How do i sort out iTunes library into order and the out repeated songs

I need too sort out my itunes library its a mess repeated songs and all over the place is there an easy method?

How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2905
http://www.araxis.com/find-duplicate-files/ (free trial)
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php (commercial)
post by turingtest2 - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3555601 - different types of duplicates and techniques
Back up your iTunes before doing any sorting. If you remove something you didn't intend to then a backup is the best way to get it back.

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Hello Solid Buck,
Thank you so much for providing the details about the duplicate song issue you are experiencing. It sounds like you would like to remove the duplicate songs that will not play on your iPhone, but when you connect it to iTunes, iTunes only shows you one copy of the song on your iPhone.
In this situation, I recommend deleting the individual songs that do not play directly from your iPhone. I found the steps to do this on page 61 of the iPhone User Guide (http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf):
Delete a song from iPhone: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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My old computer gave up the ghost.
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I have a windows 7 computer.

Put the hard drive from your old computer in an external drive bay and extract the library from it, or see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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Currently, iMatch is turned off on my computer, as I do not want to upload any more songs. If I turn it on, will it upload all songs that are currently in my library? Is there another way that deleting them one by one?
You must enable iTunes Match on the new computer. The best way to accomplish what you want to do is to create a new, empty library by launching iTunes while holding down the Option key (Shift on Windows) and choosing "new library." Do not let iTunes scan for new content, but do enable iTunes Match on the empty library. Once the scan is finished you may delete tracks from the cloud. When you are done switch back to the main iTunes library.

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Ok, I have looked and looked and did search. I want to copy a few playlists from my itunes library into my itouch. I was told they would transfer when I synched, they didn't. Drag and drop does not do the job. What am I missing? I am sure something very very simple. HELP. I do NOT want to do the playlist again in my itouch from scratch, as I have almost 1,000 songs to search through.
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I was told they would transfer when I synched, they didn't.
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You can duplicate the iTunes library by copying the folder to a new location.
You can switch between libraries by holding down shift as you start iTunes.
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Um, not quite sure what you mean by "regular song list view" but you could just search the artist you want in the search box, and then click the names heading to sort it. But I feel like that's not what you want?
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