# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=53 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 54 --- ## [Finding similar data in tag fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-similar-data-in-tag-fields/18472)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Surfer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Silver_Surfer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-similar-data-in-tag-fields/18472 "2016-11-30T17:46:59Z")
The scenario is artist “Ben E King” and “Ben E.King” I know the files can be sorted on fields but i’m sure this is a problem everyone has I only want to find the close matches :wink: Thanks --- ## [Making A Donation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/making-a-donation/18474)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Surfer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Silver_Surfer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/making-a-donation/18474 "2016-11-30T13:43:12Z")
I just tried to make a donation using paypal but not as a paypal user. There was no field to say who it’s from or leave any kind of message Is this what others do Thanks --- ## [Extract text from title or filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-text-from-title-or-filename/18339)
**Author:** [@billtkd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/billtkd)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-text-from-title-or-filename/18339 "2016-11-30T10:44:26Z")
I have ripped several CDs with incorrectly formatted freedb entries. The artists’ names and track titles are combined in the Title tag, usually separated by a dash or a solidus (/), and the Title tags just say ‘Various A… --- ## [Loading multiple folders on launch](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loading-multiple-folders-on-launch/7690)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loading-multiple-folders-on-launch/7690 "2016-11-29T12:53:52Z")
I use mp3tag.exe /fp: to launch loading a single folder but is there a way of loading multiple, e.g. an commandline equivalent of menu command Add directory? Thanks. --- ## [Structuring and visualization of Media Library](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/structuring-and-visualization-of-media-library/18464)
**Author:** [@gert](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/structuring-and-visualization-of-media-library/18464 "2016-11-28T10:32:55Z")
Do you guys mind if I ‘tag’ along this post because for me it contains an essential aspect. I’ve recently digitized by music collection (flac) and have found mp3tag to be superb for fixing the many incorrect or illogica… --- ## [Track numbers and disk numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-and-disk-numbers/18451)
**Author:** [@abdulkhan0567](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/abdulkhan0567)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-and-disk-numbers/18451 "2016-11-25T16:18:46Z")
I previously entered all my track numbers into like ex: 5/10, 1/7. Now i want to divide all my track numbers into like ex: track 05 and total tracks 10. Similarly disc number 1/2 to disc no 01 and total discs 02. How to … --- ## [Get tags from file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-tags-from-file/18400)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Surfer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Silver_Surfer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-tags-from-file/18400 "2016-11-23T20:19:31Z")
Ive done a search but came back blank. Could someone kindly supply an example so a doddery old fool can follow \[:rolleyes:\] Thanks --- ## [Save "changes" unchanged files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-changes-unchanged-files/18429)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-changes-unchanged-files/18429 "2016-11-19T15:16:02Z")
Recently I have switched from making copies manually to a software called BackUp Maker \[version 7.202 available for free at http://www.backupmaker.com\] And here is the problem: if I select a file\[s\] on a list, don't do … --- ## [iTunes "Work name" tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-work-name-tags/18273)
**Author:** [@sigrun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sigrun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-work-name-tags/18273 "2016-11-15T10:02:32Z")
I recently noticed that iTunes now allows to swap out the “Song” name field for “Work Name”, “Movement” & “Name” fields to better display classical music titles. But these tags don’t show up in MP3tag, does anyone know … --- ## [RegExp help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-help/18425)
**Author:** [@WackyTacky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WackyTacky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-help/18425 "2016-11-15T05:03:17Z")
Good day. First off, I’m still a noob at doing regular expressions for this awesome software. Have already tried searching from this forum, yet I could not find scripts which incorporate all my formatting needs into on… --- ## [Album from Title and Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-from-title-and-artist/18423)
**Author:** [@WhiteCrow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WhiteCrow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-from-title-and-artist/18423 "2016-11-14T05:23:27Z")
Is there any way to Auto-Generate the Album using only the Title and the Artist? It doesn’t need to be 100% accurate as I only have around 300 songs I want to tag and can manually check if there is anything fishy. --- ## [Is there a setting that creates folders after files have been tagged?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-setting-that-creates-folders-after-files-have-been-tagged/18422)
**Author:** [@Diwedd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Diwedd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-setting-that-creates-folders-after-files-have-been-tagged/18422 "2016-11-13T15:20:22Z")
Hi, I have just started using MP3Tag and am still finding my way around it. I was wodnering if MP3TAG has a setting or a feature that allows for the creation of folders when files have been tagged. What I am looking f… --- ## [Pixel Size](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pixel-size/18413)
**Author:** [@nebraskachers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nebraskachers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pixel-size/18413 "2016-11-11T18:01:08Z")
I noticed down in the bottom corner it shows the album cover with listed information: image/jpeg 500x500 186kb Front Cover Is there anyway to create a new column that show the pixel size? IE: 500x500 The only thin… --- ## [WAV Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-files/18416)
**Author:** [@www.midlandspubs.co](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/www.midlandspubs.co)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-files/18416 "2016-11-11T17:53:35Z")
Hi Florian Thank-you for making this program which I have downloaded \[I made a donation :slight\_smile: under Transaction ID: 4B151849FL869231F which I hope is adequate\]. I have to start all over again with my WAV files… --- ## [REQUEST: column for icons](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-column-for-icons/18406)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-column-for-icons/18406 "2016-11-09T15:36:35Z")
As apparently there is no way of doing so right now \[https://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=21710\], I would like to request ability to create additional columns bearing the icons of files It should work just like … --- ## [Long Filenames / Mapped Drives](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-filenames-mapped-drives/17695)
**Author:** [@jacobacci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jacobacci)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-filenames-mapped-drives/17695 "2016-11-06T12:53:05Z")
I have converted a number of SACD ISOs to FLAC using jRiver. The resulting path / filenames of the converted FLAC files are given by jRiver, so I have little control over them. Many paths are \>259 characters long and thi… --- ## [Long Paths in Windows 10](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-paths-in-windows-10/18330)
**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-paths-in-windows-10/18330 "2016-11-06T12:42:20Z")
IMHO longer paths than 260 characters have never been a limitation of NTFS but of windows and the windows api. Since some months Windows 10 seems to be able to handle longer paths under special circumstances according t… --- ## [chapter markers & AppleTV 4th gen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chapter-markers-appletv-4th-gen/18393)
**Author:** [@chuck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chapter-markers-appletv-4th-gen/18393 "2016-11-04T05:00:15Z")
I recently purchased an AppleTV 4th generation. I have a library of m4a files that I tagged with mp3tag. With previous AppleTV generation I was able to see the chapter markers, but with the new device the chapter mar… --- ## [Tagging HD and "Standard" albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-hd-and-standard-albums/18361)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-hd-and-standard-albums/18361 "2016-11-02T16:09:44Z")
Hello… We have situations wherein we have otherwise identical albums in both “standard” and HD file formats. In our case, the file formats are FLAC (44.1/16) and FLAC (96/24). We first add up to 20 or 30 standard and cu… --- ## [Organize ListView Items Better](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/organize-listview-items-better/18388)
**Author:** [@Flipeador2016](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flipeador2016)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/organize-listview-items-better/18388 "2016-11-02T06:03:55Z")
Hello everyone, I would like to have groups in the ListView, ordered by the directory to which the file belongs. This would be great, because I usually edit multiple files simultaneously located in different directorie… --- ## [Save configurations with date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-configurations-with-date/17865)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-configurations-with-date/17865 "2016-11-01T10:58:42Z")
I propose to make changes of the process of exporting configuration When choosing File \> Save configuration, the filename that show up is “Mp3tagSettings.zip”. It would be handy, if the generated filename would also inc… --- ## [REQUEST: lock Tag Panel / Filter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-lock-tag-panel-filter/18385)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-lock-tag-panel-filter/18385 "2016-10-30T16:49:25Z")
I know: the Toolbar is already locked But I would like to request adding option for locking of the Tag Panel and of Filter box This would prevent the user from accidentally moving / resizing these two elements This co… --- ## [REQUEST: move list of actions right next to its icon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-move-list-of-actions-right-next-to-its-icon/18380)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-move-list-of-actions-right-next-to-its-icon/18380 "2016-10-29T20:43:15Z")
I would like to propose for the list of actions to be moved further to the right, so that the icon would stay always visible. This visibility of the icon is not the goal itself; it is to done so that there would be no lo… --- ## [REQUEST: \_ sign in actions sub-lists removal](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-sign-in-actions-sub-lists-removal/18364)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-sign-in-actions-sub-lists-removal/18364 "2016-10-28T16:18:06Z")
When you create action sub-list by using multiple actions that start the same, like for example TEMPO #& fast TEMPO #& mediocre TEMPO #& slowyou will get a list that looks like this \[after hovering over the TEMPO grou… --- ## [mp3 namesort / artistsort fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-namesort-artistsort-fields/17158)
**Author:** [@Ch3vr0n](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ch3vr0n)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-namesort-artistsort-fields/17158 "2016-10-18T20:49:54Z")
Been using mp3tag for a long time now and there’s a tiny field I’m missing in id3tag support. There’s a field in iTunes that’s pissing me off and I can’t for the love of \*\*\*\* find a way to remove it through iTunes. Field… --- ## [Feature Request - Album Art Import Options](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-album-art-import-options/18344)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-album-art-import-options/18344 "2016-10-18T15:40:38Z")
I thought I had posted this suggestion several days to a week ago, but I cannot find any reference to it. I would like the option to place album art in mp3tag without modifying the aspect ratio of the original image. Fo… --- ## [Feature Request: Convert: Text file to Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-convert-text-file-to-filename/18304)
**Author:** [@email.simonblake](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/email.simonblake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-convert-text-file-to-filename/18304 "2016-10-16T17:59:22Z")
I’d like to request the addition of a ‘Text file to Filename’ converter to the Convert menu. I often have to use ‘shortened’ filenames when tagging classical music. At the moment I create two files, 1 title.txt and 1 fi… --- ## [Donate links for scripts?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/donate-links-for-scripts/18332)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/donate-links-for-scripts/18332 "2016-10-16T09:54:38Z")
I just wanted to see if this was okay to do. Would it be fine to add a donate link/button for my beatport scripts thread? I wanted to check if this was okay and not in breach of forum rules? There’s no mention of it HE… --- ## [Putting Filenames as Titles in MP3s on all files in a folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/putting-filenames-as-titles-in-mp3s-on-all-files-in-a-folder/18337)
**Author:** [@pareshmotiwala](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pareshmotiwala)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/putting-filenames-as-titles-in-mp3s-on-all-files-in-a-folder/18337 "2016-10-16T06:11:45Z")
Thanks in advance. I have a folder with some very old songs. Some of them don’t have titles in their tags. I would like to take the file names and use them as Titles. I wan’t to do that as a batch for all mp3s in a fo… --- ## [Text corruption on changelog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-corruption-on-changelog/18324)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-corruption-on-changelog/18324 "2016-10-13T08:24:21Z")
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