how (on a mac) to share and browse an external hard drive full of music , all of which is stored as numbered files with the music details only in the mp3 meta data. [more inside]
posted by compound eye on May 23, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I de-dupe my entire music library while preserving iTunes data? [more inside]
posted by DrDreidel on Feb 13, 2009 - 12 answers

Is it possible to edit the iTunes "Date Added" field? I am trying to relocate all of the music in my iTunes library from one computer to another and have had no luck keeping the "date added" field in tact. I am willing to manually edit the date added field for every album to match my old database. Is there an easier way to do this other than to constantly reset my system clock? I have over 1100 albums!
posted by anthropomorphic on Feb 2, 2009 - 15 answers

How to move my iTunes library from one computer to another while keeping in tact the original "date added" field for all 100gbs? [more inside]
posted by anthropomorphic on Nov 25, 2008 - 9 answers

A server on our home network has over 100GB of mp3s in various states of disrepair. How can we organize them, get rid of duplicates, losslessly normalize volume, name and tag them, and prepare them for streaming? [more inside]
posted by Nixie Pixel on Nov 21, 2008 - 21 answers

Auto generation of mp3 playlists for large collections where individual albums are in subfolders - any software suggestions? [more inside]
posted by loquax on Aug 3, 2008 - 4 answers

What's the best way to organize and re-tag my enormous MP3 library? (iTunes, Mac 10.5, 20k+ songs) [more inside]
posted by cosmic osmo on Jun 15, 2008 - 21 answers

How do I nicely organize my library of 80 gigs of MP3s? [more inside]
posted by Nelson on Feb 18, 2008 - 27 answers

I'm trying to sort and clean up a media library that contains a total of 16431 items, 51.2 days, 108 GB. So hand sorting is out of the question. Itunes seems to have found Some Duplicates, That need to be deleted. This has proven to be a grueling task if its to be done manually. [more inside]
posted by Chamunks on Sep 24, 2007 - 7 answers

A month or so ago, I became unable to add new tracks to Itunes. Whether I try to add via clicking on the track, dragging into iTunes, or adding the track from the file menu, the result is the same. I have also tried changing my preferences so that the track does not copy to the iTunes library when it is added; still the same. When I try to add a track, my hard drive just spins and makes a little clicking noise and iTunes goes into "not responding" mode, with the spinning pinwheel. [more inside]
posted by fastbacker on Jun 6, 2007 - 7 answers

I have too many junk songs as a part of a compilation or a soundtrack or an album with a couple of good songs. On one hand I dont wanna break up the album, on the other, I don't want to waste space. What should I do? What do you do?
posted by riffola on Jan 17, 2007 - 18 answers

I imported some mp3s into iTunes, searched for them in my music library and couldn't find them. I tried re-importing them: same thing. Finally, I found them in the podcast library. I don't want them there. How does iTunes decide to put a particular mp3 in the podcast library? I can't see any obvious tag that tells it to do this. What can I do to these mp3s to get to to show up in my main library?
posted by grumblebee on Dec 2, 2006 - 9 answers

I have a relatively large music library stored on my file-server. Can anybody recommend a server-side tool to help me keep the files and their metadata organized? [more inside]
posted by Eamon on Jun 15, 2005 - 7 answers

In iTunes, why do songs I uncheck not play during shuffled playback? I just want to uncheck songs I don't want on the iPod and let 'em play normally in the library. It's easier than making a playlist for the iPod each time I add new albums. Alternatively, how do you manage your library when it exceeds the size of your iPod?
posted by riffola on Sep 12, 2004 - 12 answers