# MP3Tag does not handle paths with a space before a folder name

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-handle-paths-with-a-space-before-a-folder-name/61051
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 23, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-handle-paths-with-a-space-before-a-folder-name/61051 "2023-05-23T00:42:03Z")
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### 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: [May 23, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-handle-paths-with-a-space-before-a-folder-name/61051/7 "2023-05-23T18:48:31Z")

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> [@Drakonas](#):
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> You say you have little influence on the features of other programs. But I should say that you can name files this way with DOS prompt. So clearly if it works in a Microsoft tool, it's intended to be possible.

Yes, it's possible and not sure if we can directly infer that it's intended to be possible, though. It even was supported by Mp3tag in an earlier version. Mp3tag is reading those files, so you can see that the correct functions are used.

However, there is a difference between what the file system and what the Windows Shell supports. The latter, to my knowledge, doesn't support leading whitespace characters for folder names. This is probably also the reason why those are automatically removed when creating new folders via Windows File Explorer.

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