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- clinko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10You can also just do this:
To Update your tags:
Ctrl+A in your library, (DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING), click ok.
To Remove dead tracks use this vbs:
' RemoveDeadTracks.vbs --------------------------------------
ITTrackKindFile = 1
deletedTracks = 0
set iTunesApp = WScript.CreateObject("iTunes.Application")
set mainLibrary = iTunesApp.LibraryPlaylist
set tracks = mainLibrary.Tracks
for each currTrack in tracks
' is this a file track?
if (currTrack.Kind = ITTrackKindFile) then
' yes, does it have an empty location?
if (currTrack.Location = "") then ' yes, delete it
currTrack.Delete()
deletedTracks = deletedTracks + 1
end if
end if
next
WScript.Echo "Removed " & deletedTracks & " dead track(s)."
' RemoveDeadTracks.vbs -------------------------------------- - imtigger2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Sweet! Thanks! I was 'just' about to stop using iTunes for my iPod syncs, when they added very-easy-ta-use podcast updates, and photo support. So, I'm still using it.
Not having a directory sync is just incredibly stupid, just like the way upgrades are handled... because my upgrade didn't show any songs in my library, I decided to add my song directories... and because "add new songs to library" was checked, iTunes just duplicated all 7000 of my songs, truncated most, then organized it all in the way it saw fit. Nice. Had to use Media Monkey and 4hrs of my time to sort it all out.
Why am I still using iTunes!? I don't ***** know!! Help! Steve Jobs has me by the balls!.. I swear! - nicepants, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7That makes you my opposite....
- Otto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Why would I need a separate program, with source code I can't see easily, to do all that?
To Scan and Add new files, just take your root folder, drag it into the iTunes window, where the library is. Drop it there. Done.
To Remove Dead Track links, download this script: ttp://ottodestruct.com/itunes/RemoveDeadTracks.txt and rename it to a *.js file, then run it in Windows Explorer. Apple wrote that little javascript, BTW, not me. - neostar, on 11/06/2007, -2/+4Could someone please post a link to the Applescript since I don't use a PC.
- mynameisjody, on 12/23/2007, -0/+2New site: http://itlu.ownz.ch/wordpress/
- AirShark, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7"Might because I'm not an elitist Apple hugger with an iPod. You can't dance, you're not in an iPod commercial and you have no taste in music. Get over yourselves."
Somebody wants an iPod for Christmas...or didn't get one - Otto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Fixed link: http://ottodestruct.com/itunes/RemoveDeadTracks.txt
- tyler0is0sexy, on 12/28/2007, -0/+1You are a godsend
- IxXxIRhinoIxXxI, on 03/06/2009, -0/+1I'm very computer illiterate.... can someone please tell me how I use .vbs . Step wise if possible, Do i just use notepad?
- RDurfee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I love my iPod, but I frackin' hate iTunes. I think I will give this a try.
- synae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Yet another Windows related post. You'd think Digg.com were really Microsoft.com with all of the blatant Windows favoritism here."
Maybe you forgot, but windows does have a very large market share. I think it's proportional. On the other hand, I think it's Apple that has a disproportionate amount of stories on digg.
That said, I don't think it matters what OS stories are about -- this is supposed to be a tech news site, and both Apple and Microsoft news, products, and compatible software are all "technology". - screwzluse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The battery life has never affected me... I use my iPod on a daily basis. I go to a technical college and use it every day while on my way to class, in between classes, and even during class if things are particulary boring. My iPod, with all that use, will last me all that week. Now, that's probably roughly 8 hours, but I wouldn't think that would be a big deal. Why would I need more?
How is the casing subpar? My casing has never cracked, fallen apart, etc etc... It seems pretty solid to me, and I've dropped it on a few occassions on accident. - clinko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"check for duplicate music files "
I did this like 2 days ago. The 1 good program out there is called DeDup. It's kinda old, but old enough that it's before spyware or people trying to block every feature to make money.
Good freeware. - SpookyET, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I moved back to Winamp 5 and iPod Support.
- imtigger2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1screwzluse - EXACTLY what I was thinking. Where there are lots of people who jump on bandwagons, there's just as many who REFUSE to buy something ONLY because it's too popular for their cool lifestyle.
Personally, iTunes irritates the crap outta me, but I'm LOVIN' my iPod. I'm a student of Industrial Design... making products simple, and easy to use as well as nice to the touch and the eye, and the iPod does it oh so well. Not only that, the audio quality is great (at least for my ears) and you don't have to use iTunes DRM 128k crap files on it (I don't). I do however, still use iTunes to sync my iPod, it's simplicity is what sells me on it. - Erroneus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1aarrgh requres .net 1.1, I'm using 2.0 and find it a bit lame to install 1.1 for this.... stupid .net
- eschatonik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow, looks good...but one caveat:
From the requirements:
iTunes for Windows v4.7 or later (tested up to iTunes 4.9)
I would be careful running something that has the potential to wipe your entire library AND has not been tested with THE PAST TWO version increments of iTunes. - levi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Oh my god, oh my god, OH... MY... GOD...
FInaly! - monkeybutler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ive never understood why itunes doesnt work like picasa where it auto updates specified folders. If i rename a song from "01_Jimmy_Henricks_Hey_Joe_*mDm*.mp3" to "Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe" then freakin update it!
- CanuckMakem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So is this a way of loading erm.... "other downloaded music files" into iTunes?
- ketsugi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Yet another Windows related post. You'd think Digg.com were really Microsoft.com with all of the blatant Windows favoritism here."
And every time an Apple link goes up people complain that there are too many Apple stories on Digg. - shrique, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Otto (1)
THANK YOU, this script works like charm. - Refrag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1llance, maybe you should use Consolidate Library from the Advanced menu.
- jaderobbins, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2digg, maybe i can now actually use itunes without punching myself in the face.
- raven001, on 11/06/2007, -3/+3Try GOOGLE the freaking Applescript is everywhere.
- TheD, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I hate Saiyaman
but i like 156. - bigteebo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is going to be quite handy. Mind you, I shift/add/remove MP3s all the time in Itunes, so with this I can finally get an accurate tally. Digg++
- FredClancey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I installed the latest Sep06 version and it does not take out dead links (using Itunes 6.0
and XP Home) but it does other things, like changing the song name when you change
the file name. Since when should those names be identical? And it does other
things based on an identify of filename and songname which I didn't expect nor
want -- so I'm uninstalling. - rigg419, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3"I prefer WinAmp for Windows over iTunes for Windows. Might because I'm not an elitist Apple hugger with an iPod. You can't dance, you're not in an iPod commercial and you have no taste in music. Get over yourselves"
1. if you use winamp, why do you care about this?
2.before you try and make others look stupid, try and make a complete sentence "Might because" what are you like seven years old?
3. You should take your own advice "get over yourself" - monkeybutler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0^^^ BTW. That was an example. I have more legitimate music than old-time pirated stuff. But i've ripped alot of my own albums and had to rename them only to break the links in itunes. It would be nice for itunes to be smart enough to notice what the heck im doing. Or just update the list when i drop in an ipod friendly trailer into my iVideo folder.
- xile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I've been using this for a while. It's great... only way I can keep iTunes up to date with my torrent downloads... I mean, third party cd ripping software.
I didn't think of posting it on digg, but now that it's here, it gets my digg. - Rousterfar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Does this software check for duplicate music files and delete them automatically? My iTunes library got messed up and I have a bunch of dupes that has been a pain in the a$$ to clean. If this software can't do that, then does anyone have any ideas?
- imtigger2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"You can also just do this:"
or... you could just click 'download' and BAM! done ;) - willaymond, on 04/23/2009, -0/+0For those of you just wanting to cleanup deleted files from itunes.. and have it rescan again.. here's the easiest way to do it (i.e. worked for me in at least.. use at your own risk)
1. Shutdown itunes
2. Delete two files: itunes library and itunes music library
3. restart itunes.. and add your music folders.. all deleted content shouldn't bother you anymore. - icarusjj, on 01/26/2008, -0/+0Many thanks, that helped me greatly!
- McoreD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0One of the most frustrating things about iTunes is that it won't rescan your folders and automatically add new media and remove dead links. --- very true! Why Apple won't have a such feature is beyond me.
- diehard2k5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Very good program.. However, I have a lot of mp3's that I had that I didn't want anymore but just didn't delete yet. I'll just have to do that.
- KingSnake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ah, looks like the issue has been fixed as I was able to download and install the program. Works great, got rid of a few orphaned files! THis was my one argument with iTunes, and now this fixes that. Hopefully this will be a standard feature in subsequent versions of iTunes
- Llance, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hey, just a thought. I wonder if the author would add a function so iLU could report on files that exist physically in the library folder heirarchy but don't appear in the itunes database. That way you can use the report at the basis for a deletion script or even built that functionality into iLU itself. Hmm.. of course if iTunes wasn't a little brain dead we wouldn't need all these add-ons... tsk.
- Barovelli, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I Like It!
I have been trying to migrate Winamp .m3u playlists without getting duplicate entries every time, little exclamation points and junk. I really wanted to move the same lists I had used on the zen jukebox - some with hundreds of songs - in the same order.
After dragging a .m3u to itunes I used this utility to scan, scrub and strain things. It worked perfectly, and was able to update the iPod.
There might be some other utility to do the same thing, but I've only had the iPod for 3 days and have not found time to seek an easy free solution. Thanks Digg!! - Llance, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nice find! I really have a hard time keeping my itunes library under control.
iTunes is okay for a freebie, but they really need to fix this:
"If the song is located outside the iTunes Music folder (the iTunes folder in the My Music folder in the My Documents folder) and you want to delete it from your hard disk, you must manually delete the song by dragging its file to the Recycle Bin. If you're not sure where the song file is located, select the song in iTunes, and choose File > Show Song File"
Are you kidding? My library exceeds 35000 tracks and sits on its own separate 250GB drive. I know there are probably voodoo ways around this but WTF? I often wish to delete hundreds at a time when I'm done with them.
"select the song in iTunes, and choose File > Show Song File" 300 times in a row?
Suckage galore. - muikano, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Source Code provided By Request.
For a community project, it sho' is commercial. Is he hoping to make money off this thing?
Call me paranoid but i don't trust non-public source codes. - KingSnake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hmmm I wonder if we dugg this too much, it appears the file is missing.. can't download the program.
- Llance, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Refrag: Thanks, but maybe I was unclear.
[whine]
This "feature" specifically occurrs when your music library is not in the expected "My Documents" folder. I already have iTunes set to "copy to music folder when adding to library" etc. However the root of my library is the root of a 250GB drive (that is almost full). So as you can see the library is already consolidated. Of course deleting a bunch of stuff in the same folder then running iLU to fix the broken links is nice, but sometimes the files I need to delete are scattered all over the library but are easy to "group" and delete in itunes, eg: by genre.
[/whine]
*bleagh* - Guspaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't WANT to delete broken links. For me they are a critical feature.
I don't have room on my laptop to store all my music on both my iPod and my laptop. Most of my music resides ONLY on my iPod. I like that I can delete stuff off the hard-drive of my laptop without iTunes removing it from my iPod.
I would, however, like to be able to edit ID3 tags of deleted songs. They still reside on the iPod, so it would be nice if it would update it on my ipod even if it isn't on my laptop. - M3wThr33, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I use iTLU all the time. I have Media Monkey for my PC manage all my music files and only use iTunes to sync. iTLU makes it REALLY easy to keep it up-to-date.
Originally when I got my iPod, I wanted to keep all the songs just on the iPod, then I realized that was a severe liability and decided not to do that. - connermac, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0sounds cool will give it a try
I use itunes but not an ipod they cost too much and has too few features
I like my Palm it plays mp3 ,movies and has so many cool features - babyface1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This program is great, I've been using it for a while now. Definitely works with the latest version of iTunes (6.x). Also, for those commenters that complained about not wanting this or that feature, everything can be turned on/off easily through checkboxes in the GUI.
- tomi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wow, why is it that whenever there's something posted about iTunes here on Digg, you always have some jackasses flaming people for using iTunes. For all of you that do not like iTunes, just ignore the ***** digg, mmkay!? There are people who like iTunes, me for example, over any other program [ like for example, I hate Winamp, but you don't see me going into every Winamp digg and flaming, do you? ].
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