Duplicate Music Files in iTunes

[Joe 90]

Right... iTunes has just imported my mass of mp3s and it looks like its imported a lot of files (all in current view) twice.

Is there an app that can scan my hdd for duplicates or anything similar? i don't want to have excess space taken up by the same stuff thats somehow been coppied.

[leowyatt]

you'll need to remove the duplicates from the iTunes XML file otherwise they'll still show in your library

[Joe 90]

i've just gone for a quick and easy way... delete the lot and import manually... stops all the mixtapes i've got being added cose i don't want most of them on my ipod anyways.

[LeperousDust]

Markelsoft dupe eliminator for iTunes, and IT library updater (iTLU) should do you for now and the future :)

[Joe 90]

fantastic, thanks.

and to save starting another thread.... I'm currently trying to Drag and drop in or go File > add folder/file to library... but some things just wont add.
and some folders will just add like 1 track from a whole album! wtf?

[leowyatt]

I think that is something to do with the mp3s as iTunes doesn't like them. Have had it happen with me and the only thing I can do is to convert the files and import the converted ones.

[Joe 90]

yeah it offers to convert some, but not all.

i'll see what it adds then maybe re-encode the rest - sucks.