iPod Filesystem Structure

If anyone is wondering why iPods are a headache, it's partly due to not having a filesystem structure that makes any sense. Look at this image, below: rather than sorting the files as folders like Artist/Album/Songs.mp3, iTunes (and programs that work with the iPod, such as Amarok) needs to work with some crazy database to get the files on the device and labeled in a way that the iPod can read the files. This is why I recommend the Sansa Clip, or really anything other than Apple: Apple tries its hardest to lock you in to what it produces and lock out all other competition.

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