Find Duplicate Songs

Find and Remove Duplicate Songs (MP3s, iTunes, etc.)

The majority of modern music files (such as MP3 and other formats) contain special data blocks known as tags. These tags describe various attributes of the audio file such as its title, artist name, album name, and more. Duplicate File Detective understands how to read audio file tags, and can use them for the purpose of duplicate song comparison.

Why Remove Duplicate Songs?

There are numerous benefits associated with finding and removing duplicate music files. With Duplicate File Detective, you can:
  • Reclaim valuable disk drive space wasted by duplicate files
  • Reduce the time required to execute backups (local and online)
  • Eliminate unneeded scanning of duplicate files by anti-virus applications
  • Improve organization of your music collection
  • Speed up file system searches (and reduce file system indexing)
  • Simplify file synchronization efforts
  • Much more!

How To Find and Remove Duplicate Music Files

Duplicate File Detective makes it easy to find and manage duplicate audio files. Just download and install Duplicate File Detective, then launch the New Project Wizard. Select the Duplicate Song Search project type, and click Next. Duplicate Search Project Wizard The Duplicate File Detective project wizard will guide you through the remaining steps. Once the wizard has collected the required information, the duplicate music file search will run and produce a duplicate file search result report similar to the following (click image to enlarge): Duplicate song search results As you can see in the image above, duplicate audio files are neatly separated into duplicate file groups. Now that you know where the duplicate songs are, Duplicate File Detective is ready to help you clean up your music collection. Recommended steps:
  • Review your search results with the Media Preview and File Properties windows. With Duplicate File Detective, you can listen to your music files with the embedded Media Preview window.
  • Place checkmarks next to the duplicate files that you wish to move, delete, or zip. Our SmartMark technology helps you to mark duplicates efficiently, while leaving you in total control.
  • Click the Move Marked, Zip Marked, or Delete Marked ribbon bar buttons to process marked songs. The screen shot below shows how easy it is to archive (zip) your duplicates safely.
Move, Delete, or Zip duplicate songs Ready to try it for yourself? Download the free, 15-day trial version today!