tag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:/discussions/questions/11729-creates-folders-for-each-songbeaTunes: Discussion 2019-04-09T10:24:59Ztag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/471007392019-03-21T23:14:17Z2019-03-28T09:02:36ZCreates folders for each song<div><p>Hi;<br>
I was looking for a quick way of analyzing the songs (It would take 6 1/2 days to analyze my whole library) so I figured that by importing Serato's Crates half of the job would be done, but while testing my theory, BT created a folder for each song int the MUSIC folder.<br>
Is there a way of avoiding this?</p>
<p>Kind regards</p></div>djtag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/471007392019-03-23T08:54:14Z2019-03-23T08:54:14ZCreates folders for each song<div><p>Hey,</p>
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<p>by importing Serato's Crates half of the job would be done</p>
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<p>I'm sorry, but I have trouble following: Why would importing tracks from a crate analyze songs?</p>
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<p>while testing my theory, BT created a folder for each song int the MUSIC folder.</p>
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<p>I guess you are using a folder-based library. beaTunes' concept of such a library is that <em>all</em> tracks are stored in files/directories within/below a <em>base</em> folder. Therefore, when you are importing a track from somewhere else, it creates a <em>copy</em> of that file within the base folder. And in order to create a structure that makes at least a little sense, it uses your existing album and artist names as folders.</p>
<p>A better way of importing only part of your library (how many songs?), might be to point beaTunes to a different, suitable base folder. You can do so by creating a new folder-based library (<code>File</code> menu). You can switch back to another library in the general preferences.</p>
<p>Hope this helps,</p>
<p>-hendrik</p></div>hendriktag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/471007392019-03-28T09:17:48Z2019-03-28T09:17:48ZCreates folders for each song<div><p>Im so sorry, I didnt see this reply...<br>
Songs wise, around 170k (yes, I know Im a digital hoarder ;))... so this would take a full week to analyze the whole library; hence being very impractical...<br>
I'll try your suggestion<br>
Many thanks</p></div>djtag:help.beatunes.com,2009-07-24:Comment/471007392019-03-28T09:23:35Z2019-03-28T09:23:35ZCreates folders for each song<div><p><em>importing</em> and <em>analyzing</em> are two very different things.</p>
<p>I.e. you can ask beaTunes to <em>import</em> your whole library (though, I have to say 170k won't be much fun) and then only <em>analyze</em> parts of it.</p></div>hendrik