# Cover art display on external drive

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-display-on-external-drive/71907
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 3, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-display-on-external-drive/71907 "2026-10-03T20:16:52Z")
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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: [October 4, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-display-on-external-drive/71907/13 "2026-10-04T14:05:24Z")

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The export cover to file function only works for embedded covers.  
Are the covers embedded or is you claim from

> [@Moving covers to network drive with an action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-covers-to-network-drive-with-an-action/66806/):
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> Good Morning, i having a problem with moving my covers to a network drive. my action is format value field \_directory string \mh\y my problem is that i don't know what i need to put after \mh\y to only move the cover, i now when i do this action it's oullung the mp3 file itself. so can someone help with to comman i need to just pull the jpg. file? Thank You DP

> [@Moving covers to network drive with an action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-covers-to-network-drive-with-an-action/66806/11):
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> I DON"T USE EMBEDDED ALBUM COVEER ART.

still valid.  
If it is then the action will not export anything.  
The file name that you might see in the tag panel only shows which file Mp3tag has found as first file in the current folder and which is now being displayed.  
External baggage files are not handled by MP3tag (with the possible exception of lyrics files).

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