How do I "ungroup" folders

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How do I "ungroup" folders

I'm not sure how I did this, but somehow all of my music on my HD was put into folders by artist. Previously, it was organized according to the song name. Now when I go to My Music, I have to click down 3 layers before I reach the songs in the file. How do I undo this so that the songs are just listed with the iTunes logo and are not grouped by artist?

P.S. The listing on iTunes itself is fine. I just want to change the listing on my hard drive.

Posted on Oct 30, 2005 8:21 AM

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Answer 1

Otto42

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Oct 30, 2005 12:13 PM in response to MontrachetESQ

How do I undo this so that the songs are just listed with the iTunes logo and are not grouped by artist?

You don't. There is no way to undo this short of rearranging the files manually or using some other program.

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Answer 2

Buegie

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Oct 30, 2005 4:17 PM in response to Otto42

And to continue Otto's thought.... Why do you need to? If you are using iTunes, you rarely need to go into the underlying music file structure. Especially if you are using iTunes exclusively.

It should not matter how iTunes organized the actual PC files as long as one is happy with how iTunes displays and manages the song references.

I know that some folks are very particular about their music organization, but at the moment, it escapes me.

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Answer 3

Katrina S.

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Oct 30, 2005 7:24 PM in response to MontrachetESQ

You would have to undo it manually.

It got that way because iTunes > Edit > Preferences > Avanced > General tab probably has a checkmark in the "Keep iTunes Music Folder organized" box.

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Answer 4

BusyMe

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Oct 31, 2005 5:57 AM in response to Buegie

Buegie---I encountered this 'problem' when trying to put Mp3s on my children's non-Apple Mp3 players . . . until I learned I could drag and drop the music directly FROM iTunes into the music folder that pops up for their player. (Of course, NOT protected MP3s, but the ones I've ripped from CD!)

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Nov 11, 2005 7:00 AM in response to Buegie

Thanks for your reply. Actually, it DOES matter when you are using the music outside of iTunes -- e.g., when dubbing songs into a slide show. I know the names of the songs, but not necessarily the artist all the time. Also, now I have to click folders 3-4 times to actually get to the song. This is NOT a good feature as far as I'm concerned.

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Otto42

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Nov 11, 2005 7:51 AM in response to MontrachetESQ

Actually, it DOES matter when you are using the music outside of iTunes -- e.g., when dubbing songs into a slide show.

Why use them outside of iTunes? You can drag and drop the song from iTunes into any folder you want, and it'll make a copy of it for you. If your slideshow program lets you drag and drop music in to add it, you can drag it directly from iTunes to your program.

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