Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
Track.mp3".

Any suggestions?

Adam

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On 08/16/07 09:42, Adam Gray wrote:
> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
> Track.mp3".
>
> Any suggestions?

A script seems simplest to me. But then, I like scripting.

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Jefferson LA USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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Adam Gray wrote:
> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
> Track.mp3".
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Adam
>
Amarok can do what you want.

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Magnus Pedersen wrote:

> Adam Gray wrote:
>> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
>> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
>> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
>> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
>> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
>> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
>> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
>> Track.mp3".
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Adam
>>
> Amarok can do what you want.
>
> /Magnus
If I'm not mistaken, Amarok doesn't actually change the locations of any of
the files. It organises them (based on their tags) in its Collection tab
but you will still have 3K files in one folder if that's what you started
with. There is a function migrateFile() in the DCOP interface, however but
I've never used it and I don't know what it does exactly. I'm not sure if
the OP wants a physical relocation or simply a visual organisation. If it's
the latter, then you're fine with Amarok but if you really want to move
your files around then maybe if you ask him very nicely, Ron will write you
a script :-)
Cheers,
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On Friday 17 August 2007 09:07:23 Jonathan Kaye wrote:
> Magnus Pedersen wrote:
> > Adam Gray wrote:
> >> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
> >> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
> >> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
> >> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
> >> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
> >> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
> >> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
> >> Track.mp3".
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Adam
> >
> > Amarok can do what you want.
> >
> > /Magnus
>
> If I'm not mistaken, Amarok doesn't actually change the locations of any of
> the files. It organises them (based on their tags) in its Collection tab
> but you will still have 3K files in one folder if that's what you started
> with. There is a function migrateFile() in the DCOP interface, however but
> I've never used it and I don't know what it does exactly. I'm not sure if
> the OP wants a physical relocation or simply a visual organisation. If it's
> the latter, then you're fine with Amarok but if you really want to move
> your files around then maybe if you ask him very nicely, Ron will write you
> a script :-)
> Cheers,
> Jonathan
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Amarok can indeed move/copy files. All one needs to do is to use the file
navagation and pick files that are not in the location of the settings for
the collection, then right click on the selection and choose either "copy
files to colletion" or "move files to collection". A dialog window will
appear that lets you pick exactly the format of the new filenames.

Personally, I use /media/share/audio/mp3/%initial/%artist/%title.%filetype and
it does exactly what I want. You may want something different, but it's
pretty self explanitory.

I end up with /media/share/audio/mp3/A/Artist/Song.ogg when I would import
Artist - Song.ogg

Joe


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On Friday 17 August 2007 09:07:23 Jonathan Kaye wrote:
> Magnus Pedersen wrote:
> > Adam Gray wrote:
> >> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
> >> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
> >> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
> >> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
> >> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
> >> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
> >> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
> >> Track.mp3".
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Adam
> >
> > Amarok can do what you want.
> >
> > /Magnus
>
> If I'm not mistaken, Amarok doesn't actually change the locations of any of
> the files. It organises them (based on their tags) in its Collection tab
> but you will still have 3K files in one folder if that's what you started
> with. There is a function migrateFile() in the DCOP interface, however but
> I've never used it and I don't know what it does exactly. I'm not sure if
> the OP wants a physical relocation or simply a visual organisation. If it's
> the latter, then you're fine with Amarok but if you really want to move
> your files around then maybe if you ask him very nicely, Ron will write you
> a script :-)
> Cheers,
> Jonathan
> --
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Amarok can indeed move/copy files. All one needs to do is to use the file
navagation and pick files that are not in the location of the settings for
the collection, then right click on the selection and choose either "copy
files to colletion" or "move files to collection". A dialog window will
appear that lets you pick exactly the format of the new filenames.

Personally, I use /media/share/audio/mp3/%initial/%artist/%title.%filetype and
it does exactly what I want. You may want something different, but it's
pretty self explanitory.

I end up with /media/share/audio/mp3/A/Artist/Song.ogg when I would import
Artist - Song.ogg

Joe


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Jonathan Kaye wrote:
> Magnus Pedersen wrote:
>
>> Adam Gray wrote:
>>> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
>>> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
>>> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
>>> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
>>> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
>>> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
>>> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
>>> Track.mp3".
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>> Amarok can do what you want.
>>
>> /Magnus
> If I'm not mistaken,
You are mistaken.

http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/...organized.html

And it is even better now.

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Jonathan Kaye wrote:
> Magnus Pedersen wrote:
>
>> Adam Gray wrote:
>>> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
>>> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
>>> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
>>> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
>>> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
>>> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
>>> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
>>> Track.mp3".
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
>> Amarok can do what you want.
>>
>> /Magnus
> If I'm not mistaken,
You are mistaken.

http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/...organized.html

And it is even better now.

/Magnus


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On Thu, 2007.08.16 19:25, Magnus Pedersen wrote:
> Adam Gray wrote:
>> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
>> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
>> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
>> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
>> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
>> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
>> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
>> Track.mp3".
>
> Amarok can do what you want.

EasyTag also, using the renaming scanner.

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On Thu, 2007.08.16 19:25, Magnus Pedersen wrote:
> Adam Gray wrote:
>> Basically while backing up my system I used my iPod to back up my
>> music collection, which used to be neatly sorted into folders with
>> artists & albums. Then when downloading it again with gtkPod I was
>> left with one directory containing a lot (~3000) of files. Anyone know
>> of any music apps that would do this? I mean, I'll write a script but
>> it would save me the trouble if there was something already there.
>> They're all ID3'd, and named in the format "Artist - Album -
>> Track.mp3".
>
> Amarok can do what you want.

EasyTag also, using the renaming scanner.

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