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Dupe Eliminator for iTunes provides various dupe and original criteria used to determine what is a duplicate and what is the original. By default, the song name, artist and album (dupe criteria: Song Name/Artist/Album) must match to be a duplicate. Additionally, the first occurrence of the song name, artist and album (original criteria: First Entry Found) is considered the original. Dupe criteria and other settings are changed using the Preferences window.

Use the various dupe criteria to specify what you think a duplicate should be.

Use the various original criteria to determine which of the tracks that match should be considered the original track -- the one you want to keep.
e.g. the original kept could be the song with the highest 'Played count' or the one that is of the format 'MPEG audio file'.
The default is to keep the first track found (if there are four songs that are duplicates keep the first in the four song set as the original).

Duplicates are displayed in red and dead links are displayed in yellow.

New settings include: new dupe criteria including 'Song Name/Artist/Album/Track Number', 'Song Name/Time', 'Song Name/Artist/Time', and 'Song Name/Artist/Album/Time'

Preference Settings Window

Preferences - Advanced dupe criteria - Dupe Eliminator Help Wiki

Playlist used:
Displays the playlist being used when checking for dupes. The default is the main 'Library' which is the iTunes Music Library.
If you desire to check for dupes and dead links in another playlist, use this option. Also displayed with the playlist is the number of tracks in the playlist.

Dupe scan criteria:
  • Song Name/Artist
  • Song Name/Album
  • Song Name/Bit Rate
  • Song Name/Size
  • Song Name/Artist/Album (default dupe criteria)
  • Song Name/Artist/Bit Rate
  • Song Name/Artist/Format
  • Song Name/Artist/Size
  • Song Name/Size/Bit Rate
  • Song Name/Size/Format
  • Song Name/Artist/Size/Bit Rate
  • Song Name/Artist/Size/Format
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Bit Rate
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Format
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Size
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Size/Bit Rate
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Size/Format
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Track Number
  • Song Name/Time
  • Song Name/Artist/Time
  • Song Name/Artist/Album/Time
  • Song Location pattern match - matches song locations using a closest match. 'song.mp3' = 'song_1.mp3',
    '11 song.mp3, 'song[1].mp3' or 'song(1).mp3'

    Various dupe criteria are available.The dupe criteria preferences window can be displayed by using the Edit Preferences menu or by clicking on the information area above the headings.Preferences are stored, per user, in the directory {installation_dir}/config.


    Other Scan Preferences:
    • Use first N characters of Song Name - if selected, specifies to use the first N characters of the Song Name when matching. Use the drop-down list to select the number of characters you desire.
    • Use another media player other than iTunes when playing a song - if selected, specifies to use a player other than iTunes when playing songs. The default alternative player is VLC (see VideoLan web site) but can be another selected player if you desire.
    • Include songs with sizes from N to NN - this setting is only available for dupe criteria pertaining to size and allows you to specify a size range you are interested in. e.g. 10 MB to 100 MB.
      You can also enter you own sizes such as 10.3 MB, 10.3 GB or 10000 (for bytes). A starting or ending size range value of ANY indicates any size is allowed.
    • Switch to iTunes when playing a song - when playing a song mnake iTunes visible and in the front. The default is to keep iTunes in the background.
    • Exclude tracks in user created playlists - if selected, all tracks in user created playlists (playlists other than the iTunes main playlists) will be skipped when checking for duplicates. Note: This option is useful when wanting to make sure a dupe isn't removing from a playlist that you still want the track in.
    • Auto re-scan library after removing a track - if selected, the iTunes Music Library is automatically rescanned after removing a track. The default is to auto re-scan.

    Dupe Display Preferences:
    • Dupe display color - allows you to set the display color for duplicates.
    • Dead display color - allows you to set the display color for dead links (~missing files).

    Dupe Remove (Delete) Preferences:
    • In addition to removing iTunes Music Library entry, delete actual file from disk.
    • Backup deleted files - if Also remove actual file is selected, this option can be selected to indicate whether to backup any deleted files.
      • To: specifies the location indicates where the deleted files will be backed up to. Use the Browse button to select another location.
      • Prompt user before backing up deleted files - prompts the user before deleted files are backed up
    • Display album artwork thumbnails in scan list - indicates to include a thumbnail of any artwork artwork in the scan display.
      • Resize album artwork thumbnail - indicates to allow resizing of the album artwork thumbnail. The default thumbnail size is 60 pixels in size (60 X 60). Use the slider to adjust the album artwork thumbnail size. A size preview is displayed.

    Set kept oriinal songs to be the:
    • "First Entry Found" (default original setting)
    • "Most Played"
    • "Newest Date Added"
    • "Oldest Date Added"
    • "Largest File Size"
    • "Smallest File Size"
    • "Longest Filename"
    • "Shortest Filename"
    • "Longest Time (Length)"
    • "Shortest Time (Length)"
    • "Highest Bit Rate"
    • "Lowest Bit Rate"
    • "AIFF Audio File"
    • "MPEG Audio File"
    • "Protected AAC audio file"
    • "Quicktime Audio File"
    • "WAV Audio File"
    • "Protected MPEG-4 Video File"
    • "MPEG-4 Video File"
    • "Quicktime Movie File"
    • "With Artwork"
    • "Purchased AAC Audio File"

    Dupe scan criteria indicates in the scan list display:
    DupeCriteria-Heading-Indicators1 Check marks in the heading indicate which columns are including in the dupe criteria. Up or down arrow indicate the sort direction: ascending or descending.

    Note on Apple iTunes preferences:

    • If “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” is selected then removing actual file removes the copy created by Apple iTunes.To have Dupe Eliminator remove the original file, uncheck “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library”.See example Apple iTunes preferences window (advanced tab) below:

    All duplicates are in red - Markelsoft Dupe Eliminator Help




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