# 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 7, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-display-on-external-drive/71907/25 "2026-10-07T13:21:43Z")

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You can export the embedded picture to a file an use a format string to create the filename.  
But for that the picture has to be embedded.  
It is a pity that you never answered

> [@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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> Are the covers embedded or is you claim from
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> > [@](#):
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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
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> > [@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.
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> still valid.

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