Music in double Windows Media Player

my media player continues to get duplicate songs. I will delet them, and when I turn it back on media playe r my music is duplicatd and then some all over again. How can I stopt it?

Hey Cami,

Welcome to Microsoft Community where you can find the answers related to Windows.

According to the description, it looks like Windows Media Player creates the duplicate on the music library files.

This problem occurs if the Windows Music Player library is corrupted.

I suggest you try the following methods that will help us solve this problem.

Method 1:

I suggest you to run the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player library.

See the following Microsoft article.

Open the troubleshooter in the Windows Media Player library:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Media-Player-library-Troubleshooter

Method 2:

If you have only a small number of duplicate entries exist.

See the following article to remove duplicate entries from Microsoft's Windows Media Player.


Remove items from the Windows Media Player library:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/remove-items-from-the-Windows-Media-Player-library

If you have a large number of entries in doubles in your library (or if your library is duplicated), to clear the Windows Media Player database and search for the issue.

Try to clear the database of Windows Media Player. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, click Run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player and then click OK.
b. Select all files in the folder and then click on Delete on the file menu.
Note: You don't have to remove the folders that are in this folder.
c. restart Windows Media Player.
Note Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.
If this does not resolve the problem, disable the Windows Media Player database cache files. To do this, follow these steps:
a. exit Windows Media Player.
b. If you run Windows 7, click Start, click Run, type % LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft and then click OK.
c. Select the Media Player folder, and then click on Delete on the file menu.
d. restart Windows Media Player.
Note: Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

Keep us informed on the status of the issue.

With the help of Windows-related issues feel free to post on the Forums of community of Microsoft and we will be happy to help you.

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