# General Discussion

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## [Recently Opened Playlists Dialog Box / Simple "Save Playlist" Command](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recently-opened-playlists-dialog-box-simple-save-playlist-command/56439)

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**Author:** [@KaeptnNuss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KaeptnNuss)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recently-opened-playlists-dialog-box-simple-save-playlist-command/56439 "2022-03-11T15:59:17Z")

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I work a lot with playlists, and I would love to see a "recently opened playlist" dialog box/dropdown menu when I click on the "Load Playlist" icon. Related to that, I would also like to be able to have a simple "Save" b…

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## [Auto Import artwork from folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-import-artwork-from-folder/56644)

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**Author:** [@Cafony](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cafony)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-import-artwork-from-folder/56644 "2022-03-09T16:37:33Z")

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Hello Can you make a check box for import artwork from inside folder mp3 files? Take a look at iamage Thanks \[ \]

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## [Auto-numbering wizard feature request: (Disc #) of (Total number of discs) instead of (Disc #) /(Total number of discs). Also good for track numbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-wizard-feature-request-disc-of-total-number-of-discs-instead-of-disc-total-number-of-discs-also-good-for-track-numbering/56590)

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**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-wizard-feature-request-disc-of-total-number-of-discs-instead-of-disc-total-number-of-discs-also-good-for-track-numbering/56590 "2022-03-04T23:19:16Z")

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I love the auto-numbering wizard! It is an awesome tool. However, it always uses forward slashes to indicate the numerator and denominator. iTunes seems to want this to be presented with an " of " like disc 2 of 10 and …

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## [(Feature Request) Confirmation Dialog for Drag & Drops, CRTL B. Saving after editing through column browser without having to click item again](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-confirmation-dialog-for-drag-drops-crtl-b-saving-after-editing-through-column-browser-without-having-to-click-item-again/56559)

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**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-confirmation-dialog-for-drag-drops-crtl-b-saving-after-editing-through-column-browser-without-having-to-click-item-again/56559 "2022-03-04T22:58:36Z")

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So, I was working on my 85K files and I mistakenly moved my mouse while selecting and item which resulted in that item dragging and dropping and MP3tag removing all files, except that one file. I did not even know we cou…

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## [Auto numbering clears other non-saved changes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-clears-other-non-saved-changes/13636)

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**Author:** [@Om\_Audio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Om_Audio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-clears-other-non-saved-changes/13636 "2022-03-04T19:42:10Z")

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Would be nice to change album name, add artwork, auto-number- then save at the end auto-numbering resets any unsaved changes at this point- cheers

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## [MP3 Player for listen files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-for-listen-files/56576)

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**Author:** [@Cafony](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cafony)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-player-for-listen-files/56576 "2022-03-03T19:20:27Z")

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Sometimes you are naming your mp3 But you need just to leasen to the music to name it Please add play mp3 option Thanks

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## [Idea: Type in first letter, jump to first entry](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idea-type-in-first-letter-jump-to-first-entry/19756)

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**Author:** [@Mikeez](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mikeez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idea-type-in-first-letter-jump-to-first-entry/19756 "2022-02-26T21:23:06Z")

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So I love the feature when sorting by filename where I can type the first letter (or 2 or 3) of the file I’m looking for and the program will jump me to the first entry that matches that letter or those letters. But I’v…

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## [Feature Request: Multiple Instance](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-multiple-instance/56156)

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**Author:** [@jewahe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jewahe)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-multiple-instance/56156 "2022-02-22T19:10:46Z")

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Periodically, I need to handle a couple of different instances of MP3TAG...I might be working on my main collection, while working on a temporary collection. Would it be possible to enable the ability to have multiple in…

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## [Trying to perform a search of my files for a specific word/sequence](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-perform-a-search-of-my-files-for-a-specific-word-sequence/56405)

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**Author:** [@C21Mac01832](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/C21Mac01832)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-perform-a-search-of-my-files-for-a-specific-word-sequence/56405 "2022-02-20T12:26:55Z")

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I'm trying to search my music collection for certain data such as when the music was released, eg 1967, some of my files have this data contained within their "filename" tag, some don't, I would like to search for this a…

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## [Tag Sources -\> Discogs Artist + Title ... mapping Artist not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-discogs-artist-title-mapping-artist-not-working/56380)

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**Author:** [@schnitt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/schnitt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-discogs-artist-title-mapping-artist-not-working/56380 "2022-02-19T18:02:35Z")

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Hello Tag Sources -\> Discogs Artist + Title uses value from "Albumartist" not from "Artist" to fill the fields in the followup Pop-up. could you please a) change "Discogs Artist + Title" into "Discogs AlbumArtist +…

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## [\[Feature Request\] Please show Picture/Cover art description as new information field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-please-show-picture-cover-art-description-as-new-information-field/55952)

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**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-please-show-picture-cover-art-description-as-new-information-field/55952 "2022-02-13T17:03:20Z")

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As far as I know, we don't have (yet) the possibility to show the content of "Cover description" in a self-defined column or in the tag panel. We can set it manually by right-clicking on a existing Cover Art: But it …

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## [If Statements Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-statements-help/56293)

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**Author:** [@TheOutersideDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheOutersideDJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-statements-help/56293 "2022-02-12T22:54:34Z")

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Completely confused on If statements. I run actions scripts, but simple stuff. So, this is what I have and need... Comment Field = 5A-125 Key Field = 6A BPM Field = 125 I know some programing but not in MP3tag. So, I…

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## [Album cover blurayvplayers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-cover-blurayvplayers/56281)

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**Author:** [@Ilion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ilion)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-cover-blurayvplayers/56281 "2022-02-11T21:24:32Z")

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I put album covers in FLAC files stored on an external HD and I can view them on the computer, but on the blu ray player the album covers do not appear. In mp3 files recorded on a dvd disc I can view on the blu ray playe…

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## [Differences to the Microsoft Store version](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/differences-to-the-microsoft-store-version/51533)

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**Author:** [@Horus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Horus)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/differences-to-the-microsoft-store-version/51533 "2022-02-11T01:49:32Z")

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There is Mp3tag in Microsoft Store. Is that the preferred version over the classical one that we have to use setup? Thanks

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## [Music file naming for Portably](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-file-naming-for-portably/56273)

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**Author:** [@frazld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/frazld)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-file-naming-for-portably/56273 "2022-02-11T00:53:33Z")

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I have known for some time that there were certain characters not permitted in Windows. And I have ignored a few. Now I will be renaming them to be 100% portable. Ugh. With the different systems, cell phones, web stora…

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## [Visual Regressions in Dark Mode](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/visual-regressions-in-dark-mode/56206)

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**Author:** [@Kelderic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kelderic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/visual-regressions-in-dark-mode/56206 "2022-02-04T13:47:24Z")

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I just upgraded from 3.05 to 3.12, and it's wonderfully dark! However, there are some problems with the dark mode that are making it difficult to use. There is no visual separator between the metadata panel on the left…

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## [MP3Tag refusing to 'see' a FLAC file in a folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-refusing-to-see-a-flac-file-in-a-folder/56186)

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**Author:** [@Bookbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bookbear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-refusing-to-see-a-flac-file-in-a-folder/56186 "2022-02-03T18:07:29Z")

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This is the first time in years of using MP3Tag that I have run into this issue. Today, the program will not 'see' a legitimate FLAC file for editing purposes. Two days ago I did a LOT of work on files, with no issues …

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## [Capitalized word before a bracket](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalized-word-before-a-bracket/56168)

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**Author:** [@Digiland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Digiland)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalized-word-before-a-bracket/56168 "2022-02-01T21:23:14Z")

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Hi, I’m using an action to obtain proper English capitalization. It works well but… I need to capitalize the word at the end of titles (before the bracket) here an example: Artist Name - Title is a Fantasy to (feat. …

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## [\[Feature Request\] Enable 'add cover from url' option](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-enable-add-cover-from-url-option/56099)

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**Author:** [@Emdosis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Emdosis)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-enable-add-cover-from-url-option/56099 "2022-02-01T01:31:33Z")

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This way, I won't need to download the images to my computer.

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## [Mp3tag not keeping cover size while copying](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-keeping-cover-size-while-copying/7208)

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**Author:** [@robertin75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/robertin75)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-keeping-cover-size-while-copying/7208 "2022-01-28T15:44:14Z")

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Hello: This happens with the “Copy Cover” and ¨"Paste Cover" features in the cover box. For example, I want to copy a 27KB image/jpg 301x300 cover and paste it to another file. When I paste the cover this copies as a …

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## [Classical Music tagging, Intersting links](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/classical-music-tagging-intersting-links/56046)

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**Author:** [@Norbert](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Norbert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/classical-music-tagging-intersting-links/56046 "2022-01-25T08:30:24Z")

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Hello all like so many others i struggle with the problem to implement the complex logical structure of classical music on the rather simple model of Tags. Reading about this I found this rather interesting webpage by …

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## [Resume support for windows XP](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/resume-support-for-windows-xp/55949)

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**Author:** [@A14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/A14)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/resume-support-for-windows-xp/55949 "2022-01-23T17:47:54Z")

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Resume support for windows XP, at least for audio files, even without network functions. :disappointed\_relieved:

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## [Icon missing for new Open in Explorer context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/icon-missing-for-new-open-in-explorer-context-menu/55988)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/icon-missing-for-new-open-in-explorer-context-menu/55988 "2022-01-22T12:10:15Z")

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I only assume there was meant to be one seeing as when explore.exe was added to the tools it had one. Thanks for adding this as a native feature.

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## [Delimiters, sub-delimiters (!) and flattening/normalising](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delimiters-sub-delimiters-and-flattening-normalising/55931)

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**Author:** [@DavidEsp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidEsp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delimiters-sub-delimiters-and-flattening-normalising/55931 "2022-01-17T12:05:56Z")

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For some songs (beyond my normal sphere) that I tagged (over the weekend), Discogs (via Mp3tag's Search feature) returned multiple genre tags, separated by ", " (comma-space). It was first time I experienced this "in the…

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## [Feature Request: Default Discogs Sort-Column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-default-discogs-sort-column/55933)

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**Author:** [@DavidEsp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidEsp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-default-discogs-sort-column/55933 "2022-01-17T05:59:51Z")

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When doing a Discogs search (via Mp3tag), the results-pane sorts (I think) by the first column, i.e. the artist name. I wish it was possible to set the default sort to be Year It is possible of course to click the "Yea…

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## [Feature request - Right click to refresh right pane](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-right-click-to-refresh-right-pane/55924)

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**Author:** [@fzhyftaheggqlcjmlr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fzhyftaheggqlcjmlr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-right-click-to-refresh-right-pane/55924 "2022-01-16T14:38:19Z")

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Many actions can be done via right-clicking rather than using the top menu icons. One action which is not supported is the right pane Refresh. It would be great to have the possibility to refresh via a right mouse click…

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## [Suggested Feature: Allow User To Add Items To Drop-Down Boxes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-feature-allow-user-to-add-items-to-drop-down-boxes/18317)

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**Author:** [@JerryTag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JerryTag)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-feature-allow-user-to-add-items-to-drop-down-boxes/18317 "2022-09-30T13:31:31Z")

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Hi I am currently adding tags to a lot of Latin America audio tracks. In the tag panel I have added fields such as MOOD, COMPOSER, etc… Due to the nature of the Tag information there is a lot of information duplicatio…

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## [Year Category Needs Correcting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-category-needs-correcting/55891)

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**Author:** [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-category-needs-correcting/55891 "2022-01-15T07:06:45Z")

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Hiya all I have loads of files with the year field filled in like this 2021\\\\2021 Is there a way please to strip out everything from \\ just to leave 2021 thanks in advance Steve

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## [List of Search Results for WSS (Multiple Selection Request)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-of-search-results-for-wss-multiple-selection-request/55802)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-of-search-results-for-wss-multiple-selection-request/55802 "2022-01-08T00:12:41Z")

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In the list of search results, it would be nice to allow the normal shift and ctrl modifier keys to allow the selection of multiple items in the list. Then pressing preview would open those selected. I suppose if more …

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## [Support D&D .m4r/.m4p](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-d-d-m4r-m4p/13266)

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**Author:** [@TOGETOGE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TOGETOGE)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-d-d-m4r-m4p/13266 "2022-01-03T10:53:49Z")

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I hope to drag and drop support for these extensions. Thanks.

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