Current Functionality Currently, when a user right-clicks a selection in the file list and uses the "Copy..." function, all selected files are copied to one destination folder. Desired Functionality A very useful feature would be "Copy Directory Structure...", which copies all selected files and …

If your present folder structure is based on tag data, the you can easily distribute the copied files into folders that follow the tag data. Also, if the folder structure is a special one, you could still copy the important part of it to a user-defined field and then rename the copied files, once t…

@ohrenkino Thank you for the valuable insight and ideas. These approaches can definitely help. Blockquote I see a problem: where does the folder structure start? WIth the current directory? With the parent folder? The whole path minus the drive letter? Usually the file list in the main UI window…

TBH - I think that the new feature would then only cater for one special way of organizing files. And this structure needs the current directory and the parent folder. If this were the only way to copy files with respect to the folder structure, then it would not be usable for my collection of sam…

Thank you, @ohrenkino I think this would actually support both your collection of samplers and anyone organizing by GENRE or organizing classical music. However the user's folders are organized, it is proposed that the lowest-common folder (whether broad category or artist name or genre or album na…

[image] ohrenkino: In the end you would have to set how many levels up you want to include. Does this really make it easier than just to copy all the files into 1 folder and then run an action of the type "Format value" for _FILENAME which includes the target folder names? There is some merit…

The best choice for any file operations is Total Commander, in my opinion.

@incifinci excellent note. Several tools in the file manager category (XYplorer, Xenon, FileBoss) including the one you mention definitely offer a wide range of useful file operations functions. The request for a new Mp3tag feature is made here because oftentimes a selection of files can be the re…

Ohh! I understood you. I mostly use file operations for one purpose only, for copying to mp3-player. For that, i use foobar, autoplaylist, then saved "Copy" operation. And you can even use Mp3tag's filters, if they are made. Make a permanent "folder" in the foobar, and drag the filtered Mp3 files t…

Yep. Would also love to be able to do this natively in Mp3tag without external tools if possible. :slight_smile:

Just another thought, nothing more. I came to the following conclusions a long time ago. Foobar and Mp3tag both are among the greatest creations. But there are thousands of users' demands. Instead of waiting in vain, i prefer to adapt myself: i divide most of my tasks between the possibilities of th…

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