{"id":160,"date":"2016-02-27T07:31:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T07:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:33:08","slug":"delete-junk-duplicate-songs-in-itunes-for-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/27\/delete-junk-duplicate-songs-in-itunes-for-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Junk & Duplicate Songs in iTunes for Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you tired of finding the same music playing over and over in iTunes?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Is your PC\/ laptop constantly filling up with iTunes junk data? Luckily, there is an easy way to deal with this problem and speed up your iTunes. In this article you\u2019ll learn easy and quick ways to bulk remove iTunes duplicates and junk files without getting any original content affected. <\/span>Microsoft considers duplicate data an obstacle in organizing files<\/span><\/a>. It is also of the view that cleaner system improves system performance manifolds. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Easily Delete iTunes Duplicates in Windows 10<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Clone Files Checker\u00a0follows Google Software Principles<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Deleting iTunes Temporary Data<\/b><\/h3>\n

iTunes stores this data and fetches it when required. This data is disposable in nature, meaning it is safe to delete it after the user exits the application. It occupies a considerable storage space which surely increases over time and is known as application cache.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be sure to unhide any files by going to the View tab > Hidden items checkbox. This will make sure you are able to view all the contents of any folder you open and take appropriate action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Double click <\/span>This PC<\/span><\/i> Desktop shortcut.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Navigate to the following folders and remove all files from them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    • C:\\Users\\<\/span>UserName<\/span><\/i>\\AppData\\Local\\Apple\\Apple Software Update<\/span><\/li>\n
    • C:\\Users\\<\/span>UserName<\/span><\/i>\\AppData\\Local\\Temp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • C:\\Windows\\Temp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        1. Open the following folder:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          • C:\\Users\\<\/span>UserName<\/span><\/i>\\AppData\\Local\\Apple Computer\\iTunes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            1. Search for any .tmp, .temp, .bak, .old and .log files inside the above mentioned folder and delete them. Do NOT remove any other file types.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Removing Duplicate Tracks in iTunes for Windows 10<\/b><\/h3>\n

              Removing dupes is a tricky job. You may not be able to do it manually because of time constraints. However, if you allow a third-party tool to conduct an investigative exercise, you would be able to identify numerous songs which are either exact duplicates or duplicates by the nature of their music tags such as title, music album name, iTunes artist name, etc. Follow this method to reach this goal of freeing your music library from unwanted duplicate music files:<\/span><\/p>\n