# AudioBook ID3 Tagging to Play Audio Folders Sequentially

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-id3-tagging-to-play-audio-folders-sequentially/16132
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 13, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-id3-tagging-to-play-audio-folders-sequentially/16132 "2014-09-13T01:50:25Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-id3-tagging-to-play-audio-folders-sequentially/16132/2 "2014-09-13T05:42:04Z")

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> [@Book Lover](#):
>
> I rip Library audiobook CDs to mp3 files. Save in Windows 7 as a tree of folders:  
> Book Title folder  
> Disc 1 folder
> 
> ```
> tracks 01 to track xx
> 
> ```
> 
> Disc 2 folder
> 
> ```
> tracks o1 to track xx
> 
> ```
> 
> etc. to last Disc folder of the book.
> 
> When I drag and drop the book to the Sansa Clip + mp3 Player, the Player arranges the files in the following order  
> Disc 1 track 01  
> Disc 2 track 01  
> .....  
> last Disc track 01  
> next the Player gives  
> Disc 1 track 02  
> Disc 2 track 02  
> etc. ...making the playback useless  
> The solution is to Tag these files so that the book will be recognized correctly to play the files sequentially through the Discs in order. ...

Maybe you have to do with this manifestation ...  
[Datensammlung anlegen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8565/1)

I have no practical experience with such devices, but I've tried to visualize the problem ...

**Discs : 4**

**Tracks: 18**

 

**Device Playorder ? ? ?  
Disc 1: 1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1  
Disc 2: 1.2 2.2 3.2  
Disc 3: 1.3 2.3 3.3 4.2 5.2 6.1  
Disc 4: 1.4 2.4 3.4 4.3**

 

**Playnumber  
Folder1: N01 N05 N09 N13 N16  
Folder2: N02 N06 N10  
Folder3: N03 N07 N11 N14 N17 N18  
Folder4: N04 N08 N12 N15**

 

**All in one  
Folder: T01 T02 T03 ... T16 T17 T18**

 

You should check the playback order when the folders have different numbers of tracks.

 

It seems, that you have some options.

 
1. Apply a proper running number to each track, which can work together with the playback order of the device.
2. Put all tracks into one folder.
3. Create and use a playlist.
4. Study the idiosyncrasies of the player.

 

Maybe some other Mp3tag user has the best fitting solution for you ...

 

See also ...  
[http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Sansa-Fuze/Lo...uze/td-p/268977](http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Sansa-Fuze/Loading-amp-playing-audiobooks-on-Sansa-Fuze/td-p/268977)  
[https://www.google.com/search?q=sansa+mp3ta...p;oq=&gs\_l=](https://www.google.com/search?q=sansa+mp3tag+play+order+audiobook+podcast&rlz=1I7GGLD_de&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&gws_rd=ssl&oq=&gs_l=)

 

DD.20140913.1039.CEST

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