# How to prevent MP3Tag to automatically loading the files?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-mp3tag-to-automatically-loading-the-files/61947
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 28, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-mp3tag-to-automatically-loading-the-files/61947 "2023-08-28T06:48:04Z")
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#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-mp3tag-to-automatically-loading-the-files/61947/3 "2023-08-28T08:22:12Z")

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Thank you for the reaction ohrenkino.

Yes, I have set D:\Inbox in the Options\>Directories and I have subdirectories option enabled. When I launch the program it starts reading thousands of files in D:\Inbox and subdirectories.

I just want to start in D:\Inbox and then be able to chose a folder myself without program auto loading all the files in that location. Can this be done ?

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