# \[X\] Problem with tag-\>filename on read-only media

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-with-tag-filename-on-read-only-media/2502
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [November 18, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-with-tag-filename-on-read-only-media/2502 "2005-11-18T07:41:33Z")
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### Author: ![Tiny\_Clanger](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Tiny\_Clanger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tiny_Clanger)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-with-tag-filename-on-read-only-media/2502/1 "2005-11-18T07:41:33Z")

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I have a CD full of MP3 files with no directory structure and correct tags, and wanted to copy them to the jukebox server with an Artist/Album/Track structure. I'm using version 2.33d.

However, using Tag-\>Filename to convert to _M:\%artist%\%album%$num(%track%,3) - %artist% - %title%_ fails when the original file is in a read-only location like a CD. mp3tag creates the artist and album directories, asks if it should remove read-only permission from the files, and then says the file could not be renamed.

Is mp3tag doing a copy-and-delete rather than a rename? Since the move involves going from one drive to another, a rename will fail.

Thanks

_[edit]_: gah! That was not a particularly helpful subject, now that I look at it...  
_[re-edit]_: wait, yes it was - because if I copy the files to C:\ and then do a convert to put them on M:, it works just fine. So it looks as if mp3tag's trying to change the file's name before moving it to the new location - doing the move before the name change would probably fix that 🙂

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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: [November 18, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-with-tag-filename-on-read-only-media/2502/2 "2005-11-18T11:41:05Z")

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Mp3tag doesn't copy files but renames files through the Tag - Filename converter.

No bug.

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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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: [December 28, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-with-tag-filename-on-read-only-media/2502/3 "2018-12-28T14:15:17Z")

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