# Is there still not a placeholder for folder total files?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [November 20, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140 "2022-11-20T19:32:34Z")
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### Author:  [@JPMusic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JPMusic)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/1 "2022-11-20T19:32:34Z")
I would like to create an action where "total tracks" are automatically filled with the number of files in the **folder** without using "%\_total\_files%" because that puts the number of files I'm working on. With a placeholder for how many files the folder contains, I could load multiple files from multiple folders. Is there any way I could do this?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/2 "2022-11-20T19:46:51Z")
> [@JPMusic](#):
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> I could load multiple files from multiple folders. Is there any way I could do this?
Yes.
Either drag and drop the folders you want to load from the explorer or use the "Add folder" function
Just a side note: Not all files that you see in MP3tag represent the files in a folder.
A folder could also contain files that MP3tag does not support.
Also, a filter could show fewer files of a folder than are actually present.
But as you do not tell us what your use-case is, it is a little hard to tell you whether there is
> [@JPMusic](#):
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> any way I could do this?
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### Author:  [@JPMusic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JPMusic)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/4 "2022-11-20T20:15:48Z")
I already know I can load multiple files from multiple folders.. My question was, **is there a placeholder for how many files a folder contains?** It would be very convenient for me.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/5 "2022-11-20T20:18:14Z")
You can find all available placeholders in the documentation:
> **[Format Strings and Placeholders – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/format/)**
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> Documentation on format strings and placeholders to describe the structure of file names and imported data. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/6 "2022-11-20T20:21:07Z")
> [@JPMusic](#):
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> My question was, **is there a placeholder for how many files a folder contains?**
No. There is no placeholder to show this property.
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### Author:  [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/7 "2022-11-21T13:33:57Z")
I use a simple method to fill the tracktotal field.
1. Open all music files of all those libraries in Mp3tag. Sort them by %\_path%. Select them all.
2. Click Auto-numbering Wizard. Select checkboxes: Save total count of tracks + Reset counter for each directory. Click: OK.
3. Run the Action Group below. (First place it in your `%appdata%\Mp3tag\data\actions\` folder.)
[Spelling corrections#Track number#Delete leading 0 + get tracktotal.mta](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/short-url/vwVxbohNPgaYuyJLjwLWi0iaGzs.mta) (293 Bytes)
_(I searched for this. Although it is a simple solution, no one has yet explained it in detail. There always are beginners.)_
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/8 "2022-11-21T13:52:00Z")
> [@incifinci](#):
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> Click Auto-numbering Wizard
It may be worthwhile to first save the original data from the TRACK field in a user-defined field to restore that data e.g. if the computed totals do not match the totals in a particular album.
Also, I would like to point out that any attempt to use PATH or similar properties to see "files in a folder" only shows the files handled by MP3tag. You don't see all the other files like txt, jpg, png, lrc etc.
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### Author:  [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/9 "2022-11-21T13:59:38Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> It may be worthwhile to first save the original data from the TRACK field in a user-defined field to restore that data if the computed totals do not match the totals in a particular album.
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> Also, I would like to point out that any attempt to use PATH or similar properties to see "files in a folder" only shows the files handled by MP3tag. You don't see all the other files like txt, jpg, png, lrc etc.
I **only** use it for, what JPMusic wants:
> [@JPMusic](#):
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> I would like to create an action where **"total tracks" are automatically filled** with the number of files in the **folder**
In this case, I think, neither is necessary. Only the music files need to be counted. But, of course, the Action Group can be supplemented according to individual needs.
Ohh... But yes, in the `Settings >> Tags >> Restrict incoming files to` only music files, excluding even cuesheets. It never occurred to me, that anyone would want to open other files in Mp3tag.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-still-not-a-placeholder-for-folder-total-files/59140/10 "2022-12-21T14:00:36Z")
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