Does anyone know how to do an iTunes windows bulk delete of files for songs no longer on my hard drive?
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What do you mean by missing file songs? Do you have items in your iTunes library that are non-existant of your hard drive? – Martin Marconcini Sep 10 '10 at 08:31
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Did you try this method http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/35813/646 – nevster Jan 22 '12 at 12:25
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This link describes several possible solutions:
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Answers on Ask Different need to be more than just a link. It's okay to include a link, but please summarize or excerpt it in the answer. The idea is to make the answer stand alone. – Daniel Aug 20 '12 at 14:15
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As already said by ghoppe, if you want to delete files that are present in your iTunes application but do not exist in your hard drive (they have a ‘!’ next to them), you can follow his link.
For what is worth, I’ve had success in the past using Doug’s Script. It’s very easy to use, just copy to your [username]/Library/iTunes/Scripts (if the folder doesn’t exist, just create it), go back to iTunes and in your iTunes script menu, you’re going to have this:
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Use the Comments field. Write something in the Comments field. Commit the change. Only files found will be updated. Sort via the Comments field then delete the ones without your Comment.
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