# Cant see .wav files in your tool only album folder
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 16, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085 "2021-08-16T23:59:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@atlantajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/atlantajoe)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/1 "2021-08-16T23:59:17Z")
my files show up fine in a file viewer on my windows 10 computer, but do not show up in your tool. The name of the CD shows up, but then the contents is always empty [no files show up]
These files are stored on a Android addon memory card , could that be a problem ?
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### Author:  [@atlantajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/atlantajoe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/2 "2021-08-17T00:14:08Z")
Your tool does not seem to recognize my androids memory card as a directory, so that seems to be my problem.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/3 "2021-08-17T06:00:36Z")
Have you already added `*.wav` to the list of restricted files in
File -\> Options -\> Tags -\> "Restricting incoming files to:" ?
> **[Tags – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tags/)**
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> Documentation on Tags configuration options. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
Hint for other extensions:
> [@Support of the WEBM video file format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-of-the-webm-video-file-format/46641/19):
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> Could you show us an exact copy of the string that you use in File\>Options\>Tags that lists the file types to be read by MP3tag? Mine looks like this and it leads to MP3tag to read webm-files: \*.aac; \*.ape; \*.apl; \*.asf; \*.flac; \*.flc; \*.mp+; \*.mp1; \*.mp2; \*.mp3; \*.mp4; \*.m4a; \*.m4b; \*.m4v; \*.mpc; \*.ogg; \*.oga; \*.ofr; \*.ofs; \*.spx; \*.tak; \*.tta; \*.wma; \*.wv; \*.tmp; \*.001; \*.010; \*.opus; \*.dsf; \*.mpg; \*.wav; \*.aif; \*.aifc; \*.aiff; \*.mka; \*.mkv; \*.sfk; \*.webm Oh yes: and how do you open these…
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/4 "2021-08-17T07:06:25Z")
> [@atlantajoe](#):
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> These files are stored on a Android addon memory card
The access to the Android system has to be set to USB mode. MTP or FTP does not work.
Tracks form CDs have to be extracted with other tools first.
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### Author:  [@atlantajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/atlantajoe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/5 "2021-08-17T14:37:56Z")
Can you explain how to "set to USB mode" where do I do that ?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/6 "2021-08-17T16:46:08Z")
If this is an android problem, then please refer to the help pages of your system and your OS version.
E.g. I found one like this (external link):
> **[How to set the default USB behavior in Android 10](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-set-the-default-usb-behavior-in-android-10/)**
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> Have you experienced Android not reacting when you plug it into your PC or your Android auto-enabled vehicle? End that frustration by setting the default USB behavior.
but I don't know if that helps you.
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### Author:  [@atlantajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/atlantajoe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/7 "2021-08-17T17:57:43Z")
Thanks but my usb connection works well and is setup for "Transferring Files" mp3tag still wont let me select my memory card as a valid directory or folder and there shows nothing . It all works fine with the same music files in my computer app windows media player, no problems there, but that is not where the music files need fixes, they need fixes in the phone memory card where it does not know the artist [is the main fixes I want to do]
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/8 "2021-08-17T18:13:42Z")
> [@atlantajoe](#):
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> mp3tag still wont let me select my memory card as a valid directory
Yes, this may be as it is. This means that your device cannot connect to the PC in a compatible mode.
See e.g. also this thread:
> [@Android MTP support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/android-mtp-support/14755):
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> Hello, I cannot add a folder from my Android device (it uses MTP connection - media transfer protocol), when I select the storage I cannot see the folders on the right side. If I expand the folder in tree and then select a folder, I got an error message 'The folder name is invalid'. Any help on this? Thanks.
and the advice: copy the files to a local folder and edit them there, then copy them back.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-wav-files-in-your-tool-only-album-folder/54085/9 "2026-02-09T12:29:22Z")