Hi Mike, Yes, there are various AppleScripts that can be used to remove duplicate tracks in iTunes, and you can also purchase a powerful packaged version of these scripts called "Dupin" ($15) or a lite version of this called "Dupin Lite" ($7.99) that is sold in the MacApp Store. If you want to try out the Dupin package, it's available from: http://dougscripts.com/apps/dupinapp.php The Dupin Lite description page is at: http://dougscripts.com/apps/dupinliteapp.php You would purchase Dupin Lite from the Mac App Store, and it will probably do most of what you want. Here's the URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dupin-lite/id425268142?mt=12
However, as Sarah mentioned, if you know when you added in a block of tracks, you can find all the tracks you want either by sorting by the modification date, or creating a smart playlist with a rule like "Date added" is in the last 2 days (or other similar criterion). For another way to check things without creating new playlists or adding new view options with Command-j and checking the "Date modified" box is to use the "Recently Added" smart playlist. This is a smart playlist that is already set up that uses as its rules, "Date added is in the last 2 weeks" and that the item is not a podcast. You can even just modify the rules it is using if you navigate to the "Recently Added" smart playlist in the iTunes source list, and use VO-Shift-M and choose "Edit Smart Playlist" in the contextual window. Then you can navigate to the rules section and change any of the pop-up menu options for the "Date added" rule. For example, you could change the unit of time from "weeks" to "days", and then fill in "1" for the number of days in the text box, or you could change the pop-up for "in the last" to "is after", and then type in a date. You can also make this a date range. When you exit from editing the smart playlist (by pressing "return", or by navigating to the "OK" button at the end of the window and pressing it), you can jump to the associated playlist (VO-J) and view the entries, which by default will appear in chronological order of date added. Normally, deleting from a playlist only keeps the item from appearing in a playlist -- it doesn't remove it from the iTunes Library. However, if you press Command-Option-Delete instead of just "Delete" after you select your entries you'll be prompted whether you want to move those items to the Trash. If you imported a second set of tracks into your iTunes library, this will remove them. I'd probably handle this the way that Sarah suggested, by just making sure an entry like "Date modified" is displayed in my view options, then navigating to the column in my Music library tracks in sorting to show the recent tracks. However, if you want a really simple interface to use for duplicate handling, you can just purchase the Dupin Lite application. HTH. Cheers, Esther >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net >> [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami >> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 12:13 AM >> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >> Subject: Re: duplicate's in itunes >> >> There are scripts to do this, but what I do is sort by date modified. if >> that column in the music library does not show hit cmd j and check the box >> that says date modified and it will even show the time. You can sort and >> then remove the ones with the times modified you don't want. >> >> Be blessed. >> On Nov 15, 2012, at 3:40 PM, MIKE <mmstopk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a way to have itune remove duplicate songs? I am have a >>> MacBook pro running mountain lion. >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
