Gremrock Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 So, I had to reformat my computer a little while ago, which I'd copied the iTunes library which is ripped off my CDs as WAV to a HDD. From there I copied it back onto the computer and told iTunes to use that folder, but for some reason everything is just labelled by track number and song title, with no information on artist/album etc, so all of the 01.affirmation 01. bat out of hell etc are followed by the 02. songs and so forth. Question is, does anyone know of a way I can get iTunes to some other software to sort this out for me to save having to rip all the CDs again... I really just want to get it organised so I can fill my phone with music for running the dogs, as I don't use the Mac for music anymore in the big system. Thanks in advance Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovem Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I think you may have a problem with this. WAV is a very old format, and it probably cannot carry the metadata that iTunes uses to identify the tracks. The current format is m4a. As I see it you have the option of importing from the HDD and renaming all the tracks manually and then adding artwork, or importing the CD's again which is probably a lot less work in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregWormald Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) Did you have iTunes organise and consolidate the library? Have you any of the iTunes files other than just the music? There are database files, image files, and more, 'cause (as groovem says) WAV files didn't embed much data. Greg Edited October 16, 2017 by GregWormald punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragoulisnaval Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Wav uses no metadata whatsoever.If you are on a mac, download XLD and either convert to AIFF or Apple Lossless.During the conversion, XLD will pppukate some.basic metadataand with small effort and time you will solve this issue.XLD is a free software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovem Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 17 hours ago, GregWormald said: Did you have iTunes organise and consolidate the library? Have you any of the iTunes files other than just the music? There are database files, image files, and more, 'cause (as groovem says) WAV files didn't embed much data. Greg When you enter a CD via iTunes it automatically scans an on-line database that tells iTunes what the metadata is and what the album artwork should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremrock Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 I ripped them all with iTunes originally, its just music, but it was stored on a drive, then copied across. I'll try that conversion software at some point Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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