# Copy a File to a new destination

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-file-to-a-new-destination/64571
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 1, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-file-to-a-new-destination/64571 "2024-05-01T18:18:52Z")
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### Author: ![mccoidco](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/mccoidco/32/16826_2.png) [@mccoidco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mccoidco)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-file-to-a-new-destination/64571/1 "2024-05-01T18:18:52Z")

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I found an action script that will Rename and MOVE a file from the working directory to an output directory. BUT, I want to COPY the file instead. I'm not sure how or if this is possible.

Here is the script for reference:

```auto
[#0]
T=5
1=D:\\audiobooksout\\Fiction\\%albumartist%\\%series%\\%year% - %album% ['['%series% %series-part%']']\\%album% (%year%)['['%series% %series-part%']']$ifgreater(%_total_files%,1, - pt$num(%track%,2),)
F=_FILENAME

[#1]
T=13
1=%album% (%year%) ['['%series% %series-part%']' ]- cover
3=0|3
2=0

[#2]
T=15
F=desc
1=D:\\audiobooksout\\Fiction\\%albumartist%\\%series%\\%year% - %album% ['['%series% %series-part%']']\\desc.txt
2=0
3=0

[#3]
T=15
F=reader
1=D:\\audiobooksout\\Fiction\\%albumartist%\\%series%\\%year% - %album% ['['%series% %series-part%']']\\reader.txt
2=0
3=0

[#4]
T=5
1=$ifgreater(%_total_files%,1,%title%,%_filename%)
F=TITLE

```

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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 1, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-file-to-a-new-destination/64571/2 "2024-05-01T18:22:41Z")

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> [@mccoidco](#):
>
> BUT, I want to COPY the file instead

I think you have to use the function Edit\>Copy... to copy files.  
I do not think that it is possible to copy with an action.

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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: [May 31, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-a-file-to-a-new-destination/64571/3 "2024-05-31T18:23:31Z")

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