Itunes Library Merging

[bainbrig]

My partner has her iTunes library, I have mine - both about 30Gb, similar with differences.

Are there any programs which will merge the two libraries and end up with one library, no duplicates, nothing missing - automatically?

Ta

BillB

[Buenchico]

This might help:
https://www.lifewire.com/transfer-itunes-library-pcs-to-one-2000593

[bainbrig]

So far, it seems TunesMate is an answer.

You transfer iTunes library from 1 computer to an ‘iDevice’, then the No.2 computer’s library, then the iDevice merges with NO duplicates, and that you can bounce back to a computer 1 or 2).

I.’ll report back!

[bainbrig]

iTunesMate (iMyFone) is not the answer! Maybe it is for Windows, but after a week struggling to get it working on my Mac, I’m on the verge of giving up.

[bainbrig]

I did give up - no use banging heads on walls - and they did give me my £25 back.

Now I’m trying powerTunes, which seems better, so fingers crossed...

[bainbrig]

The answer wasn’t through a bought-in program, but simpler.

You need an external hard drive with one library, and your main mac with the other library.

This link explains what to do next.
https://www.kirkville.com/how-to-combine-or-merge-two-itunes-libraries/

Unless you’ve got very few files to merge, you WILL need this ‘Dupin’ program, which costs about £11. It finds all the duplicates in your finished library, and then you choose the criteria for deleting duplicates, and they’re deleeted.
https://dougscripts.com/apps/dupinapp.php

Whole kaboosh took about an hour, but only because I had two huge separate iTunes libraries.

PS The Kirkville instructions aren’t the BEST written ones on the web, but with care and a bit of brainwork, they can be followed!

BB