Periodically, I need to handle a couple of different instances of MP3TAG...I might be working on my main collection, while working on a temporary collection. Would it be possible to enable the ability to have multiple instances of MP3TAG running? I'm using Windows 10. Thanks!

There are so many threads that deal with this idea. Please join the existing discussions if there is anything new that you can contribute. [image] Suggestion: allow multiple instances General Discussion Title says it all! or here: [image] Run multip…

I apologize for not searching first. I guess it's a hard no.

The linked threads also offer a number of alternative proceedings to see files from different folders or with different attributes that one may have wanted to see in 2 separate windows of MP3tag. So it may be worthwhile to dig into those threads.

My main problem is that I have 2 drives on which I store my music...the first is my "main", which is the definitive set of files; the second is a portable drive that I take to work with me. I'd like to be able to work with both drive simultaneously to keep them in sync.

[image] jewahe: to keep them in sync Isn't then a file syncing program the better approach? You would have to do the tagging only once and then transfer only the modified files to the external drive. Or: you edit the main files first, then copy the tags, select the external files next and pa…

I'll admit it's not a huge issue - it's mainly a problem when I make a mass change to my tagging system. Like I recently decided to add the release date to the Date field. I have almost 700,000 files, and it just seemed inefficient to update the tags on the main drive, and then copy everything to th…

Especially with that many files and such a huge re-work I would consider the use of a syncing tool. Make the changes on the faster internal drive first, then sync with the slower external one after all the changes have been applied. I am not sure, though, if MP3tag can handle that many files in 1 g…

The program handles things fine - it just takes a long time to load all the files (usually around an hour). My work around has been to attach my main drive to the computer upstairs and then use google remote desktop to log into it. Unfortunately, that computer is old and tends to crash easily. I c…

[image] jewahe: I have almost 700,000 files, and it just seemed inefficient to update the tags on the main drive, and then copy everything to the second drive. Do you know that you can load both folder(drives) by loading the first and then add your second, with the the menue "Add" or by dragg…

I think that's not a good solution...individual files would be duplicated, and I'd have to search through a huge list to find what I need to change. I'd rather do a side-by-side comparison of each comparable directory.

Feature Request: Multiple Instance

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ohrenkino February 1, 2022, 6:42am 2

There are so many threads that deal with this idea.
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