Have had issue with the indexing of my Nas based Music Library I decided to try an tidy it up at file level. First I must state that some of the library was impoirted from an iTunes library on my laptop an some was ripped directly into the destination without being “doctored” by iTunes. Consequently, at Windows file level the shared folder on my NAS contains a variety of entries as follows:Some subfolders are named after the title of the album and contain all the album tracks Some are named after the artist with a subfolder for each album and the individual album tracks in those sub-folders Some have the artist name, with an album sub-folder containing just one track - these are from compilation albums.Before I start re-arranging these files my question is - does Sonos have a “preferred” structure, or do they all have to follow the same standard, or id it totally agnostic to this? My preference will be to have each album in its own folder as that will make it easier to ensure the ID3 tags are correct.Any and all feedback gratefully received 😀 Barrie

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Music Library structure.

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November 8, 2024
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Have had issue with the indexing of my Nas based Music Library I decided to try an tidy it up at file level. First I must state that some of the library was impoirted from an iTunes library on my laptop an some was ripped directly into the destination without being “doctored” by iTunes. Consequently, at Windows file level the shared folder on my NAS contains a variety of entries as follows:

Some subfolders are named after the title of the album and contain all the album tracks
Some are named after the artist with a subfolder for each album and the individual album tracks in those sub-folders
Some have the artist name, with an album sub-folder containing just one track - these are from compilation albums.

Before I start re-arranging these files my question is - does Sonos have a “preferred” structure, or do they all have to follow the same standard, or id it totally agnostic to this? My preference will be to have each album in its own folder as that will make it easier to ensure the ID3 tags are correct.

Any and all feedback gratefully received 😀

Barrie

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Best answer by Gabriel Z

@essenby Thanks for clarifying! 😅

In the Sonos App, if you tap on your music library, the last entry in the list should be “Folders” where you find the structure

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John B

Sorry if this has been mentioned already. I cannot read the whole thread.

There is a setting in the desktop app for "group albums by",which mentions compilations. Not sure what it does but have you experimented with that?

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jreddaway

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Yes, @John B . I have Android handhelds, so that option is unavailable from there (!)

My recent experience using the Windows desktop controller is that the iTunes option results in the Sonos-Exclusive separate albums for each artist feature for compilations while the Album Artist option works perfectly.

I have never tried the “Do not group compilations” option - couldn’t see any possible point.

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