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How do I merge folders and sub-folders in Windows 7?

Anonymous
2012-11-20T13:28:18+00:00

I've had to re-install Win7x64.

In that process, I'm attempting to clean years of mis-filings of many things.  The largest issue is iTunes.  Unlike Win MediaPlayer that stores the AlbumArt and other information within the folder that contains the music, it stores it all in random numbered folders under \iTunes\AlbumArt.  Well, without spending weeks re-associating the AlbumArt and other information that should all be in the Tag, but its not.

What I want to do is merge all these dozens and dozens of folders so that the years of mish-mash is all in one file structure... then let iTunes organize the stuff the way it wants to.

The other reason to do this? I've moved the music to a NAS drive so that it is accessable thruout the house and across all devices.  And, to save the PC storage space... nor does the PC have to be on for another user on the network to gain access to the Music Library.

iTunes is just not user-friendly when it comes to changing what it has built.  This is the only method I can come up with.

Many thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-11-21T11:44:00+00:00

    Hi Preston_Miami_Beach,

    You'll have to open each subfolder use ctrl+a to select all,

    And right click hold and drag the files into the listing on the folders tree to where you want the files in,

    Windows will give you four options when you drop, move to/ copy to/ create shortcut to/ and cancel.

    You can also use ctrl+v for the menubar to appear,

    Select all of the files in the subfolder ctrl+a,

    Go to the edit listing in the menubar,

    And use the (move to folder) and navigate to where you want the files to be.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/i-am-having-issues-merging-folders-in-windows-7/1aed4517-ff90-40cc-84fc-8acff22c6535?msgId=c7d0bd76-22fa-4b93-bb0a-e3450dc1f0f1

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/need-to-rename-and-merge-folders-in-bulk/27ca1226-9cb1-44a3-831d-54a28952908f?msgId=f6d02a5c-1fce-4575-99d5-2f1e52aa356d

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/can-i-merge-folders/b39cd3b4-1106-47bb-8acc-b8473613877d?msgId=38c30f32-93ef-4f6e-84b6-69a0c29c443a

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/how-to-combine-network-folders-view-into-one-view/586a5f99-b27c-e011-9b4b-68b599b31bf5?msgId=5d2b5720-c77c-e011-9b4b-68b599b31bf5

    http://www.windows7hacker.com/index.php/2009/07/how-to-merge-folders-in-windows-7/

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