Top Request: Navigate music collections by folder in the Groove app

Anonymous
2016-07-05T23:31:37+00:00

Week after week we hear the request to add the ability to navigate music collections by folder in the Groove app. We're thinking about how to build it the right way and would love more detailed feedback.

How do you organize your collection by folder? A folder per album? A folder per artist? A folder by season?

Once we expose your folder structure in Groove, how do you expect to interact with them? Play buttons on each folder? Should your folders be included in the "Add to" menus?

Tell us your story. We're listening.

Thanks!

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-07-06T14:11:16+00:00

    It can be a bit complicated with me.

    * If I have a lot songs from one type of genre, then all music in one folder named after that genre.

    * If I have complete albums, then all songs in album in one folder named after that album, that folder is then nested in        one folder named after that artist.

    * If I have a lot of music (not complete albums) from one artist, then all music in one folder named after that artist.i.e.:

    i.e.

    Music/Rock

                 |

                  --various songs from various rock artists

              /Beatles

                 |

                  --Hard Day's Night

                     |

                      --all songs from album

              /Elvis Presley

                 |

                   --various songs from Elvis Presley

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-07-06T13:29:04+00:00

    In my music folder, I have a folder for each individual artist and under each artist, I have a folder for every album and one folder called Non-Album for all the songs that are only singles with no album. I wouldn't include the folders in the 'Add to' menu, because it wouldn't be clear whether the songs will be copied or moved and I don't know anybody who would want to copy songs in between folders. I'm thinking more like having a 'Save as playlist' option for a folder and maybe 'Archive' or 'Save as .rar' option for playlist. If you have your songs on OneDrive, clicking on 'Share' would generate a OneDrive link. Further in, I would love to see features like 'Edit tags' and 'Edit tags for folder' to edit individual song's ID3v2 tags or tags for all the songs in a folder.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-07-06T13:19:58+00:00

    Sorry to be that guy, but I don't want this, I'd much prefer a flawless tag/album art recognition with editing possibilities. Thank you!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-07-06T12:59:32+00:00

    I can't wait to see what backwards, user hostile disaster MS uses this "Feedback Request" to justify this time around.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-07-06T11:55:05+00:00

    First of all, Ellen, you are really shining amongst those who are leading a Team which develops applications for W10(M) within Microsoft.

    Groove has come an amazing way since the first iterations, if I would be your Boss I would feel extremely proud of you.

    Regarding folders, some thoughts:

    • I organize this way:

    One Folder per Artist, and then a Folder per album. The Software MP3 Tag helps to organize it this way.

    With samplers, I still try to put the single songs into folders which are named according to the original album, and this folder again into the Artist's folder.

    It doesn't work always like this, and I have an Artist folder wich is named "Various Artists"....

    • I'd like to play an Album without having to make a playlist. A Play-Button on the folder would be great.
    • I'd like to play from folders on Hard Drives and all other fancy storage mediums, AND also from optical discs (i.e. our good old CD....), I know it's OT, but hey...I'm an old fashioned guy, who still has CD's. Ripping CD's would be the next highly appreciated step

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