Can't delete album art files

[puddleglum]

I'm in windows explore trying to clean up my music folders. I don't use album art so I am trying to delete it but it just re-installs itself as soon as I delete it.
I found an old post about turning off some thing in the Library and about auto down loading stuff from the internet, I assume they were talking about WMP, but I'm in windows explore and I use Winamp Pro not WMP. [WMP is installed thought]

Any ideas out there?
Thanks!

 

[Dzomlija]

I'm in windows explore trying to clean up my music folders. I don't use album art so I am trying to delete it but it just re-installs itself as soon as I delete it.
I found an old post about turning off some thing in the Library and about auto down loading stuff from the internet, I assume they were talking about WMP, but I'm in windows explore and I use Winamp Pro not WMP. [WMP is installed thought]

Any ideas out there?
Thanks!

I'm assuming that you're using MP3 for your music, right? Part of the ID3v2 specification for tagging MP3 files includes embedded album art. This is why the album art keeps returning to your library, because Windows Explorer extracts (when available) the thumbnail to display directly from the MP3 file ID3v2 tag.

The only way I know how to stop this is to edit the tags of your MP3 files, and remove the embedded images.

Although I must point out that having the music show up in the library according to album, and recognizable cover art, does make the whole concept of a music library worth it...

 

[Arc]

Agree with Dzomliza , in all of his views .

I use Mp3tag - the universal Tag Editor (ID3v2, MP4, OGG, FLAC, ...) for editing metadata . Open your music with it , select individual or the whole album, and you will see the album art in the left pane bottom . Right click on it > Delete . Now save the result . Do the same for all the albums .

 

[puddleglum]

Dzomlija,

Thanks! It sounds like I need to adjust my rip settings then. I think I remember having a choice of being able to select how I wanted to save my files as far as tags go, I'll look into it.
As to "having the music show up in the library according to album". I have never had any problems, I guess I don't understand what you are referring to. Winamp displays every thing by artist if I select that, or by album if I select that, etc.. I really don't like the picture stuff, it takes up to much desktop real estate. I like the most info in the smallest footprint. [assembly language anyone?]
again, thanks for your help

 

[puddleglum]

Archie,
The tag editor sounds good, appreciate the feed back. I got it installed but there is no delete selection, the current version is remove or cut. After doing that the album art was still in the original folders but, they stay deleted after deleting them.

Thank you, very much

Agree with Dzomliza , in all of his views .

I use Mp3tag - the universal Tag Editor (ID3v2, MP4, OGG, FLAC, ...) for editing metadata . Open your music with it , select individual or the whole album, and you will see the album art in the left pane bottom . Right click on it > Delete . Now save the result . Do the same for all the albums .

 

[Dzomlija]

As to "having the music show up in the library according to album". I have never had any problems, I guess I don't understand what you are referring to.

A picture is worth 1000 words

This is how I have my Music Library configured in Windows Explorer:

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If you don't like Thumbnails view, you can alway switch to details:

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[puddleglum]

I had to laugh when I read that. What can I say, can't argue to much anyway I would use the detail view for sure. Actuall I don't use the library folders I just open my music player, in fact do you know how to get rid of the library folder? I should look for a utility program that would let me totally format the way windows explore window would look when it opens.

I guess you noticed my reply to Archie, so I'm up and running. This is an awesome forum. It is guys like you and Archie and the others, that make it that way.

Unlike CyberLink's PowerDirector 9 crew. I have been bantering back and forth waiting for there tech support for a month now. Just to get a [most likely] simple problem fixed. The last time they replied to me was to ask me for the same information that I all ready sent them. I'm about ready to reverse charges on my credit card and see if I can get it fixed that way. Anyway, thanks again

As to "having the music show up in the library according to album". I have never had any problems, I guess I don't understand what you are referring to.

A picture is worth 1000 words

This is how I have my Music Library configured in Windows Explorer:

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If you don't like Thumbnails view, you can alway switch to details:

View attachment 138127​

 

[Dzomlija]

I had to laugh when I read that. What can I say, can't argue to much anyway I would use the detail one for sure. But I don't use WMP. I guess you noticed my reply to Archie, so I'm up and running. This is an awesome forum. It is guys like you and Archie and the others, that make it that way.

We try our best here at Sevenforums. If there is anything else we can help with, you know where to go!

Unlike CyberLink's PowerDirector 9 crew. I have been waiting for there tech support for a month to get a [most likely] simple problem fixed and nothing. They keep asking me for the same information that I all ready sent them, but don't address the questions I'm asking. I'm about ready to reverse charges on my credit card and see if I can get it fixed that way. Anyway, thanks again

That happens alot, doesn't it? Where a company expects someone to use their software, but then falls short of providing decent support. Your own experience echos why I stopped using Cyberlink software entirely.

 

[allend66]

Archie,
The tag editor sounds good, appreciate the feed back. I got it installed but there is no delete selection, the current version is remove or cut. After doing that the album art was still in the original folders but, they stay deleted after deleting them.

Thank you, very much

Agree with Dzomliza , in all of his views .

I use Mp3tag - the universal Tag Editor (ID3v2, MP4, OGG, FLAC, ...) for editing metadata . Open your music with it , select individual or the whole album, and you will see the album art in the left pane bottom . Right click on it > Delete . Now save the result . Do the same for all the albums .

Hi there...

I can whole heartedly recommend Tagscanner - this can add / remove / extract album art along with all other id3 tagging. It's free and very good.

 

[GemmaR]

I have a problem myself with this kind of stuff: my music folder contains various and different mp3, each one of them has its own cover picture embedded in the tag.
Unfortunately the system has decided to pick one of those tags (random) and make a "folder.jpg" and an "albumartsmall.jpg" out of it.
This happened the moment I inserted album art in the files tags.
No matter how many times I remove those 2 files (which makes no sense having in this folder): they always reappear.
Is there a way I can avoid it, without having to remove all album art from each file?

Thanks

 

[noobvious]

I have a problem myself with this kind of stuff: my music folder contains various and different mp3, each one of them has its own cover picture embedded in the tag.
Unfortunately the system has decided to pick one of those tags (random) and make a "folder.jpg" and an "albumartsmall.jpg" out of it.
This happened the moment I inserted album art in the files tags.
No matter how many times I remove those 2 files (which makes no sense having in this folder): they always reappear.
Is there a way I can avoid it, without having to remove all album art from each file?

Thanks

Where are you seeing these images exactly?

 

[GemmaR]

Inside the generic "Music" folder.
My OS is set to show hiddens and systems files, otherwise it would be hidden.

 

[noobvious]

Inside the generic "Music" folder.
My OS is set to show hiddens and systems files, otherwise it would be hidden.

Interesting. Which music program(s) are you using? And are these files you've ripped yourself, or bought online?

 

[GemmaR]

Inside the generic "Music" folder.
My OS is set to show hiddens and systems files, otherwise it would be hidden.

Interesting. Which music program(s) are you using? And are these files you've ripped yourself, or bought online?

Program for playing? None, I usually transfer them to my Creative player, practically never listen to music from my pc.
Some I ripped, some I bought, some I ... borrowed

Yesterday I decided to give them all an album art tag, I used Tag&Rename to do it.
Funny thing is:
most of the files are stored in separate folders like
Music\artist\album
so to have a folder for each artist, inside of which there's a folder for each album.
Outside this "system", directly in the music folder, are all of those single songs, like miscellaneus.

The reappearing of this 2 jpg files only happens in the "music" folder. Inside any album folder it doesn't!
I can erase the folderart file and so it will be.

Ain't it strange? :huh:

 

[noobvious]

Inside the generic "Music" folder.
My OS is set to show hiddens and systems files, otherwise it would be hidden.

Interesting. Which music program(s) are you using? And are these files you've ripped yourself, or bought online?

Program for playing? None, I usually transfer them to my Creative player, practically never listen to music from my pc.
Some I ripped, some I bought, some I ... borrowed

Yesterday I decided to give them all an album art tag, I used Tag&Rename to do it.
Funny thing is:
most of the files are stored in separate folders like
Music\artist\album
so to have a folder for each artist, inside of which there's a folder for each album.
Outside this "system", directly in the music folder, are all of those single songs, like miscellaneus.

The reappearing of this 2 jpg files only happens in the "music" folder. Inside any album folder it doesn't!
I can erase the folderart file and so it will be.

Ain't it strange? :huh:

First things first.....do you have a backup of them?
If you have them safely backed up, then I would think that if they are also in the artist and album folders, then you should be able to just delete the single songs that are in the main music folder. That would solve the problem, I would think.

 

[GemmaR]

Interesting. Which music program(s) are you using? And are these files you've ripped yourself, or bought online?

Program for playing? None, I usually transfer them to my Creative player, practically never listen to music from my pc.
Some I ripped, some I bought, some I ... borrowed

Yesterday I decided to give them all an album art tag, I used Tag&Rename to do it.
Funny thing is:
most of the files are stored in separate folders like
Music\artist\album
so to have a folder for each artist, inside of which there's a folder for each album.
Outside this "system", directly in the music folder, are all of those single songs, like miscellaneus.

The reappearing of this 2 jpg files only happens in the "music" folder. Inside any album folder it doesn't!
I can erase the folderart file and so it will be.

Ain't it strange? :huh:

First things first.....do you have a backup of them?
If you have them safely backed up, then I would think that if they are also in the artist and album folders, then you should be able to just delete the single songs that are in the main music folder. That would solve the problem, I would think.

I don't get it: why a backup?
No, maybe I explained it badly: in the artist\album folders are only the worthy ones; the others, spread in the music folder, are like the "loose" ones.

 

[noobvious]

Program for playing? None, I usually transfer them to my Creative player, practically never listen to music from my pc.
Some I ripped, some I bought, some I ... borrowed

Yesterday I decided to give them all an album art tag, I used Tag&Rename to do it.
Funny thing is:
most of the files are stored in separate folders like
Music\artist\album
so to have a folder for each artist, inside of which there's a folder for each album.
Outside this "system", directly in the music folder, are all of those single songs, like miscellaneus.

The reappearing of this 2 jpg files only happens in the "music" folder. Inside any album folder it doesn't!
I can erase the folderart file and so it will be.

Ain't it strange? :huh:

First things first.....do you have a backup of them?
If you have them safely backed up, then I would think that if they are also in the artist and album folders, then you should be able to just delete the single songs that are in the main music folder. That would solve the problem, I would think.

I don't get it: why a backup?
No, maybe I explained it badly: in the artist\album folders are only the worthy ones; the others, spread in the music folder, are like the "loose" ones.

I only suggested a backup just in case in deleting something you lost them all, both good and bad. Better safe than sorry, right?

But yes, if the good ones are safely in the album folder, then I think you'd be safe just deleting those loose ones in the main music folder. I'm not familiar with Tag & Rename( I use MP3Tag) but it's possible those are simply extra copies created by T&R that you don't need at all.

 

[GemmaR]

First things first.....do you have a backup of them?
If you have them safely backed up, then I would think that if they are also in the artist and album folders, then you should be able to just delete the single songs that are in the main music folder. That would solve the problem, I would think.

I don't get it: why a backup?
No, maybe I explained it badly: in the artist\album folders are only the worthy ones; the others, spread in the music folder, are like the "loose" ones.

I only suggested a backup just in case in deleting something you lost them all, both good and bad. Better safe than sorry, right?

But yes, if the good ones are safely in the album folder, then I think you'd be safe just deleting those loose ones in the main music folder. I'm not familiar with Tag & Rename( I use MP3Tag) but it's possible those are simply extra copies created by T&R that you don't need at all.

ehm... sorry, but for the third time I have to repeat it:
they are not the same files!

Major artists have their own folders, with complete albums, but others, of which I barely have 1 song, are loose in the generic music folder.
I hope this makes it clearer now, there's no double, no extra copies.
Tag&Rename works just fine in editing files tags, that's all it does.

 

[noobvious]

I don't get it: why a backup?
No, maybe I explained it badly: in the artist\album folders are only the worthy ones; the others, spread in the music folder, are like the "loose" ones.

I only suggested a backup just in case in deleting something you lost them all, both good and bad. Better safe than sorry, right?

But yes, if the good ones are safely in the album folder, then I think you'd be safe just deleting those loose ones in the main music folder. I'm not familiar with Tag & Rename( I use MP3Tag) but it's possible those are simply extra copies created by T&R that you don't need at all.

ehm... sorry, but for the third time I have to repeat it:
they are not the same files!

Major artists have their own folders, with complete albums, but others, of which I barely have 1 song, are loose in the generic music folder.
I hope this makes it clearer now, there's no double, no extra copies.
Tag&Rename works just fine in editing files tags, that's all it does.

Ah, I see now....forgive me, I've not been awake for very long.
What if you made a sub-folder for single songs like that...would the extra art images still appear?

 

[Arc]

Being curious, I searched in my music folders ; with unhiding protected OS files , folder.jpg and albumartsmall.jpg are present in all the subfolders ..... even in a folder I have got this : AlbumArt_{008DDEDC-574F-47B8-A3AF-5EBF5C9942DC}_Large .

I guess they are needed for tagging an album art (as putting a jpeg file in a folder and renaming it as Folder.jpg, we often do, to make it the only displaying item in the folder, and then manually hiding it). If I shift to the recommending option to hied the protected OS files , they are not visible at all ..... so better keep those as they are .