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[Quixote]

Is it possible with a smartlist or some other way to show duplicate sets where at least one of the duplicates in the set has to be from a specific folder (path)?

I have a folder with a bunch of miscellaneous files that I've collected and I want to compare with my normal (organized) library to see which files I can get rid of.

Thanks!

[hit_ny]

2 smartlists

Possible Duplicates (already in MC's predefined Audio smarlist group)
[media type]=[audio] ~dup=[artist],[name] ~sort=[artist],[name]

[Media Type]=[Audio] [Filename (path)]=<misc folder path> ~dup=[Artist],[Name] -playlistid==Possible Duplicates ~sort=[Name],[Date Imported]-d

Now try calling the second smartlist.

[marko]

I might be wrong, but I think this one's a bit further out of reach than that....

These instructions: [Filename (path)]=<misc folder path> ~dup=[Artist],[Name] would only list 'artist,name' dupes that existed in the defined path, and as these files would also appear on the 'possible dupes' list, the next instruction would cause the search results to be empty....

[marko]

You can't take a tag from one file and compare it with another in this way.
This is about as close as I can get in a hurry:

Make 3 smartlists:

1. [media type]=[audio] ~dup=[artist],[name]
2. [filename (path)]=<base path to misc. files here> *Note: remember, if there are spaces in the path, enclose it in double quotes.*
3. Click on the little wizard arrow at the left end of the search bar, choose 'playlists'. In the dialogue that shows, tick the two smartlists above, and in the drop-down at the bottom, choose, "Include (matches all)" then save the smartlist.

smartlist three will now show you the files that are in the misc folder that have dupes elsewhere in the library. It won't show you where they are though.

[Quixote]

That totally worked.  Thanks Marko!  Hit_ny, your info was helpful also.

Thanks!