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Bug 600481 - Optionally organize files in library in folder structure according to ID3 tags
Optionally organize files in library in folder structure according to ID3 tags
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: rhythmbox
Classification: Other
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: RhythmBox Maintainers
RhythmBox Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-11-02 21:56 UTC by Philip Gillißen
Modified: 2018-05-24 14:48 UTC
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Description Philip Gillißen 2009-11-02 21:56:42 UTC 
I really like Rhythmbox to move/organize my audio files in the library according to the ID3 tags.

Example:

The Song "Ashtray Heart" from Placebo from the album Battle for the Sun should have the following file path:

~/Music/Placebo/Battle for the Sun/02 Ashtray Heart.ogg

It would be nice if there was an option in Rhythmbox. It would be perfect if you were able to configure how to build up the folder structure.
Comment 1 Severo Raz 2010-03-28 21:39:03 UTC 
I think this is an urgent feature, rather than a nice-to-have one. Its something simple yet incredibly powerful, and many *many* users today see it as a must-have on a media player. I do, at least. I think, however, that the user should be able to select the hierarchy of preference, for example, while guerda prefers a [Artist/Album/Track - Title], I prefer a [Artist/Album/Artist - Title] structure.
Comment 2 Philip Gillißen 2010-03-29 09:20:39 UTC 
The possibility to configure the structure would be great. I only thought it would be far more complicated to implement this.
Comment 3 Christophe Fergeau 2010-03-29 09:32:34 UTC 
Fwiw, the library source code (sources/rb-library-source.c) has what is needed to copy songs to the library directory in a user specified directory structure (see impl_paste and build_filename).
Comment 4 Severo Raz 2010-03-29 16:06:15 UTC 
I'll try to work at it in this easter week; I wouldn't mind some (a lot) of help. I will be working with python.
Comment 5 Severo Raz 2010-03-31 10:17:43 UTC 
Well, against all odds, I finished the plugin. Right away. Here is the plugin page: http://launchpad.net/rb-fileorganizer
Comment 6 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 14:48:17 UTC 
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