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The lossy audio tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about managing digital music collections that include lossy formats like MP3. A recurring theme is organizing folders with symbolic links to separate lossless (FLAC) and lossy (MP3) albums, enabling combined libraries in players such as Winamp and Squeezebox without duplicates. Users explore scripting and Windows file management to create smart views that merge lossless and lossy inclusive albums while excluding duplicate lossy versions. The tag focuses on practical audio library organization on Windows, not on codec technicalities or audio quality debates.
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Windows 7 How to create a 'smart view' with symbolic links
I haven't done any programming for a long time, and virtually haven't done any Windows scripting since the days of MS-DOS. For my digital audio needs I am planning to separate my music collection into 3 folder trees: - lossless albums - lossy albums inclusive - lossy albums exclusive. The...- xen111
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- cygwin digital audio directory directory tree file copy file management file size flac jukebox lossless audio lossy audio mp3 music collection scripting shell script squeezebox symbolic links virtual tree winamp
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