# Bug Reports

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/bug-reports/21.md?page=29

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## [\[F\] remapping of ITUNESCOMPILATION in 2.46d column information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-remapping-of-itunescompilation-in-2-46d-column-information/11028)

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**Author:** [@djs777](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djs777)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-remapping-of-itunescompilation-in-2-46d-column-information/11028 "2010-11-01T11:49:09Z")

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When I looked at how my column display information changed as a result of the tag name changes, I noticed that my ITUNESCOMPILATION column had been remapped to %podcast% instead of %compilation% as indicated in the relea…

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## [\[X\] possible mishandling of backslashes in tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-possible-mishandling-of-backslashes-in-tags/8822)

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**Author:** [@DonEstefan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DonEstefan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-possible-mishandling-of-backslashes-in-tags/8822 "2010-10-27T18:23:46Z")

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Problem description: “Tags to filename” function creates folders when tags contain a \\ (backslash) Example: artist: yyy title: zzz\\zzz Using the “tag to filename” option with a “%artist%-%title%” format-string - I’d…

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## [\[X\] v2.46c resets all custom settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-46c-resets-all-custom-settings/11009)

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**Author:** [@jgt1942](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jgt1942)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-46c-resets-all-custom-settings/11009 "2010-10-25T21:43:41Z")

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I thought I had reported this issue but I cannot find it in the forum. I recently installed v2.46c and notices that all my custom settings in File \> Options were reset to the default values. IMHO this is wrong! The opti…

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## [Saves bitmap file with .JPG extension as image/jpeg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saves-bitmap-file-with-jpg-extension-as-image-jpeg/10939)

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**Author:** [@JoostM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JoostM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saves-bitmap-file-with-jpg-extension-as-image-jpeg/10939 "2010-10-20T16:18:57Z")

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I had a cover file with a .jpg extension. For some reason, it really was a BMP file - the first two bytes were 'BM'. mp3tag displays this file without problem, so it doesn't care much about the file extension, but it doe…

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## [Cover art copy/paste processes image](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-copy-paste-processes-image/10945)

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**Author:** [@joppe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joppe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-copy-paste-processes-image/10945 "2010-10-20T13:03:59Z")

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right click -\> copy (or cut) cover from a track that has one select another track, right click -\> paste cover (save) compare the size of the image on the original and the copy - surely they should be identical, but the…

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## [\[X\] Cover Art gets bigger in kb when importing from clipboard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-art-gets-bigger-in-kb-when-importing-from-clipboard/9422)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-art-gets-bigger-in-kb-when-importing-from-clipboard/9422 "2010-10-15T12:07:05Z")

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Hi, I noticed that cover art gets bigger in size (more than twice) when I import it from Clipboard rather than tagging it directly from external sources or from a local file. It seems to me, that the imported JPGs are …

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## [\[X\] Using 0 as track number causes write failure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-0-as-track-number-causes-write-failure/10930)

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**Author:** [@JHL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JHL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-0-as-track-number-causes-write-failure/10930 "2010-10-11T11:26:18Z")

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I have a CD with a track hidden in the pregap area. I extracted that tracked and saved it in the directory with all other tracks. Since I did not want to renumber all the other tracks, I chose 0 as the number of the new …

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## [\[F\] "www" tag is not read & written correctly in v 2.46b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-www-tag-is-not-read-written-correctly-in-v-2-46b/10749)

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**Author:** [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-www-tag-is-not-read-written-correctly-in-v-2-46b/10749 "2010-09-26T18:13:24Z")

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The “www” tag causes massive problems at the newest mp3tag version (2.46b)! In ID3v2.3-Tags www-tags are not read by mp3tag. Even with files which I have tagged with an earlier version of mp3tag (most of my files). The …

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## [Year tag gets split in two when converting from ID3v2.3 to ID3v2.4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-gets-split-in-two-when-converting-from-id3v2-3-to-id3v2-4/10867)

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**Author:** [@zilgaf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zilgaf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-gets-split-in-two-when-converting-from-id3v2-3-to-id3v2-4/10867 "2010-09-25T18:27:45Z")

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Hello, I use MusicBrainz Picard and Mp3tag. Well, Picard saves tags as 2.4, but I used to convert them back to 2.3 for compatibility reasons. Many of my albums have a yyyy-mm-dd format in their YEAR tag (saved by Picar…

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## [\[X\] Changing tag names deletes tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-changing-tag-names-deletes-tags/10856)

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**Author:** [@DazBYorks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DazBYorks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-changing-tag-names-deletes-tags/10856 "2010-09-24T06:23:40Z")

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Hi, Version: 2.46b Format: FLAC I had some tags named “ARTIST SORT” and when changing the name to “ARTISTSORT” unexpectedly resulted in the tags being deleted completely. I had multiple files selected. EDIT: I suspec…

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## [\[X\] Problem to connect with proxy](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-to-connect-with-proxy/10784)

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**Author:** [@jeanbraye](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jeanbraye)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-to-connect-with-proxy/10784 "2010-09-23T17:33:48Z")

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It seams to be imposssible to connect to freedb, amazon or music brain with a proxy. I have filled the informations in the options for the network connection but it doesn’t work. Is it a bug, or any trick to do this ?

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## [\[X\] Discogs returns 404 error in version 2.46a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-discogs-returns-404-error-in-version-2-46a/10829)

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**Author:** [@Nodd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nodd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-discogs-returns-404-error-in-version-2-46a/10829 "2010-09-19T20:58:38Z")

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On Windows XP, trying to use discogs.com returns the message “error connecting to server: www.discogs.com \>\> Not Found (404)”. http://www.discogs.com/ works fine in my browser…

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## [\[X\] 2.46b install deletes actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-2-46b-install-deletes-actions/10824)

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**Author:** [@mhuessy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mhuessy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-2-46b-install-deletes-actions/10824 "2010-09-18T12:54:11Z")

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2.46b install deleted actions It has never happened to me before; maybe it was a fluke. But suddenly several work-months spread over many years was just gone. Being on the road didn’t make it more fun Anyway, if it is …

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## [\[X\] Album Artist gets added as BAND](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-album-artist-gets-added-as-band/10697)

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**Author:** [@BrunoReX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BrunoReX)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-album-artist-gets-added-as-band/10697 "2010-08-26T03:19:23Z")

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I don’t know if this is intended, but the Album Artist field adds the tag as BAND and not ALBUM ARTIST. If you go to extended tags you can see that. I use foobar2000 and the BAND tag gets recognised as a custom tag (the…

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## [\[F\] Not responding after trying to change directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-not-responding-after-trying-to-change-directory/8837)

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**Author:** [@woodfold](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/woodfold)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-not-responding-after-trying-to-change-directory/8837 "2010-08-10T21:21:19Z")

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After right-clicking on a folder and sending it to Mp3tag, Mp3tag opens and displays files normally. I can do any process on the files I want, but if I click on the “change directory” button, Mp3tag hangs and becomes non…

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## [Issue with very, very long unsyncedlyrics tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-very-very-long-unsyncedlyrics-tag/10623)

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**Author:** [@neothe0ne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/neothe0ne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-very-very-long-unsyncedlyrics-tag/10623 "2010-07-08T11:07:31Z")

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If you save the tag "UNSYNCEDLYRICS" with: Ajikdo na geudaereul ijji mothae 아직도 다 그대를 잊지 못해 I Never forget boy Never forget boy boy boy He eojinji beolsseo myeot nyeoni jinatneunji molla 헤어진 지 벌써 몇 년이 지났는지 몰라 Geudae sa…

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## [TIME, SIZE fields map to TXXX](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/time-size-fields-map-to-txxx/10622)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/time-size-fields-map-to-txxx/10622 "2010-07-08T03:20:05Z")

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There are TIME and TSIZ fields in the ID3 spec but Mp3tag writes to TXXX fields instead. These fields are not listed in the help page list of supported fields TIME SIZE ITUNESMEDIATYPE TVEPISODE TVEPISODEID TVNETW…

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## [\[F\] $mid bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-mid-bug/10592)

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**Author:** [@fcampbel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fcampbel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-mid-bug/10592 "2010-06-26T17:36:55Z")

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The popup list of functions in the Format String box shows “$mid(x,n,i)”. The string inserted by selecting it is “$mid(x,n,i)” but the instructions show “$mid(x,i,n)”

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## [\[X\] In ID3v2.4 covers are broken](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-in-id3v2-4-covers-are-broken/10562)

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**Author:** [@Powerprobot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Powerprobot)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-in-id3v2-4-covers-are-broken/10562 "2010-06-21T16:59:03Z")

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If I generated ID3v2.4 Tags with covers, so these covers are broken. The covers are not recognize by my Samsung Jet device and not recognize in the Windows-Explorer-context-menu with XnView-Extension, or show it broken (…

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## [Specifying current directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/specifying-current-directory/10535)

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**Author:** [@karl\_w\_w](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/karl_w_w)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/specifying-current-directory/10535 "2010-06-12T08:14:10Z")

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When using the tag to filename function, if you start with a backslash (eg. \\%track%), the preview function will show it putting that file in current working directory (as I'd expect). However when you actually go ahead …

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## [Please don't silently ignore file rename errors!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dont-silently-ignore-file-rename-errors/10532)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-dont-silently-ignore-file-rename-errors/10532 "2010-06-11T20:33:44Z")

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This action Format value "\_FILENAME": .\\$regexp(%\_filename%,'\\\[0','\\\[from TLIB-0') performed on a file in the current directory should fail - but instead Mp3tag ignores the .\\ ! This caused much damage here, by delay…

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## [\[X\] Opening MP3 folders from SpeedCommander](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-opening-mp3-folders-from-speedcommander/10510)

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**Author:** [@adrian\_vg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/adrian_vg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-opening-mp3-folders-from-speedcommander/10510 "2010-06-06T07:06:32Z")

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Opening mp3-folders from Windows Explorer works fine with most any version of mp3tag. Mp3tag v2.45 also works with my preferred file manager SpeedCommander. I recently upgraded Mp3tag to v2.46. In this version, opening …

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## [\[X\] Weird values for ITUNNORM field at M4A files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-weird-values-for-itunnorm-field-at-m4a-files/7853)

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**Author:** [@TechUser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TechUser)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-weird-values-for-itunnorm-field-at-m4a-files/7853 "2010-05-17T09:50:46Z")

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btw, I don’t know if this is incorrect, but when displaying ITUNNORMAL as a column (%itunnormal%) on m4a files, it repeats the same 8-digit value ten times. (I don’t know or care about this value, except to make sure i…

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## [\[X\] Mp3tag 2.46a crash under Wine (Linux)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-2-46a-crash-under-wine-linux/10177)

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**Author:** [@ronm99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ronm99)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-2-46a-crash-under-wine-linux/10177 "2010-05-10T19:09:09Z")

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I’m running 2.46a on Linux under wine (never had any problem until now). V 2.45a worked perfectly. When I try to modify a field in the right panel, mp3tag crashes. I can edit the item, when I press return to finish a wi…

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## [\[X\] Hitting return in "Edit tag info" dialog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-hitting-return-in-edit-tag-info-dialog/10413)

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**Author:** [@Cookie\_Monster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cookie_Monster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-hitting-return-in-edit-tag-info-dialog/10413 "2010-05-10T07:28:46Z")

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I guess since 2.46 it has become impossible to add newlines in the edit tag info dialog. Hitting return in the value box will now close the whole dialog as if the Ok button was pressed.

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## [When copying UNSYNCEDLYRICS from mp3 to \[other type\], "eng||" is not removed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-copying-unsyncedlyrics-from-mp3-to-other-type-eng-is-not-removed/10402)

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**Author:** [@neothe0ne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/neothe0ne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-copying-unsyncedlyrics-from-mp3-to-other-type-eng-is-not-removed/10402 "2010-05-07T23:41:50Z")

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When copying tags from an mp3 to another filetype, say m4a, the UNSYNCEDLYRICS tag field still keeps the "eng||" from the mp3. While that won't show up in the lyrics for mp3 files, when viewing lyrics for the m4a those …

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## [\[X\] Handling of disc# / track# in MP4-file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-handling-of-disc-track-in-mp4-file/10365)

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**Author:** [@Hamsen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hamsen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-handling-of-disc-track-in-mp4-file/10365 "2010-04-30T06:07:30Z")

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If I enter 8/15 in the track field and 3/8 in the disknumber field, the values are correctly stored in the atoms. But when I view the fields, only the track/disc# are displayed, not the “of” value. Regards Thomas

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## [\[X\] APEv1 ANSI value not showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-apev1-ansi-value-not-showing/10325)

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**Author:** [@roytam1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/roytam1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-apev1-ansi-value-not-showing/10325 "2010-04-28T14:09:18Z")

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I have a huge collections of APE files which use MakeAPL to create APL files for playing in Winamp. I noticed that APEv1 tag created by MAkeAPL uses ANSI but not UTF-8 to store tag value and MP3Tag makes these field bec…

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## [\[X\] Mp3tag Does Not Read These Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-does-not-read-these-tags/10320)

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**Author:** [@Nighted](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nighted)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-does-not-read-these-tags/10320 "2010-04-21T14:40:56Z")

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Yeah, so I noticed some things I wanted to change in the tags of today’s Alex Jones show when listening in foobar, so I open my trusty Mp3tag and, uh, there are no tags displayed! I think it has something to do with APE…

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## [\[X\] \\\\ to null conversion for mutiple folder selection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-to-null-conversion-for-mutiple-folder-selection/10216)

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**Author:** [@beebeeee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beebeeee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-to-null-conversion-for-mutiple-folder-selection/10216 "2010-04-13T10:06:29Z")

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I searched for “null” in the forum and did not find a post relating to this problem: If you choose a folder that has mutiple sub-folders and then make a global change (ctrl-a then alt-5) to add \\ to tags, when you subse…

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