I installed ipod & it sorted my music library...UGH! WHY?

So I have an ipod mini. I have had it a few months now and something has been bothering the heck out of me and I want to know if there is anything I can do about it.
When I first installed itunes on my computer, it re-arranged my music library and put everything into categories according to artist. Now, whenever I add a song, it makes a new folder with this new artists name and puts that song in that folder. Know what I'm saying?
Now, my question is, how do I change this? I tried taking songs out of folders, and just leaving them in the main MUSIC folder, but then when I click my MUSIC folder open, they are back into a new folder with that artists name.
HELP! I just want my songs to be how I had them and not in all these folders!
Can anyone help or know what I am talking about?
THANKS!!
Amanda

Okay, I have deselected that option - THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I suppose I have to go in and manually take the songs out of the litterally 2000 folders in there to get rid of all those artist folers, hey? There is no way I can just tell it to take everything out of those folders all at one time?
Thank you so much for your help!!!!!
Amanda

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