Auto-update an iTunes playlist from a windows folder?

[paddymph]

Hey, is this possible in iTunes?

I buy my music (not from iTunes), and keep the mp3 file in windows folders, so catalogued as House, Trance etc.

I know you can drag the whole folder over and add it that way, but is there a way so when I drop a new mp3 into the folder iTunes will pick it up and update the relevant (ie House, Trance) playlist?

Thanks!

 

[Adam]

Dont think its possible as you have to manually add to your iTunes library, I could be wrong though.

 

[BenWall]

Just do it within iTunes using Smart Playlists.

 

[paddymph]

I dont think it's specific enough? Could be wrong??

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

If you're dragging anyway, drag it into iTunes, and let it sort it out !

 

[C.J]

There's a folder, called 'automatically add' or something. Should be in your iTunes folder, then Media.

If your downloading torrents etc, make the folder point to that, iTunes will then auto update.

 

[Adam]

Is there, where is it in the menus?

 

[Adam]

EDIT, just found it! Didn't know that was there!

Though I prefer to add new albums my self, which I now have stored on my 2TB NAS

 

[C.J]

EDIT, just found it! Didn't know that was there!

Though I prefer to add new albums my self, which I now have stored on my 2TB NAS

Nice.

You could always point iTunes to your NAS. That way it would still auto update in that folder name.

 

[Adam]

Yes, thats a good idea. So do you mean putting the NAS folder in the "automatically add" folder in the iTunes directory?

 

[C.J]

No, in iTunes (Edit > Pref > Advanced > Media Folder Location) change the directory to a folder on your NAS.

Then move the iTunes Media folder to your NAS drive, and it'll look there for it.

Then all new downloads could point to 'iTunes Media / Auto add' (which is now on your NAS). Once iTunes sees the files in 'Auto Add' it then adds to iTunes, and moves the files from that folder, and puts them in 'iTunes Media / Music'. All still on the NAS.

 

[Adam]

Sweet, cheers for that.

I will look into it later