# An info storage concept for albums that were removed

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-info-storage-concept-for-albums-that-were-removed/41285
**Category:** Off-Topic
**Created:** [March 31, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-info-storage-concept-for-albums-that-were-removed/41285 "2018-03-31T14:46:18Z")
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### Author: ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-info-storage-concept-for-albums-that-were-removed/41285/3 "2018-04-09T11:22:17Z")

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> [@Etz](#):
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> [...]  
> self-written php web interface (still work in progress) with MySQL backend, where data is stored.  
> I basically keep all my library data there + some extra metadata, not related to the actual files.  
> Beauty is, if I need quickly know if I have some album in my library, I can just search and if it is not in library, it shows either the reason why it is not there or reason to buy it  
> [...]

And you do not run into discrepancies between database and reality [the files themselves]?  
  
  
This also gives me some ideas:

> [@Create a Master Tag file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-a-master-tag-file/41326):
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> Hi Good work BTW this is a great tool, I have sent a donation. I need to crate a 'Master' tag that has album, artist, album artist, genre, comment and front cover graphic stored as a file somewhere so that I can use it to tag new files. We generate new files daily and the method I use at the moment is to copy an existing tag and paste to the new file, this involves jumping around directories etc. Is this possible Regards Huw Peters

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