How to export to drive:\music without creating a tree in it? savoiu 12/29/2008 5:01:01 AM WMP allows me to export to \music but insists on creating a directory structure in there based on artist/album? Can I stop that so that all the files just go into drive:\Music? Thanks, Nick

Re: How to export to drive:\music without creating a tree in it? "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil[ at ]nospam.com> 12/29/2008 9:31:52 PM On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:01:01 -0800, savoiu <savoiu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >WMP allows me to export to \music but insists on creating a directory >structure in there based on artist/album? Can I stop that so that all the >files just go into drive:\Music? Not really - and imagine if you have 2 files called "Always in love" - now what's the player supposed to do - overwrite one by one artist with the same named track by a different artist ? Imagine how many users would be pissed off by that happening ;-) So I guess the real question is, why do you want or need to do that - WMP library search should easly help you to locate any one track by starting to type its name into the Search... box Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Re: How to export to drive:\music without creating a tree in it? savoiu 12/29/2008 9:44:01 PM I see what you're saying but that should not be an issue in my case since the files are named accorgind to artist/album/track. The reason why I want them all in one directory is that my MP3 player is a bit brain dead and does not know how to randomly play tracks across folders. Thanks, Nick "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:01:01 -0800, savoiu > <savoiu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >WMP allows me to export to \music but insists on creating a directory > >structure in there based on artist/album? Can I stop that so that all the > >files just go into drive:\Music? > > Not really - and imagine if you have 2 files called "Always in love" - > now what's the player supposed to do - overwrite one by one artist > with the same named track by a different artist ? Imagine how many > users would be pissed off by that happening ;-) > > So I guess the real question is, why do you want or need to do that - > WMP library search should easly help you to locate any one track by > starting to type its name into the Search... box > > Cheers - Neil > ------------------------------------------------ > Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs >

Re: How to export to drive:\music without creating a tree in it? "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil[ at ]nospam.com> 12/29/2008 10:58:06 PM OK let's try another route , now we have better info about your intended use : If you go to the Sync tab with the MP3 player plugged in, then click the small dropdown menu below that, choose <device name> Advanced Options : Untick "Create folder heirarchy on device" That would usually dump all files into a single folder on the MP3 player, and by your description of it, should then be able to shuffle all the files - cause they're only transferred into a single folder on the device. To do this step you *may* have to format the device and/or remove any existing sync relationship WMP has with it (same submenu of the Sync tab) HTH Cheers - Neil On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:44:01 -0800, savoiu <savoiu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I see what you're saying but that should not be an issue in my case since the >files are named accorgind to artist/album/track. > >The reason why I want them all in one directory is that my MP3 player is a >bit brain dead and does not know how to randomly play tracks across folders. > >Thanks, >Nick > >"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: > >> On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:01:01 -0800, savoiu >> <savoiu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >WMP allows me to export to \music but insists on creating a directory >> >structure in there based on artist/album? Can I stop that so that all the >> >files just go into drive:\Music? >> >> Not really - and imagine if you have 2 files called "Always in love" - >> now what's the player supposed to do - overwrite one by one artist >> with the same named track by a different artist ? Imagine how many >> users would be pissed off by that happening ;-) >> >> So I guess the real question is, why do you want or need to do that - >> WMP library search should easly help you to locate any one track by >> starting to type its name into the Search... box >> >> Cheers - Neil >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs >> ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

Re: How to export to drive:\music without creating a tree in it? savoiu 12/30/2008 12:06:04 AM Hi Neil, I could do that but then I'm limited to 99 files as that's the upper limit for the device's root directory. Nick "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > OK let's try another route , now we have better info about your > intended use : > > If you go to the Sync tab with the MP3 player plugged in, then click > the small dropdown menu below that, choose <device name> Advanced > Options : Untick "Create folder heirarchy on device" > > That would usually dump all files into a single folder on the MP3 > player, and by your description of it, should then be able to shuffle > all the files - cause they're only transferred into a single folder on > the device.

Re: How to export to drive:\music without creating a tree in it? "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil[ at ]nospam.com> 12/30/2008 10:37:42 PM OK, sounds like you have a poor choice of device then ;-) I'm not sure there's much else you can do, as your requirements conflict with each other (everything in device/Music but everything > 99 files cannot be achieved on the device !) Cheers - Neil On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:06:04 -0800, savoiu <savoiu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Hi Neil, > >I could do that but then I'm limited to 99 files as that's the upper limit >for the device's root directory. > >Nick > >"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote: >> OK let's try another route , now we have better info about your >> intended use : >> >> If you go to the Sync tab with the MP3 player plugged in, then click >> the small dropdown menu below that, choose <device name> Advanced >> Options : Untick "Create folder heirarchy on device" >> >> That would usually dump all files into a single folder on the MP3 >> player, and by your description of it, should then be able to shuffle >> all the files - cause they're only transferred into a single folder on >> the device. ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2008 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs