trouble importing into itunes

i have some songs on a USB drive that i want to import into itunes. only thing is that they are all in a folder. within that folder there are some songs, and-then another folder; and in that folder there are more songs. so i go into itunes and click import. i click on the first folder with all the songs and the other folder in it but all it does is open that folder, what i need is a way to import the whole folder at once, and not one song at a time. please help cus i dont wana be stuck importing one song at a time once i get leopard. sorry about my rambling and if something isnt clear just tell me.

 

You can click and drag your music folders into iTunes and it will transfer everything over a one time. I don't understand your "folder in folder" description. I try to avoid putting anything in a folder besides the music files, so it is much easier and quicker to transfer my music directly to iTunes.

 

ok well i know about the clicking and dragging but will that import them or only copy them?

 

i just tried it and it does import thanks for the help. and yes i know having folders w/in folders is annoying and i dont like it either but i know that once i get leopard and i copy my whole itunes music folder that it will be folders in folders and i just wanted to know how to do it so i was prepared.

 

as an alternative, instead of selecting file>import, you can select file>add to library, this would also import all the stuff in subfolders

 

thanks thats just what i needed.