How to finally get rid of duplicate songs.
Hello and thank you ahead of time,
I started this thread because I know I not the only person who has this problem.
How can I get itunes to recognize that two songs that are the same have been imported? and then have it delete one of them.
Thank you,
Thor
To find duplicates:
Select an item below Library or Playlists, and then do one of the following:
• Choose File > Show Duplicates to find every instance of a song from the same artist from any album in your collection. For example, the same song could appear on the artist’s album and on a movie soundtrack or a compilation album.
• Press the Option key and choose File > Show Exact Duplicates to find multiple copies of the same song (if, for example, you inadvertently imported the song twice).
To see all items again, click Show All at the bottom of the iTunes window.
You have to manually delete the one's you don't want.
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