# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=61 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 62 --- ## [Unzipped Action Groups into the right folder, but they're not showing up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unzipped-action-groups-into-the-right-folder-but-theyre-not-showing-up/16779)
**Author:** [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unzipped-action-groups-into-the-right-folder-but-theyre-not-showing-up/16779 "2015-03-30T17:36:37Z")
The files are present in the “actions” folder in my Mp3tag installation, but they’re not appearing in the program itself when it’s run. How can I make Mp3tag see them? --- ## [More colors please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-colors-please/16710)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-colors-please/16710 "2015-03-30T16:34:54Z")
Hello I would like to propose the possibility of adding colors to the rows and columns Right now you can’t highlight / distinguish a column in any way. And that could be useful if you work with many \[especially thin\] c… --- ## [How to change a file's folder path based on file name?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-a-files-folder-path-based-on-file-name/16764)
**Author:** [@bmacd615](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bmacd615)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-a-files-folder-path-based-on-file-name/16764 "2015-03-30T05:39:26Z")
I ripped a 70 CD set of Cantatas into folders (e.g.: C:\\CD1, C:\\CD2, C:\\CD3…). Each CD has about 3 cantatas. For example CD1 contains BWV1, BWV2 and BWV3. I have separately created folders for each cantata (C:\\Cantatas… --- ## [no audio files are showing up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-audio-files-are-showing-up/16771)
**Author:** [@lkeros](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lkeros)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-audio-files-are-showing-up/16771 "2015-03-30T05:38:39Z")
I’ve just downloaded the program, but when I try to view my audio files in the folders where I know they reside, they don’t show up. This is true of all the audio files, in any format. --- ## [Batch Add Tags to Specific Tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-add-tags-to-specific-tracks/16760)
**Author:** [@Coop197823](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Coop197823)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-add-tags-to-specific-tracks/16760 "2015-03-28T21:21:34Z")
I have a large database of music of which I want to add specific data to, to the Comment Field. In an excel sheet, I have the exported playlist from iTunes for which I have matched up historical Chart data. I would lik… --- ## [Check If All Specified Tags Exist Before Doing Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/check-if-all-specified-tags-exist-before-doing-action/16753)
**Author:** [@weezywee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/weezywee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/check-if-all-specified-tags-exist-before-doing-action/16753 "2015-03-27T03:14:07Z")
How do I make Mp3tag check if tags exists before executing action. I know how to make it check for a single tag but I need it to check for multiple tags and only execute if it contains all of them. --- ## [Second instance or alternative](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/second-instance-or-alternative/16706)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/second-instance-or-alternative/16706 "2015-03-26T16:44:29Z")
Hello I have this problem, that I will simplify and describe in points: 1\] Some of the old songs have LYRICIST tag with names written down in them 2\] I want to add new songs 3\] I do not remember what old song have a … --- ## [why i am not getting the tags in explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-i-am-not-getting-the-tags-in-explorer/16745)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-i-am-not-getting-the-tags-in-explorer/16745 "2015-03-26T15:48:14Z")
I am not able to get the tags in explorer . only file name is visible.when i open the folder in mp3tag i can see all the tag fields as filename, artist ,and album. but in explorer i cannot. in some other folders which i … --- ## [Derive Artist tag from file path... how?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/derive-artist-tag-from-file-path-how/16751)
**Author:** [@Lestrad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lestrad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/derive-artist-tag-from-file-path-how/16751 "2015-03-26T13:45:24Z")
Hello. Most of my “classical” files are in a folder or a subfolder of a folder that is the composer’s name. I’m looking for a way to write the Artist tag from that folder name (I use Artist for the composer and Album Art… --- ## [Mp3TAg rewrites tags when changing panels with mouse](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-rewrites-tags-when-changing-panels-with-mouse/16740)
**Author:** [@Lestrad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lestrad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 8:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-rewrites-tags-when-changing-panels-with-mouse/16740 "2015-03-26T08:09:21Z")
I’ve been having a problem woth Mp3tag. When I use the Tags panel to change tags in a multiple selection, then move back to the Files panel by clicking with the mouse, sometimes one of the tag fields is inadvertently cha… --- ## [Extended Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extended-tags/16747)
**Author:** [@dave62](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dave62)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extended-tags/16747 "2015-03-25T19:22:32Z")
Hello, Is it possible to configure a default profile for metadata tags? In other words: (1) i want to define which metadata tags are important for me (2) other metadata tags must be cleaned/removed when i save a reco… --- ## [TOTALDISCS AND TOTALTRACKS In FLAC Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/totaldiscs-and-totaltracks-in-flac-files/16738)
**Author:** [@weezywee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/weezywee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/totaldiscs-and-totaltracks-in-flac-files/16738 "2015-03-25T16:26:11Z")
I want my FLAC files to be tagged the same way as my M4A files. I want DISCNUMBER to be split into DISCNUMBER/TOTALDISCS and TRACK to be split into TRACK/TOTALTRACKS. In Mp3tag, when I tag an MP3 or an M4A with DISCNUMB… --- ## [OS X Wine setting for non ASCII characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/os-x-wine-setting-for-non-ascii-characters/16743)
**Author:** [@bluewolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bluewolf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/os-x-wine-setting-for-non-ascii-characters/16743 "2015-03-25T11:41:05Z")
Hi all, I notice while working with MP3tag in Wine under OS X that filename having special characters(i.e. é, ù, etc.) are not shown properly in MP3tag when running under Wine using the installation downloaded from thi… --- ## [When using Alt-1 to rename files and folders...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-using-alt-1-to-rename-files-and-folders/16731)
**Author:** [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-using-alt-1-to-rename-files-and-folders/16731 "2015-03-23T17:39:54Z")
…base on tags, is there a way of removing the old folders if their files have been moved to new ones? I notice that files can be renamed so there’s no duplicates, but it seems that new folders are created when a script … --- ## [Saving changes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-changes/16734)
**Author:** [@john4pap](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/john4pap)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-changes/16734 "2015-03-23T13:09:40Z")
Hi, I’m new to mp3tag and for now i’m using it for sorting out genre descriptions in my library. I tried this: I opened a folder from my library clicking file - change directory. I selected all the files (mp3) that app… --- ## [A Simpler Way to clone a complex mp3tag setup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-simpler-way-to-clone-a-complex-mp3tag-setup/15990)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-simpler-way-to-clone-a-complex-mp3tag-setup/15990 "2015-03-23T06:56:15Z")
With a number of volunteers helping us to tag albums ripped to the FLAC file format, it is difficult to keep all of the installations of mp3tag identical to a master installation in our offices. This is especially true a… --- ## [Split a tag to multiple tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-a-tag-to-multiple-tags/16724)
**Author:** [@PeaterParker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PeaterParker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-a-tag-to-multiple-tags/16724 "2015-03-22T07:22:16Z")
I’m trying to split a Tag Value to Multiple Tags. For Example, here’s a COMMENT tag along with it’s corresponding value. COMMENT: Categories – Trumpet\\Genius What i need want to achieve is: CATEGORIES: Trumpet CATEG… --- ## [Strange Tag to Filename issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-tag-to-filename-issue/16727)
**Author:** [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-tag-to-filename-issue/16727 "2015-03-21T21:39:18Z")
I have the following script running on the Alt-1 process Tag\>Filename: %albumartist%%album%$num(%discnumber%,1) $num(%track%,2) %albumartist% Every time I run an action or a script I do a refresh of the screen (F5) be… --- ## [Two or more albums with the same name problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-or-more-albums-with-the-same-name-problem/16725)
**Author:** [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-or-more-albums-with-the-same-name-problem/16725 "2015-03-21T11:34:31Z")
This is more like a wide-scale MP3 problem rather than anything else, but how does one best deal with the situation where they’re having to put the contents of two albums by different artists with the same album name in … --- ## [OPUS Audio Format Developped by IETF](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opus-audio-format-developped-by-ietf/16350)
**Author:** [@Opuslover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Opuslover)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opus-audio-format-developped-by-ietf/16350 "2015-03-20T06:17:26Z")
Hello ! :laughing: I use your MP3tag for years now and still love this great program ! It would be really great if you guys can add for OPUS (the best “Lossy” Audio Compression Format today), the Cover Art option! We ca… --- ## [Disable the splash screen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disable-the-splash-screen/16682)
**Author:** [@syntheticdream](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/syntheticdream)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disable-the-splash-screen/16682 "2015-03-17T20:21:33Z")
Hi. I’d like to know if there’s a hidden setting or something to disable the splash screen. I use this program often and it’s annoying to see that splash every time. Thanks. --- ## [Need help in the "Filename - Tag"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-in-the-filename-tag/16680)
**Author:** [@Pastore\_27](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pastore_27)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-in-the-filename-tag/16680 "2015-03-14T16:05:01Z")
Hello, I want to delete the word "Feat." in the "Artist" block, and still have the "Feat." in my .mp3 file title. How to do? Is it possible? This is what I have actually: What I want: Artist: Sam Smith, John Legen… --- ## [Help Files opened in Microsoft Word](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-files-opened-in-microsoft-word/16690)
**Author:** [@wordman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wordman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-files-opened-in-microsoft-word/16690 "2015-03-11T22:34:29Z")
A Conundrum… The help files opened from the Help Menu open in Microsoft Word. Yet the files open correctly in my default HTML app (firefox) when selected from the start menu or directly from the “C:\\Program Files (x86)… --- ## [Cannot be opened on Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-opened-on-mac/16684)
**Author:** [@tnargs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tnargs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-opened-on-mac/16684 "2015-03-11T05:31:01Z")
Hi all, I am brand new to mp3tag. Installed on Mac using inbuilt Wine shell. Instantly ran into the ‘file cannot be opened’ problem when I try to save a change to a music file’s tags. Looked up the problem and see it is… --- ## [Is it possible to import tag items from an excel file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-import-tag-items-from-an-excel-file/16283)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-import-tag-items-from-an-excel-file/16283 "2015-03-09T09:26:11Z")
i want to import tag items from an excel file and it should appear in TITLE field in MP3tag. . is it possible? --- ## [Music App Launch](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-app-launch/16673)
**Author:** [@omeomeo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/omeomeo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-app-launch/16673 "2015-03-08T07:51:54Z")
Hi, Is there an option within Mp3Tag to disable the function of opening Windows Media Player (my default music app) when double-clicking on a music file field to edit? I understand there are other options of clicking s… --- ## [How to import a file lyrics.txt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-file-lyrics-txt/16306)
**Author:** [@sylvain.dmde](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sylvain.dmde)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-file-lyrics-txt/16306 "2015-03-07T18:29:14Z")
How to import a file lyrics with this expression %\_filename% (Lyrics).txt in the compartment of tag %unsyncedlyrics% if the file supports(bears) them (MP3) or in the compartment of tag %lyrics% if the file supports(bears… --- ## [Setting Genre en-mass (an idea)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-genre-en-mass-an-idea/16662)
**Author:** [@airjrdn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/airjrdn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-genre-en-mass-an-idea/16662 "2015-03-06T18:43:05Z")
Tell me if there’s a better way to go about this… I’ve put together a little code already to pull genre’s from two sources; iTunes and Last.fm. I can merge the results together and keep the most popular two (or three o… --- ## [Storing MP$'s to cloud - no image shows](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/storing-mp-s-to-cloud-no-image-shows/16655)
**Author:** [@HamChannell](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HamChannell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 8:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/storing-mp-s-to-cloud-no-image-shows/16655 "2015-03-04T08:42:18Z")
I have successfully saved a video on my PC with an artwork file displayed on the image. Looks great and when viewed on my PC duplicates the same effect when adding album are to an mp3. My problem is this: when I move the… --- ## [Audio-Book Episode Chapter Numbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audio-book-episode-chapter-numbering/16649)
**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audio-book-episode-chapter-numbering/16649 "2015-03-01T18:10:33Z")
Audio-Book Episode Chapter Numbering The attached zip package contains … 20150301.AudioBook.ChapterNumbering.HowTo.pdf Export.TXT.20150301.ChapterCountPerFolder.mte Format CHAPTER#Step1 Put episode files into subfold… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=60) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=62)