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drorbn2000
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Aug 22, 2007, 07:36 AM
 
Hey.
I've downloaded A music album from the internet.

When I click File > Add To Library, I choose the album, and "Ok".

My "problem" Is : iTunes adds the songs of the album to the Library - TWICE. (every song)

What can I do? help my please,

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Aug 22, 2007, 07:57 AM
 
That's because the songs have already been added to your iTunes library in the first place, you just manually re-import them once more.
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Aug 22, 2007, 08:20 AM
 
The torrent file you've downloaded probably also contains a .m3u playlist file. That tells various players the order of the songs.

Sometimes, when you add a folder that contains various mp3s and an .m3u file to iTunes (which understands them), it will add all the mp3s, and then add the playlist - which links to all the mp3s, so they're added *again*.

Just take care NOT to add the m3u file, and all will probably work as expected.
     
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Aug 22, 2007, 09:12 AM
 
Originally Posted by analogika View Post
The torrent file you've downloaded probably also contains a .m3u playlist file. That tells various players the order of the songs.

Sometimes, when you add a folder that contains various mp3s and an .m3u file to iTunes (which understands them), it will add all the mp3s, and then add the playlist - which links to all the mp3s, so they're added *again*.

Just take care NOT to add the m3u file, and all will probably work as expected.
Thanks, it works GREAT.
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Aug 27, 2007, 06:35 AM
 
...or you can save the trouble by just adding the m3u, not the individual files. That also works.

I wish iTunes would warn you if you tried importing duplicates though. *sigh*

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Aug 27, 2007, 03:36 PM
 
For some reason, I have more trust in individual songs I add than in a playlist stuck together by somebody else...but yeah, works too.

And a BIG dito on the duplicate songs warning.
     
   
 
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