# \[Feature Request\] Restore Previous Session (Reload Multiple Directories and Filters)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 9, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846 "2026-03-09T13:38:06Z")
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### Author:  [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/1 "2026-03-09T13:38:07Z")
Hello Everyone!
Would it be possible to add an option for Mp3tag to remember its state between sessions?
It would be a huge time-saver if the program could automatically reload the **last used directories** (including multiple folders loaded at once), the active filter, and the selected files upon restart. Essentially, I'd like the program to open exactly as it was when I closed it—similar to how modern web browsers handle "Restore previous session."
This would be especially helpful for long-term projects where files are spread across different locations and re-adding them manually every time is a bottleneck.
Thanks for considering!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/2 "2026-03-09T13:43:03Z")
You could save the current set of files in a playlist and load that in the next session. This would include also files from different folders.
Filters are saved already automatically.
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### Author:  [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/3 "2026-03-10T08:09:38Z")
The extra steps do not not offer the kind of convenience I had in mind, but it certainly serves the purpose — thank you, @ohrenkino
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/4 "2026-03-10T08:14:17Z")
The advantage of the
> [@ragtag](#):
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> extra steps
is that you can use MP3tag for smaller tasks in the meantime without losing the grand project - which would be the case if always the last session gets saved automatically.
So you could tag just a few files and then load the saved playlist to return to the bigger list.
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### Author:  [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/5 "2026-03-10T10:16:12Z")
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Excellent pointer, thank you.
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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> if always the last session gets saved automatically.
I think the saving of a session, whether manual or auto, should be optional — and it should also allow for multiple sessions getting saved.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/6 "2026-03-10T10:27:05Z")
> [@ragtag](#):
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> and it should also allow for multiple sessions getting saved.
If you save the session under a user-defined name then it would be very close to set a playlist name. And that function is already available.
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### Author:  [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/7 "2026-03-30T10:25:07Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> You could save the current set of files in a playlist and load that in the next session. This would include also files from different folders.
Lately, I have consistently applied this, and it works satisfactorily. Thank you for your suggestion, @ohrenkino.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-restore-previous-session-reload-multiple-directories-and-filters/70846/8 "2026-04-06T10:25:35Z")
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