# Using MP3Tag to Move Files, Extract Folder.jpg question **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 3, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693 "2013-05-03T12:14:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Trapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trapper)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/1 "2013-05-03T12:14:58Z")
Just in the process of migrating all my music over to another server with bigger capacity. I have all my music as flac and all tracks have embedded cover art. I also in some of my folders have the cover as folder.jpg too. and sub-folders for other artwork. So i'm moving 9.3Tb worth of files and maybe 20,000+ folders. I'm using MP3Tag to move all my files, mainly because by using a custom Action group i get all the files in the same naming format, therefore it makes it easier to spot when i get a duplicate album from somewhere. It also helps to clean up the mistakes i've made late one night too. I want each folder to have a cover art file as folder.jpg. Question: Is there a query or command to check to see if i already have a folder.jpg file in the directory before i automatically extract another one? Currently i have to manually make a decision on in windows 7 (overwrite, rename of ignore) and this is means i can't set and forget as it waits for a decision and mouse click before moving on. Of course i could actually look and decide on each folder, but i like to process about 100Gig at once. The commands i use in the action group are: format value "\_FILENAME":%track%.%Title% format value "\_DIRECTORY":G:\Lossless\_ALBUMS\%artist%\%Year% - %Album% export cover to file "folder" All this or a variant for compilations , classical or CDS works brilliantly. But is there a way of asking "if file "folder" exists then don't export file? You will notice i prefer to move the entire folder with subfolders intact to keep all the artwork files in a subfolder. So just moving the files with a format command of G:\Lossless\_ALBUMS\%artist%\%year% - %album%\%track%.%title% only works if there are no other files in the folder i want but the .flac ones. I hope i've explained myself clearly enough Thanks all the Gurus out there... You might ask why i want folder.jpg when its already embedded into every file? well i think that the album flipper in xbmc loads so much faster with a cover image file. ---
**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 3, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/2 "2013-05-03T16:35:40Z")
> [@Trapper](#): > > ...Question: > Is there a query or command to check to see if i already have a folder.jpg file in the directory before i automatically extract another one? > .. In the export cover action there is a checkbox "Export duplicates" which in the end leads to files like folder(1).jpg, folder(2).jpg So if you export more or less all embbeded album arts and then search for folder(\*.jpg and delete these files you will end up with only folder.jpg. Which, in a way, is a brute force approach. ---
**Author:** ![ginjaninja](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@ginjaninja](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ginjaninja)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 9:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/3 "2013-05-08T09:25:56Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > In the export cover action there is a checkbox "Export duplicates" which in the end leads to files like folder(1).jpg, folder(2).jpg > So if you export more or less all embbeded album arts and then search for folder(\*.jpg and delete these files you will end up with only folder.jpg. > Which, in a way, is a brute force approach. I too want folder.jpgs to move with album when i move its location on the filesystem, but i do not use embeded artwork; maybe there is a specific mp3tag action which has the effect of using an OS move 'type' command on a folder? ---
**Author:** ![Trapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Trapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trapper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/4 "2013-05-08T09:40:23Z")
> [@ginjaninja](#): > > I too want folder.jpgs to move with album when i move its location on the filesystem, but i do not use embeded artwork; maybe there is a specific mp3tag action which has the effect of using an OS move 'type' command on a folder? Use the format value "\_DIRECTORY" to move the whole folder and its contents. see the commands i posted in my earlier enquiry. ---
**Author:** ![Trapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Trapper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trapper)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 9:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/5 "2013-05-08T09:45:12Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > In the export cover action there is a checkbox "Export duplicates" which in the end leads to files like folder(1).jpg, folder(2).jpg > So if you export more or less all embbeded album arts and then search for folder(\*.jpg and delete these files you will end up with only folder.jpg. > Which, in a way, is a brute force approach. as far as i'm aware the export cover action can't be added to a custom action group, so thats not a possibility, what i really want is an automated check to see if folder.jpg is present before trying to extract another. ---
**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 8, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/6 "2013-05-08T10:55:27Z")
> [@Trapper](#): > > as far as i'm aware the export cover action can't be added to a custom action group, ... Well, this does not match my experience. Here is an example of a custom action group that exports the covers to two filenames Begin Action Group Action #1 _Actiontype 13:_ **Export cover image to file** _Formatstring for image filename:_ **%album%** [X] Export duplicate cover images Action #2 _Actiontype 13:_ **Export cover image to file** _Formatstring for image filename:_ **folder** [\_] Export duplicate cover images End Action Group (2 Actions) ---
**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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-to-move-files-extract-folder-jpg-question/14693/7 "2026-02-09T12:24:28Z")
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