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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1482381" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Indeed I did. I had a very specific filing system that I used - my reasoning was that I didn't want to be a slave to iTunes - I wanted to manage it and "own" my music collection, not let Apple dictate to me how it should be done. </p><p></p><p>Then, I got a NAS - and my music collection lived there primarily - and on my client devices, I just let iTunes do its thing. Then, when I went back and looked at what it had done, I realized it was logically sorted and well-maintained - and that it was basically the same methodology as what I was doing on the NAS, but self-maintaining. I further realized, I could easily export it at a whim if I wanted to transition elsewhere (like to my Android device). Eventually, after spending countless hours obsessing over organization, I just "let go" - and I'm happier for it. Yes, my OCD screams that I'm doing it wrong and losing control, but the other half of my brain realizes that this machine is more than capable of managing itself - and as long as I'm not "locked-in" and can move my music between programs as I please - that I needn't worry about it.</p><p></p><p>Knowing you as I do, Tom - I'm sure we're pretty much in the same boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1482381, member: 24098"] Indeed I did. I had a very specific filing system that I used - my reasoning was that I didn't want to be a slave to iTunes - I wanted to manage it and "own" my music collection, not let Apple dictate to me how it should be done. Then, I got a NAS - and my music collection lived there primarily - and on my client devices, I just let iTunes do its thing. Then, when I went back and looked at what it had done, I realized it was logically sorted and well-maintained - and that it was basically the same methodology as what I was doing on the NAS, but self-maintaining. I further realized, I could easily export it at a whim if I wanted to transition elsewhere (like to my Android device). Eventually, after spending countless hours obsessing over organization, I just "let go" - and I'm happier for it. Yes, my OCD screams that I'm doing it wrong and losing control, but the other half of my brain realizes that this machine is more than capable of managing itself - and as long as I'm not "locked-in" and can move my music between programs as I please - that I needn't worry about it. Knowing you as I do, Tom - I'm sure we're pretty much in the same boat. [/QUOTE]
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