Can't keep playlist organized

I am extremely frustrated with iTunes. I keep organizing my music library exactly the way I want and the next thing I know I have duplicate folders, genre on songs has been changed, in other words my library is a total mess. I have checked online support and not found the answer as to why this is happening. I have iTunes match and Genius turned on. I just want to organize my library once and for all on my MBP and then have it stay that way for good and sync across devices the same way. Does anybody know why my library is constantly being changed? I would be eternally thankful if somebody could tell me how to fix this problem. Many thanks in advance!

Hello dan241,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535?viewlocale=en_US
Best of luck,
Mario

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