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Ted Todorov · 09-16-2006, 08:24 PM

Question: How do you avoid duplicate songs? This a big problem with compilations, soundtrack albums, etc. I want to preserve the integrity of the albums, but I don't want 4 copies of the same song residing on my iPod.

The one way I can see is to replace all albums containing duplicates with playlists, and keep just one copy of the song for all "album" playlists. That will work, but seems pretty cumbersome. I wish iTunes would have some automatic feature to handle that.

I do have to say that iTunes 7 is a HUGE improvement in its iPod organization ability -- I was able to free up 1.5GB of space very easily, so I could update my jam-packed iPod for the first time in months.

Ted

09-16-2006, 08:24 PM	#8 of 18
Ted Todorov Member Location: New York Join Date: Aug 2000 Local Time: 03:20 AM Local Date: 01-09-2009 Posts: 2,229	Re: iTunes & iPods tips, tricks, and embracing the love Question: How do you avoid duplicate songs? This a big problem with compilations, soundtrack albums, etc. I want to preserve the integrity of the albums, but I don't want 4 copies of the same song residing on my iPod. The one way I can see is to replace all albums containing duplicates with playlists, and keep just one copy of the song for all "album" playlists. That will work, but seems pretty cumbersome. I wish iTunes would have some automatic feature to handle that. I do have to say that iTunes 7 is a HUGE improvement in its iPod organization ability -- I was able to free up 1.5GB of space very easily, so I could update my jam-packed iPod for the first time in months. Ted Hold on tightly, let go lightly. My Twitter page