# How to create an action for copying MP3 files to usb disk?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934
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**Created:** [September 14, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934 "2024-09-14T08:50:40Z")
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### Author: ![RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RonaldRegan)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/1 "2024-09-14T08:50:40Z")

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I want to copy mp3 files to usb disk, and I don't delete these MP3 files.  
How to create an action for this copying mp3 files?

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/2 "2024-09-14T09:14:21Z")

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There is no action to copy files.  
You can move files to a new location.  
If you want to copy the selected files, use Edit\>Copy ...

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### Author: ![RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RonaldRegan)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/3 "2024-09-14T09:20:03Z")

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Thank you very much!  
But using Edit\>Copy is more slower than Copying Action, and it needs mouse clicking and key striking.  
Do you have another way(eg. Programming mode)?

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### Author: ![RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RonaldRegan)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/4 "2024-09-14T09:23:34Z")

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![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/e/2/e20ee71eb4a8c1a2f8040d14572623a125926582.png)

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### Author: ![RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RonaldRegan)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/5 "2024-09-14T09:26:23Z")

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But this format action could delete MP3 files from source directory.  
I don't hope to delete MP3 files.  
I hope it still there.

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/6 "2024-09-14T09:33:55Z")

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As I said:

> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> There is no action to copy files.  
> You can move files to a new location.

... with an action but you can't copy them.

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/7 "2024-09-14T10:55:36Z")

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> [@RonaldRegan](#):
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> Do you have another way(eg. Programming mode)?

Use external sync-software. i.e  
[Freefilesync](https://freefilesync.org/download.php)  
[SyncbackFree](https://www.2brightsparks.com/download-syncbackfree.html)  
or

> [@Backup copy of changes to music files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backup-copy-of-changes-to-music-files/54848/2):
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> I use the built-in (windows) [robocopy.exe](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy) to backup my music files. Thanks to the "last modified" date for every metadata change (Mp3tag -\> File -\> Options -\> Tags -\> "Preserve file modification time when saving tags" UNCHECKED) robocopy.exe detects every change I have made and copy such files to my external hard drives and NAS. Every unchanged file will not be transferred. With this basic form of "incremental backup", you are sure that you have a 1:1 master copy without the need to restore s…

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### Author: ![RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@RonaldRegan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RonaldRegan)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/8 "2024-09-14T13:56:31Z")

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I use Mp3Tag Options|Tool to copy MP3 Files.  
Create a tool named "CopyToUdisk"  
Path: `C:\Windows\System32\CMD.exe`  
Parameter: `/c copy %_FILENAME_EXT% C:\test\%ALBUM%`

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-action-for-copying-mp3-files-to-usb-disk/65934/9 "2024-10-14T13:56:36Z")

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