# How can I open a directory for an external connected music player?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 6, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832 "2026-03-06T11:06:59Z")
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### Author:  [@silverlamp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silverlamp)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832/1 "2026-03-06T11:06:59Z")
I would like to add tags to music already on my music player. When I connect the player to my laptop and ask mp3tag to add a directory, the music player does not appear as an option. Is there a workaround for this? (I should add that the player does appear in File Explorer.)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832/2 "2026-03-06T11:16:30Z")
> [@silverlamp](#):
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> I should add that the player does appear in File Explorer.)
MP3tag can access this device only if it gets a drive letter.
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### Author:  [@silverlamp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silverlamp)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832/3 "2026-03-06T13:41:13Z")
Thanks for that - next challenge is to assign a drive letter. The player doesn’t appear in Disk Management 😬
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832/4 "2026-03-06T13:57:47Z")
> [@silverlamp](#):
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> The player
Is that an Android device?
You would have to assign the correct USB mode on the device:
> [@Connected device not appearing in Directory list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/connected-device-not-appearing-in-directory-list/51463/2):
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> Hi and welcome, there are two different device modes for USB devices and it seems that your device currently requires access via MTP (Media Transfer Protocol). MTP is not supported by Mp3tag. In some cases it’s possible to change the USB mode to Mass Storage Device, but this differs from device to device.
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### Author:  [@silverlamp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silverlamp)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832/5 "2026-03-06T14:07:44Z")
Thanks - looks like it’s MTP that’s the issue. I’ll have to tag files on my laptop and transfer / replace them on the player. I was hoping to avoid doing this because it will remove associated playlist information saved on the device.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832/6 "2026-03-13T14:07:47Z")
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