Does iTunes automatically monitor a folder?

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Does iTunes automatically monitor a folder?

Windows Media Player has the great feature that it automatically monitors your specified music folder. So when new songs are added, they automatically appear in your library in WMP. Does iTunes have the same feature or does it monitor and update your specified music folder in iTunes automatically. Recently while adding a lot of music iTunes managed to duplicate some 7000 music songs, it now means I have to traul through and delte them all. Any help with either problems would be great!

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Posted on Jan 11, 2006 1:38 AM

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Answer 1

Otto42

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Jan 11, 2006 1:42 AM in response to Duncan Ferguson

No, iTunes does not have this feature (commonly called "Watch Folders").

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Answer 2

Jan 11, 2006 5:37 AM in response to Otto42

Ok...well I have a substantial number of music files to be added from a different folder, is there any way where i can get them all into my library in one go or do I have to do it one by one.

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Answer 3

Jan 11, 2006 6:36 AM in response to Duncan Ferguson

Just choose File -> Add folder to library

This opens a window that allows you to navigate to and select a folder of files to add to your iTunes library.

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Otto42

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Jan 11, 2006 7:18 AM in response to Duncan Ferguson

Ok...well I have a substantial number of music files
to be added from a different folder, is there any way
where i can get them all into my library in one go or
do I have to do it one by one.

Just drag the folder of files into iTunes. It'll add any music files in that folder and all subfolders.

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