iTunes and duplicate files. (1 Viewer)

[JockandRita]

Hi all,

It's definitely down to "operator error", but when I downloaded iTunes onto the new laptop, and it imported my music files, I now have 12 copies of every track that was on the old computer, ie, instead of the usual 15Gb, I now have 143.26Gb equalling 39,360 songs lasting over 108.2 days. I store the music folders on an external HD, which backs up daily.

Could someone please help me to get rid of all the copies, leaving the original files in place. I really don't relish having to uncheck 11 boxes for every song.

Yours desperately,

Jock. :Sad::Sad::Sad:

 

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Jock

From the file dropdown menu in itunes, select show duplicates. ensure that they are all ticked and the delete them.

 

[champers]

Hi all,

It's definitely down to "operator error", but when I downloaded iTunes onto the new laptop, and it imported my music files, I now have 12 copies of every track that was on the old computer, ie, instead of the usual 15Gb, I now have 143.26Gb equalling 39,360 songs lasting over 108.2 days. I store the music folders on an external HD, which backs up daily.

Could someone please help me to get rid of all the copies, leaving the original files in place. I really don't relish having to uncheck 11 boxes for every song.

Yours desperately,

Jock. :Sad::Sad::Sad:

I had a similar thing happen to me when I upload new songs on hubby's iphone,it goes weird with his business contacts .....duplicates, triplicates etc I have the box marked "only install ticked boxes" (words to that effect) I have spent hrs deleting as it has happened on several occasions ... decided he has enough music now uploaded sure do wish i knew about the drop down box:Blush::Blush:

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[JockandRita]

Jock

From the file dropdown menu in itunes, select show duplicates. ensure that they are all ticked and the delete them.

Hi Dave,

I tried that before, and it deleted all the files. I have tried it again, and this time it deleted all the files again, except those I recently imported from an old HD. This blooming iTunes thing even imported TomTom instructions, ie keep left, keep right, roundabout ahead, etc, etc.
I have deleted all of those manually.
I am now importing the original files again, to see how many copies I end up with this time.

Regards to Ed from Rita and I please.

Cheers for now,

Jock.

 

[jaygee]

Do you have your itunes library on another computer? If so you can make a back up and then wipe all files and restore from the backup?
I've had the duplicated files thing before (only 1 extra copy of each song - but still lots) and the onlyway I could do it was to manually delete extra files. The 'delete duplicate file' option didn't work for me either , don't know why?

 

[JockandRita]

Thanks Jaygee,

Unfortunately, I don't have iTunes on another computer.

I have just imported as before from the external HD, and guess what...........almost everything has been duplicated up to twelve times, including the TomTom instructions again. And yet, when I go into the original folders and files, I can only find one of each. Grrrrrrrrr.

Baffling or what?

Jock.

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[Janine]

Have you tried googling 'Itunes backup duplicate'? There are lots of answers (and programmes that may well be dodgy!)

This link looks promising: Link Removed

 

[JockandRita]

Have you tried googling 'Itunes backup duplicate'? There are lots of answers (and programmes that may well be dodgy!)

This link looks promising: Link Removed

Hi Janine,

Thanks. Deleting the duplicates is no problem, it's when I then import the original files, that the copies reappear, but the copies are not in the original folders or files.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[JockandRita]

All sorted now

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in posting again.

Due to the help of a Saddletramping MH'er on A N Other forum , I was able to suss out the problem.
In amongst all my music folders, unbeknown to me was a folder named "Backup" as well as the iTunes folders. :Blush: So when transferring files across to iTunes, I was unwittingly transferring them again, and again, and again, etc.

I really need to have a sort out of what I have actually got.

Thanks to all those who contributed and offered help.

Cheers for now,

Jock.

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