I went through and deleted all duplicates of the songs in my music app and when I open it again I have 2-3 duplicates of each song. How can I fix this permanently?
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Help Numerous duplicates of songs
- Thread starter Deelynde
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First, do you really have duplicates, or is it the music app being dumb? Look at the information for a couple of duplicate tracks and see whether they are in different places. If they are then removing one copy, or telling the music app not to include one of those locations in its search path, should fix that.
However, be wary. In case you don't know, Android can have different paths pointing to the same file. For example, /sdcard/Music and /storage/emulated/0/Music are the same folder, so deleting a file from one of these deletes "both copies" (because there is actually only one copy). Some music apps may, if configured wrong, treat different paths to the same file as different copies, resulting in "duplication". This is what I meant by the app being dumb. So if this is the case you need to tell it not to look in one of those places for the music rather than deleting copies.
However, be wary. In case you don't know, Android can have different paths pointing to the same file. For example, /sdcard/Music and /storage/emulated/0/Music are the same folder, so deleting a file from one of these deletes "both copies" (because there is actually only one copy). Some music apps may, if configured wrong, treat different paths to the same file as different copies, resulting in "duplication". This is what I meant by the app being dumb. So if this is the case you need to tell it not to look in one of those places for the music rather than deleting copies.
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Not sure how to do that. Went into my files, audio and did see some dups in there.. Should I delete all audio and start over?
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Check any playlist files, like M3U or PLS, because sometimes those can indexed along with the MP3s themselves, and might throw up as apparently duplicate songs and albums.
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Ok, you need to walk me throught with baby steps,lol. How do I check playlist files?
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I think you'll have to have a look through your music library for them, through the files and folders for things like .PLS and .M3U, as those are playlist files. Sometimes you might have one in an album folder, which is there to ensure that the tracks are played in the correct album order for some music players. but the music player is picking it up as well as the MP3s in the same folder, and so it thinks it's another album but the same. How was your music library created, like CDs ripped with iTunes or Winamp or something?
I've never really used the Samsung player, only briefly when I had a Note7. Try Rocket Player that's what I always use, see how that indexes your music, if the same dupes are appearing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer
I've never really used the Samsung player, only briefly when I had a Note7. Try Rocket Player that's what I always use, see how that indexes your music, if the same dupes are appearing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer
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let me intercept...
I mean are ALL the songs on your device dups? did you restore from a backup? do you have an internal SD card?
do you have another music app you can load up to see if it will "show" these dups?
do you have these songs on another storage medium? if so, why not mount your device to your computer, surgically remove the songs and re-load them from your backup /external source?
OH...
when you copied over the tracks, did you use a computer? did you see a notice say "convert these songs so they can play properly..." message?
I mean are ALL the songs on your device dups? did you restore from a backup? do you have an internal SD card?
do you have another music app you can load up to see if it will "show" these dups?
do you have these songs on another storage medium? if so, why not mount your device to your computer, surgically remove the songs and re-load them from your backup /external source?
OH...
when you copied over the tracks, did you use a computer? did you see a notice say "convert these songs so they can play properly..." message?
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I would say about 80% of the songs have two or three copies. Recently upgraded to Note 8 and used smart switch. I also have an SD card installed. Then I purchased new songs through Itunes and used Isyncr to load them on the Note 8.
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So sounds like it IS possible you may inadvertently loaded duplicates of songs.
Like I mentioned, i would connect the phone to a computer and manually look into the SSD card and intrrernal storage to see if there are actually separate duplicate files....
Like I mentioned, i would connect the phone to a computer and manually look into the SSD card and intrrernal storage to see if there are actually separate duplicate files....
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How do you do what? Connect the phone to the computer?
Are you a first time android user? Will help others to know how much hand holding we would have to do..
But to simply connect the phone to your computer (I have a PC so I can only speak to that), plug the usb cable up to your USB port.
The pc will see the device and boom you can click in there and head over to your music folders.
Are you a first time android user? Will help others to know how much hand holding we would have to do..
But to simply connect the phone to your computer (I have a PC so I can only speak to that), plug the usb cable up to your USB port.
The pc will see the device and boom you can click in there and head over to your music folders.
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I know how to connect my phone to my computer, thanks. You said to manually look at the SD card and internal storage and you made it sound like you do that through your computer. I do know where to go look on my phone for that info but didn't know a computer would see my SD card. I'm not a first time android user and don't need hand holding. Your answer was confusing. You don't have to bother to answering back. Thanks anyway
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Not a bother to answer back.
My questions are valid because there are a lot of apple users who converted to note 8 on this forum and I simply wanted to know where you were.
No disrespect intended.
Yes when you connect the phone to the PC, you see TWO icons: one is the internal storage and one is the SD card. This is standard Android behavior.
I don’t know what was confusing in my post. I made it very clear.
My questions are valid because there are a lot of apple users who converted to note 8 on this forum and I simply wanted to know where you were.
No disrespect intended.
Yes when you connect the phone to the PC, you see TWO icons: one is the internal storage and one is the SD card. This is standard Android behavior.
I don’t know what was confusing in my post. I made it very clear.
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Thanks for replying. I will look for those icons. Have never noticed them. Again thanks
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I plugged it up and there's no boom, lol. Are you using a specific software?
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LOL no "boom" .. lol
naah once you plug it up, swipe down the notification drawer and you should see a "usb options" message and/or usb icon. tap that and it should list some options to use usb for...
naah once you plug it up, swipe down the notification drawer and you should see a "usb options" message and/or usb icon. tap that and it should list some options to use usb for...
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OK I'll try that tonight
Ok I went in and looked at the SD card and internal storage and saw no duplicates. As far as having another music player installed, I did have two and there were dups in there also. I deleted the songs out of the music file on the SD card and deleted the playlists from the music players so I can start over. I reinstalled the music and right now I have only one copy, yippee! We will see if I get dups again. Thanks for all your help!!!!
Ok I went in and looked at the SD card and internal storage and saw no duplicates. As far as having another music player installed, I did have two and there were dups in there also. I deleted the songs out of the music file on the SD card and deleted the playlists from the music players so I can start over. I reinstalled the music and right now I have only one copy, yippee! We will see if I get dups again. Thanks for all your help!!!!
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