Re-Arrange Folders In iTunes Folder

All my music is located in my iTunes Music Folder. Each sub folder is an album. When I open my iTunes Music folder in Windows Explorer, there is a sub folder named Compilations, which holds other sub folders of complete albums. This is my question. In Explorer, can I drag the album folder up out of the Compilation folder, up into the iTunes Music folder so everything will be nice and apphabetized?
Thanks

Yes, but be a little careful about it. iTunes is
going to be really ****** off about it when you do
it, so the pathway in iTunes is going to be screwy.
(You know, the little "!" next to the song) So you'll
have to reset the pathway. (Add the folder to the
Library again)
I don't see the little "!" next to the song anywhere.
Where is it?

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