{"id":340,"date":"2016-03-28T19:36:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T19:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=340"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:17:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:17:33","slug":"remove-duplicate-artists-in-itunes-windows-10-previous-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/28\/remove-duplicate-artists-in-itunes-windows-10-previous-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Duplicate Artists in iTunes Windows 10 & Previous Versions"},"content":{"rendered":"

At times, iTunes Library shows up artists more than once.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to identify duplicate artists that clutter up your iTunes library. These are basically the \u201cduplicate artists\u201d that cannot be directly detected in an iPhone or iPod. Let\u2019s take a closer\u00a0<\/span>look at how to take advantage of a third party duplicate cleaning tool to automate the task and remove duplicates instantly. Read on.<\/p>\n

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Using Show Duplicate Items Feature<\/b><\/h3>\n

By using this feature in iTunes you\u2019ll be able to see all duplicate iTunes media files based on three criteria: <\/span>Name<\/b>, <\/span>Artist<\/b> and <\/span>Album<\/b>. Use the Artist column to rearrange all duplicate items. This will make it easy to find multiple occurrences of the same artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Open <\/span>iTunes<\/b>. Click <\/span>Start <\/b>> <\/span>All Apps<\/b> > <\/span>iTunes<\/b> (folder) > <\/span>iTunes<\/b> (shortcut).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Press and hold the <\/span>Ctrl<\/b> + <\/span>B<\/b> keys simultaneously as the menu bar is hidden.<\/span><\/span>\n

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      1. Click the <\/span>View<\/b> menu, and then select <\/span>Show Duplicate Items<\/b>.<\/span><\/span>\n

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        1. Now iTunes will display only the duplicate media items. Click the <\/span>Artist<\/b> column head to sort its contents alphabetically.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. Delete all duplicate artists. To do so, right-click a duplicate item and choose <\/span>Delete<\/b>. To delete all duplicate artists, press <\/span>Ctrl<\/b> + <\/span>A<\/b> to select all items at once; and then press <\/span>Delete<\/b> key to remove them.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Disable Copying Files to iTunes Media Folder<\/b><\/h3>\n

            iTunes uses the media folder to organize your music files in a better way. It\u2019s made up of all the music files that you\u2019ve added to iTunes library \u2014 on the first time after program installation or through File menu. Many customers might have experienced that copying of music to iTunes media folder results into duplicate (or multiple) versions of the original files. Disable this feature using the <\/span>Preferences<\/b> dialog as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. Click the <\/span>Edit<\/b> menu, choose <\/span>Preferences<\/b>.<\/span><\/span>\n

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              1. You will see the <\/span>Advanced Preferences<\/b> dialog on the screen. Click the <\/span>Advanced<\/b> tab on the far-right.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. You\u2019ll now be seeing settings along with checkboxes before them. Uncheck the <\/span>Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library<\/b> box.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Click <\/span>OK<\/b> to save the changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    Group Songs by their Artist Names<\/b><\/h3>\n

                    No matter how well you organize your iTunes library, you still get duplicate artists somehow. Get your act together by using the <\/span>Group by<\/b> feature in <\/span>File Explorer<\/b>. This allows you to sort long list of iTunes music files, chances are you get too many duplicate artists that you don\u2019t even know.<\/span><\/p>\n

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                    1. Click the <\/span>File Explorer<\/b> icon on your Taskbar.<\/span><\/li>\n
                    2. Open the following directory:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n