Update Folder Name in Itunes after altering Folder Name in Windows Explorer

I changed the names of Album folders using Windows Explorer. How can I make the new folder names appear in the Album list within Itunes?

iTunes doesn't display the folder names, it displays imnformation in the library database which it takes from the tags. If you want to chamge what iTunes displays, use Get Info to edit the information.
But if you change folder names in Windows explorer, iTunes will no longer be able to find the files as the path has changed and iTunes doesn't do folder watching.

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