@siclmn wrote:
How would I know if they are on the hard drive or in WMP? I have no idea how to figure that out. I though everything is on the hard drive.
I think he’s asking if you have two or more of each actual music file on your hard drive, or if the tracks are only duplicated in the WMP library. The latter are really only shortcuts. Sometimes, if you move files around on the hard drive WMP will automatically add the moved tracks with their new locations as new library entries, but will not automatically remove their old entries. In the WMP library, right-click on duplicate song titles and choose Open File Location. If they point to the same file in the same location, or one points to a nonexistent location, use the resolution suggested: Remove all tracks from the WMP library (ONLY! See note) then have WMP rescan your drive, and this should get rid of the duplicates. If the two library entries point to different files in different folders or even different files in the same location, you’ll have to manually delete the duplicates. You can add the File Path column to WMP’s library view and then you may be able to sort the library list so that you can delete duplicates in chunks, removing items from both the library and the hard drive at one time.
Also, it could be that you have copies of the same song in different formats. if you are converting files, from a high bit rate to a lower bit rate for example for use on your Fuze, you may be seeing both copies. Add the Bit Rate column to library view and see if this is what’s happening. In this case, you either have to live with it, or keep the converted files in a folder not being scanned by WMP.
Note: Make sure WMP doesn’t automatically delete files from the hard drive when deleting them from the library. Go to Tools > Options > Library Tab > Uncheck the option to delete files from the hard drive.
Message Edited by qualityaudio on 11-16-2009 07:44 AM
Message Edited by qualityaudio on 11-16-2009 07:46 AM
Message Edited by qualityaudio on 11-16-2009 07:46 AM
