# Export cover to file Action

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-cover-to-file-action/17505
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 27, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-cover-to-file-action/17505 "2015-12-27T20:49:18Z")
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### Author: ![ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ryerman/32/5285_2.png) [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-cover-to-file-action/17505/7 "2015-12-29T02:40:22Z")

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> [@brycej](#):
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> Thanks Ryerman, that is a very clever idea....

It **is** a very clever idea.  
But it's not my idea. 😉  
Forum member DetlevD pioneered that method as early as September 2010.  
[How to create a shortcut file to a physical file?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10808/1)  
I've used the .mte file provided in that post as the template for various other export scripts that I call "Export Tools" (Thanks DetlevD!)

> [@brycej](#):
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> ....I don't get the "Display Export file now?" message....

Options \> Messages \> check-mark "at exporting tags"  
For me, the message is disabled only if that is un-checked.

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