# Can Mp3tag start up with no directory?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-start-up-with-no-directory/57550
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-start-up-with-no-directory/57550 "2022-06-07T02:03:14Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-start-up-with-no-directory/57550/3 "2022-06-07T06:03:41Z")

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> [@MotleyG](#):
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> Try pointing it to a temp directory as the default

As the help says:

 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2e281caf5beb6bfeb253350b533a0b47707d8943.png)

You can even create a directory or subdirectory like `AlwaysEmpty` and point the Mp3tag option "start from this directory" to this empty directory. An empty directory is the same as "no directory".

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