Renames files when adding to iTunes

This program is helpful for 1.5 of its 3 functions.
First, what it does right:
As far as I can tell, it removes items in the iTunes library that are missing correctly. I doubt if it looks for the underlying file so you probably have items that aren’t REALLY missing that it removes but whatever. We’ll say +1 on that.

What it does wrong:
When consolidating all files in to iTunes (add items not in the iTunes library in to the iTunes library) it really screws it up. Yes, your files are added to the library. But what about metadata? It keeps most of it (yay!) but not the name of the song. The name of the song is replaced with the filename of the song (including .mp3!). So, your iTunes library will go from “Staying Alive” —> “01 Staying Alive.mp3”. This is clearly a bug and causes a big, cascading headache. First of all, what are you supposed to do to fix this? You’ve just made your iTunes library grow and now you have a ton of messed up file names!?! +0

Although the dupe function works, it relies on the new (now messed-up) file name. In the above example, if my library now had both a “Staying Alive” and a “01 Staying Alive.mp3”, the program wouldn’t recognize the dupe, even if all other underlying characteristics are the same (album, time, etc.). That stinks. +.5

I’ve heard mixed reviews about TuneUp Media but now I have to buy it to fix all the song name metadata. What a hassle.

EpicacMan about Tune Sweeper