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

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    How do I delete duplicate songs in my iTunes? I have hundreds and I don't want to delete them one by one. They were all added on the same date, so sorting by the date won't help.

    Hi, if this is in regards to your library simply open up itunes and do the following steps:
    Click File
    Scroll down to "show duplicates"
    A list will then appear of your duplicate song titles.
    Be sure to CAREFULLY review each song to make sure it is a duplicate ( as I have some music that is the same song but live, acoustic etc...)
    Proceed to manually delete each song from the list and leave alone any song that you wish to keep.
    Best of luck,
    Cait

  • How do I delete duplicate songs from my library that have been automaticly downloaded from itunes?

    How do you delete duplicate songs from an iphone 3gs?  I did the automaticly download song feature when doawloading from my CPU and now there are 11 songs that no matter what I do will not come off my phone.  I have tried everything.  Also how do you shut off this automatic download feature?

    Hello momoandfam,
    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
    Take a look at the article linked below, it’ll answer your questions about finding and deleting duplicate tracks in your iTunes library.
    Find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library - Apple Support
    Take care,
    -Jason

  • When I got my new macbook air, apple downloaded my photos on my new laptop from my old laptop, but now i have duplicates photos because when I started icloud, I got duplicates.  How can I delete duplicate photos?

    when I got my new macbook air, apple downloaded my photos on my new laptop from my old laptop, but now i have duplicates photos because when I started icloud, I got duplicates.  How can I delete duplicate photos?

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  • How can you delete duplicate songs in total, not one at a time?

    How can you delete duplicate songs in total, instead of the tedious task of one at a time. I have hundreds of duplicates.

    Maybe:
    Duplicate songs on my iPod Touch: Apple Support Communities
    Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?
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    - Restore from backup. See:                                                
    iOS: How to back up                  
    I know this will work                                                                 
    - Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

  • How do you delete duplicate tracks off your playlist?!

    How do you delete duplicate tracks off your playlist - everytime I connect my hard-drive it adds another of every single track - argh!!!!
    I remember there being a 'delete duplicate tracks' option on a much older version of itunes - is this still available and if not if you opt for the 'consolidate library' option will this automatically save to you computer as I have too much music for my laptops memory capacity! On top of that how can I stop this issue from contantly re-occuring everytime I connect my hard-drive?! Apologies if im being thick here.... xX*laura*Xx

    You are doing something wrong, iTunes doesn't add tracks to the library unless you ask it to, so there is a problem somewhere in your workflow which is creating the duplicates. For example, having iTunes set up to "Copy files to the iTunes Media folder when adding to library" and then repeatedly adding in a folder from an external drive would do it.
    Once you've worked out how to stop creating new duplicates you can look at the issue of deduping what you already have. See this recent post for some thoughts and a script that may prove useful.
    tt2

  • How do I delete duplicate songs, but keep a link in their original albums to the single copy of the song left, so it will play in each album in sequence as if it were still there?

    Greetings!
    After importing my 300 or so CDs into iTunes, I found I have tons of duplicate songs.
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    How do I delete duplicate songs, but keep a link in their original albums back to the single copy of the song left, so it will play in each album in sequence as if it were still there?
    I don't think this currently exists, but as my library keeps growing the duplicates keep growing.  It would be nice if Apple sees this and adds a way to link songs to multiple albums.
    I don't want to create a custom playlist for every album that has a duplicate song or two (I'd have dozens of playlists) - thought about fixing it that way but not really practical.

    To my knowledge, there is no way of doing what you want. The only workaround is to create playlists for the other albums containing the track, but that isn't practical for most people.
    You could provide Apple with feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

  • How do you delete duplicate photos in the photo section of your iPad?

    How do you delete duplicate photos in the photo section of your iPad?  My iPad has duplicated n tripled my photos n want let me delete them.  I can delete photos from any other section but not in photos, this is taken up all my memory. Help!!

    The links below have instructions for deleting photos.
    iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
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    http://ipadacademy.com/2011/08/ipad-tip-how-to-delete-photos-from-your-ipad-in-t he-photos-app
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    http://ipadacademy.com/2011/09/another-way-to-quickly-delete-photos-from-your-ip ad-mac-only
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    http://www.wondershare.com/apple-idevice/how-to-delete-photos-from-ipad.html
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     Cheers, Tom

  • How can i delete duplicates photos in iPhoto without doing it one by one? Thx

    how can i delete duplicates photos in iPhoto without doing it one by one? Thx

    These applications will identify and help remove duplicate photos from an iPhoto Library:
    iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
    Duplicate Annihilator - $7.95 - only app able to detect duplicate thumbnail files or faces files when an iPhoto 8 or earlier library has been imported into another.
    PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
    DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
    DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
    iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
    PhotoDedupo - $4.99 (App Store) -  this app has a "similar" search feature which is like PhotoSweeper's bitmap comparison.  It found all duplicates
    Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto - free - was able to recognize the duplicated HDR and normal files from an iPhone shooting in HDR
    Some users have reported that PhotoSweeper did the best in finding all of the dups in their library: iphoto has duplicated many photos, how...: Apple Support Communities.
    If you have an iPhone and have it set to keep the normal photo when shooting HDR photos the two image files that are created will be duplicates in a manner of speaking (same image) but the only duplicate finder app that detected the iPhone HDR and normal photos as being duplicates was PhotoSweeper.  None of the other apps detected those two files as being duplicates as they look for file name as well as other attributes and the two files from the iPhone have different file names.
    iPLM, however, is the best all around iPhoto utility as it can do so much more than just find duplicates.  IMO it's a must have tool if using iPhoto.
    OT

  • How do i delete duplicates from my music library. After updating my iTunes the "Show Duplicates" option does not appear in the menu

    How do i delete duplicates from my music library. After updating my iTunes the "Show Duplicates" option does not appear in the menu

    If you are on Version 11.0.1 rather than 11 Apple put it back in
    View > Show Duplicates
    Option + View > Show Exact Duplicates
    so if you are on 11 upgrade to 11.0.1 and you will have it

  • How do I delete duplicates

    How do I delete duplicate songs from my playlist?

    Hey meant2opr8,
    Thanks for the question. We have a great resource that will help you easily resolve the duplicate items in your iTunes library:
    How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905
    1. Choose View > Show Duplicate Items to show duplicate items (matches are based on the song name and artist). If you have multiple versions of the same song (for example, live and studio versions, or versions from different albums) you can hold the Alt or Option key (for Mac OS X) or the Shift key (for Windows) and choose View > Show Exact Duplicate Items. This will show only duplicate songs having the same name, artist, and album.
    2. Duplicate items will be sorted next to one another. Review each item to determine which one you'd like to remove from your library. You can compare the track length, date added, genre, play count, size, bit rate, and more to help you determine which item you'd like to keep and which item you'd like to remove.
    3. To delete an item, click the item to select it. Then remove the duplicate item by choosing Edit > Delete.
    4. When you are finished removing duplicate items from your library, click Show All Items at the bottom of the iTunes window.
    If the duplicate items were all added at the same time, you can use these handy steps to quickly delete them:
    - Sort the duplicate list by Date Added
    - Highlight all duplicates
    - Delete the highlighted items all at once.
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • How do you delete duplicates but keep the orginials?

    How do you deleter duplicates but keep the originals?

    Mark,
    Since you are having a problem that is not directly related to the original (and old) post (and I say that because  this thread seems to answer the OP's question, but not yours), it woud be better to ask in a new thread.  New threads have a better chance of getting answered, and you can give credit to good answers of your own questions.  I..e., if someone else answers your question in this thread, you cannot give them credit.
    When you pose your new question, it might be good to include a screen shot and a better description of how you have deduced that two projects are identical, along with what you have done to try to find them and where exactly you have looked.
    nathan

  • How to find & delete duplicates?

    How to find & delete duplicates?

    So far as i can tell the only software solution to finding and removing duplicates is this application by Brattoo. I have yet to try it, but i'm going to purchase it tonight and give it a go. I will return and let you know how it works.
    http://brattoo.com/propaganda/#photos
    Key Features (from their website):
    Detects duplicates
    Detects imported thumbnails
    Detects imported thumbnails of faces
    Detects missing image files
    Detects corrupt JPEGs
    Easily find and annihilate duplicates created internally by Photos or during import.
    Compare images using different algorithms to detect and understand differences.
    Detect duplicates using effective algorithms using electronic checksums like SHA1.
    Detect duplicates by using file specific meta data such as filename, dimensions, filesize, Exif creation date or date of creation.
    Mark duplicates with a description to make them easily found using Photos features like search or smart folders.
    Makes your Photos slimmer and faster.
    Free updates!

  • How do I delete duplicate icons from the dock of an Imac 8.1?

    How do I delete duplicate icons from the dock of an Imac 8.1?

    No dragging to trash doesn't work. Just keep dragging them off. If they are stacked, which shouldn't happen, then when you delete one the other is still there.
    Just how did you get duplicates? Did you put them there? If not then you have other problems and I'm not sure how to correct it.

  • How can I delete duplicate songs in Itunes ?

    How can i delete duplicate songs in Itunes ?

    I have the same problem, where my music library shows duplicates of just about everything I put in iTunes now. It began about a month ago. As far as looking at Date Added, well they are duplicates all put on at the same time. It isn't a matter of the title showing up later, or my having accidentally added the same song twice (say, from different sources or compilations). This is a problem with Apple I think because it just began a month ago and I changed no settings, nor did I do anything else. It just began to happen out of the blue. Anyone know about this?

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