Sick and Tired of Duplicates? ME TOO!

Sick and tired of all the duplicates? I am telling you, flat out, there is little that annoys me more!

Here is a quick story for all of you newer readers visiting my site for the first time. The story begins with a messy iTunes library, a disgruntled customer, (me) and a major popular website called iTunes.

iTunes is clearly on of the leading music websites in my mind. I am 24 years old and iTunes has really become THE go to site among my age group. That being said, I tend to look at what they could be doing better rather then what they are doing. I will say that they have come a long way since iTunes first broke onto the scene, but I can still find some things to complain about for my readers(:

Ten Questions for iTunes:

1. Dear iTunes, (haha)  why do I have to buy the newest versions of music I have downloaded before?

2. Why do I have to single out ever duplicate in my iTunes library in order to delete it.

3. WHY DO DUPLICATES even exist in my iTunes library at all?

4. Why cannot I do a select all when I am working on deleting the duplicates in my iTunes library? How come I have to select one at a time?

5. Will iTunes ever let me organize my library according to what I like, or want?

6. Why is it so complicated to transfer my iTunes music from one library to another. I understand your responsibility to the album’s and artist. I know you want to protect them from theft of their music. But I have paid my due’s and I want MY music.

7. Why doesn’t iTunes cleanup music by itself. If programs created on the free market such as Tuneup Media, and Tidysongs can simply and easily come up with a solution, then why can’t you?

8. Track 01 sucks! The real name is better! ( I am aware this is not a question.. I think you know what I am asking for here..)

9. Album art is prettier then the iTunes logo, when will you fill up the album cover artwork instead of letting my library sit unorganized, and ugly.

10. “At the press of a button” programs are popping up all over the Internet these days, when will you make an iTunes cleanup, iTunes organizer program like these programs, only give it away to your loyal customers for free?

The answer to all of these questions is simply not to expect iTunes to do anything. My story is about me, and my iTunes library. One day, about a two years ago, I was thinking about how great it would be to organize my library, and have all of my friends insist on using my music when at a party, or driving in the car. Not being able to find out what I have in there is a terrible attribute.

I began my search, and figured out that iTunes offer’s some different options for cleaning up my iTunes library. However, these options are not what I would recommend to anyone that values time in their lives. These options drove me nuts, clicking on file while in my library, scrolling around trying to figure out what to fix ONE BY ONE!

There are a few different programs I found on google, and was smart enough to invest in. One of them is called Tidysongs, and it is a great program. After downloading the trial version of this program I realized that it was totally automated. I did not need to go through one by one and try to fix these messed up song titles, or delete duplicates. Tidysongs does all of that for me, and for that I am extremely thankful.

About a year later, Tuneup Media cam out, and I thought to myself whether it would be worth it to me to purchase this program after having already purchased Tuneup Media. But since I money is not as big of an issue to me as time, I decided that the 30 dollars for Tuneup Media was worth the investment too.

After getting Tuneup Media, I can tell you that I am happy with its performance. I would recommend this program to anyone looking for a fast and easy fix for Track’s instead of song names. This program will fill out, and straighten everything right up for you.

Click on the side pictures to download the Free versions of each of these two programs!

Get your own look at them for yourself!