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Quick Start

Watch the Dupin Quick Start video online.

Here's a basic rundown of how to use Dupin. Dupin is quite flexible so be sure to try all the various settings and options.

1) Choose the Master Library Playlist or Playlist to be searched for duplicates from the Playlist Popup:

select library or playlist

In most cases you'll probably want to choose the "Music" library playlist so that Dupin looks for duplicates among all your music tracks.

Selecting a library or playlist:

2) Select the Criteria that Dupin will use to determine track "duplicateness" by checking or un-checking the items in the Criteria Matrix:

select criteria

Choosing Criteria:

3) Get Duplicates

Select the "Get Duplicates" command from the File menu—or press Command-G or use the "Get Dupes" toolbar icon—to initiate the search for duplicates in the chosen Playlist. In a few moments, duplicates will be displayed in Dupin

For more detailed information, see How to Get Dupes.

4) Filter Controls

The Filter Controls determine which single track in a Dupe Group (that is, a set of duplicate tracks) should be the "Keeper". Select the "Filter..." command from the File menu—or press Command-F or use the "Filter" toolbar icon—to display the Filter Controls window.

Filter Controls

Filter Controls Window:

For more detailed information, see Using the Filter Controls.

Note: By default Keepers are designated by being checkmarked. However, if you prefer the opposite configuration whereby a Keeper is designated by being un-checkmarked, you can toggle this behavior in Preferences. In any case, the text color of non-Keepers is always lighter than the text color of the Keepers. Throughout this help book, tracks will be referred to as Keepers and non-Keepers as often as possible to avoid any confusion with what is "checked" or "un-checked".

5) Purge, Dry Run, and Other Options

Once the Dupe Groups are filtered these Tools are available:

The Purge and Purge (Dry Run) Tools:

Selection Window:

Consolidate History Tool:

Re-Playlist Tool:

See also

bullet Basic Operations
bullet Other Tasks and Commands