You can also use the menu option to add the folder(s) with the music files. Add all the files that you need to move or copy to particular folders by dragging and dropping them into the program’s window.Launch TagScanner and select the RENAME tab.If it proves to be quite difficult to use, it’s probably wise to just stick with Foobar2000.Īssuming your target music files are appropriately tagged, let’s see how we can use it to move/copy music files into particular folders. It uses a non-standard interface and can be quite overwhelming at first use, but don’t let that turn you away.
TagScanner is a very versatile music tagging tool that allows you to do more than just tagging music files. Organize Music Files into Folders using TagScanner You can also move the tracks into multiple sub-folders using the same principle – just add the placeholders followed by a slash.įor instance, if you need to move the tracks into their Artist folders then into their individual Album folders, you’ll use: %artist%/%album%/%filename%.Ģ. if Artist is different from Album Artist for specific trackįor instance, if you need to move the tracks into individual Artist folders, you’ll use: %artist%/%filename% Other placeholders you can use in Foobar2000 include: The output folder will be opened after the process is complete. To finish the move/copy process, just click the Run button.A real-time preview of the new folder structure we’ll be shown in the preview box whenever you make any changes.So for instance if you need to move the music files to their individual Album folders, you’ll first add the Album placeholder which is %album% fol lowed by a slash (/) then the filename placeholder i.e., %album%/%filename% A new directory is specified by a forward slash. Now depending on the folder structure you want, we’ll have to create a new directory (folder) followed by a placeholder ( e.g.By default, you’ll find the placeholder %filename% already added, which stands for the filenames of the music files. In the File name pattern box is where the magic happens.In the Destination folder, select the folder where you want the files to be moved or copied. That will launch the File Operations Setup window.If you prefer copying rather than moving them, select Copy to… instead. Now just right-click on them and in the context menu select File Operations followed by Move to…. After adding the files, they’ll be automatically selected.You can also go to the File menu and add files or the folder location containing the files. Launch Foobar2000 and load your music files by dragging and dropping them into the program’s window.Foobar2000 can also move/copy music files into folders based on their tag information, and that’s what we’ll be using to accomplish this task. Organize Music Files into Folders using Foobar2000įoobar2000 is a little nifty and lightweight music player that also bundles in file tagging operations under its hood.
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