# MP3tag automatic downloads directory
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048 "2023-02-13T12:17:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/1 "2023-02-13T12:17:23Z")
Hi When I click on the Mp3tag icon on my computer, the program loads, no problem, but when it´s loaded it automatically reads the directory, that loads ´whatever´is finds ?
What do I need to tick to stop this happening each and everytime
Thank you
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/2 "2023-02-13T12:28:53Z")
Have a look at the documentation:
> **[Directories – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/directories/)**
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> Documentation of Directories configuration options. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/3 "2023-02-13T12:39:53Z")
Hi Sorry new to this so forgive me for asking where do I find the Documentation?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/4 "2023-02-13T12:42:28Z")
Either at the top right of this page labelled [Docs](https://docs.mp3tag.de/) or press F1 in MP3tag.
And I was so kind to link the probably fitting topic in my post - you only have to click on it.
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/5 "2023-02-13T12:53:28Z")
Thanks but I am not a computer wizz kid, so I´m having difficulty knowing what to do, all I´d like is to stop the directory loading whatever it finds when I click on the Mp3tag logo
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/6 "2023-02-13T12:54:24Z")
> [@Abuelo](#):
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> is to stop the directory loading whatever it finds when I click on the Mp3tag logo
So, which of the options that you can set for a starting directory puzzles you?
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/7 "2023-02-13T12:58:34Z")
I have an icon on my laptop, I click on the icon and it loads Mp3tag, which then loads documentaion it finds on my laptop, I´d like to stop it loading these documents if possible
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/8 "2023-02-13T13:01:15Z")
Aren't we going round in circles?
I kindly asked you to have a look at a topic in the documentation - a topic that should answer your question.
I would have expected you to try the described function and see if that works out for you.
And if it does not, you would have to either tell us or show us with a screendump what you have configured.
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/9 "2023-02-13T13:07:39Z")
Yes I agree we are going round in circles, I´m not understand you nore you me,
Please understand I am not a computer geek, you said look at your documents, there are lots of them.
I was hoping someone would point me in the right directions, saying do this click on that, unfortunately not so
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/10 "2023-02-13T13:09:16Z")
> [@Abuelo](#):
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> I was hoping someone would point me in the right directions,
That is not true.
This post already has the link to the probably correct topic:
> [@MP3tag automatic downloads directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/2):
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> Have a look at the documentation:
The box inside taht post is the link.
and here it is again:
> **[Directories – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/directories/)**
>
> Documentation of Directories configuration options. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/11 "2023-02-13T13:11:18Z")
You say press F1 in MP3tag, all this does is turn off my speaker?
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/12 "2023-02-13T13:13:16Z")
Sorry I´ve click on the link and none of the folders or opening, nothing is happening
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/13 "2023-02-13T13:17:01Z")
> [@Abuelo](#):
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> You say press F1
I don't know how your computer is configured - apparently there are more functions on one key - which also means that you do not trigger the key code for F1 but the special function for your hardware. This has nothing to do with MP3tag but with how to handle your specific computer. You probably also have to press another key labelled Fn or something to get the real function key.
And if this is all too complicated, then use the menu Help and the topics there (where you will also find a reference to F1).
Admittedly, F1 will open the help start page - but the link in this post should open the help at the right topic (3rd time that I mention this now).
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/14 "2023-02-13T13:18:30Z")
> [@Abuelo](#):
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> nothing is happening
Another browser window or tab should open with the linked page.
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### Author:  [@Abuelo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Abuelo)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/15 "2023-02-13T13:24:19Z")
Thank you for persevering, I thought it would be easy, guess that´s not the case.
Thank you for your assistance, I´m sorry for not being computer savvy, 75 is not an easy age to follow instructions.
Again thank you
I´ll try Youtube maybe someone will show how to do this little problem I´m having.
Maybe if you had tutorial videos that would help this ideot
thank you again
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/16 "2023-02-13T14:14:40Z")
There is a thread here that explains how to do this to start with an empty directory.
> [@Can Mp3tag start up with no directory?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-start-up-with-no-directory/57550/3):
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> As the help says: You can even create a directory or subdirectory like AlwaysEmpty and point the Mp3tag option "start from this directory" to this empty directory. An empty directory is the same as "no directory".
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/17 "2023-02-13T14:20:32Z")
I would like to add that the cludge of an empty but existing folder is not necessary any more since 3.17:
[2022-06-23] NEW: added option to set startup folder to empty, previous, or favorite.
See the linked documentation topic.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/18 "2023-02-13T16:06:04Z")
> [@Abuelo](#):
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> Thank you for your assistance, I´m sorry for not being computer savvy, 75 is not an easy age to follow instructions.
You can try this step-by-step-instruction:
1.) Start Mp3tag
2.) Press Ctrl+O to open the Options window inside Mp3tag
3.) Klick on _Directories_ on the left side
4.) In the drop-down-box under "Startup directory:" on the right side choose **Empty** from the 3 choices like this:
5) Press OK
Everytime you start Mp3tag, it will no more load any data into your file list.
The file list remains empty, until you choose a directory (Ctrl+D) to load songs or you drag & drop songs into the file list.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-automatic-downloads-directory/60048/19 "2023-03-15T16:06:55Z")
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