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Find and delete duplicate songs from your Library

This is a RealPlayer Plus 16 Premium Feature.

  1. Select a song or songs in your Library.
  2. In the Sidebar, click Delete duplicates.
  3. Follow the steps.
Please explain the steps
  1. Cleaner will tell you how many songs you have selected. If you would like to clean all your songs, select Clean entire Library. To start the process, click Start Scan.

    2. Note: If you have never used Cleaner before, or have added many songs since the last time, you should first repair song info. The better the information about your songs, the more accurate the scan for duplicates will be.
    Click to exit delete duplicates and start repair song info.

  2. Cleaner will tell you the results of the scan.
  3. The first time you try Cleaner, it is best to click Review Results. There is no "undo" for Cleaner. To make permanent changes and skip doing a review, click Delete All Duplicates.
  4. In the review view, songs to keep are selected based on your Preferences. Duplicates will be deleted from the Library. If you would like to also delete the file from your computer, select
  5. Make changes if you wish, then click Delete All Found Duplicates.

Good to know

If you want to keep both songs in a pair of duplicates, select both.

Cleaner follows a set of rules when choosing which songs to keep. To change these rules, open Delete Duplicates Preferences.

Songs are deleted from the Library, but the actual file is still on your computer. Even if you choose to have the original files deleted, they will go to the Recycle Bin.

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