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iTunes Phantom Duplicates
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1643556" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Which version of iTunes are you running? In the last several versions of iTunes when you delete a duplicate file iTunes did not delete the actual file it deleted the pointer to the file and the file itself remained in place. I think holding down the Option key while deleting a file bypasses this dialog. </p><p></p><p>I would right-click a file and choose Reveal in Finder making note of where the file is located. Then do the same for one of the duplicates to that file to see if the multiple pointers are actually pointing to the same file or if they are pointing to actual duplicate files. </p><p></p><p>There are several apps to manage duplicates as well as a couple of ways within iTunes. I think before we delete anything we need to find out what these duplicates are pointing to. If the duplicate pointers are indeed pointing to the exact same file that needs to be handled a bit differently than if the pointers are pointing to multiple copies of the same file.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1643556, member: 131855"] Which version of iTunes are you running? In the last several versions of iTunes when you delete a duplicate file iTunes did not delete the actual file it deleted the pointer to the file and the file itself remained in place. I think holding down the Option key while deleting a file bypasses this dialog. I would right-click a file and choose Reveal in Finder making note of where the file is located. Then do the same for one of the duplicates to that file to see if the multiple pointers are actually pointing to the same file or if they are pointing to actual duplicate files. There are several apps to manage duplicates as well as a couple of ways within iTunes. I think before we delete anything we need to find out what these duplicates are pointing to. If the duplicate pointers are indeed pointing to the exact same file that needs to be handled a bit differently than if the pointers are pointing to multiple copies of the same file. [/QUOTE]
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