Yes, without question, Mp3tag can be used to recreate some desired directory structure, with some desired folder and/or file naming convention. As long as the existing tagging of album and artist names are fairly complete and accurate.
In Mp3tag, what I would do is start by creating an action group. By saving an action group that can be reused, you can test your actions and easily modify them, then apply them either to parts of the library, or to the entire thing at once. It can also be done by using an Mp3tag Tag-Filename Converter, but I find working with action groups to be easier and more flexible. At a minimum, your action group would consist of one 'format value' action, but it could contain several actions if necessary. In Mp3tag the way you move files and (optionally) create folder structures is to rewrite to each file's _filename field, which is treated much like writing a field such as ARTIST or TITLE. Putting backslashes in the format string directs Mp3tag to treat anything to the left of a backslash as a folder name. It will create any directories that don't already exist. Here's a FAQ from the Mp3tag forums on how to do this using a Converter, but the format string used in a 'format value' action would be identical: http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=9084#entry35930 If you want test it, I'd recommend testing on just one file at first and then seeing if it creates the desired directory structure. I would then load perhaps the entire library and sort the library by album name and then try it on a single album, then try it on a few more, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101662 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
