Duplicates in i tunes

I just imported my library from another computer and I got multiple copies of each song. All of the duplictes had a ! in the margin. Is there a way to delete all of these duplicates in my library at once or do I need to spend hours deleting them one at a time?
Thanks
Scot

slackerbabe,
‘Refresh/Rebuild’ Your iTunes Library
If you changed your music locations by hand (not allowing iTunes to manage the move), want to remove duplicate song references, or just have confused iTunes too much, these steps will re-initialize your Library for you. Read it completely through and do the small trial run prior to implementing the whole thing:
First, make sure that iTunes is correctly looking in the right Folder for your song files.
--- Make sure you know the current location of your music files (best to confirm this)
--- In iTunes choose: Edit==>Preferences==>’Advanced/General’ tab
--- Select 'Change' and browse to the music folder in your PC drive (if it isn’t already)
--- Click OK to save that setting
-- In iTunes: Edit==>Preferences==>’Advanced/General’ tab.
---- Make sure that the 'Keep iTunes Music folder organized’ box is checked (if you want iTunes to organize your folder structure)
---- Also, that the ‘Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library’ box is unchecked
-- Click ’OK’ to accept and close the Preferences dialogue box.
-- Single click on the "Library" in the Source Pane
-- Single click first track in the Library
-- Select all songs (any one of several ways)
-- Delete – or select ‘Clear’ (yes, delete them all)
There will be 2 dialog boxes that pop up (one at a time). The first one asks ‘Are you sure you want to remove the selected items from the list?’ The second asks if you want the files moved to Recycle Bin or to keep them in the iTunes folder. You DO NOT want to send the files to the recycle bin, so select ‘Keep Files’. This will only delete the song reference links (both valid and broken). It will not delete the actual music files on your hard drive.
IMPORTANT:
Perform a small test of this prior to doing it en mass. If you do not receive both dialogue boxes, then stop and see this link prior to continuing. You will need to reset your iTunes preferences and also retrieve the ‘deletion test’ song files from the Recycle Bin. Scott P.: My Source List is missing (or, resetting the prefs)
Also note: 'Deleting and Restoring' the song references will reset the Play Count, Ratings, Date Added, Last Played, Ratings, and EQ attributes (there may be a few others). It will remove all song references from any Static Playlists you have. Also, any Smart Playlists that depend on any of the aforementioned attributes will be impacted. This may be a small price to pay to recover your Library -- or not.... You can ‘Export’ your Playlists to an XML file for ‘Importing’ after the refresh. This can restore your static playlists. The export only saves the song info, not the underlying music files. Of course, exporting your playlists is to be done before you delete any song references within iTunes.
Once your song references are removed from iTunes, this is how to get them back:
1 - In iTunes: File==>Add Folder to Library
2 - Browse to your main iTunes folder and select it
3 - For multiple music file locations, repeat 1 & 2
Depending on how small/large your music library is, the speed of your computer and your amount of RAM, this could take a few minutes to a few hours.
Your library should now be back to normal.

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tt2

How to tune the follwoing procedure?

create or replace procedure sample(verror_msg in out varchar2,
vbrn_num in tb_branches.brn_num%type) is
ltext1 varchar2(500);
ltext2 varchar2(500);
ltable_name varchar2(50);
lcolumn_name varchar2(50);
ldata_type varchar2(50);
lold_rcn_num number;
lnew_rcn_num number;
lvalue varchar2(50);
lunit_type char(1);
lsql_stmt1 varchar2(500);
lstring varchar2(500);
lcol varchar2(10);
lstart_time VARCHAR2(100);
lend_time VARCHAR2(100);
lcommit VARCHAR2(10) := 'COMMIT;';
lfile_handle1 utl_file.file_type;
lfile_handle2 utl_file.file_type;
lfile_handle3 utl_file.file_type;
lfile_handle4 utl_file.file_type;
lfile_name1 VARCHAR2(50) := 'RCN_UPDATE_STMTS_' || vbrn_num || '.SQL';
lfile_name2 VARCHAR2(50) := 'RCNSUCCESS_' || vbrn_num || '.TXT';
lfile_name3 VARCHAR2(50) := 'RCNFAIL_' || vbrn_num || '.TXT';
lfile_name4 VARCHAR2(50) := 'RCNERROR_' || vbrn_num || '.TXT';
ldirectory_name VARCHAR2(100);
ldirectory_path VARCHAR2(100);
lspool_on VARCHAR2(100);
lspool_off VARCHAR2(100);
TYPE ref_cur IS REF CURSOR;
cur_tab_cols ref_cur;
cursor c1 is
SELECT TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE
FROM USER_TAB_COLS
WHERE TABLE_NAME NOT LIKE 'TB_CONV%'
and TABLE_NAME LIKE 'TB_%'
AND COLUMN_NAME LIKE '%RCN%'
UNION
SELECT TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE
FROM USER_TAB_COLS
WHERE TABLE_NAME in ('TB_UNITCODES', 'TB_HIST_UNITCODES')
AND COLUMN_NAME = 'UNIT_CODE'
order by table_name;
BEGIN
verror_msg := nvl(verror_msg, 0);
begin
SELECT DISTINCT directory_path, directory_name
INTO ldirectory_path, ldirectory_name
FROM tb_conv_path
WHERE brn_num = vbrn_num;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
SP_CO_RAISEERROR('00SY00402', 'F', 'T');
WHEN others THEN
SP_CO_RAISEERROR('00SY00401X', 'F', 'T');
END;
lfile_handle1 := utl_file.fopen(ldirectory_name, lfile_name1, 'W', 32767);
lfile_handle2 := utl_file.fopen(ldirectory_name, lfile_name2, 'W', 32767);
lfile_handle3 := utl_file.fopen(ldirectory_name, lfile_name3, 'W', 32767);
lfile_handle4 := utl_file.fopen(ldirectory_name, lfile_name4, 'W', 32767);
SELECT 'SPOOL ' || ldirectory_path || '/LOG_' || lfile_name1
INTO lspool_on
FROM dual;
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lspool_on);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 1);
select 'EXEC SP_CONV_START_TIMELOG(' || '''' || 'LOG_' || lfile_name1 || '''' || ',' ||
vbrn_num || ');'
into lstart_time
from dual;
UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(lfile_handle1, lstart_time);
UTL_FILE.NEW_LINE(lfile_handle1, 1);
open C1;
loop
Fetch C1
into ltable_name, lcolumn_name, ldata_type;
Exit When C1%notFound;
lsql_stmt1 := 'select column_name from user_tab_columns where table_name =' || '''' ||
ltable_name || '''' ||
' AND column_name in (''BRN_NUM'',''BRANCH'',''BRANCH_NUMBER'')';
begin
execute immediate lsql_stmt1
into lcol;
exception
when no_data_found then
lcol := null;
end;
if lcol is not null then
if ltable_name in ('TB_UNITCODES', 'TB_HIST_UNITCODES') then
ltext2 := 'select distinct ' || lcolumn_name || ' from ' ||
ltable_name ||
' a, (select distinct new_rcn_num col from tb_conv_rcn_mapping where brn_num = ' ||
vbrn_num || ') b where a.' || lcolumn_name ||
' = b.col(+) and b.col is null and a.' || lcolumn_name ||
' is not null and ' || lcol || ' = ' || vbrn_num ||
' and a.unit_type=''9''';
else
ltext2 := 'select distinct ' || lcolumn_name || ' from ' ||
ltable_name ||
' a, (select distinct new_rcn_num col from tb_conv_rcn_mapping where brn_num = ' ||
vbrn_num || ') b where a.' || lcolumn_name ||
' = b.col(+) and b.col is null and a.' || lcolumn_name ||
' is not null and ' || lcol || ' = ' || vbrn_num;
end if;
OPEN cur_tab_cols FOR ltext2;
loop
fetch cur_tab_cols
into lvalue;
exit when cur_tab_cols%notfound;
begin
IF VBRN_NUM IN (21, 6, 7, 8) THEN Commented during NAP HK SIT cycle1
SELECT DISTINCT NEW_RCN_NUM, OLD_RCN_NUM
INTO LNEW_RCN_NUM, LOLD_RCN_NUM
FROM TB_CONV_RCN_MAPPING
WHERE OLD_RCN_NUM = LVALUE
AND BRN_NUM = VBRN_NUM;
/* ELSE
SELECT DISTINCT NEW_RCN_NUM, OLD_RCN_NUM
INTO LNEW_RCN_NUM, LOLD_RCN_NUM
FROM TB_CONV_RCN_MAPPING
WHERE OLD_RCN_NUM = LVALUE
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '40%'
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '41%'
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '42%'
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '65%'
AND BRN_NUM = VBRN_NUM;
END IF; */ -- Commented during NAP HK SIT cycle1
if ldata_type = 'NUMBER' then
if ltable_name in ('TB_UNITCODES', 'TB_HIST_UNITCODES') and
lcolumn_name = 'UNIT_CODE' then
begin
select distinct unit_type
into lunit_type
from TB_UNITCODES
where lcol = vbrn_num
and unit_code = lvalue
and unit_type = '9';
exception
when no_data_found then
lunit_type := null;
end;
if lunit_type is not null then
ltext1 := 'update ' || ltable_name || ' set ' ||
lcolumn_name || ' = ' || lnew_rcn_num ||
' where ' || lcolumn_name || ' = ' ||
lold_rcn_num || ' and ' || lcol || ' = ' ||
vbrn_num || ' and unit_type = ' || '''9''' || ';';
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, ltext1);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lcommit);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle2,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name ||
' - ' || lold_rcn_num || ' - ' ||
lnew_rcn_num || ' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle2, 0);
end if;
else
ltext1 := 'update ' || ltable_name || ' set ' || lcolumn_name ||
' = ' || lnew_rcn_num || ' where ' || lcolumn_name ||
' = ' || lold_rcn_num || ' and ' || lcol || ' = ' ||
vbrn_num || ';';
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, ltext1);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lcommit);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle2,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name ||
' - ' || lold_rcn_num || ' - ' ||
lnew_rcn_num || ' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle2, 0);
end if;
else
if ltable_name in ('TB_UNITCODES', 'TB_HIST_UNITCODES') and
lcolumn_name = 'UNIT_CODE' then
begin
lstring := 'select distinct unit_type from ' || ltable_name ||
' where ' || lcol || ' = ' || vbrn_num ||
' and ' || lcolumn_name || ' = ' || '''' ||
lvalue || '''' || ' and unit_type = ' || '''9''';
execute immediate lstring
into lunit_type;
exception
when no_data_found then
lunit_type := null;
end;
if lunit_type is not null then
ltext1 := 'update ' || ltable_name || ' set ' ||
lcolumn_name || ' = ' || '''' || lnew_rcn_num || '''' ||
' where ' || lcolumn_name || ' = ' || '''' ||
lold_rcn_num || '''' || ' and ' || lcol || ' = ' ||
vbrn_num || ' and unit_type = ' || '''9''' || ';';
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, ltext1);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lcommit);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle2,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name ||
' - ' || lold_rcn_num || ' - ' ||
lnew_rcn_num || ' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle2, 0);
end if;
else
ltext1 := 'update ' || ltable_name || ' set ' || lcolumn_name ||
' = ' || '''' || lnew_rcn_num || '''' || ' where ' ||
lcolumn_name || ' = ' || '''' || lold_rcn_num || '''' ||
' and ' || lcol || ' = ' || vbrn_num || ';';
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, ltext1);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lcommit);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle2,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name ||
' - ' || lold_rcn_num || ' - ' ||
lnew_rcn_num || ' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle2, 0);
end if;
end if;
exception
When NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle3,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lvalue || ' - ' || 'NO MAPPING FOUND' ||
' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle3, 0);
when others then
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle4,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lvalue || ' - ' || SQLERRM || ' - ' ||
vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle4, 0);
end;
end loop;
ELSE
ltext2 := 'select distinct ' || lcolumn_name || ' from ' ||
ltable_name ||
' a, (select distinct new_rcn_num col from tb_conv_rcn_mapping where brn_num = ' ||
vbrn_num || ') b where a.' || lcolumn_name ||
' = b.col(+) and b.col is null and a.' || lcolumn_name ||
' is not null';
OPEN cur_tab_cols FOR ltext2;
loop
fetch cur_tab_cols
into lvalue;
exit when cur_tab_cols%notfound;
begin
IF VBRN_NUM IN (21, 6, 7, 8) THEN Commented during NAP HK SIT cycle1
SELECT DISTINCT NEW_RCN_NUM, OLD_RCN_NUM
INTO LNEW_RCN_NUM, LOLD_RCN_NUM
FROM TB_CONV_RCN_MAPPING
WHERE OLD_RCN_NUM = LVALUE
AND BRN_NUM = VBRN_NUM;
/* ELSE
SELECT DISTINCT NEW_RCN_NUM, OLD_RCN_NUM
INTO LNEW_RCN_NUM, LOLD_RCN_NUM
FROM TB_CONV_RCN_MAPPING
WHERE OLD_RCN_NUM = LVALUE
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '40%'
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '41%'
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '42%'
AND NEW_RCN_NUM NOT LIKE '65%'
AND BRN_NUM = VBRN_NUM;
END IF; */ -- Commented during NAP HK SIT cycle1
if ldata_type = 'NUMBER' then
ltext1 := 'update ' || ltable_name || ' set ' || lcolumn_name ||
' = ' || lnew_rcn_num || ' where ' || lcolumn_name ||
' = ' || lold_rcn_num || ';';
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, ltext1);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lcommit);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle2,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lold_rcn_num || ' - ' || lnew_rcn_num ||
' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle2, 0);
else
ltext1 := 'update ' || ltable_name || ' set ' || lcolumn_name ||
' = ' || '''' || lnew_rcn_num || '''' || ' where ' ||
lcolumn_name || ' = ' || '''' || lold_rcn_num || '''' || ';';
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, ltext1);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lcommit);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 0);
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle2,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lold_rcn_num || ' - ' || lnew_rcn_num ||
' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle2, 0);
end if;
exception
When NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle3,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lvalue || ' - ' || 'NO MAPPING FOUND' ||
' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle3, 0);
when others then
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle4,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lvalue || ' - ' || SQLERRM || ' - ' ||
vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle4, 0);
end;
end loop;
end if;
end loop;
close c1;
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 1);
select 'EXEC SP_CONV_END_TIMELOG(' || '''' || 'LOG_' || lfile_name1 || '''' || ',' ||
vbrn_num || ');'
into lend_time
from dual;
UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(lfile_handle1, lend_time);
UTL_FILE.NEW_LINE(lfile_handle1, 1);
SELECT 'SPOOL OFF;' INTO lspool_off FROM dual;
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle1, lspool_off);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle1, 1);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle1);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle2);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle3);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle4);
exception
when others then
verror_msg := sqlcode || ' ~ ' || sqlerrm;
utl_file.put_line(lfile_handle4,
ltable_name || ' - ' || lcolumn_name || ' - ' ||
lvalue || ' - ' || SQLERRM || ' - ' || vbrn_num);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle4, 0);
utl_file.new_line(lfile_handle4, 0);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle1);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle2);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle3);
utl_file.fclose(lfile_handle4);
end sample;

duplicate:
how to tune the follwoing procedure?

How do i delete duplicates? I have hundreds.

how do i delete duplicates using i-tunes ? I have hundreds?

I've written a script called DeDuper which can help remove unwanted duplicates. See this thread for background.
tt2

How do i delete duplicates on music?

Is there a program to delete duplicates on i-tunes music ?

Check http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts
There isn't a program on iTunes. iTunes just has a "show duplicates" feature which displays what it thinks are duplicates. Be very careful with automated procedures. You can have the same track on two different albums and if you get rid of one copy it is gone from that album. You can have a duplicate that isn't really because it may be two versions (e.g., live and studio) with the same name.

HT1417 What's the quickest way to delete duplicates without going song by song?

What is the quickest way to delete duplicates from i tunes library without going song by song? I just transferred my music from my ipod classic to my computer and now I have a lot of duplicate music. Most is from CD's I reburned or music I was able to get back on my new computer through I tunes. It is from my personal i pod (one of 4). I finally figured out how to get it off the ipod and back onto my newer computer. I made sure to go to advanced setting and check "keep i tunes folder organized" but it still saved all duplicates.

Apple's official advice is here... HT2905 - How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library. It is a manual process and the article fails to explain some of the potential pitfalls.
Use Shift > View > Show Exact Duplicate Items to display duplicates as this is normally a more useful selection. You need to manually select all but one of each group to remove. Sorting the list by Date Added may make it easier to select the appropriate tracks, however this works best when performed immediately after the dupes have been created. If you have multiple entries in iTunes connected to the same file on the hard drive then don't send to the recycle bin.
Use my DeDuper script if you're not sure, don't want to do it by hand, or want to preserve ratings, play counts and playlist membership. See this thread for background and please take note of the warning to backup your library before deduping.
(If you don't see the menu bar press ALT to show it temporarily or CTRL+B to keep it displayed)
tt2

Duplication of tunes - why does I-Tunes do that?

I've read all of the posts on duplicates and obviously there is no easy way to 'bulk remove' duplicates - you have to go through them one at a time. However when I click 'show dupliates' it comes up with +11,000 tunes (I have a rather large collection).
All I would like to know is, why does i-Tunes duplicate the songs? I can understnd duplicates because a tune is in 2 different places or its on 2 different discs but it seems to just duplicate songs (sometime 3 or 4 at a time) for no reason.
I'm just curious to know why.

Make sure that you not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode.
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* Deselect: [ ] "Permanent Private Browsing mode"

Moving music files from one PC to another

Can anyone help here?
I moved my music library from one PC to a new one (using the iPod in the regular flash disk mode).
I don't know what settings I pressed, consolidate library or something, but now I have phantom duplicates of every tune in my iTunes library, i.e. I have double the songs but one of each copy has an exclamation mark by the left hand side and when you click on it, it tells me "the song could not be used because the original file cannot be found ... " I want to delete these phantom songs but cannot sort them so would need to delete them one by one.
What on earth has gone wrong here? What can I do to remove all the phantom songs without deletely one by one (I have 2,000 songs).
Thanks,
Dan

Hi Dan,
Firstly, see if this helps: View -> Show Duplicates.
Hope this helps!
!http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/122/A57996D55BE7ABB4A67DE686D381A27 4.png!

Auto search for & add missing tracks?

so i lost a harddrive w/ a lot of itunes on it. fixed the harddrive, plugged it back in. trouble is, a lot of songs in itunes are now orphaned from their location. i have a lot of music- 70,000 songs, spread across 3 diff't hard drives. what i want to accomplish here is have itunes scan its library and auto update the missing/orphaned tracks with the "!" symbol so i can see which tracks are missing. no way i am going to click on each track to check its status.
any suggestions as to how to accomplish the above (i was hoping to see a "status" sort bar along with the other options in itunes, but there isn't one) as well as how to approach this situation in the most effective way to get my itunes library back on track.
(i don't want to just do a mass paste of my hard drive mp3s into itunes again b/c i'll end up with a lot of duplicates of the tunes taht are already okay).
does itunes have the function of autoscanning all my drives and finding those mp3s taht i haven't yet added and/or those mp3s that it has in its itunes music listing but that it didn't have the drive location of?
thanks.
Message was edited by: peppergomez

because a number of songs (but I don't know which ones) are now on a different HD and need to be readded to itunes, i would like to have itunes do a check to see which files are missing, so that out of my almost 70,000 tunes, i know precisely which ones to replace.

The New iTunes Simplicity coming October 2012

As i understand the new iTunes Simplicity will have more options and availability for album artwork but, does anyone know if the new iTunes may better or improve it's ability to recognize duplicates and exact duplicates? The reason I am asking is the current iTunes has these options but, the process to go through a big media library and find many exact duplicates is tedious and time consuming. There are third party softwares that claim they organize iTunes by getting rid of exact duplicates and fine tune the library automatically but, it would be preferred if I could use the Apple iTunes software alone as its own entity making it much more user friendly.

Anyone who knows exactly what features are being introduced cannot comment here. We will all be able to see for ourselves soon enough.
In the meantime I've written a script called DeDuper which can help remove unwanted duplicates. See this thread for background.
tt2

Every time that I play a tune from my itunes the file duplicates itself into my 'MyDocuments' folder. If I delete this the song is erased from itunes totally. Ideas??

Everything worked fine for the last two years but now every time that I play a tune from my itunes the file duplicates itself into my 'MyDocuments' folder. If I delete this the song is erased from itunes totally. Ideas??

You are of course deleting the tunes from within the iTunes interface.
The settings that I am referring to are your device settings for the iPad. It should show in the left column of iTunes when your iPad is plugged in.
Go through your playlists and make sure that the tunes(s) are removed from any playlist. You can prevent the sync as noted above then do a sync and the iPad should update with the content from you Mac.
MJ

Is there any way to prevent iTunes from making duplicates of all my tunes?

I've a repeating problem that iTunes duplicates my music files every time I open it. After it had made duplicates (and triplicates) of every tune, I blew away the library, went through my music folder and got rid of all the dupe files, and reimported it into iTunes. I haven't used iTunes since, but when I opened it today to start rebuilding my playlists, it is again making dupes of my files. When I open it, it says it is "Updating iTunes library...', and after it finishes there are more copies of files already there.
Any way to prevent this?

Yes the 2 main ways are with an ipod and external drive. Apple covers doing it with an ipod but you can follow the same steps, just skip afew http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173

How do I delete a number of duplicate tunes with one operation?

How do I delete a number of duplicate tunes with one operation?

See here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3293239?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

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