# Autonumber Glitch

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 29, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331 "2020-09-29T22:25:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Geedox](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/geedox/32/8126_2.png) [@Geedox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Geedox)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331/1 "2020-09-29T22:25:26Z")

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Hello! In my music collection I have several multi-disc albums. I like to keep each disc in a separate folder, with the album name and the disc number as a title to the folder. I've used the Auto number tool, with the disc number option on and the Restart for Every directory option on and it usually works like a charm. I've tried it today on a ten (10) disc set with 500 files in 10 directories. The numbering goes awry with disc numbers going from 1 to 436, and track numbers all over the place. I'm using Mp3tag 3.02, Windows 10 Home 64bit. I presume it could be a computer memory issue (2GB).  
Any ideas out there? Your contributions will be very much appreciated

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331/2 "2020-09-30T04:39:03Z")

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The files have to be ordered in such a way that tracks that belong together are also in sequence as files.  
Otherwise every change of directory between 2 files increments the disc number.  
MP3tag has no idea what an album is and it does not remember that somewhere further up the list there was a similar name.  
So take care that you have it ordered correctly.

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**Author:** ![Geedox](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/geedox/32/8126_2.png) [@Geedox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Geedox)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331/3 "2020-09-30T11:00:29Z")

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Thank you!  
This sound very very plausible! I will try it as soon as possible and come back with the results!!

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**Author:** ![Geedox](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/geedox/32/8126_2.png) [@Geedox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Geedox)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331/4 "2020-09-30T11:45:06Z")

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Hello again!  
The obvious usually goes unnoticed! I loaded all the directories into MP3TAg, ordered them by PATH, started auto number and... It worked like a charm! Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-glitch/50331/5 "2020-10-30T11:45:11Z")

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