Music files duplicated in Finder once played on iTunes after imported

Whenever I now import songs, albums, etc. to my mac locally they don't show up in itunes until I double click on them directly in finder to make them play in iTunes. However, after they start playing in iTunes a duplicate file is created doubling the file size of the original file I had clicked on. Any suggestions on how to delete the duplicates without me having to search and delete them one by one?

How are you "importing" songs? If simply copying files to somewhere on the Mac they won't be added to iTunes until you do it by dragging them to iTunes or double clicking on them to play them.
If you have iTunes' preferences set to add a copy of music to your media folder when adding an item it will copy an item from wherever it is located and put a copy in your media folder. Most people want iTunes to organize their music for them, but you can also unset that option in iTunes' preferences.

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I updated my music files on my hard drive and now iTunes can't find the path. too many to manually do. can itunes refresh or should i delete all itunes music files and re-import?

Once a track is in your iTunes library, you should not touch it except through iTunes. But I guess you know that now.
iTunes, to answer your question, cannot "refresh." If you re-add those files to your library, iTunes is unable to match them with the existing library entries, and will create a bunch of duplicate entries. This is a longstanding shortcoming of iTunes (and the source of lots of traffic on this fourm).
If there are "too many to manually" reassociate, then starting over, in the sense of deleting and then re-adding, may be a good plan.

How do I import music files from a flash drive to my iTunes library on my laptop

How can I import music files from a flash drive to my iTunes library? I put the flash drive into my laptop, selected " add file to library", selected the songs I wanted from the flash drive, and it looked like they were added as the names show under " recently added". Then I removed the flash drive from my laptop But when I select one of the songs and try to play it a message saying "the song could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" So it seems the actual files did not transfer. What do I do? I have done this. With a cd in the past with nsomproble,.

Suncadia wrote:
Thank you!! This worked. It does seem there should be an easier way but this did work.
Dragging the files to "Automatically Add..." is pretty easy once you know where to look. Just make sure iTunes is running when you do it; otherwise the files will just sit there until the next time you open iTunes.
(Interestingly, the way you originally tried to do would have worked fine except for one little detail: you have to first go into Edit > Preferences > Advanced, and check the box for "Copy files..." If that is not done, iTunes will reference the files on the flash drive, which of course are not accessible once the drive is removed, as you saw.)
Anyway, glad that all is now sorted. Enjoy the music!

I would like to store my music files on a external harddrive when using itunes instead of using my internal drive but cant seem to configure the macbook to do this. can someone tell me how ?

I would like to store my music files on a external harddrive when using itunes instead of my internal drive but can't seem to configure the computer to do this. can someone tell me how ? .

Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder to teh external.
Hold Option and launch iTunes.
select Choose library... and select the iTunes folder on the external.
Make sure the external is connected and ready before launching iTunes.

New iMac. Flash drive is primary for OS and apps. I want to use my HD 2 (1 TB hard drive) for my bulky photo and music files. Can I direct iPhoto and iTunes to use the larger hard drive as the primary target when importing?

New iMac. Flash drive is primary for OS and apps. I want to use my HD 2 (1 TB hard drive) for my bulky photo and music files. Can I direct iPhoto and iTunes to use the larger hard drive as the primary target when importing?

Yes. Unfortunately, I don't know the specifics because I don't use iPhoto anymore and I completely copied over 15 years of MP3 files recently when I installed 10.7. Needless to say, I have not opened iTunes since and probably never will again - not because of iTunes but because of my stupidity. I did have some of the files backed up but I hadn't backed up in a while.......anyway....
When I imported my CD's, I had them go directly to my external firewire. I can't remember exactly how to set it, but in the preference section of iTunes you can specify an import destination to any drive that's available to your machine. I did this with iPhoto as well way back at one point when I was using Tiger, but I don't remember the specifics on that either. I can't imagine they would have discontinued support for that feature since then.
Sorry I couldn't help more.

I have an ipod touch 2 and rebuilt my laptop. Reinstalled ITUNES and can't find my applications on ITunes after login. I tried to activate Itunes again but it didn't. How can I get my applications to display on ITUNEs?

I have an Ipod Touch 2 and rebuilt my laptop. Reinstalled ITUNES and can't find my applications on ITunes after login. I tried to activate Itunes again but it didn't. How can I get my applications to display on ITUNEs?

It sounds like you essentially have a new computer and unless you restored from a backup your iTunes library would be empty. You can transfer your iTunes purchases from your iPod to the computer by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
SInce you changed syncing computers. after you move the stuff you need to restore the iPod to factory defaults and sync the stuff back to your iPod. If you had the iPod backup file you could restore from backup.
If you have non-iTunes pruchases you can copy them to your computer by using one of the third-party programs discussed in this previous discussion:
Best iPod to PC

My music files move location when I play a song?

Currently all my music files are in F:\iTunes\iTunes Music\Music
Everytime I listen to a song on my PC the file moves to F:\iTunes\iTunes Music starting a new folder for the albumn and artist there?
Only the songs I play move location?
I think this has onlt been since the last iTunes update?

Assuming you are in a region where you are allowed to redownload your past music purchases, delete the broken tracks from your iTunes library, go to the iTunes Store home page, click the Purchased link from the Quick Links section in the right-hand column, then select Music and Not on this computer. You should find download links for your tracks there.
If you don't see them straight away it may help to restart iTunes. While downloading select Downloads in the left-hand column and make sure Allow Simultaneous Downloads is unticked.
If the problem persists, or that facility is not yet available in your region, contact the iTunes Store support staff through the report a problem links in your account history, or via Contact Support.
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I have multiple libraries on an external drive. Somehow all the iTunes library files i.e. iTunes Library.itl, xml, itdb, Media folder, etc disappeared! Only the music files remain. Now when I start iTunes w/option it can't find any of the old libraries!

Help! I 'm using an old G4 powerbook, Mac OSX 10.5.8, iTunes ver 10. I have multiple iTunes libraries on an external drive. Everything was fine for a while, then all of the iTunes library files, i.e. iTunes Library.itl, xml, itdb, artwork folder, Media folder, etc mysteriously disappeared! Only the music files remain (thank god) So now when I start iTunes w/option key to choose a library, I can't choose any of them because iTunes won't recognize them. Because all the library stuff is missing. So can I re-create the library files? (I don't care if I lose my ratings)
Or should I create a new empty library on the external drive, then manually move all the music files to the Media folder in the new library?
I tried some stupid ideas like creating a new library just to start iTunes, then going into prefs and advanced, then under iTunes Media folder location, selecting the location of the old library on the external, to see if iTunes would then find all the music which is still there, but no workee.
I'm out of ideas, and I searched the archives.
Help! anyone?
Scott

I don't know if this is me adding files to iTunes when the external wasn't connected
it is.
is it OK to just keep deleting that library on the Air?
i wouldn't - at least not until i
mount the external
point iTunes media folder location back to the external via preferences > advanced
consolidate my library via file > library > organize library
The ntfs hasn't seem to be causing any problems, but I've always wanted to know.
in order for your Mac to write to NTFS drives, it needs some help by installing e.g. the NTFS 3G driver. apparently that or something similar is installed on your Mac already. preferably, it would be formatted for Mac but then windows machines would need to have e.g. MacDrive installed to recognize the drive.

Music files in the Finder: File Names Obscured

OS X 10.10.2.
When I search for music in the Finder, it returns metadata titles instead of the file names.
The reason I do a music search in the finder is to sort and edit the actual file names. Not happy.
General, Finder and Spotlight preferences just shrug at me.
Any ideas?

BeeblePete wrote:
If so, that's really unfortunate. It means I can't use search to see and resolve duplicate or inconsistent file names. It kind of dilutes the Finder's role as a file manager, when there's already an app for managing the metadata (iTunes).
Well, in Apple's world, you don't manage files. You manage Music, and Photos, etc.
If you just open a Finder window without searching, you can manage the files as files.
The best solution I can think of for the duplicates is to turn on the status bar. If you create a search folder for kind:music and sort by name, you'll see all the duplicate titles. When you select one, it will show the path at the bottom of the window, including file name. You can arrow between the files to determine where you have duplicates and delete or move as desired.

How do I add a music file to the playlist I made in iTunes for my iPhone4?

Apple Tech suggested I make a Playlist for tunes I wanted to play on my iPhone 4, syncing the list to the iPhone 4. But I cannot figure out how to add tunes to this list I made once. I try to drag and drop from my iTunes library, directly on top of this Playlist, but itunes refuses to copy the file to the list. Apple told me not to add music files by manually dropping them on the iPhone4 in iTunes. They specifically said to not do this any longer. So I tried to drop them on the Playlist, but no joy.
Once I have made a Playlist for the iPhone 4, and synced to the list, how does one ADD any songs to this Playlist?

Nevermind. In the iTunes Area I can drag and drop tunes onto the iTunes playlist I made, but NO I can't drag and drop to a synced list in the iPhone area of iTunes. Reason is that it only represents the list I sync to in iTunes.
I did download a Doug Script where I can add files from one play list to another which is neat. Donated some cash for it.

I want to store my music files on a NAS (which has an iTunes server built in), but I'm not sure how this will affect my iPhone sync. Will I need a local copy of my music on a computer in order to continue to sync?

Hi,
I have an iPhone and I sync playlists to it from iTunes. (I have far in excess of 16GB of music/podcasts.)
What I want to do is permanently share my music library with all devices in the house, so I'm planning on buying a NAS server that has a built-in iTunes server. (I don't want to just use my computer to share and leave it on 24/7 because that is a phenominal waste of power.) That way all networked computers can just load the library under the 'SHARED' option in the left pane. However, this had me wondering about how I will continue to sync my music to my iPhone? I wondered if I will need to maintain a duplicate of the library on one of my computers, and then have my iPhone sync with that. Otherwise I'm not sure how it'll work.
Any help/comments/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Tom.

Incidentally, my first thought was to map a network share from the NAS to my computer, so that my music files appear on the Z: drive, say on my computer. I could then set up iTunes to store music etc in that folder, and to copy all new items to that folder. However, if I do that, all that'll happen is that on my NAS, the library file will become out of date as I add music to the collection but not to the index.

My iPod Classic has decided to fill up my music files,and I can't format the disc after restoration. How do I get it operable again?

I can't format the disc, and iTunes says I may have a corrupted iPod. The system has been restored. What do I do to get my disc space back?All the iPod is doing now is constantly syncing things. I have the latest version of iTunes. It is a 160 Gb system.

I also had about 80 gigs of space left when the iPod decided to fill up my music files, somehow.

I've updated and rearranged my music files so how do i update my itunes library?

maybe just a noob quesion.
but where do I go to update my folder/files for itunes?
I just rearranged/deleted/updated my music files onmy computer, will itunes automatically sync/update evertyhing?

Hello mikgius,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article outlines the exact symptom you provided, and a potential resolution:
No content shows up in iTunes after updating
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1967
If the above did not resolve your issue, you may want to refer to this article:
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Thanks,
Matt M.

Music Files, and Device can't connect to iTunes

Ok, so I have this one app, I use it to download some of my music and was wondering how can I get those music files and export it, and another problem I have is that why can't I connect my ios device to I tunes? Help please.

For iTunes problem:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
Or
See
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
- I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
However, after your remove the Apple software components also remove the iCloud Control Panel via Windows Programs and Features app in the Window Control Panel. Then reinstall all the Apple software components
- Then do the other actions of:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
paying special attention to item #5
- New cable and different USB port
- Run this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
Also see:
iPod not recognised by windows iTunes
Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates
- Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem
How you export music from the app depends upon the app. Same use File Sharing.
iOS: About File Sharing
If it does not they you will have to go to the developer's support site

HELP!!!! i duplicated all of my albums in iTunes by importing it twice.

Is there a free app that will clean up all of my duplicated songs in iTunes? I was trying to put just the new music files from windows media player and imported the whole library again by accident. Yikes!!! Still dont know how to do just new files but untill i figure that out, I dont want to sync my iPod and double things there too. some things of coarse are not doubled but its alot to go thru one by one. Anybody know the answer to my problem?

Have a look at Teridon's iTunes Scripts, Robert has a script in there for dealing with duplicates which might be of some help: Teridon's iTunes for Windows Scripts
Just note: The duplicate eliminator in Robert's scripts package only works for these two kinds of duplicates:
1) Multiple copies of the exact same file (e.g. "Song.mp3" and "Song 1.mp3", where "Song 1.mp3" is simply a copy of Song.mp3
2) Multiple entries in the iTunes Library for the exact same file.
The script does nothing for duplicates that are the same song, but different files (e.g. encoded by someone else, has different artwork or other tags, etc.)
There are also some third party programs out there, like "Dupe Eliminator" (not free however)) that might help in more complicated cases. If you do a quick web search I'm sure you'll find more (possibly free): Dupe Eliminator

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