# How to make mp3tag forget last directory used?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 6, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115 "2019-01-06T04:32:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@pintree3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pintree3)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115/1 "2019-01-06T04:32:39Z")
Is it possible to have MP3TAG start blank? Every time I open it, it loads all the files from the last time. Why would I want that? This is not as bothersome though as to what it does should that folder have been moved or deleted. What it does instead is load whatever else seems to be in its place. In my case it loads thousands of files from the folders on my desktop (hence why it really bothers me).
Thank you
(I work on files on my desktop before moving them to their right location)
my os: Windows 10
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115/2 "2019-01-06T06:03:02Z")
You can define your favourite directory in Tools -\> Directories.
> [@pintree3](#):
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> (I work on files on my desktop before moving them to their right location)
That is not a good idea.
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### Author:  [@vilsen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vilsen)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115/3 "2019-01-06T12:28:21Z")
Go to Options \> Directories and tick "start from this directory" but leave "Favorite directory" blank.
This will make Mp3tag start with an empty file list.
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115/4 "2019-01-07T13:31:30Z")
Awesome tip!!! This has always bothered me but I never even tried to change it...
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### Author:  [@pintree3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pintree3)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115/5 "2019-01-10T16:39:45Z")
interesting. I wonder why you would say so. 🙂 I can't see a difference as to where one would choose to do so.
and thanks for your help--to all 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115/6 "2026-02-09T12:27:51Z")