ITunes defaces Titles

Question

The problem: I want tracks, all named in Windows in this way:
Deichkind - Arbeit nervt
import in a playlist of iTunes.
Say Artist dash Title and when available or necessary additions if they are entitled to a remix or example 2500 Tracks of my recorded manually record collection to a, b, c or which side ever (in albums)
Of course, ID-tags are present in most,'m just going to add to this what a real pain is at about 8000 tracks, where I go into more detail only in my record collection. But that in itself should not be the problem.
What does iTunes? It truncates the file name and in the "Name" list is just "Arbeit nervt". On some tracks it makes it sofort immediately, with some later if you click on it or they are played by chance. And some track names are simply mutilated, for whatever reason, then there is missing any additional information or otherwise. In Explorer, the name is retained.
Anyone have any idea how to disable that? Automatic file management from itunes is turned off.
I tried to this: Everything out delete (from iTunes), uninstall (completely, not just superficially) brings nothing.
Why I want to have that? Because not leave some tracks in Windows Explorer nothing in the properties-details write why I do not know, but at least the name of the file can be changed.
It should be mentioned: I distinguish two types of files: Primary, my record collection, because all is well. Details can easily edit, and iTunes in one or another form of sorting is often used.
Secondary: all others who are only there to listen and where the tags are not as important as enough for me to sort by name.
Why I do it all by hand?
1. because iTunes has failed in the automatic management under Windows,
2. I enjoy it and I am more with my music
3. and especially again want to deal with my record collection.
System: Windows 7 64bit, iTunes 11.3.1.2
And yes I think so after about a replacement, but the bears again the disadvantage I find a program must on my PC and run at least on board with which I can remotely control playback on the PC.
A solution is preferred for iTunes ... or at least approaches it. I'm not giving up the fast in case of problems or not for the whys interested.
Translated by Google, ... sorry folks!
Message was edited by: Kannephone

Answer 1

Your problem is the assumption that iTunes will manage music based on file names - essentially, it does not do this.  Instead, iTunes uses metadata ("tags") embedded within the media files, together with metadata stored in the iTunes database (iTunes Library.itl) to determine how your library content is presented, sorted, etc.  The inherent iTunes data model treats track name, artist, album name, etc. as separate metadata elements.  You can always use playlists (especially smart playlists) to create tailored views within your library - for example, to show all tracks by a specific artist independent of album.
To use iTunes effectively (as with any software) its much better to learn how it works and apply that to your needs, rather than fight against it while trying to impose a way of working that you like but is alien to the way that iTunes works.  There are ways to populate iTunes' metadata in "non-conventional" ways (some of these rely on external scripts and may be difficult to apply and maintain consistently) but I suspect that for the vast majority of people this would be a more onerous and time-consuming task than using iTunes as intended.  FWIW, my iTunes library is organized exactly the same way that I manage physical CDs - its really not difficult to do.  If you can post some specific examples of what you want to do and why you don't see the expected results in iTunes I may be able to offer suggestions.