# Request: Disc number optional

**URL:** <https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886>\
**Category:** MusicBrainz Picard\
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886 "2020-03-09T08:13:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Deleted\_Editor\_1801019](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/deleted_editor_1801019/32/32938_2.png) [@Deleted\_Editor\_1801019](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Deleted_Editor_1801019)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886/1 "2020-03-09T08:13:50Z")

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I would like to submit a request for a new option for future versions of Picard:

When only one medium exists, I would like to omit tags for DISC NUMBER and TOTAL DISCS. IMHO for a single disc I don’t need to tag the number “1” as I feel it is implied.

Making this optional in settings would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/ivandobsky/32/11785_2.png) [@IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/IvanDobsky)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886/2 "2020-03-09T10:02:47Z")

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That should be something a script can easily achieve for you.

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**Author:** ![Kid\_Devine](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/kid_devine/32/17561_2.png) [@Kid\_Devine](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Kid_Devine)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886/3 "2020-03-09T10:17:17Z")

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Go to Options \> Scripting, and try this:

```taggerscript
$if($eq(%totaldiscs%,1),$unset(discnumber)$unset(totaldiscs))
```

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**Author:** ![IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/ivandobsky/32/11785_2.png) [@IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/IvanDobsky)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886/4 "2020-03-09T20:21:46Z")

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Beautiful in its simplicity there @Kid_Devine 🥳

@Jorgosch this example shows you don’t need to wait for a Picard dev to add a rare feature. So much can be added yourself thanks to tricks like this. Though to truly get this one to work as you need you’ll want to also have the “_clear existing tags_” tickbox ticked so as not to keep the old values of these tags.

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**Author:** ![jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/jesus2099/32/36_2.png) [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/request-disc-number-optional/466886/5 "2025-03-18T11:44:40Z")

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> [@Remove disc number tag](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/remove-disc-number-tag/182970):
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> Is it possible to have picard only tag the disc numbers of an album if there is more than one disc? thanks for the help.