# Copying and moving files shows only folders structure \[in Windows 10\]

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**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-and-moving-files-shows-only-folders-structure-in-windows-10/56940 "2022-04-04T13:33:53Z")\
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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:** [April 4, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-and-moving-files-shows-only-folders-structure-in-windows-10/56940/2 "2022-04-04T13:34:52Z")

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> [@Zerow](#):
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> Is this a normal behavior of this operating system?

Yes.  
You select a target folder, not a target file.  
see also:

> [@Files do not appear in Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-do-not-appear-in-windows-explorer/18825):
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> I installed MP3Tag V2.81 as a portable installation in Windows 10. In MP3Tag, when I select a directory that contains music files, the files do not appear in the File Explorer window. It is only after I "select folder" do I see what files are in that directory. How can I enable MP3Tag to display these files in the File Explorer? Thanks.

(Which describes the WIndows behaviour as found in 2017)

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