Selecting a Location and Filename Structure

The Rip Music to This Location group displays the name of the folder that will be used to store the copied tracks. By default, this location is %UserProfile%\Music. To specify a different folder (for example, a folder on a partition with lots of free space), click Change and use the Browse for Folder dialog box to choose the new folder.

The default filenames that Windows Media Player generates for each copied track use the following structure:

Track_Number Song_Title.ext

Here, Track_Number is the song’s track number on the CD, Song_Title is the name of the song, and ext is the extension used by the recording format (such as WMA or MP3). Windows Media Player can also include additional data in the filename, ...

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