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- Part 1: What Causes iTunes Match Duplicate Playlists\/Songs\/Album<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Part 2: How to Remove Duplicate Playlists\/Songs\/Album Separately from iTunes Match<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
Part 1: What Causes iTunes Match Duplicate Playlists\/Songs\/Album<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The reasons for iTunes Match creates duplicate playlists\/songs\/albums are various. First you need to know that all the songs you bought from the iTunes Store are automatically part of your iCloud Music Library, which is saved to iTunes Match. iTunes Match can also scan your iTunes library to catalog all the music in it. It is available for you to upload 100,000 songs to your iCloud Music Library via iTunes Match.<\/p>\n
1. If your iTunes Match duplicates playlists in the library, maybe the playlists in your iTunes library are duplicated, for they are synced to iTunes Match automatically.
\n 2. When you find your iTunes match duplicate songs in library, you may have added the same songs in your iTunes library and your iTunes does not have the feature to recognize the duplicated music.
\n 3. As for why iTunes match duplicate albums, it may be caused by repetitive albums in your iTunes library. If the songs you have added in iTunes library belong to the same album, many duplicated albums will appear in your iTunes library as well as in iTunes Match.
\n 4. Since the music sources of iTunes Match are various, including iTunes Store, iTunes library and uploaded songs from computer, it is quite easy for the songs to become duplicated in iTunes Match, which is one of the important reasons for this issue. \n<\/p>\nPart 2: How to Remove Duplicate Playlists\/Songs\/Album Separately from iTunes Match<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Although the reasons that iTunes music match duplicates are diverse, there are several feasible methods for you to cope with this issue. You can refer to the following contents to handle how to remove duplicates from iTunes match at ease.<\/p>\n
2.1 How to Remove Duplicate Playlists from iTunes Match<\/h3>\n
First, you can read this part to see how to remove playlist duplicates from iTunes match. It is not hard for you to make it at all. You just need to download the music library of iTunes Match in iTunes to computer, and then delete the duplicated playlists in computer local folder. Finally, you can update your iTunes Match music library to get this work done. Now let\u2019s begin to see the detailed steps.
\n2.1.1 Download iTunes Match Music Library in iTunes<\/strong>
\n1. On your computer, run iTunes latest version and then navigate to the menu of \u201cStore > Turn On iTunes Match\u201d.
\n2. After that, you need to choose the option of \u201cAdd This Computer\u201d to hit on. Then you need to make use of your Apple ID and password to log into your own iTunes Match account. <\/p>\n![\"how-to-remove-duplicate-playlists-songs-album-separately-from-itunes-match-add-to-this-computer-1\"](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" "\\"how-to-remove-duplicate-playlists-songs-album-separately-from-itunes-match-add-to-this-computer-1\\"")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n3. After a while, your iTunes library will be available in iCloud and then you need to click on the \u201cDone\u201d button at the bottom right corner of the interface to bring out the library to you. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\n4. Thus, you can click on \u201cMy Music\u201d tab at the top middle of the screen to view all your songs. Choose all the tracks in the list and then right-click on one of them to hit on \u201cDownload\u201d option in the pop-up panel. Thus, your library will be downloaded to computer local folder right away. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\n2.1.2 Delete Duplicate Playlists on Computer<\/strong>
\nWhen your iTunes Match music library is accessible on your computer local folder, you can begin to choose the duplicate playlists in the folder and then press the \u201cDelete\u201d key on your keyboard to get rid of them.
\n2.1.3 Sync to iTunes Match<\/strong>
\n1. In iTunes screen, you need to click on \u201cEdit\u201d button and then choose \u201cPreferences\u201d from the drop-down menu.
\n2. After that, you need to hit on the \u201cGeneral\u201d tab in the new panel and then check the option of \u201ciCloud Music Library\u201d to add Apple Music songs and playlists, and access them across all of your devices. Click on \u201cOK\u201d button at the bottom right corner of the panel to save your settings. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n3. Go back to the main interface of iTunes, and then hit on \u201cFile > Library > Update iCloud Music Library\u201d successively. Wait for a moment and your iTunes Match music library duplicate playlist will be removed in this syncing process. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\nThe method to remove duplicate playlists from iTunes Match music library is not difficult for you to learn. You can have a try with this solution when it is necessary. <\/p>\n
2.2 How to Remove Duplicate Songs from iTunes Match<\/h3>\n
If you desire to continue to remove duplicate songs from iTunes Match, you can make use of iTunes or Leawo Tunes Cleaner to assist you to solve this problem. Refer to the following instructions and you will be able to achieve your aim smoothly.
\n2.2.1 Download iTunes Match Music Library in iTunes<\/strong>
\nPlease refer to the detailed steps in Part 2.1.2 to download iTunes Match music library.
\n2.2.2 Delete Duplicate Songs<\/strong>
\n2.2.2.1 Delete Duplicate Songs via iTunes
\n1. Click on \u201cFile\u201d menu in iTunes screen and then hit on \u201cLibrary> Show Duplicate Items\u201d successively. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n2. When iTunes screen displays all duplicate songs in the list, you can choose the duplicate ones and then hit on \u201cSong> Delete from Library\u201d to remove them immediately. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\nAs you can see, iTunes can be used to filter duplicates in the library automatically, which is not hard for you to handle at all.
\n2.2.2.2 Delete Duplicate Songs via Leawo Tunes Cleaner
\nLeawo Tunes Cleaner<\/a><\/strong> is one well-known iTunes manager, which can keep your iTunes library organized including completing music tags<\/a><\/strong>. You can clean up iTunes duplicates with this software efficiently. The following contents can direct you to fix how to remove duplicate songs via this powerful tool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\nLeawo Tunes Cleaner <\/span><\/h2>\n
\u2609 Clean up iTunes music library and other music libraries in clicks;
\n \u2609 Automatically download and add music tags like artist, title, cover, album, etc.
\n \u2609 One click duplicate removal to remove duplicate songs in music library;
\n \u2609 Manually add and complete music tags like artist, album, cover, genre, etc. <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n1. Run Leawo Tunes Cleaner on computer and choose the tab of \u201cClean-up Duplicates\u201d from the 4 options shown in the interface, for you would like to discard duplicate songs from the library via Leawo Tunes Cleaner. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\n2. When you see two modes in the left side of the screen, you can choose to check \u201cQuick Scan\u201d or \u201cDeep Scan\u201d according to your demands. Afterwards, you need to click on \u201cScan iTunes\u201d button to invoke the scanning process. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\n3. Wait for a while and the duplicate songs will be displayed in the screen. Check the ones you desire to remove and then click on \u201cRemove\u201d button at the top right corner of the software. Thus, duplicate songs will disappear immediately from the screen. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\nThis method is quite convenient for you to remove duplicate songs and the efficiency is very high. This can save you much time and you can enjoy songs without repeating at ease.
\n2.2.3 Sync to iTunes Match<\/strong>
\nPlease refer to the steps in Part 2.1.3 to sync the library without duplicate songs to iTunes Match. <\/p>\n2.3 How to Remove Duplicate Album from iTunes Match<\/h3>\n
When you find there are some duplicate albums in iTunes Match, you can also make use of iTunes to discard them.
\n2.3.1 Download iTunes Match Music Library in iTunes<\/strong>
\nPlease refer to the detailed steps in Part 2.1.2 to download iTunes Match music library.
\n2.3.2 Delete Duplicate Albums via iTunes<\/strong>
\n1. Click on \u201cFile> Library> Show Duplicate Items\u201d in iTunes.
\n2. When you see the duplicate items in the window, you can click on \u201cSame Album\u201d to view the duplicate albums in the library.
\n3. Choose the albums that you desire to discard and then right-click on one of them.
\n4. Press the \u201cDelete\u201d key on your keyboard to get rid of them right now. <\/p>\n - Part 2: How to Remove Duplicate Playlists\/Songs\/Album Separately from iTunes Match<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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