# What does beets do with already existing .lrc files?

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**Created:** [September 30, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/what-does-beets-do-with-already-existing-lrc-files/2654 "2024-09-30T05:06:55Z")\
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beets won’t import files alongside your tracks (except maybe cover art?). There’s a couple of solutions in this thread for copying additional files into your library during import: [Extrafiles vs. copyartifacts plugin or something else for lyrics?](https://discourse.beets.io/t/extrafiles-vs-copyartifacts-plugin-or-something-else-for-lyrics/2171)

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