# Change export folderpath **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 26, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638 "2017-01-26T10:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638/1 "2017-01-26T10:24:18Z")
Is it possible to alter the export folderpath? I am currently working from \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\Original\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\ and wish to save the export to \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\ saving in the album subdirectories Also, can the covertart be exported with the export script, and what is the variable for it? ---
**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:** [January 26, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638/2 "2017-01-26T13:04:19Z")
Instead of variables for the path, you can use string constants and an absolute path. So instead of %\_folderpath%\%\_filename%.txt use \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\%album%\%\_filename%.txt And no: covers cannot be exported with the text export. You have to use an action of the type "Export cover" and enter the required combination of variables and string constants to save the covers in the correct folder. ---
**Author:** ![djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638/3 "2017-01-27T04:07:36Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > Instead of variables for the path, you can use string constants and an absolute path. So instead of > %\_folderpath%\%\_filename%.txt > use > \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\%albumartist%\%album%\%\_filename%.txt > > And no: covers cannot be exported with the text export. You have to use an action of the type "Export cover" and enter the required combination of variables and string constants to save the covers in the correct folder. That worked perfectly, thank you. How can I import that? I have tried using \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\%albumartist%\%album%\%\_filename%.txt and \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\%albumartist%\%album%\tags.txt but it won't work ---
**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:** [January 27, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638/4 "2017-01-27T04:57:42Z")
> [@DJ Dizzle](#): > > That worked perfectly, thank you. > > How can I import that? I have tried using > \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\%albumartist%\%album%\%\_filename%.txt > and > \\?\unix\Volumes\Music\PNTemp\%albumartist%\%album%\tags.txt > but it won't work As there are no variables set for reference, you get an invalid (i.e. not matching) filename. You have to use a (fully qualified) filename without variables. ---
**Author:** ![djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638/5 "2017-01-27T05:50:24Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > As there are no variables set for reference, you get an invalid (i.e. not matching) filename. > You have to use a (fully qualified) filename without variables. Does that mean I have to import tags for each file individually then? ---
**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:** [January 27, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-export-folderpath/18638/6 "2017-01-27T06:14:12Z")
> [@DJ Dizzle](#): > > Does that mean I have to import tags for each file individually then? Depends. If you create one export file for all files in the collection and you have the filename as one part of the record then you can import the data from 1 export file for many (selected) files. If you create one export per folder for all the files in that folder, you can at least import the data for all those files. ---
**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/change-export-folderpath/18638/7 "2026-02-09T12:26:37Z")