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Remove Music/TV tracks disassociated from files

AppleScript Applet for Music/TV

Universal, for macOS 11 and later only. Scans the Music or TV app for tracks whose files are inaccessible or no longer available (so-called "dead" tracks). Outputs a tab-delimited text log listing the tracks by Artist, Name, Album and last known file location. The registered version will delete the tracks.

Also see List MIAs and Media Folder Files Not Added.

Watch the video demo below.

Action shot:

Super Remove Dead Tracks in action

Quickly scans for "dead" tracks and deletes the ones it finds from Music.

Latest version:

  • v6.4 October 9, 2025
  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe
  • Removed "Stop" feature due to an OS regression; may return in future
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Further:

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Current v6.4

Try it free in Demo Mode.
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Info:

  • This is an Applet
  • works with: Music/TV
  • file format: Application (Applet)
  • Gatekeeper Security: Notarized by Apple
  • current version downloads: 479 | total downloads: 7,129
  • .dmg download size: 1.9MB

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