HT1725 after having to remove OS files,i got my music to reload but alot of them are incomplete.

After having to my remove my OS files due to a corrupted file,when everything was reinstalled and i went to get my music reloaded to my computer,all the music was reloaded,but alot of them are incomplete.

iTunes doesn't pay attention to the file and folder names, only to the tags. If the files are untagged you can use a third party program like MediaMonkey (Google it, the forum software won't let me post a link today) before you add the tracks to iTunes, or if you can make sure that you add them in such a way that iTunes doesn't rename and move them (turn off the Keep... & Copy... and copy preferences and don't use the Automatically Add to iTunes folder) then I have a script called TagFromFilename at
samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/scripts.asp#TagFromFilename
that may be able to apply the information provided the tracks are in Artist and then Album folders.
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