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Hard drive file management?

Hi, all
I have started ripping my CDs to a dedicated hard drive using EAC and the FLAC format. Things are going fine. However, a friend who ripped his CD collection a year or so ago into WAV files using the Windows Media Player tells me that his files ended up in individual album folders. When I open my music directory, there is one long list of files. I can see that if I rip a lot of CDs, It could get difficult to locate individual albums or songs if I wished to manipulate the files. I can't find any means of organizing files in the EAC program. Is there something that I'm missing? I am not having any problems with playback using a Logitech Touch--it seems to be able to differentiate the albums and artwork, so there is no issue with day-to-day useage, but if I wanted to copy or transfer single songs or albums finding them could be confusing.
This is all pretty new to me, and I appreciate any help or knowledge about this.

Bill
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I haven't used EAC, but from what I've heard it's mostly just a no-frills CD ripping program that may not do much from a file management perspective. Most ripping software have the ability for the user to select the destination folder.

You will likely need to organize your files using folders (directories) in a logical fashion. For instance, U2's Joshua Tree album might go into the following directory:

/music_files/rock/U2/joshua_tree

Things get much more complicated when dealing with a compilation classical album.

The other option is to use a program like iTunes that has the option to automatically manage your files. The downside to this is that iTunes' file management scheme is not really human-understandable, but it is certainly usable by iTunes and any user using iTunes.

Another option is to use Media Monkey which will organize the ripped files for you in a logical fashion (you get to choose the exact implementation).

Michael
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