Create playlists from PC?

[jeedai12]

Is it possible? AI gave me this guide. It it correct?

Here's a step-by-step guide to mass obtain file paths and create 3 playlists for your iPod Classic running Rockbox on Windows 11:

1. Obtain File Paths
Connect your iPod Classic to your Windows 11 PC.

Open File Explorer and navigate to your iPod's music directory.

Open Command Prompt by pressing Win + R, typing "cmd", and pressing Enter.

In Command Prompt, navigate to your iPod's music directory using the cd command.

Use the following command to generate a list of all music file paths:

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dir /s /b *.mp3 *.m4a *.wav > musicfiles.txt
This will create a file named "musicfiles.txt" containing all music file paths.

2. Create Playlists
Open Notepad or any text editor.

Open the "musicfiles.txt" file generated in step 1.

Create three new text files for your playlists (e.g., "playlist1.m3u8", "playlist2.m3u8", "playlist3.m3u8").

Copy and paste the desired file paths from "musicfiles.txt" into each playlist file.

Ensure each song path is on a new line in the playlist files.

3. Format Playlists for Rockbox
Edit the file paths in each playlist to be relative to the iPod's root directory.
For example, change:

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E:\Music\Artist\Album\Song.mp3
to:

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/Music/Artist/Album/Song.mp3
Save the playlist files with the ".m3u8" extension.

4. Transfer Playlists to iPod
Create a "Playlists" folder in the root directory of your iPod if it doesn't exist already.

Copy the three playlist files (playlist1.m3u8, playlist2.m3u8, playlist3.m3u8) to the "/Playlists/" folder on your iPod.

5. Verify Playlists in Rockbox
Safely eject your iPod from the PC.

Boot into Rockbox on your iPod Classic.

Navigate to the Playlist Catalog in Rockbox.

You should now see your three new playlists available for playback.

By following these steps, you'll have successfully created and transferred three custom playlists to your iPod Classic running Rockbox. Remember that Rockbox will automatically recognize both .m3u and .m3u8 playlist formats.

[saratoga]

I would use a windows program like WMP, foobar, iTunes, etc rather than the command line.

[jeedai12]

How would I do that?

[Doghouse Reilly]

This little program works beautifully, I have used it on Win XP, 7, and 10.

https://playlist-creator.informer.com/download/