I think I understand what you want to do. But your second step should be unnecessary. You can just close (quit) iTunes, delete the iTunes xml and database files (not the library folder itself), open iTunes and it'll be squeaky clean. If you want to change any settings about how iTunes handles your library (like where it resides, etc) do it now. Then you should have your media files still in their original locations and you can use "Add to Library" (cmd-O I think) to add them back. If they are already in their correct locations iTunes shouldn't make any duplicates of anything (unless you changed a setting). Of course it's a good idea to back up all your media and the library and xml files first so you'll be able to undo everything and you can play around until you get what you want.
<br><br>hth,<br><br>matt.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/11/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">revDAVE</b> <<a href="mailto:coolcat@hosting4days.com">coolcat@hosting4days.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
My old iTunes library still works fine - however - there are some bad<br>entries here and there - and I would like to create a brand spanking new<br>library. I am not sure of the best way to do this. I imagine that I can
<br>simply:<br>- close iTunes<br>- and then move every song from the iTunes library folder into a temp folder<br>- delete the iTunes library file<br>- and open iTunes to a totally clean new setup<br>- then simply drag all the songs in again.
<br><br>The problem with this is that it will duplicate all the songs on the hard<br>drive and I would prefer if there was a better way without all the<br>duplication and making the drives work so hard.<br><br>Q: What is the best way to go about this?
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