# Is it possible to remove the Directory history **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [June 18, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555 "2010-06-18T01:08:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jiu2k](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jiu2k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jiu2k)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/1 "2010-06-18T01:08:22Z")
As when I point to the Directory box in the tag panel, it will slide down and shows all previous visited location, I want to remove some of them. Is it possible to do so? ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3173c45b011711fc8dd3a6ffbd90d77b0f073521.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/2 "2010-06-18T04:27:35Z")
Yes via the [Shift+Del] keyboard shortcut. ---
**Author:** ![jiu2k](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jiu2k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jiu2k)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/3 "2010-06-18T11:47:33Z")
Thanks!!!! ---
**Author:** ![sundance](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sundance/32/11_2.png) [@sundance](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sundance)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/4 "2016-12-17T06:19:18Z")
Sorry to bump up this pretty old thread... Since [Shift-Del] allows you to delete the directroy entries one-by-one, I wonder if there is a way to delete them all, or better, to disable the directory history. Reason: When I have entries that point to my NAS, it spins up its disks every time I start mp3tag - which results in a considerable delay... .sundance. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/5 "2016-12-17T09:00:26Z")
You can set a directory in which MP3tag starts in File\>Options\>Directories Let that name point to a non-nas-folder. ---
**Author:** ![sundance](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sundance/32/11_2.png) [@sundance](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sundance)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/6 "2016-12-17T12:11:32Z")
I already have that one set to my desktop folder and ticked the box to always start from this folder. But still my NAS wakes up when I start mp3tag... ---
**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:** [December 17, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/7 "2016-12-17T17:02:32Z")
I think that the desktop is more or less the root of all devices. So if you use the desktop, any attempt to access the desktop then queries all the connected devices if they are still there. Perhaps a folder on an actual drive would help. ---
**Author:** ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/8 "2017-01-17T12:06:16Z")
And I have a different problem with this feature. If, I set a favorite folder and check the option from starting always from, then the playlist pinned to the Mp3tag icon on the Windows 7 Taskbar no longer works properly The playlist is like this ``` #EXTM3U M:\Mus M:\M\00 M:\M\- ``` When I right click the icon and then select then left click the playlist, instead of loading files from those three folder, Mp3tag loads files only from M:\M- and also from the location of the playlist file itself [from another drive] I think that is a bug ---
**Author:** ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/9 "2017-01-17T12:18:46Z")
> [@zerow](#): > > [...] > I think that is a bug It seems that the "bug" activates itself when the "subdirectories" option is not checked So I cannot set Mp3tag to settings, with which I would be able to open Mp3tag with the content of folder X without subfolders residing in X but at the same time [with the same Directories settings] to have a pinned on Taskbar playlist that opens Mp3tag with the content of folder X and all of it subfolders [or folder Y on a different drive] ---
**Author:** ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/10 "2017-02-08T20:40:08Z")
> [@zerow](#): > > It seems that the "bug" activates itself when [...] Well now it works as intended; there is no buggy behavior But I had a system restoration and an update of Mp3tag itself along the way; so maybe I was my mistake, maybe Mp3tag got damaged or maybe this was fixed in a new version ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-remove-the-directory-history/10555/11 "2025-11-10T11:19:06Z")
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