# Automatically Save Cover Art **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 29, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441 "2009-11-29T01:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![y0himba](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/a9adbd/32.png) [@y0himba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/y0himba)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/1 "2009-11-29T01:46:28Z")
I know there is a way to tell MP3Tag to automatically save cover art as folder.jpg as well as saving it into the tag. I recently did a fresh install of Windows 7 and forgot how to do it. There is a LOT of information on this forum and quite frankly I am too old, and searching for it overwhelms me a bit. Help? Thanks in advance. * * * Now playing: [Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You](http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/foreigner/track/waiting+for+a+girl+like+you) ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/2 "2009-11-29T08:23:59Z")
It's available via Save cover to disc from the right-click menu of the Tag Sources dialog. Kind regards, Florian ---
**Author:** ![y0himba](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/a9adbd/32.png) [@y0himba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/y0himba)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/3 "2009-11-29T13:30:17Z")
Thank you for your reply. It is a bit hidden in there, your reply helped me to find it. I guess I should head on over to the feature request section and find out if there is a way to make that function more easily accessible. I have been using MP3Tag for years and have donated any time I could afford it. Thank you for an essential utility. ---
**Author:** ![Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/cdc98d/32.png) [@Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nanook2)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/4 "2009-12-11T19:25:31Z")
I still don't get it. I have the exact same problem. Could someone please explain like to a 5-year-old step by step exactly how to do this? ![:rolleyes:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/3a79e8b0b7d169b30216785521d7c6f4f895c421.gif ":rolleyes:") Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/cdc98d/32.png) [@Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nanook2)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/5 "2009-12-20T14:35:40Z")
Someone please help me! ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/6 "2009-12-20T14:44:10Z")
Can you describe your problem with your own words? ---
**Author:** ![Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/cdc98d/32.png) [@Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nanook2)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/7 "2009-12-23T15:37:28Z")
Yes, all my CD albums are located each in their own directory. All of these contain a picture of the album cover called "folder.jpg". I want to use MP3Tag to automatically add this picture into the tag. Until now, I have been adding the album cover manually for every album, and since I have so many, it takes quite a while. I hope you understand my problem. ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/8 "2009-12-23T17:44:02Z")
For that different problem you can do this: Make a [new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1) Use the action type **Export cover to file** As format string use **Folder** to create a Folder.ext image in each directory. Extension is added automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/cdc98d/32.png) [@Nanook2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nanook2)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/9 "2009-12-23T18:01:40Z")
Thanks, it worked! Actually, I didn't even have to create a new action. All it took was to choose "Actions" -\> "Album cover" ant it was automatically set to import from folder.jpg. Thanks a lot! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/10 "2009-12-23T19:41:35Z")
> [@Nanook2](#): > > Thanks, it worked! ... Thanks a lot! import ./. export **???** DD.20091223.2141.CET ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-save-cover-art/9441/11 "2025-11-10T11:18:04Z")
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