itunes duplicate songs

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itunes duplicate songs

I have more than 50 songs in my duplicate songs list. Each of them show as "Purchased AAC audio file". They are *not* shown in pairs as is the case for validly flagged duplicates. Each file is listed only once in the duplicate files list. I had not seen them until I synched the library to my iphone. In each one I have verified that there is *not* a duplicate file in my library. I have tried signing out, exiting and then signing back in. All of them are still in the list. What can I do to get these falsely flagged files out of my list?

iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 7, 2024 4:38 PM

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Answer 1

turingtest2

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Nov 7, 2024 5:26 PM in response to papamc30

See Duplicate songs in iTunes - Apple Community for general advice. Is View > Only Downloaded Music enabled? Are you using the Same Album view? Do the duplicates disappear when you are signed out of your Apple ID?

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papamc30 Author

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Nov 8, 2024 11:51 AM in response to papamc30

Signing out of the iTunes Store solved the problem. I had been signing out while viewing the Library. Never realized that a specific sign-out while in the Store tab was a different thing! Thanks for your help!

PapaMc

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papamc30 Author

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Nov 8, 2024 9:45 AM in response to turingtest2

'Only Downloaded Music' is enabled. I changed it to 'All Music" and now the duplicate songs list does show pairs of file names for each of the 56 songs. The second song of each pair shows a blue 'cloud' icon.
The 'Same Album' view is the same as 'All".
The duplicates do not disappear after signing out, exiting, entering and signing back in.
Now that I see pairs of songs, let me review your 'Duplicate Songs' article again and retry.

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