# open many files within a directory
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-many-files-within-a-directory/9933
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 20, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-many-files-within-a-directory/9933 "2010-02-20T22:49:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@bruceh60](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bruceh60)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-many-files-within-a-directory/9933/1 "2010-02-20T22:49:01Z")
There are times when I have a set of MP3 files within a large folder. I can select the folder to open but then have to wade through what I get to just deal with a few of the files. I know I can highlight a file (or set of files) but only one is opened within mp3tag.
Is there a way, if I select (within Windows Explorer) a set of highlighted files, mp3tag will open those files ONLY?
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### Author:  [@MCNM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MCNM)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-many-files-within-a-directory/9933/2 "2010-02-21T02:25:25Z")
Is this your problem: [/t/7738/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7738/1)
Maybe in the past I faced your problem, too; however, I think it has been solved because I can do that now (I'm using MS Windows XP SP2).
You can get the latest version 2.45a. v2.43 still has the problem.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2010, 9:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-many-files-within-a-directory/9933/3 "2010-02-21T09:05:19Z")
Only 2.45b really fixes it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-many-files-within-a-directory/9933/4 "2026-02-09T12:22:11Z")