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In response to "Its actually more to do with how iTunes was storing the music on you XP machine and where -- nm" by Karl_S

If someone could point me to a "find all music files and import" button, I'd be ever so grateful.

Posted by TWuG Mar 29 '11, 21:05

I'm doubtful that such a thing exists.

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Open up windows media player (in Win 7), click on Library, choose "import all files". - Trish Mar 29, 21:34 14
- Oh wait, I didn't realize you wanted to KEEP iTUNES, disregard the info above and do this: - Trish Mar 29, 21:45 8
  - Ah. I see a potential fix in this advice. iTunes won't search my external drive, but if I move those files ANYWHERE on the new machine, then it - TWuG Mar 29, 21:48 3
    - Ooooh, you should maybe take a look at WMP again. When I dumped itumes, it was because it had finally gotten the organizational abilities of itunes. - Trish Mar 29, 21:56 2
      - I just looked around at WMP and half of what you suggested isn't even possible with the copy I have. - TWuG Mar 29, 22:17 1
        
        Download WMP 11. When you get it, right click on the upper bar, go to view and click "show menubar". Then you can go into tools/options and have your - Trish Mar 29, 22:52
  - microsoft loves directories - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:46 3
    - honestly this is more iOS behavior - Reagen Mar 29, 21:52
    - I'm quite sure that Windows 7 means "you don't get your files until you've dug down 7 levels, bitch!" -- nm - Trish Mar 29, 21:49 1
      - ohh that might even be trues likewise MS Phone series 7 means you have to press 7 stupid keys before it works :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:51
- I may try this. But WMP is actually way worse for *organizing* music than iTunes. Plus, how will I get files onto my iPod then? -- nm - TWuG Mar 29, 21:39 4
  - plug your ipod in with a usb cable, hit synch, and you can put everything or just one song on your ipod. Jeez, stop being scared, you have 3-4 people - Trish Mar 29, 23:07
  - Hmm? I find WMP far more intuitive for sorting music. - Reagen Mar 29, 21:43 1
    - it certainly does what i need but then i only buy CD's rip them to the disk and use it from there - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:48
  - i just plug in the player and sync them (i select the albums i want first ofcourse) - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:41
dir *.mp* > copy C:\music\*.* -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:21 7
- Do as Dane said above, then in iTunes go to add files to library and select them all. - Karl_S Mar 29, 21:25 6
  - I have *NO* *IDEA* what he said. I am functionally illeterate when it comes to computers. If I do not have EXACT step-by-step directions, I'm lost. - TWuG Mar 29, 21:31 4
    - open filemanager in XP - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:37 3
      - Ah. My XP machine is shut down. I have the files I need on my external drive. It should be as simplas as c&p ing them into the Win7 iTunes director - TWuG Mar 29, 21:42 2
        
        Try this: File>Add Folder to Library... - psilotum Mar 29, 22:24
        
        and how about WMP on Win7? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:45
  - it would have worked perfectly (almost i think) in the good ole xDos days - Danedukenuuk Mar 29, 21:29

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If someone could point me to a "find all music files and import" button, I'd be ever so grateful.

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