Keeping it organized and updated

Question

I have tons of music in a very structured manner outside of itunes. I would like to add this stuff to my ipod but without Itunes messing my files up (with renaming and moving). So i have unchecked both "Copy to.." and "Organize.." in advanced options.
Problem now occurs if I change a file manually outside of Itunes then it does not update in Itunes. I cant find any options to "recheck added folders" or similiar.
Is there no way to make Itunes "update/check" a music folder while keeping my own structure and without getting duplicates?

Answer 1

Is there no way to make Itunes "update/check" a music folder while keeping my own structure and not getting duplicates?
Sort of.
This is one of the drawbacks of maintaining the music folder yourself.
If you move the file or rename it, iTunes will likely lose it.
If you simply change the ID3 tags, you can Get Info on the song in iTunes and it should update iTunes with the info you changed. You should be able to select multiple songs and do this.
Checking or unchecking *Keep iTunes music folder organized* will not affect anything outside the iTunes music folder.
The main reason *Keep iTunes music folder organized* is even there is so you could uncheck it and manually put the music in the iTunes music folder yourself and iTunes won't rename/move it around.