How can I stop iTunes from combining my music files into one folder?

when i load music files off my laptop (windows 11) into i tunes it put the files into just one folder


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Original Title: why does i tunes put my sperate files into one folder

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Aug 8, 2025 12:52 PM

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Aug 13, 2025 02:41 AM in response to Rich-plant

A little more detail here might help us understand your issue. Apple Music and iTunes generally organize music in the pattern:


<Media Folder>/[Music/]<Artist>/<Album>/[D-]## <Name>.<Ext>


where <Artist> is the Album Artist, or the Artist if album artist is blank, or Compilations if the flag Part of a compilation is set, or Unknown Artist as a last resort. Are you saying these artist and album subfolders aren't being generated, or something else?


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How can I stop iTunes from combining my music files into one folder?

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