This is a simple but convenient Ruby script for anyone who has gotten duplicatetracks into their iTunes Library and wants to remove them.
How to Delete iTunes Duplicate Songs Individually? First, find the duplicate songs in iTunes. Open the iTunes app on Mac or Windows. On older iTunes version, click View Show Duplicates. On versions later than iTunes 12, click Find Library Show Duplicated Items. Then you will see a list of iTunes duplicate songs. ITunes allows users to manage data on the iPhone, iPod and iPad devices.The data can be music or other multimedia files and if they are not managed properly, duplicates of the same track may exist. It is possible to display and then remove duplicate tracks in the iTunes library to save memory.
iTunes currently provides somesafeguards that prevent the importationof duplicate tracks, but nonetheless lots of people in one way or anotherwind up with them.
Thus there are lots of Applescripts and other hacks out there for removingduplicate iTunes tracks. But I wanted a simple, precise command-line programthat could take care of the problem for me. By “precise” I mean a programthat defines “duplicate” as an exact duplicate, meaning that the underlyingmedia files have the same MD5 digest signature.
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Other duplicate-removal programs, as well as Apple’s own iTunes “ShowDuplicates” menu command, can be pretty lax in how they define “duplicates.”For example, I have two copies of “Speed of Sound” by Coldplay. One is ahigh-quality, non-DRMed 8.9MB m4a file. The other is lower-quality, DRMed4.5MB m4p file. The “Show Duplicates” menu command on iTunes thinks they areduplicates. But clearly, they are not.
The best dup-removal program out there looks likeDupin from Doug’sAppleScripts for iTunes. But it’s not free. It costs $15.
So for people who want a free program that finds and removes exact duplicatesfrom iTunes, I created itunes-rm-dups (a.k.a. iTunes Duplicate TrackRemover).
Prerequisites
OS X Leopard
Installation
itunes-rm-dups packaged as a Ruby Gem and distributed from RubyForge. Soinstallation is very simple. Open a Terminal, and type the following:
You may be prompted to enter your administrator’s password.
Running
To run itunes-rm-dups, simply type
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You can also limit the scope of the track-search to a particular artist oralbum title. For example you can type
to find and remove duplicate tracks by the artist David Bowie only.
You can also type
to find and remove duplicate tracks from that album only.
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When you run itunes-rm-dups, you will see output as the program works throughthe tracks in your iTunes library. You’ll be prompted to answer a question ortwo. Before it does anything destructive, the program will show you theduplicates it has detected and which ones it thinks you want to keep andwhich it intends to remove from the library and delete from your file system.At this point you can confirm the program’s analysis and let it proceed withduplicate-removal, or you can abort.
This software will be periodically updated with bugfixes and other improvements. To get the latest version after the initial installation, just type
to update your copy of itunes-rm-dups to the latest version.
Screenshot
Here’s sample output from the program in action. I edited itdown to keep it short.
Source, Bug Reports, Feedback
To leave any feedback, please visit the RubyForgepage for this project. You canfile bug reports, request enhancements and features, and comment in adiscussion forum.
This project is open source. You can browse the sourcehere.
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Ending up with duplicate songs in iTunes can happen a variety of ways. Maybe you have iTunes set to add songs to your library when you add them to a playlist. Maybe you downloaded different versions of the same song. Or maybe, you added a folder that already contained duplicates.
Whatever the case, duplicate songs in iTunes can be annoying as well as take up space. So, if it’s time for you to do some cleaning, here’s how to find and remove duplicate songs in iTunes. Widsmob denoise 2 12.
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Find Duplicate Songs in iTunes
To get started, have a seat with your Mac and open up iTunes. Then, follow these steps to find duplicate songs.
- Click on the Library tab at the top.
- Select Songs on the left.
- Click File > Library > Show Duplicate Items from the menu bar.
If you believe you may have duplicate songs in a playlist or your downloaded items, you can check those by clicking one on the left instead of Songs and then using Step 3 above.
Delete Duplicate Songs in iTunes
Currently, there is no super quick and easy way to remove all of your duplicate items in iTunes. You need to use your eyeballs and delete the songs one-by-one or by selecting many at once.
To remove a song, do one of the following:
- Select the song, right-click, and choose Delete from Library.
- Select the song, click Song > Delete from Library from the menu bar.
- Hold the Control key and click the song, then choose Delete from Library.
- Click the More (three-dot icon) button next to the song and choose Delete from Library.
To remove a group of songs, start by selecting them. Hold your Control key and click on each song. You’ll see all of those selected will be highlighted.
Then, use one of the methods above to delete all of those selected songs.
One caveat with this process is that if you release the Control key by mistake and then click a song, all of those you previously selected will no longer be selected.
How Many Duplicates Do You Have?
Thankfully, I only have a few duplicates to delete as you can see in the above screenshots. But others may have many, many more. Are you going to remove your duplicate songs in iTunes? How many do you think you have?
Sandy worked for many years in the IT industry as a project manager, department manager, and PMO Lead. She then decided to follow her dream and now writes about technology full-time. Sandy holds a Bachelors of Science in Information Technology.
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