howto: sort/show folder view by mp3 album or artist

i have a folder full of random mp3s.
is there a way to sort the folder by the media file's tag information, rather than simply using inspector for each file?...

you know, similar to the way you can sort a folder by size, date, name, etc.

i've searched and searched and no one knows or has asked.

i love you

i have a folder full of random mp3s.
is there a way to sort the folder by the media file's tag information, rather than simply using inspector for each file?...

you know, similar to the way you can sort a folder by size, date, name, etc.

i've searched and searched and no one knows or has asked.

i love you

In short, no.

The Finder does not offer many ways to view/sort by meta data (file info) other than in Get Info/Inspector/Column View's Preview Column.

Some see this as a weakness of the Finder,
while others aren't bothered by it, arguing that instead, iTunes (or other media players) should be used for media-related purposes.

I'm not bothered by it at all. While it might be seen by some as a convenience in Windows, I see it as one of the countless inconsistencies in the interface. I reluctantly started letting iTunes organise all of my music files, and almost immediately decided that I really prefer not having to think about it. iTunes has so many more ways of displaying music files than the limited metadata view in Windows Explorer (smart playlists for example), that I just suggest using it.

i just like having a bit more control of my media files. if the id3 tags aren't proper in several different files by the same artist then itunes makes separate folders and it's obnoxious.

cowteets said:

i just like having a bit more control of my media files. if the id3 tags aren't proper in several different files by the same artist then itunes makes separate folders and it's obnoxious.

Click to expand...

It takes about thirty seconds to batch-tag an arbitrary number of files in iTunes.

man. you're so right.