Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition

Tip 104

Stop iTunes from Adding Track Numbers

Most people are happy to let iTunes entirely manage their collection of music files, but some choose to delve into the iTunes filestore in order to make copies of any files that have been ripped from CDs. I do this to play the files on my car’s stereo, into which I can insert memory cards full of music files.

Any ripped files are usually stored in the Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music folder, within a series of folders named first after the artist (i.e., The Beatles) and then after the name of the album (i.e., Revolver). If you look at the files, however, you’ll notice a slight problem—each file is named after the song but has the track number inserted before it in the filename. I’d prefer that this ...