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Rogner Author

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Importing folders and subfolders to Music?

I have a lot of music on macOS in folders and subfolders. How can I easily add them to Apple Music to keep their hierarchy?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Jan 17, 2025 5:07 AM

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turingtest2

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Posted on Jan 17, 2025 9:02 AM

Apple Music pays no attention to folder hierarchy, the only thing that counts is metadata. If metadata is missing the the file name will be taken as a track name, and the track will be assigned to Unknown Artist, Unknown Album. That said, you might try this script https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=mxdroptoaddnmake which appears to be able to create nested folders and playlists representing the folder hierarchy of the dropped tracks. Make sure to turn off Keep Organized/Copy Files as appropriate so that Music doesn't move or copy your content as it is added to the library.

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