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2017-01-04, 20:39
(This post was last modified: 2017-01-04, 20:40 by dj001.)
I am having 1,000 CDs ripped to FLAC. The company ripping them proposes to put the files into folders organized by Artist and then Album. If I want KODI to be able to search the entire library all at once, any problem with folder and subfolders? I don't need to give them special instructions, right?
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2017-01-04, 20:58
(This post was last modified: 2017-01-04, 20:59 by DaveBlake.)
A well organised folder structure is good for humans, Kodi likes well organised tags. The need is one clear instruction, although I don't know if they do that job, that is to fully and accurately tag the music files with metadata. If they don't do it, and I have doubts, then you will have to do it yourself afterwards.
But no problem with that file structure it is very common, yes "Kodi sees everything". However I am intregued what they are going to do with collaborations - albums with more than one album artist, each artist may have solo albums or collaborations with other artists too.
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Should work fine. My structure is:
music/<format>/<artist/><album>/<tracknumber>-<tracktitle>.<format>
I assume they are adding metadata to the files so the scraper can just pick it up?