iTunes Folder Watch for Windows

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Developer’s Description

Monitor folders and add new tracks to iTunes.

iTunes Folder Watch is a companion for iTunes versions 6 onwards. Are you frustrated that iTunes does not automatically detect new tracks in certain nominated folders and add them to the library automatically? iTFW to the rescue. It allows you to set up Watch folders and to evaluate whether there are any new tracks in them which do not exist in iTunes, and allows you to add them selectively or fully automatically.

iTunes Folder Watch for Windows

By klarita
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GENERAL

Release: December 19, 2011

Latest update: September 15, 2013

Version: 2.1.09

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 2000
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, iTunes 6.0-10.0

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Total Downloads: 31,694

Downloads Last Week: 1

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4.1/5

7 User Votes

worth persevering with
prismaticmarcusJanuary 1, 2012
Pros
it. just. works.
Cons
removing cloned files is too tedious to contemplate as only one file at a time can be selected for deletion. fixing this will earn it five stars in my book.
Summary
i'd installed several versions of this with no joy whatsoever i.e. it just wouldn't do what it said it would. but now, finally it works like a charm. it remembers it's folders and updates itunes. finally, it works.
Works great
gluchow75May 7, 2011
Pros
Goes through the whole library cleanly, has background monitoring so don't have to remind yourself to always run it. Quick and easy to use.
Cons
Wish it was on the Mac as well.
Summary
Great utility for Itunes - the best I have found
niall_loftusJanuary 20, 2010
Pros
Quick and easy to use.
Cons
None so far
Summary
Whew! I needed this!
underthumbOctober 10, 2008
Pros
I ended up with thousands of duplications of tracks on a NAS. I have had to delete and re-build my iTunes library several times because of the way iTunes behaves when you import music from a folder. This should solve my problems.
Cons
It is a bit buggy, but I'm running it in Vista (in administrator mode as suggested) but nothing serious. Shame it does not spot WMA files. At least all my newly ripped CDs will be imported automatically (I now rip only in MP3).
Summary
If like me you are going mad trying to use iTunes in conjunction with a shared music folder that also serves other people in your home, Media Centre etc. This could be your answer.
Pretty useful, but painful to use
rgmarkeySeptember 29, 2008
Pros
Great to be able to sync up iTunes across libraries on a single machine. Interface is uncomplicated and straightforward. Intuitive.
Cons
Several glitches, including an inexplicable and unpredictable tendency to forget which folders you set up to watch, an inability to delete all the broken links at once, and frequent and annoying (minor) error messages.
Summary
While the basic idea is great, and the user interface is thankfully simple and straightforward, I find the bugs and oddities of using this painful. I would feel much more enthusiastic about Folder Watch if it more reliably remembered which folders I set up to watch, deleted all broken links in a single interaction, and didn't create so many odd and undecipherable error messages. It works, but without giving me confidence that it's all going well.
Great Tool I've been waiting for!
brighteyes1983August 27, 2008
Pros
Has an exclusions feature that makes sure you do not get multiples of the same song.
Cons
None discovered so far.
Summary
AWESOME!!! Should come with iTunes
t2technologyOctober 11, 2007
Pros
Installed on a Win XP and a Vista machine. Worked perfectly on both. Unbelievable. Apple wants to tie you down to the iTunes music store and this little program sets you free. Install it and never think twice about reloading iTunes databases and duplicate imports.
Cons
Doesn't automatically import WMA files.
Summary