[iTunes] Re: iTunes Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3

[ecirwin at mac.com]

Axxll,

It sounds like you do have quite a few duplicates.  It does worry me 
that you have 1000 more songs in the "itunes" file than you do in the 
"itunes music" file.  If you have a good explanation for that then 
don't worry.

If you really want to be certain that the library is intact then I 
would do the following:

Open the iTunes Preferences and select the Advanced tab.
On the Advanced tab you can select the iTunes music folder location.
Change that folder location to something new.  Make sure you have 
enough room in the new location for all your music files.  Check the 
bottom of the iTunes main window for an approximate amount needed.
Close the iTunes Preferences.
 From the menu bar in iTunes select the Advanced drop down menu and then 
select Consolidate Library from that drop down.
This will copy all the music in your iTunes to the new location.
Go back to  /user/axxll/music/itunes and  
/user/axxll/music/itunes/itunes music and delete all the files and 
folders except for a folder labeled "itunes", if it exists.  That 
folder has all the database info for your music library.

Now you can move the files back, if you want, using the same process as 
above.

If you follow this process, all your playlists, play counts, ratings, 
etc will stay intact.  I have used this method several times and in 
fact it has just been documented at ipodlounge.com 
(http://www.ipodlounge.com/articles_more.php?id=5220_0_8_0_M).

Eric

On Oct 13, 2004, at 2:00 PM, 
itunes-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> i think my music collection is duplicated. Here is why.
>
> I found that  4050 tracks are in [ /user/axxll/music/ itunes ]
> those tracks where the initial tracks i had  before i conducted 
> editing and cleaning up of tags  etc.
>
> in another location:  [ user/axxll/music/ itunes/itunes music ]   
> there are  3047 tracks.  those are the cleaned up tracks and those are 
> what i see in Itunes library pane and i listen to.
>
> The Quesiton is :   How do i get rid of  the first 4050 tracks yet 
> maintain the second collection?  I am scared to delete the  first 
> batch at  [/user/axxll/music/itunes]  thinking that this is the root 
> of the second batch at  [ /user/axxll/music/itunes/itunes music ]
>
> As u can see i get scared easily. so help me please
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