Duplicate files in folders on opening.

Hi,
I’m using windows 8.1 and when I open a folder with
music files in it I get 2 copies of every track. If i delete
a copy then open again it only has the 1 copy
any ideas why ???
thanks in advance kilts4me
Answer #1
Looks like simple malware… Use malwatebytes or superantispyware to clean it.
Answer #2
So Billy has 2 apples and you take one away, leaving Billy with one apple. Nothing wrong here… let’s transpose onto your example:
Folder has 2 copies of a song and you take one away, leaving you with one. Nothing wrong here.
Maybe I don’t understand the question?
Answer #3
Two copies of each track?
Like
PlayMisty.mp3
PlayMisty.mp3
OR
Do you not have “show extensions for known files” turned ON – there is no one on the planet who should have that set to “off”!! EVER..
I;m guessing you have the main audio file and a short-cut or maybe an xml descriptor file for it.
(I hope you deleted the right file – if not then you’ve lost some music!).
Before you do anything more, check to make sure you can see the extensions in windows explorer! Report back.
Answer #4
Ok… replies are…
Jack – have used malwarebytes before posting and made no difference. no other signs other than duplications.
– I download a file, unrar it, open it and voila 2 of every file in the folder. scans music etc..
– show extensions is turned on. as an example the first song is labeled as :
01. heaven on earth.mp3
the second as 01. heaven on earth[1].mp3
thanks for the suggestions tho…
Answer #5
What program are you using to unrar? Give Bandzip a try and see if you get the same results.
Answer #6
I’m using winrar to unzip… I tried bandizip and didn’t get the duplication.
I then retried Winrar and it doesn’t duplicate now either… weird…
anyway.. problem seems to be solved except all music downloaded to this point in
time have 2 copies of every track in the folder…. easily fixed tho..
thanks for the help… K4M
Answer #7
Ok... replies are...
Jack - have used malwarebytes before posting and made no difference. no other signs other than duplications.
- I download a file, unrar it, open it and voila 2 of every file in the folder. scans music etc..
- show extensions is turned on. as an example the first song is labeled as :
01. heaven on earth.mp3
the second as 01. heaven on earth[1].mp3
thanks for the suggestions tho...
OK – something has given you a copy of the file – windows auto-adds the (1).
Question – is it (1) (round brackets or [1] square brackets?
Round means a windows issue with copying the files over from the zip – maybe. The archive copies the file over then, for some odd reason, windows does it again, sees the file there and renames the new one.
Square brackets is another issue – Do you have an automatic music scan program.. something that auto-checks folders and add files to a database or something? It might be copying file to the folders you’re already un-archiving to.
Suggestion, for the []: Unpack the files to a different folder, then move them where you want them yourself (or see if the auto-check program moves them there by itself?)
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It’s hard to say, really.. I don’t know even if you have a music database program running.
Answer #8
Hi …
no. no music database running. The brackets are square [1]. It only happens
to folders on my hard drive downloaded from about a week ago backwards into the past. If I DL a folder
now it doesn’t happen. I DL’d Bandizip as suggested above and now only get 1 copy. thing is, if i do
the same now with winrar i also only get 1 copy. all files DL’d prior to a week ago have 2 copies on both
bandizip and winrar.
It’s no big issue now. I am aware of the prob and it seems to only affect my older stuff so i’ll put up with it
and fix the folders as I go.
thanx for your help tho’
Answer #9
It’s still weird though – windows uses (1) and on for duplicate file numberings.
If you are sure they are all copies then you can recursive delete with this:
Del /s *[1]*
In the top folder, in a cmd window – note that it will delete EVERY file with a [1] in the file name – don’t use unless you’re sure.
Answer #10
thanks for the help .. and everyone else…
Answer #11
wich player do u use to listen to ur music files?
i Mean Some players can create a copy of ur library For exemple .. in Itunes there is an option that automaticly copy ur music files into a folder u specify
in my case i setted Itunes to automaticly copy the files that i add to my music library to a specific HardDrive so i get a well organized save of all my music