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hotwire:
Right now I have one music directory with all my audio files in it.  I don't use database enough because initial loading of it is slow, and I prefer the directory view so i can see my other, non audio files.

So I'm looking for advice of how to reorganize the directory structure of my music to make it more efficient for me wanting to fine a particular song.  Thanks to all in advance.

bascule:
I believe most people use:

Artist#1
 +Album#1
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -etc
 +Album#2
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
 +Album#3 etc
Artist#2
 +Album#1
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
Artist#3 etc

Personally, I have a flatter structure, partly because I hate lots of subfolders and partly because I exclusively use the Database, so it does not really matter to me ;D

Artist#1-Album#1
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
Artist#1-Album#2
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
Artist#2-Album#1
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
Artist#2-Album#2
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
Artist#2-Album#3
   -Track#1
   -Track#2
   -Track#3 etc
Artist#3 etc-Album#1 etc

And, of course, if your files are well tagged, which I presume they are, as you have used the Database, MP3Tag can do all the re-organisation automagically for you...

soap:
/music/ARTIST - YEAR - ALBUM/## - TITLE.mp3
/books/AUTHOR/BOOK/## - TITLE.mp3
/podcasts/SHOW/ISODATE - TITLE.mp3

The advantage I see over bascule's method is that albums get sorted by release year, the downside I see is longer folder names.
Of course, everything is tagged 100% properly and consistently so changing structure is as easy as a button push.

Job Van Dam:
I sort my folders by Music genre:

Music-Sounds/
Electronic-Remixes
Miscellanous
Other
Pop
Rap
Rock
Sets*
Sets Alternate**
Sounds
Video Game

* 42 sets in this folder, these ones actually get put in the playlist. I listen to them and if I like it I keep it and put it in the Sets Alternate folder. If I don't like it I delete it.
** the rest of the sets are here, not in the playlist. There mixed of ones I've heard and liked or ones I haven't heard. I randomly choose one from here to re-populate the Sets folder back to 42.

I have been thinking of merging the two folders considering what Rockbox is capable of.

Soader03:
Me:

Songs
  Artist
    Album
      Title of the songs

Pictures
  Random Folder

Videos
  Artist
    Album
  Other Videos

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