If you used my method above, there's a way to clean up the playlists in iTunes (so that you can use Siri to call them out). But be advised; this is a rather advanced procedure. If you doubt your ability, you can clean up the playlists in iTunes by going to each one and renaming as needed. If you still want to give it a try, duplicate your generated files (.itl and .xml) so that you have clean versions to use if you need to start over.
The advantage to MM's export is that it exports the files using a (playlist) - (playlist) structure. For example, I have my playlists sorted by decades. So MM creates a file called "1960s - Rock - Who.m3u."
So drop those playlists into iTunes. Then create folders and subfolders. In the example above, I would create a New Playlist Folder called "1960s." Then I would create another called "Rock." Then stick the generated "1960s - Rock - Who.m3u" into the "Rock" folder. And then, because I'm that way, I would edit the playlist name to just read "Who."
After you've set everything up the way that you want it, then go to
File > Library > Export Library. You'll get a "Library.xml" file as a result (note where it saves the file - usually "
C:\Users\(username)\Music\." Open the XML file in a text editor (like Notepad - or preferably VS Code if you have a large file) and do a search and replace.
Using the above example, I searched for "1960s - Rock - " (don't miss that trailing space) and got all of the lines that contained that string. Then I deleted them. I repeated this for every string I didn't want in the mix, then saved the file.
Next, clear your playlist tree (so you don't import duplicates). You could just go to "
C:\Users\(username)\Music\iTunes"
and rename the "iTunes Library.itl" file to something like "iTunes Library old.itl" Then
close iTunes. Then reopen it, and you'll find a clean Library.
Go to File > Library > Import Playlist and select that Library.xml file you just edited and import it into the clean iTunes. All of your playlists - with their attendant file structure (if you set it up that way) - now appear sans that preface created by MM. (Don't knock it; that's what helped you sort everything properly in the first place.)
Check your structure - make sure every thing is as you want it. If it's a minor edit, go ahead and make it. If you have major issues, use your backup copies to start over.
Good luck!
If you used my method above, there's a way to clean up the playlists in iTunes (so that you can use Siri to call them out). But be advised; this is a rather advanced procedure. If you doubt your ability, you can clean up the playlists in iTunes by going to each one and renaming as needed. If you still want to give it a try, duplicate your generated files (.itl and .xml) so that you have clean versions to use if you need to start over.
[quote]The advantage to MM's export is that it exports the files using a (playlist) - (playlist) structure. For example, I have my playlists sorted by decades. So MM creates a file called "1960s - Rock - Who.m3u."
So drop those playlists into iTunes. Then create folders and subfolders. In the example above, I would create a New Playlist Folder called "1960s." Then I would create another called "Rock." Then stick the generated "1960s - Rock - Who.m3u" into the "Rock" folder. And then, because I'm that way, I would edit the playlist name to just read "Who."[/quote]
After you've set everything up the way that you want it, then go to [i]File > Library > Export Library[/i]. You'll get a "Library.xml" file as a result (note where it saves the file - usually "[i]C:\Users\(username)\Music\[/i]." Open the XML file in a text editor (like Notepad - or preferably VS Code if you have a large file) and do a search and replace.
Using the above example, I searched for "1960s - Rock - " (don't miss that trailing space) and got all of the lines that contained that string. Then I deleted them. I repeated this for every string I didn't want in the mix, then saved the file.
Next, clear your playlist tree (so you don't import duplicates). You could just go to "[i]C:\Users\(username)\Music\iTunes[/i]"
and rename the "iTunes Library.itl" file to something like "iTunes Library old.itl" Then [b]close [/b] iTunes. Then reopen it, and you'll find a clean Library.
Go to File > Library > Import Playlist and select that Library.xml file you just edited and import it into the clean iTunes. All of your playlists - with their attendant file structure (if you set it up that way) - now appear sans that preface created by MM. (Don't knock it; that's what helped you sort everything properly in the first place.)
Check your structure - make sure every thing is as you want it. If it's a minor edit, go ahead and make it. If you have major issues, use your backup copies to start over.
Good luck!