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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


While organizing your collection in '''Amarok''' is a straight forward task, You will be manipulating your actual files on your hard drive. Please be sure you have a backup of your files before you begin.


Organizing your collection in '''Amarok''' is a straight forward task, you can easily manage the media files on your hard drive.This function allows you to change the name format of media files thus organizing them after many criteria. To acces the '''Organize Files''' function , right-click <keycap>Local Collection - Organize Files</keycap> in the '''Media Sources''' panel and the menu interface will pop-up. <br /><br />
With the Organize Files function of Amarok, you can easily manage the media files on your hard drive.Change the name format of media files,and you will organize them, which is very powerful. To acces the '''Organize Files''' function, right-click <menuchoice>Local Collection - Organize Files</menuchoice> in the '''Media Sources''' panel and the menu interface will pop-up. <br /><br />
[[File:Oraganize menu.png|center]]
[[File:Oraganize menu.png|center]]


== Organizing Files ==
== Organizing Files ==


Can be done using the following interface :
Can be done using the following interface:


=== Interface ===
=== Interface ===
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| '''Interface Item''' || '''Description'''
| '''Interface Item''' || '''Description'''
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| Collection Folder || Is the default collection folder. You can set multiple folders in <keycap>Settings - Configure Amarok </keycap> .
| Collection Folder || The default collection folder. You can set multiple folders in <menuchoice>Settings - Configure Amarok </menuchoice>.
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|-
| The Tokens Bar || You can '''drag/drop''' multiple tokens to configure the name format of your media files. This is only available in '''basic view''' .
| Tokens Bar || You can '''drag/drop''' multiple tokens to configure the name format of your media files. This is only available in '''basic view'''.
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| Format Presets || When you find the desirable name format, you can save it as a preset by clicking <keycap> Save Preset </keycap> or you can remove it by clicking <keycap> Remove Preset </keycap> .
| Format Presets || When you have created the desirable name format, you can save it as a preset by clicking <menuchoice>Save Preset</menuchoice> or you can remove it by clicking <menuchoice>Remove Preset</menuchoice>.
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| Replace Spaces With Underscores || If checked, converts spaces to underscores.
| Replace Spaces With Underscores || If checked, converts spaces in filenames to underscores.
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|-
| Ignore 'The' in artist names || If checked, postfix artist' names starting with 'The' with ',The' .
| Ignore 'The' in Artist names || If checked, artists' names starting with 'The' will instead be styled ' ,The'.
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| VFAT Safe Names || If checked, replaces characters that are incompatible with '''MS-DOS/VFAT''' file systems with underscores. Most people can leave this option enabled.
| VFAT Safe Names || If checked, replaces characters that are incompatible with '''MS-DOS/VFAT''' file systems with underscores. Most people can leave this option enabled.
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| Restrict to ASCII || If checked, all non-ASCII characters will be replaced with underscores. '''Do not check this option if you have non-English characters in your tags'''. Most people can leave this option unchecked.
| Restrict to ASCII || If checked, all non-ASCII characters will be replaced with underscores. '''Do not check this option if you have non-English characters in your tags'''. Most people can leave this option unchecked.
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| Custom Character Replecement || Replace the tag expresions you write under the <keycap>Replace</keycap> box with character strings you write in the <keycap>With</keycap> box.
| Custom Character Replacement || Replace the tag expresions you write under the <menuchoice>Replace</menuchoice> box with character strings you write in the <menuchoice>With</menuchoice> box.
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| Destination Preview || Shows the original name format of your media files and how they will look after the changes are applied.
| Destination Preview || Shows the original name format of your media files and how they will look after the changes are applied.
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=== Advanced Contents ===
=== Advanced Contents ===
[[File:AdvancedTok.png|right]]
[[File:AdvancedTok.png|right]]
Basically this is the code version of '''The Tokens Bar''', allows you to code the name format of media files. You can activate it by pressing <keycap>Advanced...</keycap> in the interface menu. To change back click <keycap>Basic...</keycap>
Basically this is the code version of '''The Tokens Bar''', which allows you to code the name format of media files. You can activate it by pressing <menuchoice>Advanced...</menuchoice> in the interface menu. To change back click <menuchoice>Basic...</menuchoice>






[[File:Advancedtokens.png|center|800 px]]
[[File:Advancedtokens.png|center|800 px]]

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Organize Collection

Overview

While organizing your collection in Amarok is a straight forward task, You will be manipulating your actual files on your hard drive. Please be sure you have a backup of your files before you begin.

With the Organize Files function of Amarok, you can easily manage the media files on your hard drive.Change the name format of media files,and you will organize them, which is very powerful. To acces the Organize Files function, right-click Local Collection - Organize Files in the Media Sources panel and the menu interface will pop-up.

Organizing Files

Can be done using the following interface:

Interface

Contents

Interface Item Description
Collection Folder The default collection folder. You can set multiple folders in Settings - Configure Amarok .
Tokens Bar You can drag/drop multiple tokens to configure the name format of your media files. This is only available in basic view.
Format Presets When you have created the desirable name format, you can save it as a preset by clicking Save Preset or you can remove it by clicking Remove Preset.
Replace Spaces With Underscores If checked, converts spaces in filenames to underscores.
Ignore 'The' in Artist names If checked, artists' names starting with 'The' will instead be styled ' ,The'.
VFAT Safe Names If checked, replaces characters that are incompatible with MS-DOS/VFAT file systems with underscores. Most people can leave this option enabled.
Restrict to ASCII If checked, all non-ASCII characters will be replaced with underscores. Do not check this option if you have non-English characters in your tags. Most people can leave this option unchecked.
Custom Character Replacement Replace the tag expresions you write under the Replace box with character strings you write in the With box.
Destination Preview Shows the original name format of your media files and how they will look after the changes are applied.
Overwrite Destination If checked, overwrites files of the same name without asking.

Advanced Contents

Basically this is the code version of The Tokens Bar, which allows you to code the name format of media files. You can activate it by pressing Advanced... in the interface menu. To change back click Basic...


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