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j.s	2010-01-16 , 01:48
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Originally Posted by okv

I'm really annoyed that Nokia has removed this nice feature from the music player. Nokia 770 (the first maemo device) had the folder selection in the default music player!

I usually organize my music by folders so not being able to play songs by folder is really frustrating.

I was disappointed to lose selection by folder as well, but, partly because I keep my mp3 files on the SD card, I now have faster access to a particular track on the n900 than on the n800 or n810. On n8xx with OS2008, I have to drill down from the very top every time I change folder or start the media player.

On the n900, make all the folders you like, anywhere on the device. In each folder, do:

Code:

ls *.mp3 > playlistname.m3u

I use foldername as playlistname, but do whatever works for you. The playlist names will show up in the imported namelists for the built in n900 media player. The playlists can be created on another computer before copying them to the n900.

The order in the playlists can be changed with a text editor. Various options to to ls can also customize the order (such as by date or reverse date).

For subfolders, each can have its own playlist, but the media player does not present playlists with any kind of hierarchy.

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