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Rob57
Contributor I
February 9, 2021

Duplicate tracks in music library

  • February 9, 2021
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My music library is sourced from my iTunes music library, and I rarely have duplicates there.  However when looking at albums in my Sonos 2 app music library, many albums have the same tracks 2 or 3 times.  Where one truly is a duplicate in iTunes I delete the whole duplicate album and then I update my Sonos library. However the duplicate (and triplicate) tracks are still there.  How do I get rid of them?  Thx

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Rob57Author
Contributor I
February 11, 2021

Hi ClausN - in iTunes I have no duplicates (and yes, I have used the identify duplicates function) so the issue is I think solely with the SONOS app.

 

John, When I click on the artist and then album, or directly on the album, I get each track listed two or three times and each plays two or three times in succession.  Very annoying!  My app has for some reason closed so I’ll reopen and check the Group Album tab, although from memory when exploring all available options I couldnt work out what this did.

Thanks, Rob

John B
February 11, 2021

My best guess is still that there is a duplicate folder somewhere, which should be visible in the Folders view.  Al other views, such as Artists or Albums, depend on the metadata, so naturally sort so that they sit together.  Have you scrolled through the Folders view from top to bottom?

This case may prove to be the exception, but I can honestly say that in every case I have come across of the Sonos Music Library allegedly screwing up, it has turned out to be the data in the end, and Sonos was just doing what it was supposed to do, with the data provided.

    Rob57Author
    Contributor I
    February 11, 2021

    John,  thanks for your input, and I will delve further.  I probably have over 20,000 tracks in my itunes so scrolling through folders could take a very long time!  Rob

    Xander P
    Xander P
    Retired Sonos Staff
    February 11, 2021

    Hi @Rob57, and welcome to the Sonos Community!

    Sounds like this could be related to the metadata attached to those files, particularly as you mention that it seems to affect compilation albums.

    As a test, would it be possible to edit the tracks in one of the albums that gives duplicate entries, using iTunes, such that the artist listed on every track is “Various Artists", or something similar?
    There’s also a checkbox in iTunes that lets you mark an album as a compilation, which may be worth ticking.

    After making these changes, if you update the Music Library in the Sonos app, do you still see these duplicated tracks?

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