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How do I import music into a sensible folder path??
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1689644" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>There is nothing you can do. If you are going to leave the 'Keep iTunes Media Folder Organized' checked, then you need to stay out of the folder and let iTunes do it. If you want control of how things are organized, then you need to uncheck that box and probably uncheck the box 'Copy to iTunes Media folder' when you're importing and do it all manually.</p><p></p><p>iTunes does that because while all you may have in iTunes is music, iTunes is not a "music" manager, it is a "media" manager. It keeps separate folders for Music, Movies, TV Shows, iOS apps, Audiobooks, Podcasts, etc. and will create a folder for each of those items when you add something in one of those categories to the folder you have designated as the location for your iTunes media.</p><p></p><p>edit:</p><p>It really should be in your top level Music folder if you're going to keep your music on the internal drive, it should be under a subfolder of Music called iTunes Media. That would have been the default folder before you started playing with it. Then when iTunes creates the folder "Music", it is not duplicating one you have created and the iTunes Media is at the same level as Garageband, etc. with your 'Music' folder (created by iTunes) inside iTunes Media.</p><p></p><p>The folder path would then be Music/iTunes Media/Music. - with that 2nd Music folder created by iTunes, not you - The path in iTunes preferences would be the iTunes Media folder.</p><p></p><p>edit2:</p><p>While putting the "My" in front a folder name is surely a Windows thing, if this is your computer, do you really need to call the folder "My Music" instead of "Music"? Who else would the music belong to if not you?</p><p></p><p>edit 3:</p><p>Had to do some more editing to hopefully make it clearer. I think I'm done now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1689644, member: 24160"] There is nothing you can do. If you are going to leave the 'Keep iTunes Media Folder Organized' checked, then you need to stay out of the folder and let iTunes do it. If you want control of how things are organized, then you need to uncheck that box and probably uncheck the box 'Copy to iTunes Media folder' when you're importing and do it all manually. iTunes does that because while all you may have in iTunes is music, iTunes is not a "music" manager, it is a "media" manager. It keeps separate folders for Music, Movies, TV Shows, iOS apps, Audiobooks, Podcasts, etc. and will create a folder for each of those items when you add something in one of those categories to the folder you have designated as the location for your iTunes media. edit: It really should be in your top level Music folder if you're going to keep your music on the internal drive, it should be under a subfolder of Music called iTunes Media. That would have been the default folder before you started playing with it. Then when iTunes creates the folder "Music", it is not duplicating one you have created and the iTunes Media is at the same level as Garageband, etc. with your 'Music' folder (created by iTunes) inside iTunes Media. The folder path would then be Music/iTunes Media/Music. - with that 2nd Music folder created by iTunes, not you - The path in iTunes preferences would be the iTunes Media folder. edit2: While putting the "My" in front a folder name is surely a Windows thing, if this is your computer, do you really need to call the folder "My Music" instead of "Music"? Who else would the music belong to if not you? edit 3: Had to do some more editing to hopefully make it clearer. I think I'm done now. [/QUOTE]
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