# Custom MTE Export files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 18, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828 "2004-02-18T00:03:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/rijkstra/32/22_2.png) [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828/1 "2004-02-18T00:03:59Z")

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I've written a custom export file ALBUM.MTE It's in the EXPORT directory with the others, but it won't show up in the Export filelist box. I've already done this:

Exit program and return.  
Search registry for ".mte"  
Looked for an INI file

Don't tell me the list of files is hardcoded into an EXE or DLL!

Rijkstra

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828/2 "2004-02-18T05:31:28Z")

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Rijkstra,

please have a look at Options, Export. You'll find the directory for export configurations here.

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/rijkstra/32/22_2.png) [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828/3 "2004-02-18T07:25:46Z")

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Now I understand the source of the confusion. There are two directories involved and one appears to be mainly for templates. I saved my new file in

C:\Program Files\Mp3tag\export\

instead of:

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mp3tag\export\

I don't know how I got into the wrong directory as notepad points me to the correct one.

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828/4 "2004-02-18T07:47:00Z")

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Rijkstra,

yes, the directory _C:\Program Files\Mp3tag\export\</i\> is for copying the templates to the users directory when using Mp3tag in multi-user environments._

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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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, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-mte-export-files/828/5 "2026-02-09T12:19:11Z")

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