# Trying to change directory but nothing happends

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250 "2019-04-26T08:21:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![snowbiker1953](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@snowbiker1953](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/snowbiker1953)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250/1 "2019-04-26T08:21:14Z")

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When change the directory (or add one) to see the list of mp3s in a folder, nothing happens and the list is not populated. So can't select an mp3 file to work on, what am I doing wrong?

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**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:** [April 26, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250/2 "2019-04-26T08:23:50Z")

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if you select a new directory from within MP3tag, you get the standard windows dialogue to open a folder. This dialogue shows as selectable objects only folders, no files.  
So if you want to edit a single file, drag&drop it from an Explorer window.  
Otherwise, select the folder and all files in this folder and possibly the sub-folders get loaded.

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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:** [April 26, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250/3 "2019-04-26T08:39:37Z")

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And if you're already doing all that, you can check if the Filter is enabled via F3 or "View \> Filter".

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**Author:** ![snowbiker1953](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@snowbiker1953](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/snowbiker1953)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250/4 "2019-04-26T14:11:18Z")

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I was selecting the folder, it was some text in the filter at the bottom, that I hadn't put there, that was causing the issue!

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**Author:** ![snowbiker1953](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@snowbiker1953](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/snowbiker1953)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250/5 "2019-04-26T14:13:53Z")

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Yes, it was some text in the filter that was stopping the folder loading. I hadn't put the text there so never thought to delete it but once I did, the files in the folder loaded. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-change-directory-but-nothing-happends/45250/6 "2019-05-26T14:14:00Z")

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