Q&A: How can I organize my itunes music folder without itunes having problems locating the files?
Question by Jon Bottoms: How can I organize my itunes music folder without itunes having problems locating the files?
I went into my itunes music folder and created a music and a spoken word folder…Now Itunes cant find the destination files. Can I keep them in these 2 folders and teach itunes how to recognize them there?
Best answer:
Answer by Answer This
1) Open the iTunes Preferences screen and click on Advanced options.Locate the iTunes folders. The new screen that appears will show you the General music file options. The first thing you will be able to adjust is the location of your iTunes music folder. This location can be changed by clicking on the “Change…” button and browsing for a new housing location.To organize future files. Next you will see the option to “Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized.” By clicking on this feature, you will remove yourself of the burden of future file organization. iTunes will organize all new and imported files into categories such as album and artist.#Step 6Store music files. You can store all of your music files in one location by placing a check mark in the box labeled “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library.” This will make finding and working with Apply your changes. When you are done with this screen you can click “OK” to apply all of the new management changes or you can click “Cancel” to exit without applying any of the changes you may have checked.
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