# Not all files in folder showing up **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 22, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-all-files-in-folder-showing-up/49035 "2020-05-22T04:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vectornut](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/vectornut/32/7668_2.png) [@vectornut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vectornut)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-all-files-in-folder-showing-up/49035/1 "2020-05-22T04:50:05Z")
I have had this happen quite a few times, and decided I should bring it up. Sometimes, either by dragging and dropping, or by using the "File | Change Directory" menu item, not all music files in a folder show up in my list of files. For example, I recently downloaded the latest Nine Inch Nails releases (NIN made them available for free download at [https://store.nin.com/products/ghosts-digital-download](https://store.nin.com/products/ghosts-digital-download) ) and on one of the two albums, not all songs load into MP3TAG. I placed them all in a folder named "F:\Paul\Nine Inch Nails\2020 - Ghosts VI Locusts". There are 15 songs in the folder, but only 6 load. All 15 play fine in a music player. Windows recognizes all 15 as valid song files. Here is a list of the files in the folder (the files without "- Nine Inche Nails" in the name are the files MP3TAG doesn't load): "01 - The Cursed Clock.m4a" "02 - Around Every Corner.m4a" "03 - The Worriment Waltz.m4a" "04 - Nine Inch Nails - Run Like Hell.m4a" "05 - Nine Inch Nails - When It Happens (Dont Mind Me).m4a" "06 - Another Crashed Car.m4a" "07 - Nine Inch Nails - Temp Fix.m4a" "08 - Nine Inch Nails - Trust Fades.m4a" "09 - A Really Bad Night.m4a" "10 - Nine Inch Nails - Your New Normal.m4a" "11 - Just Breathe.m4a" "12 - Nine Inch Nails - Right Behind You.m4a" "13 - Nine Inch Nails - Turn This Off Please.m4a" "14 - Nine Inch Nails - So Tired.m4a" "15 - Nine Inch Nails - Almost Dawn.m4a" ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-all-files-in-folder-showing-up/49035/2 "2020-05-22T07:26:35Z")
Check how many files are actually loaded and how many get displaayed - you can check this in the status bar at the bottom right. If the number looks like 6/15 then you probably have still an active filter. Press F3 to toggle that and see if more files appear. ---
**Author:** ![vectornut](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/vectornut/32/7668_2.png) [@vectornut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vectornut)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-all-files-in-folder-showing-up/49035/3 "2020-05-22T22:22:20Z")
Thank you. I've never set a filter (on purpose, at least), I didn't even know that function existed. Strangely, the filter said 01, yet quite a few files that didn't contain 01 were displayed. ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-all-files-in-folder-showing-up/49035/4 "2020-05-23T05:10:39Z")
> [@vectornut](#): > > yet quite a few files that didn't contain 01 were displayed. Are you sure? Did you look at any existent tag-field in the extended tag-view? (ALT-t) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-all-files-in-folder-showing-up/49035/5 "2026-02-09T12:28:36Z")