Sorting Songs in iTunes Question

Hi all. I am rather new to iTunes, and I'd like to use it as my default media player.
I have a vast amount of music on my computer already from burning CDs onto my computer, and I have sorted all these songs by folder. Now I have imported all these songs into my iTunes library.
My question is, is there anyway to sort the songs in my iTunes library by the folder on my computer? This would be a great help, because right now they are just in one huge clump.
Thanks so much.

+I am rather new to iTunes, and I'd like to use it as my default media player.+
Shouldn't you use it for a while before you make that decision?
+I have a vast amount of music on my computer already from burning CDs onto my computer, and I have sorted all these songs by folder.+
From an iTunes perspective, that was wasted work!
+My question is, is there anyway to sort the songs in my iTunes library by the folder on my computer?+
Look in iTunes at View > Options and you will see over 25 data fields that iTunes can display and can sort on. iTunes can sort on almost anything - except folder.
As polydorus notes, iTunes by design relies on the tags, not on the file (folder) structure. It is quite nice when you get used to it, but to enjoy it will require a head shift from the folder-focused notion that you now have.

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