How to Organize a 100,000-Track Library Without Losing Your Mind

A big library isn’t a problem — an unstructured one is. The trick is to stop treating your collection like a junk drawer and start treating it like a system. Folders give you broad strokes, tags give you nuance, and smart search ties it all together.

Start with folders, finish with tags

Use folders for the things that never change — label, year, project. Then layer tags on top for mood, energy, and context. When both work together, any track is three keystrokes away.