"Automatically Add to iTunes" folder not working - iTunes 12

I just tested this and it works, however, I don't want my music files in the iTunes folder, I want them in my mp3 folder. Also I do not like the way it names the tracks, I have a specific naming convention so things look and play correctly on my TV's etc. I used to use something called iTunes Toolkit (Windows) but it has not been updated since 2011 and as of iTunes 12 it no longer works. So I guess I have to add my new tracks manually. Thanks Apple.

Best asked on the iTunes for Windows forum. I will request this be relocated.

Read this to make sure you are using it correctly. I don't think anything happens until you start iTunes (I don't have that folder so can't check).

iTunes 9: Understanding the "Automatically Add to iTunes" folder. - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3832 - Files put into this folder are actually moved from this folder onto the correct location in the iTunes Media folder.

Use Ctrl+B to enable the menu bar if needed.

Use Edit > Preferences > Advanced to check the location of the active media folder.

The Automatically Add to iTunes folder inside that is the one you should move/copy content to in order to add it to the library.

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Thanks - I used to use the "Automatically add to iTunes" folder and remember it working great and now it didn't any more. I had forgotten that I moved all my music a while ago to an external drive to save space on my laptop's internal hard drive, which is where my iTunes library files still reside.

Ideally Apple would just remove the "Automatically add to iTunes" folder from the old location if you go to iTunes and change your iTunes media folder to a new location, but it is what it is.

Ideally iTunes would also provide a way to move the library as a self-contained whole. See Make a split library portable for more.

tt2

See CustomRenamer for a script that, along with others from the same site, can potentially replace the features you used in iTunes Toolkit.

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