Tune Sweeper for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffSeptember 26, 2019

Tune Sweeper 4 harmonizes your iTunes library and hard drive by purging entries that aren't on your disk anymore and adding unlisted songs. Duplicates and missing tracks are annoying, but fixing the issue is made easier with Tune Sweeper. It can keep your library tidy in the background, or you can stage mass purges when the issue becomes too big to ignore. Updates to version 4 include Missing Artwork, Fix Track Info, and iTunes Statistics.

Pros

Easy on the eyes: Tune Sweeper 4's tabbed interface is easy to navigate, and its minimalist style complements the look of iTunes.

Search criteria: We could search for duplicates or missing files by track data, time difference, or media types. For example, we could exclude podcasts and TV shows from searches.

Groups: We could also include or ignore all Groups listed.

Cons

Not free: Unlike iTunes, Tune Sweeper 4 is shareware, not freeware, but it's free to try with limited functionality (duplicates can't be removed).

Bottom Line

Tune Sweeper 4 isn't free, but at just under 20 bucks it might be a bargain, especially if your library is big. If you've let things go too far and now have tons of duplicates and missing songs in your ever-growing, all-important iTunes library, Tune Sweeper 4 can help you clean up the mess.

Editors' note: This is a review of the full version of Tune Sweeper 3.08. The trial version has limited functionality.

What’s new in version 4.37

Version 4.37 adds compatibility with the latest iTunes 12.10 version

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GENERAL

Release: September 26, 2019

Latest update: September 26, 2019

Version: 4.37

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Vista
Windows 10
Windows 8
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: iTunes 10 or later

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Total Downloads: 32,709

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4/5

35 User Votes

Excellent app, does exactly what I expected it to
Megan PriceNovember 16, 2015
Pros
It's easy to use and did what I wanted in a couple of clicks. First I clicked on search for duplicates, it selected best quality tracks to keep and the rest were marked to be removed. The second click was on remove all duplicates, and that was it! I also had a load of orphaned songs, so it was great to get rid of them too. Downloading of missing album art came in handy as well, so all in all I found Tune Sweeper worth my while.
Cons
None to report
Summary
Does not work when music is stored on external drive
November 7, 2015
Pros
Removed a few duplicate songs.... but left hundreds more.... SO NO PROS!
Cons
Repeatedly crashed Could not locate all the duplicates Failed to deliver in any way No customer service. No response from REPEATED emails asking for assistance.
Summary
Waste of my time and money.
Neat and effective tool - on balance, worth the money
Peter BroadhurstMay 27, 2015
Pros
Straight forward interface. Does it's job well. Saved me a huge amount of time, and had exactly the options I was looking: - compare by name + time, and keep the highest quality - fill in missing artwork
Cons
Little pricey. Hit a bit of instability, but support team were responsive.
Summary
Really neat and effective tool. Doesn't have to save much of your time to justify the price tag.
Time Saver
brianpocheApril 26, 2015
Pros
I have accumulated a vast collection of songs and remixes from different sources across the past years, and it's always a very time consuming labour to delete duplicate songs especially when it comes to remixes. Tune Sweeper does the job nicely, and also tries to intelligently clean up broken tracks. I also had whole forgotten folders of mp3s on my harddrive which were not in iTunes, which Tune Sweeper found, sorted and added. I also like the option of adding missing album art and information, which is very handy especially for old tracks
Cons
So far so good, it has worked fine
Summary
Free version holds you up for a ransom payment!
iamj2bDecember 31, 2014
Pros
Clear view of duplicates and proposed removal of files. Good manual control.
Cons
The downloaded demo version is dysfunctional. Software will find and list the dupes but you are forced to buy the product to complete the clean up operation. This should be stated up-front by CNET. Because of this misleading tactic - I refuse to buy it now ! It is not the ONLY Itunes Cleanup product out there !
Summary
Good product - but distasteful marketing strategy...
Program is NOT free! Crashes when running update track.
keyjazzedNovember 9, 2014
Pros
Interface is clean and easy to follow. Features are useable. Displays duplicate info that makes it easy to evaluate.
Cons
Took 7 hours to scan 20,000 song collection and update missing info. About 10 minutes into updating it errors out with no message sent to vendor and solution suggested. After three attempts, I give up! Back to cleaning manually! Out $25.00
Summary
This software at first glance does not indicate that you have to purchase before it will allow you to clean anything. The search and display functions work and even allow you to select the duplicates to delete, but then when you press remove duplicates a popup says you have to pay!
The very best software for managing your library
loretta.larsonJuly 11, 2014
Pros
Quick and easy to use! Works perfectly.
Cons
None that I discovered.
Summary
My iTunes library was a complete mess with tons of duplicates and broken tracks. I literally spent hours trying so sort my library out, without much success. Finally, I came across Tune Sweeper which removed hundreds of duplicates and broken tracks in less than half an hour. It also downloaded iTunes album art to tracks which didn't have any and fixed a load of tracks with missing track info. Very happy to have found this amazing app.
I absolutely love it!!
FagustinNovember 12, 2013
Pros
Apart from the great results and its ease of use, it has a nice interface. Something you don't see every day with certain products. But the guys who made Tune Sweeper really know what they are doing. I think they thought of me when they were creating it, and it delivers above and beyond what is promised. This program is completely safe, it will clean up your iTunes library by removing duplicates, however it lets you back up the tracks you're deleting from iTunes in case you change your mind later.
Cons
i really did not find any
Summary
When I first used Tune Sweeper I realized how many songs were in my playlist but were not even on my computer anymore. They showed up on my playlist but where not even on my hard drive. I would have never noticed this. If not for Tune Sweeper of course, which deleted these broken tracks quickly. It will also quickly find tracks on your hard disk that are not currently in your iTunes library. I had music on my computer which I was not able to find because I had forgotten where I had placed it, I didn't remember the folder I had put it, which means music was not yet in my playlist. But when I used Tune Sweeper this music was added with great ease. It was weird. I absolutely love it. I highly recommend anyone to use the software. You can tell they put a-lot of work into it. It works great and gives amazing results. If you can't tell by now, I highly recommend using Tune Sweeper.
Very effective..Absolutely brilliant!!
williamB12November 12, 2013
Pros
I can use it on my Mac as well as on my Dell laptop. I always seemed to have an issue with music on my iTunes because I always ended up adding the same songs mistakenly from different folders. This means that my playlists always contained duplicate files, lots of them too. I searched around diligently for a good program and like a stroke of magic I finally found Tune Sweeper which was the most effective program available on the market to help resolve my situation. I noticed the program looked for and grouped these duplicate files to make it completely simple for me to deal with them. It gave me the option to select which tracks to keep automatically, such as the ones with the Highest Quality. I think it also gave me the choice to decide to keep the ones with the Longest duration or Latest added just to name a few of the options. The program then removed over 300 duplicate items from a long playlist, and now I have more space to add more music on my iPod. All in all, a great app.
Cons
none found
Summary
This is an amazing Application, I'm completely blown away by its effectiveness as well as by how simple it is to use. I absolutely love its features and it has a great cool interface.
Misleading...it is only free to download, NOT use.
epaqueSeptember 30, 2013
Pros
it identifies copies for free. that is all
Cons
Itunes already identifies copies. Tunesweeper misleads you into wasting your time to download the software, only to discover that you have to pay to remove copies. This is a sort of bait and switch internet tactic that has been going on far too long.
Summary
Do NOT waste your time with tunesweeper unless you are prepared to pay for the full version. Whether the paid version works, or not, matters little because of the misleading marketing. NO NO NO, tunesweeper.

Developer’s Description

By Wide Angle Software

Clean up your iTunes library by removing duplicate and missing songs and fixing track data.