When I download a music folder from my PC to iTunes I only get individual files. That is the music files are only shown. Previously I would get the files within the folder. I am assuming, but not sure, that it maybe a settings problem. Problem is some of my music folders have about 50 music files thus cluttering up my library. Any help will be appreciated
When iTunes imports media files it reads data from any internal tag which it uses to provide the details such as song name, album, artist, track number, etc. Normally when those details are completely missing iTunes will use the filename without extension as the song name, set the artist to Unknown Artist, the album to Unknown Album, and all other details will be blank except those such as duration that are calculated from the audio data. I have a script called TagFromFilename that can read details present in the filepath if the tracks are in a standard ..\<Artist>\<Album>\## <Name>.<Ext> layout, and apply that information to the tracks. For it to work you have to turn off the Keep... & Copy... options under Edit > Preferences > Advanced before adding tracks to iTunes so that it won't copy or rename the files during import. Once the metadata has been updated you can turn those features back on and/or consolidate the tracks into the media folder.
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tt2
iTunes doesn't understand the folders on your drive. iTunes expects to work with albums where an album is a collection of tracks with a common album title and a common album artist, artist, or set as a compilation.
tt2
Hey there Barr1952,
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're having some issues importing media to iTunes. We're happy to provide some assistance.
Let's follow the steps outlined in this helpful resource:
Import media from a computer to iTunes on PC
We hope this helps.
Have a great day!
Hi tt2. Yes that is exactly the problem (iTunes not recognizing the folder) . So thank you. I worked out how to create a common album and artist but somehow when I downloaded the newly created folder I also lost all the titles to the songs. They do, however, show up OK in the itunes but once transferred to my iPod, in this particular case, actual specific information is not there (Title of song) all are listed as PMEDIA. Can you advise how to retain the actual song titles. I am working with windows 10. Anyhow thanks for drawing my attention to this issue, at least I now know what the problem was. its just a case of making it work. If you have any suggestions it will be most appreciated. Thanks Barr1952
That link should be working now.
tt2
downloading folders to iTunes
