# Copy specific tag between files

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 21, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528 "2015-01-21T11:24:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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 21, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528/1 "2015-01-21T11:24:33Z")

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Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible to copy a specific tag  
_ITUNESCATALOGID_  
from files in  
_G:\Original\iTunes_  
to files in  
_C:\Users\user\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music_

NB. File names and directory structure in both locations are the same.

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528/2 "2015-01-21T11:44:21Z")

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You can export a tag-field to a text-file and later import it again with an action "Import from Textfile" or with the equivivalent converter-action.

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**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 21, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528/3 "2015-01-21T11:54:54Z")

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The export function doesn't export iTunes tags such as ITUNESCATALOGID, only common tags.

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528/4 "2015-01-21T12:10:23Z")

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> [@DJ Dizzle](#):
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> The export function doesn't export iTunes tags such as ITUNESCATALOGID, only common tags.

Well, I never purchased any music from iTunes and don't use iTunes either, so I have no experience with itunes-tags.  
But if Mp3Tag can read this tag why should it not be able to export the content?  
If Mp3Tag cannot read this tag why would you expect to that it is able handle this?

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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:** [January 21, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528/5 "2015-01-21T14:43:39Z")

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> [@DJ Dizzle](#):
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> The export function doesn't export iTunes tags such as ITUNESCATALOGID, only common tags.

What does your export script look like?  
You are right that the scripts that are included in the installation only deal with common fields. If you have special requirements you have to edit the export scripts.

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-specific-tag-between-files/16528/6 "2026-02-09T12:25:29Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC