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[jbholtz]

Anyone have a good way of detecting duplicates in the library?  I have over 14,000 files (76.1 GB) and some music I have in there twice.  Older ripping, different directory, etc...  What I'd like is a way to list all files that have multiples (multiple defined as two files that share the same File Name/Artist/Album)

I was thinking I'd have to export the Library as an XML and then write a parsing script to do that

Thanks for any help.

[Magic_Randy]

There is a smartlist that may help you.

Go to:

Playlists--> Smartlists--> Audio--Task--Possible Duplicates

[jbholtz]

THAT'S AWESOME!!!  MC12 ROCKS.

I Love it when a plan comes together

[AoXoMoXoA]

After using the built-in Smartlist for "Possible Duplicates", I found I still had some dupes because of variations in either Artist or Album tags.
(i.e.: "Best of The Doors", "The Best of The Doors", "Best of Doors", "The Best of Doors" type of variations)

In an effort to locate these as well I made additional "Dupe-Finder" Smartlists which searched for files with matching
1- Artist, Track #, Name
      (When sorted, allows for dupes with variation in [Album Name] to be easily spotted)
2- Album, Track #, Name
     (When sorted, allows for dupes with variation in [Artist Name] to be easily found)

[KingSparta]

It would be nice if you could find dups by a fingerprint of some sort

[dcwebman]

There is a smartlist that may help you.

Go to:

Playlists--> Smartlists--> Audio--Task--Possible Duplicates

I don't have that Smartlist.  I added stock smartlists and it wasn't in there either. I did have just a Duplicates smartlist in my library that's been upgraded from version 10 to 11 to 12. In fact a brand new install of MC 12 on a new machine didn't have any duplicates smartlists. What am I missing?

[Magic_Randy]

I don't have that Smartlist.  I added stock smartlists and it wasn't in there either. I did have just a Duplicates smartlist in my library that's been upgraded from version 10 to 11 to 12. In fact a brand new install of MC 12 on a new machine didn't have any duplicates smartlists. What am I missing?

Here it is (I just copied it from mine).  It must be standard as I'm not smart enough to write it.

[media type]=[audio] ~dup=[artist],[name] ~sort=[artist],[name]

I also wrote one that helps me find real duplicates.  By that I mean a single file that is the library more than once.

[Media Type]=[Audio] ~dup=[filename]

Randy

[dcwebman]

[media type]=[audio] ~dup=[artist],[name] ~sort=[artist],[name]

That's the one I had called just Duplicates. Thanks for the other one too!

[Tangoman]

It might be a good idea to put duration on the smartlist as the same name but not matching could indicate other version of the same song ie. Live version
Cheers Tangodude

[Magic_Randy]

That's the one I had called just Duplicates. Thanks for the other one too!

Sounds like they changed the name of some of the stock smartlists.