Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[petercrisp]

Thanks Ronni and Neil. I had a look at Doug's site full of script
files. It's a great site for those with iTunes libraries and folders
needing some attention. I might even buy the duplicate remover, I am
sure I have many GB of duplication even though I have stacks of
capacity on the drive, I prefer if it were in order and not haphazard
like a teenagers bedroom!

 

It will take me some time to get it in order, thanks for the lead
Neil and Ronni.

 

Regards

 

Pete.

- Original Message -
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Sent:Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:31:12 +0800
Subject:Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

 Hi Peter,
 List MIAs v4.3 
   OS X 10.8 and later only. This applet checks your entire iTunes
library for missing and presumed dead tracks--those tracks that iTunes
is unable to associate with a file and which are listed in iTunes with
a "!"--and can create a text file listing these tracks by last known
File Path (if available), Song Name, Artist and Album, which you can
view using TextEdit Also see Music Folder Files Not Added [1]  To
find and delete dead tracks see Super Remove Dead Tracks [2].   
 Cheers, Ronni  

 On 18 Dec 2015, at 8:20 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au [4] wrote: 

Hi Peter, yes I was aware of the file eligibility requirement by
iTunes. Simply placing an appropriate file type there via back-end
means does not imply it becomes linked automatically. But I am puzzled
the folder ("Fleetwood Mac-1") in my example below is an iTunes
renamed folder arising  from a previous "organising event" by iTunes
itself - how did it become unlinked? I will review the scripts that
Neil provided links to already.  

Regards  

Pete.

- Original Message -
 From: wamug@wamug.orgau [5]  
To:
Cc: 
Sent:Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:22:37 +0800
Subject:Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

  On 17 Dec 2015, at 8:06 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote: 
  Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB
external drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path
since configuration days. “Keep iTunes Media folder organised” is
selected too as is “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when
adding”.  
 The problem is that I don’t know which files in my Music folder are
_not mapped_ in iTunes.  
 I find by accident when playing something that it “can’t be
found” message.  
 Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the
entire Music folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc)
in the “Music" folder are mapped? I could do an “Add to library”
of the Music folder again, but that would do a huge amount of
duplication for those already mapped, but it would pick up those files
not mapped in the process. Is there a script somewhere that can do a
check for this ‘broken link’ for all files in the Music folder
that you know of? 
 Regards 
 Pete.
 Simply having files in the Music folder does not qualify them to be
recognised by iTunes. They need to be inside the iTunes Folder, which
itself is normally inside the Music Folder (although it doesn’t need
to be). Even then, the files need to have been put there by iTunes
itself through an import process, not by simply dragging them in from
another folder in Finder. Therefore, if you have music lying free in
your Music Folder, and which you expect to be recognised by iTunes,
it’s just going to happen. You at least need to drag them onto an
open iTunes window to allow iTunes to deal with them properly. 
Peter Hinchliffe    Apwin Computer Services FileMaker
Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482    Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. 

 

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[2] http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=removedeadsuper
[3] http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=listmias
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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Peter,

List MIAs v4.3

OS X 10.8 and later only. This applet checks your entire iTunes library for 
missing and presumed dead tracks--those tracks that iTunes is unable to 
associate with a file and which are listed in iTunes with a "!"--and can create 
a text file listing these tracks by last known File Path (if available), Song 
Name, Artist and Album, which you can view using TextEdit.
Also see Music Folder Files Not Added 
<http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=musicfolderfilesnotadded2>
To find and delete dead tracks see Super Remove Dead Tracks 
<http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=removedeadsuper>.
<http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=listmias>

Cheers,
Ronni


> On 18 Dec 2015, at 8:20 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter, yes I was aware of the file eligibility requirement by iTunes. 
> Simply placing an appropriate file type there via back-end means does not 
> imply it becomes linked automatically. But I am puzzled the folder 
> ("Fleetwood Mac-1") in my example below is an iTunes renamed folder arising  
> from a previous "organising event" by iTunes itself - how did it become 
> unlinked? I will review the scripts that Neil provided links to already.
> 
>  
> Regards
> 
>  
> Pete.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> From:
> wamug@wamug.orgau
> 
> To:
> 
> Cc:
> 
> Sent:
> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:22:37 +0800
> Subject:
> Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes
> 
> 
> 
> On 17 Dec 2015, at 8:06 PM, Peter Crisp  <mailto:petercr...@westnet.com.au>> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB external 
> drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path since configuration 
> days. “Keep iTunes Media folder organised” is selected too as is “Copy files 
> to iTunes Media folder when adding”. 
> 
> The problem is that I don’t know which files in my Music folder are not 
> mapped in iTunes. 
> 
> I find by accident when playing something that it “can’t be found” message. 
> 
> Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the entire 
> Music folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc) in the “Music" 
> folder are mapped? I could do an “Add to library” of the Music folder again, 
> but that would do a huge amount of duplication for those already mapped, but 
> it would pick up those files not mapped in the process. Is there a script 
> somewhere that can do a check for this ‘broken link’ for all files in the 
> Music folder that you know of?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete.
> 
> Simply having files in the Music folder does not qualify them to be 
> recognised by iTunes. They need to be inside the iTunes Folder, which itself 
> is normally inside the Music Folder (although it doesn’t need to be). Even 
> then, the files need to have been put there by iTunes itself through an 
> import process, not by simply dragging them in from another folder in Finder. 
> Therefore, if you have music lying free in your Music Folder, and which you 
> expect to be recognised by iTunes, it’s just going to happen. You at least 
> need to drag them onto an open iTunes window to allow iTunes to deal with 
> them properly.
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
> 

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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[petercrisp]

Hi Peter, yes I was aware of the file eligibility requirement by
iTunes. Simply placing an appropriate file type there via back-end
means does not imply it becomes linked automatically. But I am puzzled
the folder ("Fleetwood Mac-1") in my example below is an iTunes
renamed folder arising  from a previous "organising event" by iTunes
itself - how did it become unlinked? I will review the scripts that
Neil provided links to already.

 

Regards

 

Pete.

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From: wamug@wamug.org.au
To:
Cc:
Sent:Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:22:37 +0800
Subject:Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

  On 17 Dec 2015, at 8:06 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote: 
  Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB
external drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path
since configuration days. “Keep iTunes Media folder organised” is
selected too as is “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when
adding”.  
 The problem is that I don’t know which files in my Music folder are
_not mapped_ in iTunes.  
 I find by accident when playing something that it “can’t be
found” message.  
 Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the
entire Music folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc)
in the “Music" folder are mapped? I could do an “Add to library”
of the Music folder again, but that would do a huge amount of
duplication for those already mapped, but it would pick up those files
not mapped in the process. Is there a script somewhere that can do a
check for this ‘broken link’ for all files in the Music folder
that you know of? 
 Regards 
 Pete.
 Simply having files in the Music folder does not qualify them to be
recognised by iTunes. They need to be inside the iTunes Folder, which
itself is normally inside the Music Folder (although it doesn’t need
to be). Even then, the files need to have been put there by iTunes
itself through an import process, not by simply dragging them in from
another folder in Finder. Therefore, if you have music lying free in
your Music Folder, and which you expect to be recognised by iTunes,
it’s just going to happen. You at least need to drag them onto an
open iTunes window to allow iTunes to deal with them properly. 
  Peter Hinchliffe    Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro
Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482    Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.   


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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Peter Hinchliffe]

> On 17 Dec 2015, at 8:06 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB external 
> drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path since configuration 
> days. “Keep iTunes Media folder organised” is selected too as is “Copy files 
> to iTunes Media folder when adding”. 
> 
> The problem is that I don’t know which files in my Music folder are not 
> mapped in iTunes. 
> 
> I find by accident when playing something that it “can’t be found” message. 
> 
> Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the entire 
> Music folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc) in the “Music" 
> folder are mapped? I could do an “Add to library” of the Music folder again, 
> but that would do a huge amount of duplication for those already mapped, but 
> it would pick up those files not mapped in the process. Is there a script 
> somewhere that can do a check for this ‘broken link’ for all files in the 
> Music folder that you know of?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete.

Simply having files in the Music folder does not qualify them to be recognised 
by iTunes. They need to be inside the iTunes Folder, which itself is normally 
inside the Music Folder (although it doesn’t need to be). Even then, the files 
need to have been put there by iTunes itself through an import process, not by 
simply dragging them in from another folder in Finder. Therefore, if you have 
music lying free in your Music Folder, and which you expect to be recognised by 
iTunes, it’s just going to happen. You at least need to drag them onto an open 
iTunes window to allow iTunes to deal with them properly.

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.

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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Neil Houghton]

Maybe this one?


Note ­ I haven¹t used this myself ­ or even read Doug¹s documentation ­ so
I¹m not sure if this IS what you need ­ but have a look/read


Cheers


Neil
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Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com




on 17/12/15 21:09, Neil Houghton at n...@possumology.com wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> 
> If you don¹t find a method/script to do what you want, there are certainly
> scripts that will remove the duplicate tracks.
> See 
> 
> Whilst I haven¹t had to do this myself, I have used several of Doug¹s
> AppleScripts for iTunes with good results ­ he has been doing this for years:
>  
> 
> If you look through his 457 and counting AppleScripts you might even find a
> script that checks for lost links.
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Neil



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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Peter,

If you don¹t find a method/script to do what you want, there are certainly
scripts that will remove the duplicate tracks.
See 

Whilst I haven¹t had to do this myself, I have used several of Doug¹s
AppleScripts for iTunes with good results ­ he has been doing this for
years:
 

If you look through his 457 and counting AppleScripts you might even find a
script that checks for lost links.


HTH



Cheers




Neil
-- 
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Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com






on 17/12/15 20:06, Peter Crisp at petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:

> Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB external
> drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path since configuration
> days. ³Keep iTunes Media folder organised² is selected too as is ³Copy files
> to iTunes Media folder when adding².
> 
> The problem is that I don¹t know which files in my Music folder are not mapped
> in iTunes. 
> 
> I find by accident when playing something that it ³can¹t be found² message.
> 
> Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the entire Music
> folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc) in the ³Music" folder
> are mapped? I could do an ³Add to library² of the Music folder again, but that
> would do a huge amount of duplication for those already mapped, but it would
> pick up those files not mapped in the process. Is there a script somewhere
> that can do a check for this Œbroken link¹ for all files in the Music folder
> that you know of?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete.
> 
> 
>> On 17 Dec 2015, at 5:13 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 16 Dec 2015, at 7:28 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi, I have a 200+GB music library and this afternoon I was playing some of
>>> it using the great ³Up Next² feature and when I added one song as the next
>>> song, iTunes playback stopped when it got to that song and couldn¹t find the
>>> track to play back. On further inspection, there were quite a few songs with
>>> the ³!² alongside indicating iTunes couldn¹t locate the file. When I traced
>>> a particular example of this, I found the folder in Finder. It was in a
>>> folder called "Fleetwood Mac-1². It was obviously a folder which iTunes had
>>> relabelled during a previous operation perhaps years ago so I am probably
>>> the cause of this all. Sitting beneath ³Fleetwood Mac-1² were  6 albums
>>> which upon further checking a number of songs in there were also not mapped
>>> in iTunes properly. I did a ³Add to Library² at the ³Fleetwood Mac-1² level
>>> hence capturing everything subordinate to that folder address. In the
>>> process I probably caused some duplicates of some songs - but I am ok with
>>> that.
>>> 
>>> In any case, is there a way to do a full reverse looking of everything in my
>>> ³Music² root folder to see that every file has a linkage to a file that
>>> iTunes thinks exists? A forward looking check may not necessarily ensure
>>> every iTunes record has a file it is mapped to.
>>> 
>>> Not sure if I made that clear but I hope someone can assimilate with the
>>> issue I¹ve got here.
>> 
>> I¹m not sure I can assimilate with you issue Peter :(
>> 
>> When you add media to your iTunes library, iTunes files it in the proper
>> subfolder within the iTunes Media folder.
>> And, as long as you¹ve checked the ³Keep iTunes Media folder organized² box
>> in the iTunes Advanced preferences, ³Copy files to iTunes Media folder when
>> adding to library² the content remains properly filed, even if you change its
>> tags in iTunes.
>> 
>> You may notice exclamation point to the left of items in your iTunes library,
>> or they may not appear at all. Exclamation points appear when iTunes is
>> unable to locate the media file or when a purchased item hasn't downloaded.
>> It seems like you are concerned with locating the media file - not a file
>> that hasn¹t downloaded.
>> 
>> 1. Open Finder.
>> 2. Go to Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Music
>> 3. The contents of the Music folder will be listed in alphabetical order.
>>  And the files will be sorted by artist.
>> If you find any of your missing items, you can add them to your iTunes
>> library.
>> 4. If you couldn't find your lost media in the iTunes Media folder, check
>> your preferences in iTunes to see if your media is in another location.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Pete
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Peter Crisp]

Hi Ronni, thanks for the response. I have my Music library on a 2TB external 
drive and the iTunes library has been mapped to that path since configuration 
days. “Keep iTunes Media folder organised” is selected too as is “Copy files to 
iTunes Media folder when adding”. 

The problem is that I don’t know which files in my Music folder are not mapped 
in iTunes. 

I find by accident when playing something that it “can’t be found” message. 

Is there a way of doing a verification pass by iTunes through the entire Music 
folder of ALL applicable files (video/music/podcast/etc) in the “Music" folder 
are mapped? I could do an “Add to library” of the Music folder again, but that 
would do a huge amount of duplication for those already mapped, but it would 
pick up those files not mapped in the process. Is there a script somewhere that 
can do a check for this ‘broken link’ for all files in the Music folder that 
you know of?

Regards

Pete.


> On 17 Dec 2015, at 5:13 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 16 Dec 2015, at 7:28 PM, Peter Crisp > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, I have a 200+GB music library and this afternoon I was playing some of 
>> it using the great “Up Next” feature and when I added one song as the next 
>> song, iTunes playback stopped when it got to that song and couldn’t find the 
>> track to play back. On further inspection, there were quite a few songs with 
>> the “!” alongside indicating iTunes couldn’t locate the file. When I traced 
>> a particular example of this, I found the folder in Finder. It was in a 
>> folder called "Fleetwood Mac-1”. It was obviously a folder which iTunes had 
>> relabelled during a previous operation perhaps years ago so I am probably 
>> the cause of this all. Sitting beneath “Fleetwood Mac-1” were  6 albums 
>> which upon further checking a number of songs in there were also not mapped 
>> in iTunes properly. I did a “Add to Library” at the “Fleetwood Mac-1” level 
>> hence capturing everything subordinate to that folder address. In the 
>> process I probably caused some duplicates of some songs - but I am ok with 
>> that.
>> 
>> In any case, is there a way to do a full reverse looking of everything in my 
>> “Music” root folder to see that every file has a linkage to a file that 
>> iTunes thinks exists? A forward looking check may not necessarily ensure 
>> every iTunes record has a file it is mapped to.
>> 
>> Not sure if I made that clear but I hope someone can assimilate with the 
>> issue I’ve got here.
> 
> I’m not sure I can assimilate with you issue Peter :(
> 
> When you add media to your iTunes library, iTunes files it in the proper 
> subfolder within the iTunes Media folder. 
> And, as long as you’ve checked the “Keep iTunes Media folder organized” box 
> in the iTunes Advanced preferences, “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when 
> adding to library” the content remains properly filed, even if you change its 
> tags in iTunes.
> 
> You may notice exclamation point to the left of items in your iTunes library, 
> or they may not appear at all. Exclamation points appear when iTunes is 
> unable to locate the media file or when a purchased item hasn't downloaded.
> It seems like you are concerned with locating the media file - not a file 
> that hasn’t downloaded.
> 
> 1. Open Finder.
> 2. Go to Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Music
> 3. The contents of the Music folder will be listed in alphabetical order. 
>  And the files will be sorted by artist.
> If you find any of your missing items, you can add them to your iTunes 
> library.
> 4. If you couldn't find your lost media in the iTunes Media folder, check 
> your preferences in iTunes to see if your media is in another location. 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> 
> 
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Re: Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Ronni Brown]

> On 16 Dec 2015, at 7:28 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
> Hi, I have a 200+GB music library and this afternoon I was playing some of it 
> using the great “Up Next” feature and when I added one song as the next song, 
> iTunes playback stopped when it got to that song and couldn’t find the track 
> to play back. On further inspection, there were quite a few songs with the 
> “!” alongside indicating iTunes couldn’t locate the file. When I traced a 
> particular example of this, I found the folder in Finder. It was in a folder 
> called "Fleetwood Mac-1”. It was obviously a folder which iTunes had 
> relabelled during a previous operation perhaps years ago so I am probably the 
> cause of this all. Sitting beneath “Fleetwood Mac-1” were  6 albums which 
> upon further checking a number of songs in there were also not mapped in 
> iTunes properly. I did a “Add to Library” at the “Fleetwood Mac-1” level 
> hence capturing everything subordinate to that folder address. In the process 
> I probably caused some duplicates of some songs - but I am ok with that.
> 
> In any case, is there a way to do a full reverse looking of everything in my 
> “Music” root folder to see that every file has a linkage to a file that 
> iTunes thinks exists? A forward looking check may not necessarily ensure 
> every iTunes record has a file it is mapped to.
> 
> Not sure if I made that clear but I hope someone can assimilate with the 
> issue I’ve got here.

I’m not sure I can assimilate with you issue Peter :(

When you add media to your iTunes library, iTunes files it in the proper 
subfolder within the iTunes Media folder. 
And, as long as you’ve checked the “Keep iTunes Media folder organized” box in 
the iTunes Advanced preferences, “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding 
to library” the content remains properly filed, even if you change its tags in 
iTunes.

You may notice exclamation point to the left of items in your iTunes library, 
or they may not appear at all. Exclamation points appear when iTunes is unable 
to locate the media file or when a purchased item hasn't downloaded.
It seems like you are concerned with locating the media file - not a file that 
hasn’t downloaded.

1. Open Finder.
2. Go to Music > iTunes > iTunes Media > Music
3. The contents of the Music folder will be listed in alphabetical order. 
 And the files will be sorted by artist.
If you find any of your missing items, you can add them to your iTunes library.
4. If you couldn't find your lost media in the iTunes Media folder, check your 
preferences in iTunes to see if your media is in another location. 


Cheers,
Ronni

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Pete
> 
> 

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Relinking music wrongly mapped in iTunes

[Peter Crisp]

Hi, I have a 200+GB music library and this afternoon I was playing some of it 
using the great “Up Next” feature and when I added one song as the next song, 
iTunes playback stopped when it got to that song and couldn’t find the track to 
play back. On further inspection, there were quite a few songs with the “!” 
alongside indicating iTunes couldn’t locate the file. When I traced a 
particular example of this, I found the folder in Finder. It was in a folder 
called "Fleetwood Mac-1”. It was obviously a folder which iTunes had relabelled 
during a previous operation perhaps years ago so I am probably the cause of 
this all. Sitting beneath “Fleetwood Mac-1” were  6 albums which upon further 
checking a number of songs in there were also not mapped in iTunes properly. I 
did a “Add to Library” at the “Fleetwood Mac-1” level hence capturing 
everything subordinate to that folder address. In the process I probably caused 
some duplicates of some songs - but I am ok with that.

In any case, is there a way to do a full reverse looking of everything in my 
“Music” root folder to see that every file has a linkage to a file that iTunes 
thinks exists? A forward looking check may not necessarily ensure every iTunes 
record has a file it is mapped to.

Not sure if I made that clear but I hope someone can assimilate with the issue 
I’ve got here.

Thanks.


Pete



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