File Sorting Utility 1.23
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THIS PROGRAM IS FREEWARE! I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY KIND 
OF DAMAGE IT MAY CAUSE.

This program can sort any filetypes by name in folders (A..Z).
Itīs perfect for sorting MP3s. FSU can create subfolder for a special 
artist if you have X or more files from the same artist. Where X is 
a number you choose. For this function to work properly either the 
inpattern must match the MP3-filenames or an ID3 tag must exist.

If you want to stop the sorting and resume later, click the Pause 
button and save the sorting list. When you want to resume you click 
"Load Sorting List..." and start sorting again. 

FSU can:
 * rename mp3-files with info from the ID3-tag!
 * create ID3-tags with info from the filename!
 * change one or more ID3-tags in multiple files with only a mouse-click!
 * change the structure of the filename and ID3-tags to match a user-defined pattern!
 * support ID3v1.x and ID3v2.x tags!
 * sort and edit ID3-tags in read-only files.
 * get filenames from a text or text-file. Perfekt for complete albums.
 * read "hidden" ID3v2 tags.

Sometimes a file contains %20 or underscore instead of space, the option 
"Fix Filenames" will fix that. It also fixes other errors in the 
filename, like: 
 * Forgotten spaces between artist and song title. (" -" will become " - ")
 * Make the first letter in the artistīs and songīs name capital.
 * Make the first letter in every word capital.
 * Fix uppercase filenames.
 * Use lowercase extensions (.mp3).
 * Leading and trailing spaces and parentheses can be removed.
 * Replace/Remove any text/character you want in the filename or ID3-tag.
 and much more...

Keys:
CTRL + A = Add files to list.
CTRL + F = Fix filename of selected file(s).
CTRL + I = Invert selection. Selected files will be unselected and the otherway around.
CTRL + S = Save changes to selected file(s).

When focus is on the fileslist:
DEL = Remove file(s) from list.
SHIFT + DEL = Delete file(s) from harddrive, after your confirmation.

Some usage tips:
 * You can drag and drop files and folders directly to the files-list in FSU. 
   If you drop a playlist file (*.m3u or *.pls) FSU will add all files listed in it.
   If you drop a folder all mp3 files from that folder and itīs subfolders will be added.
 * Take time to change the settings so FSU give you the result you want. 
   If not configured correctly the replace-text function might rather create errors then 
   fix them.
 * You can quickly switch places of two ID3 frames by selecting one of them, draging and 
   droping it on the other one. This is useful when for instance the artist and title is 
   saved in eachothers frames.
 * You can add, remove and change the order of the output and input patterns by editing 
   "inpattern.txt" and "outpattern.txt" in the FSU folder.
 * ID3v2 tags are much slower to read and write then ID3v1 tags. If you use the preview 
   function on many files with ID3v2 tags you should know that it can take several 
   minutes and it may seem like the program have crashed. 

Improvements to come:
 * Bug fixes.

 * Send your ideas of improvements and bug reports to me at xtream_@hotmail.com

All my programs can be downloaded from my homepage, The X-Site.
Programs Iīve made are Ch@t-Up!, WebWorks and MultiProxy.

//Johan Krüger   (xtream_@hotmail.com)
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