# FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/howto/faq-frequently-asked-questions/9.md
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## [About the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) category](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/about-the-faq-frequently-asked-questions-category/15)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/about-the-faq-frequently-asked-questions-category/15 "2018-02-11T07:21:41Z")
The FAQ are a collection of recurring questions. Feel free to link to the answers from your posts :slight\_smile:
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## [Installation & Backup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964)
**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964 "2023-10-14T20:01:03Z")
Can I keep my settings when updating to a new version? Can I backup my settings or use them on a different computer? How to build a portable installation of Mp3tag? Cannot write configuration file Right-cli…
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## [User-defined Tools](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tools/966)
**Author:** [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tools/966 "2022-02-06T07:55:14Z")
General information on user-defined Tools in Mp3tag Examples Open files in Windows Explorer Play/Enqueue files in Winamp Web Browser Folder Navigation Re-encode WAV using ffmpeg
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## [Freedb and Web Sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-and-web-sources/2748)
**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-and-web-sources/2748 "2021-03-15T17:38:08Z")
How to resolve connection issues to freedb or Web Sources? How to use a \*.src web source file? How to find the configuration folder? Discogs is reporting a 401 error
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## [Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967)
**Author:** [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967 "2021-01-23T18:44:23Z")
Mp3tag provides a variety of actions, which can be applied to filenames and tags. The actions are grouped together into named sets (action groups), which can be applied independently via Alt + 6. If you do not want to cr…
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## [Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016)
**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016 "2009-02-28T12:17:18Z")
Mp3tag provides a variety of possibilities to get tag information from parts of the filename or rename files based on the information stored in the tag of a file. The base concept behind all converters in Mp3tag is the …
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## [Tags and editing of metadata](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-and-editing-of-metadata/965)
**Author:** [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2004, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-and-editing-of-metadata/965 "2004-08-03T11:17:50Z")
Which tag fields are supported by Mp3tag? Which tag types are supported by Mp3tag? How to edit single tag fields? How to remove single tag fields? How to copy whole tags to other files? Why does it take …
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## [Mp3tag for macOS or Linux](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-macos-or-linux/9889)
**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-macos-or-linux/9889 "2010-02-14T07:44:38Z")
Mp3tag on macOS See https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-mac-is-here/52021 Mp3tag on Linux On Linux you can simply install Wine (or compile the latest version yourself). If something stops working for you, just drop…