# Can't Resize Directory Window

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 12, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844 "2020-02-12T16:25:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![imno007](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/5e9695/32.png) [@imno007](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imno007)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844/1 "2020-02-12T16:25:50Z")

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I don't know if it's a Windows problem or an MP3tag problem, but when I use "Change directory" or "Add directory" the window (interface) is always almost full screen and I cannot resize it to make it smaller. The usual little resize arrows appear at the margins, but they don't work. I'm probably overlooking something which should be obvious, but I've tried all the usual Windows settings I can think of, and I'm only encountering this problem in MP3tag. Is there an option in Mp3tag I'm overlooking that controls this? TIA

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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:** [February 12, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844/2 "2020-02-12T16:58:37Z")

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I think that MP3tag stores position and size of these (standard WIndows) dialogues. It could be that this information has become corrupted.  
So close MP3tag, find the file  
mp3tag.cfg  
and rename it to e.g.  
mp3tag.cfg\_  
Then start MP3tag again and see if the dialogues now behave the way you want.  
(If not, you can rename the cfg\_ back to cfg.)

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**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:** [February 13, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844/3 "2020-02-13T06:18:41Z")

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Contrary to what @ohrenkino described above, the position and size of the standard Windows dialogs are **not** stored in the Mp3tag configuration.

After some fiddling around, I was able to reset the position and size of the dialog in question by deleting

```auto
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32

```

via RegEdit. Use at your own risk and with caution.

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**Author:** ![imno007](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/5e9695/32.png) [@imno007](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imno007)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844/4 "2020-02-13T16:04:49Z")

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That worked, Florian! Thank you

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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:** [March 14, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-resize-directory-window/47844/5 "2020-03-14T16:04:53Z")

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