Unable to batch convert Flac library to mp3 without creating folders

[Richard Andrews]

Sound converter doesn't convert files without sub folders even when the option is unchecked in preferences. I've gone through this a few times, no matter what I try, it doesn't work.

[sezanzeb (sezanzeb)]

can't reproduce. Which version are you using?

[Richard Andrews (richard-andrews1)]

Version 3.0.2 on Linux Mint 20.0.3.

I needed to convert a Flac library containing folders to an mp3 library
without folders. Leaving the folder option unchecked didn’t work, it still
produced folders in the conversion process.

Richie

On Wed, 9 Mar 2022 at 21:05, sezanzeb <email address hidden> wrote:

> can't reproduce. Which version are you using?
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> Bug description:
> Sound converter doesn't convert files without sub folders even when
> the option is unchecked in preferences. I've gone through this a few
> times, no matter what I try, it doesn't work.
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[GautierPortet (kassoulet)]

This is a feature of SoundConverter.

If you drop files from different folders (ie. there is a / in the files list) and write to a destination folder, then we re-create the same tree on the destination.

You can bypass this by output to the input folder and move the files afterwards with a find command, or use a destination folder and set the create-folders option (folders will be then created according to each file tags)