Duplicate songs in my Music app on MacBook Pro

I noticed a few weeks ago that the songs in my Music App were showing up 2 times each. Now they are all in there 3 times each! I tried to research it and read topics on the Apple Communities, but I did't have any success. Do I need to go through and remove every single duplicate?!🤪😅 My MacBook Pro is updated to the latest operating system.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Mar 5, 2022 04:57 AM

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Posted on Mar 6, 2022 07:12 AM

Hi pleasantphotography,

Check out the steps below to see how find duplicate items, which you can then delete:

"In the Music app  on your Mac, click Songs in the sidebar on the left.Select an item, then do one of the following:Find every instance of that item in your library: Choose File > Library > Show Duplicate Items.Find exact duplicates: Hold down the Option key, then choose File > Library > Show Exact Duplicate Items.

After you find duplicate items, you can delete them if you want to declutter your library.

To see all items again, click Done in the bottom-right corner or choose File > Library > Show All Items."

Those steps are from this article: Find duplicate items in Music on Mac - Apple Support

Take care!

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Mar 6, 2022 07:12 AM in response to pleasantphotography

Hi pleasantphotography,

Check out the steps below to see how find duplicate items, which you can then delete:

"In the Music app  on your Mac, click Songs in the sidebar on the left.Select an item, then do one of the following:Find every instance of that item in your library: Choose File > Library > Show Duplicate Items.Find exact duplicates: Hold down the Option key, then choose File > Library > Show Exact Duplicate Items.

After you find duplicate items, you can delete them if you want to declutter your library.

To see all items again, click Done in the bottom-right corner or choose File > Library > Show All Items."

Those steps are from this article: Find duplicate items in Music on Mac - Apple Support

Take care!

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