal, and the grayed out loops are not supposed to be grayed out. It is not because you don't own Jam Packs and have them installed; the missing loops are not Jam Pack content.
The missing loops do belong in GarageBand '11, and have to be downloaded from Apple and installed into GB. The problem is, GB is broken in this respect, and it will not download the loops, and the App Store will also not update the loops. GarageBand will say it is downloading them in Software Update, but it will not do so.
I called AppleCare about this, and it took a couple tries, but we got it solved. It's complicated to do so.
It is, the support person said, the one thing broken in GB '11. Anyway, here's the procedure that worked to get them to install. (Hope I'm not giving up any state secrets here; they didn't swear me to secrecy and others do have the problem.)
First thing to do is go to GarageBand and make it go through its fakeout cycle telling you it's updating the loops. Click on any gray loop's download arrow, and tell it to download it now. It'll open App Store, and that won't download anything, and it'll all fail. Quit App Store and GarageBand.
Next, you need an administrator login user. I created one, called "apple" -- do this in the Users & Groups panel in System Preferences. (You do need admin privileges to do this; you may already have them in your own login, and thus not need to create an administrator login.) Gave it an easy password. Then, with Fast User Switching, I logged in as the administrator "apple."
It'll take a few minutes for your machine to set up this new user, so be patient until it's all logged in. (The mouse will be slow. You can change that in System Preferences Mouse panel if you want to.)
Now, open a Terminal window. Fastest way to do this: Spotlight (Cmd-Space), type in "terminal" and hit Return key once Terminal is highlighted in the Spotlight list.
Let Terminal get all set up, with a cursor available.
You'll see something very like:
Last login: Sat Jun 29 18:55:22 on console
ComputerName:~ apple$
At the cursor prompt, type:
sudo softwareupdate --list
Hit Return. Now you'll see:
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
Type in the password you created, and hit Return. Now you should see:
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2010 Apple
Software Update found the following new or updated software:
   * GBExtraContent-1.0
    GarageBand Instruments and Apple Loops (1.0), 1170290K [recommended]
Select and then copy (cmd-C) the GBExtraContent-1.0
Now, type at the ComputerName:~ apple$ prompt:
sudo softwareupdate --install GBExtraContent-1.0
Now, you'll see the update take place. It'll look like this:
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2010 Apple
Downloading GarageBand Instruments and Apple Loops
   104 KB of 1.2 GB
   1 MB of 1.2 GB — About 14 minutes
   2.5 MB of 1.2 GB — About 10 minutes
   4.1 MB of 1.2 GB — About 8 minutes
   6.1 MB of 1.2 GB — About 7 minutes
[This will continue until it's all downloaded.]
What you're seeing in that counting of GB and minutes is the countdown of the download and the install time. Let it run until it completes.
Give it a couple minutes to complete installing, and then start GarageBand in the admin login. It will take some time for GB to start up, because it's the first startup for this user. Several minutes.
Once it has completed (it takes a while, as I said), go to the Loop Browser. They should all be there, no gray.
Quit GB and go to your normal User and start GB there. The loops should all be present. If not, quit it and restart it. Now they should all be there.
At least, this worked for me this way.

Unable to download Additional Loops For Garageband Ctrl R Does Not Work

I am unable to download the additonal loops for Garageband on my iMac Purchased New Spring 2013.
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Uninstalled Garage Band.
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I have now recently downloaded 10.0.2 which is confusing in itself, as, as far as I can ascertain that is actually version 11, but I'm not even sure about that.
Version 10.0.2 is the newest version and the successor to GarageBand '11 (version 6.0.5).
The '11 is referring to the iLife '11 suit of multimedia application - the older GarageBand was a part of this bundle.
Have a look at Edgar's graphical enhanced manuals, the explain very detailed how things work and why. You can buy them as iBooks from the iBook store or directly from the page:
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