Rhythmbox Music Player Duplicates

Rhythmbox is a popular freeware and open-source music player for Linux. The interface is simple and easy to use. And it comes with a range of features for you to manage your music library and customize plugins. The player also boasts its integration with online services like Spotify and SoundCloud.

Features

• Rhythmbox supports numerous file formats, including .mp3, .flac, .ogg, .flac, .wav, .wma, .wavpack, etc.
• You can also play unsupported media formats. All you need to do is download an external plugin called Gstreamer.
• It allows you to create your personalized music library and easily search for your music.
• There is an in-house Internet radio player as well.
• Rhythmbox had also been a default music player app until Ubuntu 11.04.
• And it is also a powerful alternative to other Linux-based music players like VLC Media Player, Amarok, Banshee, and Songbird.

There are several methods you can use to de-duplicate your Rhythmbox music player.

Method 1: Using the Find Duplicates Option

Rhytmbox comes with a duplicate finder feature. Here’s how you can use it:

1. Open Rhythmbox Music Player.
2. Open your music library.
3. Click the Edit menu.
4. Select the Find duplicates option.

Method 2: Using DeDuplicator Plug-In

You may also use a third-party freeware plug-in Deduplicator to find and locate duplicate songs automatically.

1. Open Rhythmbox.
2. Go to the Rhythmbox Plugins Repository page and search for a plug-in named DeDuplicator.
3. Install the plugin, and start a duplicate scan.

Method 3: Using the Terminal

The Terminal is the powerful command-line console in Linux distributions. You can use its shell interface to get a long list of all duplicates in Rhythmbox and remove these files. Here’s how:

1. Open Terminal.
2. Enter the following command (without quotes):
   “fdupes -r /Music/”. Replace “/Music/”
   
3. You’ll get a list of all duplicate songs in Rhythmbox Music Player.
4. Review the duplicates list and then use the following command (without quotes) to start the deletion process:
   “fdupes -d -r ~/Music/”
   

Warning: Always verify the Terminal commands before executing. Entering incorrect commands might cause unexpected data loss.

Method 4: Use your File Manager Tool (Manual)

Another easiest, user-friendly way to identify and remove duplicates is to use your default file manager.

Nemo is the default file manager in Linux Mint. If you’re using Ubuntu, it comes with a Gnome-based, pre-installed Nautilus. Fire up your File Manager application and sort the music files in ascending order to identify duplicates.

For Linux Mint (Nemo):

1. Open the Nemo File Manager.
2. Click the Music folder on the left-hand side panel. If you’ve stored music in another folder, open it.
3. Click the View menu and then select the List View option.
4. Click the Name column to sort your files in ascending order.
5. Now identify and delete the duplicates, manually.

For Ubuntu (Nautilus):

1. Open the Nautilus File Manager.
2. Go to your Music folder.
3. Click the Name column to sort your files in an ascending manner.
4. Now you can manually identify and remove duplicate files.