# Opening multiple files at once

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opening-multiple-files-at-once/12698
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [November 15, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opening-multiple-files-at-once/12698 "2011-11-15T20:29:14Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opening-multiple-files-at-once/12698/2 "2011-11-16T09:08:57Z")

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> [@Apsconcaus](#):
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> ... it's currently possible to open a single music file in Mp3tag by dragging the file over the Mp3tag icon. However, if you drag 2 or more music files over the Mp3tag icon, it will open the program, but display only one of those files. Would it be possible to make it so that if you drag multiple files onto the icon, Mp3tag would open with all of those files ready for editing? ...

You can try the attached command file "Mp3tag File Launcher.cmd".  
Drag one file or a group of files or folders onto the icon of the command file.  
The command file will launch Mp3tag with the selected items.

Be aware, the system may give a warning message, when the list of selected filenames is too big and does not fit into the CMD.exe's commandline. Then load smaller groups of files.  
Good luck!

[Mp3tag\_File\_Launcher.cmd.txt](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/1/155805e54897de2d4896ea48bf25a9f013c3712b.txt) (1009 Bytes)  
In order to work with the command file remove the ".txt" extension.

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See also ...  
_To create a text listfile of filepathes and/or folderpathes per "Drag and Drop" you can use the attached command file "Make Listfile of Files and Folders.cmd". Simply "Drag and Drop" selected files and/or folders onto the icon of the command script._  
Make\_Listfile\_of\_Files\_and\_Folders.cmd  
_To launch Mp3tag using the previously created listfile you can use the attached command file "Mp3tag Listfile Launcher.cmd". Simply "Drag and Drop" the listfile onto the icon of the command script and Mp3tag will start and load all entries._  
Mp3tag\_Listfile\_Launcher.cmd  
[Command-line load of multiple directories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10860/10)

Folder "drag and drop" cmd script (nearly the same as the "Mp3tag File Launcher.cmd" from this post).  
Mp3tag\_Folder\_Launcher.cmd  
[Command-line load of multiple directories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10860/7)

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[Mp3tag\_File\_Launcher.cmd.txt](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/1/155805e54897de2d4896ea48bf25a9f013c3712b.txt) (1009 Bytes)

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