How to duplicate entire playlist folder?

Please help to duplicate entire playlist forder with all the containing playlists inside

I have the exact same request as you. +1 for this
I imagine it wouldn't be hard to implement and would save us all soo much time.
Here's hoping!

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    John Doe 2
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    John Doe 3
    John Doe 4
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    The database table is the iTunes Library file located in your iTunes folder. That file is actually what iTunes references the vast majority of the time when you are browsing your collection. The table contains metadata about all of the media files in your library and it is that metadata that is displayed in iTunes when you browse your library. When you play content or edit tags, then iTunes directly accesses the files in your library. The table also contains your playlists and playlist folders, so that is the reason that Spotlight would seem to not find them on your computer’s hard drive; Spotlight most likely did list ‘iTunes Music Library.xml’, as that file is an XML version of iTunes database table.
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