How to keep my song list organized
Hello
This is my first ipod and therefore my first iTunes. I am running win 7 and had no problems installing iTunes, so far so good.
The issue I am having is the organization of the music list that are displayed in iTunes, List View, Album, Grid and Flow List. I have added a file folder from an external HDD and it synced without issue. so far so good. I added another folder and then it all went sideways .. under libary/music/list view all the albums are seperate entries with covers .. so far so good .. change the view and BOOM everything goes everywhere .. nothing in order .. albums not together .. with only two albums in iTunes it really looks like a mess .. In cover flow I have 17 album covers for two albums .. in cover flow the first two songs from the first album are in there own group then the first song from the next album in it's own group and then 3 songs from the first and then 4 from the other and on and on and on ... it really is a mess .. just from two albums .. what will happen when I install 30 albums .. or dare I say 1000 albums
So I really need some direction in order to have some err.. order
I am not really sure if I have provided enough info in order (there's that word again) for someone to give assistance if not please ask for more info and I will gladly give my left ╖ (oops) ... more info
Thanks from this newbi (am I thought of as an apple seed)
this is an example of my flow list with the only (one) album currently installed on my iTunes I removed the second album due to the mess and thought to contact this board in effort to install my music like the Mac(intosh) i soon might be
6 Angel
2 Never
7 Down
13 Elmo
1 Fire
8 I Do
10 In
4 Island
3 Life
12 Meat
11 Miles
5 New
9 Sway
14 Trampoline
note : its out of order
only under song list are all in numerical order ?????
And please don't let me start on music tags that keep all of this music information flowing because this is my next learning curve and if anyone wants to point me in that direction I will follow
and then there is all of the other things that i am sure I don't know .. lol
Again Thank You
I don't believe there's a way to do that. It might be an idea.
If it's not an idea, you might as well submit it.
(I personally would love a feature like that. :P)
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