# Multiple files selection in context menu
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [January 10, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738 "2009-01-10T01:38:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@MCNM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MCNM)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/1 "2009-01-10T01:38:05Z")
I'm using v.2.42 and I feel very pleasant with the application. However, I have a small problem. Let me explain:
I have 3 important MP3 files in a 100-file folder. I navigate them by using Windows Explorer. Every time I need to edit tags for these files, I need to right-click on each of them and select "Mp3tag". For 3 files, I need to do 3 times. I've tried to select these 3 files then right-click on them and choose Mp3tag, but it doesn't work for multiple files. I know that I can always open Mp3tag to select that folder and edit these 3 files in a list of 100 files, but I don't want to open too many files in Mp3tag window for editing tags.
I'd like a feature that working with multiple files selection in the Windows Explorer context menu. That means I could select some files then right click on them and choose "Mp3tag" from the context menu. Mp3 would open and show those files in its windows (just 3 files in a 100-file folder).
Thank you very much for reading this. 🙂
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2009, 9:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/2 "2009-01-10T09:01:36Z")
This should actually work and for me it works great. Not sure what your problem is.
But you can also drag and drop these 3 files to Mp3tag, then you also only got these 3 files in the program.
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### Author:  [@MCNM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MCNM)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/3 "2009-01-11T08:01:21Z")
I can't figure out what the problem is. I still can't select multiple files. I'll reinstall and try again. Thank you. 🙂
(Sorry for my English because I'm not a native speaker of English. 😛)
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### Author:  [@dmcclure](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dmcclure)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/4 "2009-04-15T20:45:30Z")
I also have this problem (with ver. 2.43 and other, earlier versions). In Windows Explorer, I select multiple files (in a single folder), right-click and choose Mp3tag from the context menu. Mp3tag starts up but only has one file in the window.
I use Windows XP.
This problem is not major, but I am surprised that it occurs in such a beautifully written program.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/5 "2009-07-25T09:26:39Z")
Does this also happen with the current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de)?
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### Author:  [@MCNM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MCNM)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/6 "2010-02-21T02:19:48Z")
Mp3tag 2.45a works very well! This problem has been solved. So great!
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### Author:  [@rungumprun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rungumprun)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-files-selection-in-context-menu/7738/7 "2011-05-18T19:12:54Z")
I have this context menu problem with 2.48d, just like the original poster. All other forms of selection work reliably, but the fail rate on context menu selection is about 30% (about 30% of the time a few songs will not appear in Mp3tag). Most of the time I'm trying to select about 10 songs, and a typical result will drop up to half of the songs. This probelm did not just appear (I've experienced it for several weeks at least), but since I began an effort to clean up certain tags, I encounter this issue frequently.
I use Windows 7 SP1 32bit. Because all other forms of selection work without any issues, this isn't a big deal. Thanks again for an outstanding application!