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all Itunes alternatives suck as much as Itunes
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1482343" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I know you don't want to hear this, but what you're doing by requiring a strict set of your own personal organization criteria, is like trying to swim against a tsunami. Computers (in general) are moving away from the traditional mentality of the user organizing files in a methodical way as indexed search has becomes more practical and capable. The same goes for Windows - this is far from an Apple-specific mentality.</p><p></p><p>As your library grows more expansive, your efforts would be better focused on improving the metadata on your music files, so that your searches can be more accurate. In short, you are wasting your time and energy by trying to force your own hierarchy, rather than just letting iTunes handle organization. You bought a computer to handle menial tasks, why would you bother doing them yourself? Ask yourself if it really matters how the folders are structured, if you can instantly find what you want by hitting Command+Space and typing in a few simple search terms.</p><p></p><p>I know it's hard to break this habit - and believe me, I've been there as a computer user going back to the early days. But if you "let go" and let the machine do the grunt work, I think you'll find that life gets a lot easier. Just my $0.02....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1482343, member: 24098"] I know you don't want to hear this, but what you're doing by requiring a strict set of your own personal organization criteria, is like trying to swim against a tsunami. Computers (in general) are moving away from the traditional mentality of the user organizing files in a methodical way as indexed search has becomes more practical and capable. The same goes for Windows - this is far from an Apple-specific mentality. As your library grows more expansive, your efforts would be better focused on improving the metadata on your music files, so that your searches can be more accurate. In short, you are wasting your time and energy by trying to force your own hierarchy, rather than just letting iTunes handle organization. You bought a computer to handle menial tasks, why would you bother doing them yourself? Ask yourself if it really matters how the folders are structured, if you can instantly find what you want by hitting Command+Space and typing in a few simple search terms. I know it's hard to break this habit - and believe me, I've been there as a computer user going back to the early days. But if you "let go" and let the machine do the grunt work, I think you'll find that life gets a lot easier. Just my $0.02.... [/QUOTE]
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