Hi, I'm trying to get used to how Apple does things, but when it comes to music (and pics), I really like things organized a certain way. Apple seems to be screwing with me. When I import a CD via iTunes, I want the .mp3 files going to "users/pete/music/my music" there appears to be no way for me to import them to this file path.
My MBP (Yosemite) has the following path "users/pete/music" the "music" folder shows up on the left hand pane in Find so I assume that's the parent folder for all music. Within "music" there are several folders such as "itunes", "garageband", "automatically add to itunes", and "audio music apps". It makes sense so far. All I need to do is add a "my music" folder under "music" and tell iTunes thats where to rip my CDs to. At least I would think.
Within iTunes I can tell it what my iTunes file path is. But here's the problem.
1) If I tell it the path is "users/pete/music" then it imports the CD (ie. Pentatonix) directly under "music". I will end up with all the band name folders at the same level as "garageband", etc. ie. "users/pete/music/pentatonix" This is not what I want though since all my CDs will be at the same level as the "garageband", etc. folders. I want all my CDs under a single folder "my music" without any other folders in it. Easy to do? Not so far.
2) So I create a "my music" folder under "music" and tell iTunes the path is: "users/pete/music/my music". Except now when I import the CD, Apple creates another new folder called "music" within "my music" and then creates the "pentatonix" folder within that. ie. "users/pete/music/my music/music/pentatonix"
Why is it creating this secondary folder which I do not need or want? How do I simply get all my CDs to import into a folder called "my music"
yes, I know this is a Windows-like approach, but it's what I've used for years, I can copy the whole library with ease to other pen drives, and makes more sense to me than what it's doing.
is there something I'm not doing or need to do?
Craftydad
My MBP (Yosemite) has the following path "users/pete/music" the "music" folder shows up on the left hand pane in Find so I assume that's the parent folder for all music. Within "music" there are several folders such as "itunes", "garageband", "automatically add to itunes", and "audio music apps". It makes sense so far. All I need to do is add a "my music" folder under "music" and tell iTunes thats where to rip my CDs to. At least I would think.
Within iTunes I can tell it what my iTunes file path is. But here's the problem.
1) If I tell it the path is "users/pete/music" then it imports the CD (ie. Pentatonix) directly under "music". I will end up with all the band name folders at the same level as "garageband", etc. ie. "users/pete/music/pentatonix" This is not what I want though since all my CDs will be at the same level as the "garageband", etc. folders. I want all my CDs under a single folder "my music" without any other folders in it. Easy to do? Not so far.
2) So I create a "my music" folder under "music" and tell iTunes the path is: "users/pete/music/my music". Except now when I import the CD, Apple creates another new folder called "music" within "my music" and then creates the "pentatonix" folder within that. ie. "users/pete/music/my music/music/pentatonix"
Why is it creating this secondary folder which I do not need or want? How do I simply get all my CDs to import into a folder called "my music"
yes, I know this is a Windows-like approach, but it's what I've used for years, I can copy the whole library with ease to other pen drives, and makes more sense to me than what it's doing.
is there something I'm not doing or need to do?
Craftydad