# Cant see files

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 30, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015 "2017-05-30T14:23:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Oolong](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/db5fbb/32.png) [@Oolong](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oolong)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015/1 "2017-05-30T14:23:36Z")

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I think i put my files in kid3 to change the folders

and then i wanted to use mp3tag to change some other things that kid3 couldnt change

But i only see the folders no files.

[http://imgur.com/a/k3x1O](http://imgur.com/a/k3x1O)

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**Author:** ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015/2 "2017-05-30T16:13:16Z")

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Buy an Windows ![:huh:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/f15ee73c0fd9ec3b0db7481f0558638f8ee224ce.gif ":huh:") ![:rolleyes:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/3a79e8b0b7d169b30216785521d7c6f4f895c421.gif ":rolleyes:") - sorry, no idea what's going wrong

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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:** [May 30, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015/3 "2017-05-30T16:21:22Z")

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> [@Oolong](#):
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> ... i only see the folders no files ...

See "Mp3tag Options/Directories/Directories" and set "Subdirectories" to "on".  
Tell us what happens within Mp3tag list view.

DD.20170530.2021.CEST

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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:** [May 30, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015/4 "2017-05-30T16:22:15Z")

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If you select folders in a Windows "folder select" dialogue, then this dialogue shows only folders as objects and no files - if that is your problem.  
If you want to get individual files into MP3tag, you have to use the explorer and drag&drop them into MP3tag.

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-files/19015/5 "2026-02-09T12:26:50Z")

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