# Exported TXT files and re-importing them
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 5, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878 "2013-07-05T13:38:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@HapuKurk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HapuKurk)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/1 "2013-07-05T13:38:13Z")
Mp3Tag has a wonderful option to backup tags into TXT files.
Now comes the tricky part, if I export them TXT file per folder, is there a option to mass restore them, if needed?
Or only option to restore from those would be folder by folder?
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### Author:  [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/2 "2013-07-05T13:54:40Z")
sorry, i'm german
> [@HapuKurk](#):
>
> Or only option to restore from those would be folder by folder?
Hello,
Text example please.
which separator is present
1. %\_path%;%title%
2. %\_path%|%title%
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### Author:  [@HapuKurk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HapuKurk)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/3 "2013-07-05T13:57:10Z")
> [@DJ Mucke](#):
>
> which separator is present
>
> 1. %\_path%;%title%
> 2. %\_path%|%title%
Separator is " **-**", filename convention is **%albumartist% - %album%.txt**
File itself includes tags in format:
```
%albumartist% - %album% - %discnumber% - %track% - %artist% - %title% - %year% - %genre% - %bpm% - %composer% - %comment%
```
Should I include **%\_path%** also, when exporting?
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### Author:  [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/4 "2013-07-05T14:25:42Z")
> [@HapuKurk](#):
>
> Should I include **%\_path%** also, when exporting?
Yes, you must
first, you make on a test file
i think, better is '|' (pipe) for seperator
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### Author:  [@HapuKurk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HapuKurk)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/5 "2013-07-05T14:29:28Z")
> [@DJ Mucke](#):
>
> Yes, you must
>
> first, you make on a test file
>
> i think, better is '|' (pipe) for seperator
It would, but I wanted it to be human readable...
Still wondering how can I reimport multiple TXT files from multiple fodlers to restore tags?
Currently just experimenting anyway, but its always good to look into future or worst case scenario.
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### Author:  [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/6 "2013-07-05T14:36:10Z")
> [@HapuKurk](#):
>
> It would, but I wanted it to be human readable...
> Still wondering how can I reimport multiple TXT files from multiple fodlers to restore tags?
>
> Currently just experimenting anyway, but its always good to look into future or worst case scenario.
Sorry i write in german-language, i want you help
Alle Txt-Dateien so umstellen, das die Tags %\_path% mit %title% immer den gleichen Trenner haben.
Komplette Liste einlesen, nun "Text file - Tag" klicken, \*.Txt suchen die Parameter angeben:
%\_path% - %title%
oder
%\_path%|%title% und Okay klicken
\*.Txt zusammenfügen, speichern, importieren.
Sorry - i hope you can work
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### Author:  [@HapuKurk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HapuKurk)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/7 "2013-07-05T14:39:10Z")
> [@DJ Mucke](#):
>
> Sorry i write in german-language, i want you help
>
> Alle Txt-Dateien so umstellen, das die Tags %\_path% mit %title% immer den gleichen Trenner haben.
> Komplette Liste einlesen, nun "Text file - Tag" klicken, \*.Txt suchen die Parameter angeben:
> %\_path% - %title%
> oder
> %\_path%|%title% und Okay klicken
>
> \*.Txt zusammenfügen, speichern, importieren.
I dont understand a word of German, but...Google helps... 😆
> [@](#):
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> All txt files so change the tags with% title%% \_path% always have the same separator.
> . Import complete list, now "Text file - Tag" button Txt \* search parameters specify:
> % \_path% -% title%
> or
> \_path%% |% title% and click OK
>
> \*. Txt assemble, store, import.
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### Author:  [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/8 "2013-07-05T14:41:13Z")
> [@HapuKurk](#):
>
> I dont understand a word of German, but...Google helps... 😆
that'z nice
[look this](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/14827/10)
experiments on some small group of files
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/9 "2013-07-05T15:18:32Z")
> [@HapuKurk](#):
>
> Now comes the tricky part, if I export them TXT file per folder, is there a option to mass restore them, if needed?
> Or only option to restore from those would be folder by folder?
With "Convert \> Text file - tag" only folder by folder is possible. It would be better to have one large file for all folders.
But you can batch import multiple folders with the Actions if all text files have the same tag pattern.
It works by importing the complete text files in the tag of each file and then using some actions to split the content to the right tag fields.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878/10 "2026-02-09T12:24:34Z")