Is there a way to have itunes recognize music ratings in mp3 file

I have a large collection of music and I use a different program to save and organize my music. When I open the folders of many of my songs, the ratings are there. Why does itunes not recognize these ratings and is there an addon or any way to not have to go back through everything?
Thanks for any help

iTunes doesn't embed ratings in the tracks but keeps them separately in the database. This allows it to easily transfer updated ratings been iTunes and devices without needlessly updating or copying the files themselves. I know of at least one script (mm_rating_to_itunes) that could transfer embedded ratings into iTunes but the website it lived on has closed down and for reasons unknown the script isn't included in the replacement site: https://sites.google.com/site/teridon/itunesscripts. I've posted a question to the author to see if I can find out more.
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