# Import folder.jpg
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039 "2023-12-07T16:49:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/1 "2023-12-07T16:49:11Z")
I see how to grab tags from the online tag providers, but is there a way to grab the album art as `folder.jpg` instead of imbedding the art into the mp3 file?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/2 "2023-12-07T17:02:41Z")
It's not directly possible via the import from Tag Sources, but you could use an action [Export Cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-actions-and-action-groups/51882#export-cover-4) to export the embedded cover to `folder.jpg`.
If you don't want the cover in the file, an action [Remove Fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-actions-and-action-groups/51882#remove-fields-11) can also remove the cover.
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/3 "2023-12-07T17:11:21Z")
Ok, so the process would be to import the album art into every file, then export it then delete it from the file? Yikes. That's a lot for 1000's of mp3s...
No easier way?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/4 "2023-12-07T17:22:25Z")
The actions can be applied on all 1000's of mp3s at once.
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/5 "2023-12-07T17:27:49Z")
I understand. But it would be imbedding 10 - 20x the number of images (1 per file instead of 1 per album) only to then export and delete them all.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/6 "2023-12-07T21:10:53Z")
You can try to filter for the first track of each album (i.e. Track IS 1) and then you are limiting the number of imports. Depending on your preference for lossy ot lossless audio files types, the typical album cover size may not be an issue. But is can help to ensure you always have the artwork for any songs if you export them outside of your main library.
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/7 "2023-12-11T20:45:05Z")
Thanks for the ideas.
How about if I want to import JUST the album art for all of my library without editing any other tags? I see how to do it one by one, but what about en-mass?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/8 "2023-12-11T21:03:05Z")
You can disable the individual fields when importing via Tag Sources and just leave the checkbox next to the album art enabled (use option key + click to change the state for all checkboxes).
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/9 "2023-12-11T22:06:57Z")
Understood. However, I don't see where I "Import from via Tag Sources". Is that a menu item?
Selecting a "Tag Source" in the Tag Sources menu opens a window where I have to type in the name to search.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/10 "2023-12-11T22:18:41Z")
> [@Mr.X](#):
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> However, I don't see where I "Import from via Tag Sources". Is that a menu item?
> [@Mr.X](#):
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> I see how to grab tags from the online tag providers,
This is the same. Please clarify what you want to achieve.
Do you have the covers as files, e.g., folder.jpg in your local file system and want to import from there?
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/11 "2023-12-11T22:23:05Z")
No, I don't have the images for some of my albums.
Ideally, I'd like to select all tracks that DON'T have artwork, and have mp3tag import artwork for those files. I understand that it can only import into the actual file, not as folder.jpg, but I think that'll be ok.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/12 "2023-12-12T06:45:34Z")
In general, web sources work on album basis. Which means you can get the information for all tracks of an album with one web source call.
If
> [@Mr.X](#):
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> all tracks that DON'T have artwork
belong to different albums, you have to treat them individually.
If you have access to windows - there are programs around like albumartdownloader that look for pictures for any number of files from any number of albums with one call.
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### Author:  [@Mr.X](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr.X)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-folder-jpg/63039/13 "2023-12-12T15:33:12Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> you have to treat them individually.
Really? I thought for sure mp3tag would be able to handle this - it does SO much on multiple files without any issue.