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Tune Sweeper 4 review: Slow performance hinders iTunes library utility

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<p>Tune Sweeper 4 (https://www.wideanglesoftware.com/tunesweeper/) (Wide Angle Software sells version 3 of this app in the Mac App Store) promises to be a one-stop fixer upper for iTunes libraries. It claims that it can:</p><ul>
<li>Find duplicates</li>
<li>Download missing artwork</li>
<li>Remove missing tracks from an iTunes library</li>
<li>Find tracks on your Mac that aren’t in your library</li>
<li>Fix incorrect tags</li>
<li>Show you which tracks are Apple Music tracks</li>
<li>Display statistics about your iTunes library, and your listening habits</li>
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<p>While Tune Sweeper does most of these, it is a real laggard. At launch, Tune Sweeper reads the iTunes Library.xml file, which is accessible to third-party apps. With my library of about 65,000 tracks, on a fast Retina iMac, it takes about 3 minutes and 45 seconds to read this file and display the main interface.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2996500/software-utilities/tune-sweeper-4-review-slow-performance-hinders-itunes-library-utility.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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