# Windows XP context menu & auto select-all when loading a directory

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-xp-context-menu-auto-select-all-when-loading-a-directory/15738>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-xp-context-menu-auto-select-all-when-loading-a-directory/15738 "2014-05-15T18:06:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![acidbearboy](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/acidbearboy/32/16648_2.png) [@acidbearboy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acidbearboy)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-xp-context-menu-auto-select-all-when-loading-a-directory/15738/1 "2014-05-15T18:06:09Z")

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Hi, these are two features that would make using mp3tag easier for me but I could not see the relevant options for them in the tools menu. Are they available?

1. Right click on a file in Windows Explorer (XP) with an option to open the directory in mp3tag.

2. Automatically have all files selected when loading a directory into mp3tag.

I am using v2.59a and Windows XP. Thanks

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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:** [May 15, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-xp-context-menu-auto-select-all-when-loading-a-directory/15738/2 "2014-05-15T18:40:34Z")

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> [@acidbearboy](#):
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> ... 2. Automatically have all files selected when loading a directory into mp3tag. ...

This is not possible, instead use shortcut [Ctrl+A] or use the menu to select all entries in the list view at once.

> [@acidbearboy](#):
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> ... 1. Right click on a file in Windows Explorer (XP) with an option to open the directory in mp3tag. ...

You can do a secondary mouse click on a folder in the windows explorer and open this folder in Mp3tag.

There is also the option to do a secondary mouse click and load one file from the explorer, then apply a Mp3tag tool command to load the entire folder ... or simply use the shortcut [Ctrl+D] and [OK].

All together now ... in Windows explorer on a selected media file ... press ...  
[Shift+F10]  
[3]  
[Ctrl+D]  
[OK]  
[Ctrl+A]  
... and you get what you want.

DD.20140515.2250.CEST

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**Author:** ![acidbearboy](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/acidbearboy/32/16648_2.png) [@acidbearboy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acidbearboy)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-xp-context-menu-auto-select-all-when-loading-a-directory/15738/3 "2014-05-15T19:15:30Z")

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Thanks, Ctrl+D is very useful!

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-xp-context-menu-auto-select-all-when-loading-a-directory/15738/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:03Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC