MP3 Overload [keep your music library organized] Part 2
Remember last time I talked about organizing your (huge) mp3 collection ?
My first concern was not to get powned when installing a new system or media application. I was thinking about all "those fancy rating and stars" you put using iTunes or similar software and you'll likely to lose if you change application (for example, the brand new Songbird 1.0).
I chose the "phisical way": along with correct and coherent mp3 tagging, I moved (actually, copied) all my favorited songs in a new directory. So, now I have my "music" dir along with a "music_favorites" dir. I also tagged every favorited track with "Favorites" in the field "Composer": doing that way I didnt lose anything important to me (that field is not relevant for my collection) and I can still use the fancy features of media manager applications. I also noted (later) the iPod let you browse your music using the "Composer" tag field.
I'm done with this task: after listening to my whole mp3 collection, I picked up the best tracks, tagged and copied in that "music_favorites" folder.
Amarok now tells me the "music" directory contains 6110 tracks (2 weeks and 5 days) and the "music_favorites" 1981 tracks (6 days 7 hours).
32,42%. cool.