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Organizing MP3s and Other File Collections?

Posted by Cliff on from the virtual-file...filing dept.

Anonymous Coward asks: "After trying to merge several sets of media files that I've had laying around across several PC's (and looking at the short-comings of my own Perl script), I began looking at some commercial products and was overwhelmed. Does Slashdot have advice for organizing MP3 collections and what software works well for them?"

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  1. Organizing MP3s and Other File Collections? by Bozzio · · Score: 4, Funny

    Organizing MP3s and Other File Collections?

    Don't be coy Roy. Just admit you have a pr0n collection.

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    1. Re:Organizing MP3s and Other File Collections? by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny
      Just admit you have a pr0n collection.

      And the best way to organise it is to post it on the web, and let us investigate the best solution for you.

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  2. one big directory by Cheeze · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just dump everything in one big directory and get google desktop or something

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  3. What I do... by Kymermosst · · Score: 2, Funny

    I modeled it after /dev I just give them all a prefix serial number and plop them in one directory, like such:

    mm000000.mp3
    mm000001.mp3
    mm000002.mp3
    .
    .
    .

    "mm" stands for "mystery music".

    This way, I never need the shuffle button. Stripping the ID3 tags makes it even better. Every song is a surprise!

    I also do the same thing with pictures, movies, and everything else. You should see the directory containing my college homework!

    ~/u/essays/essay001.sxw
    ~/u/essays/essay002.sxw
    ~/u/essays/essay003.sxw
    .
    .
    .

    What, you think the /dev model leaves much to be desired? Pfft! Blasphemy!

    P.S. I organize all my web bookmarks like /etc.

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