# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=10 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 11 --- ## [Stamping a track To Show Cover When Playing Windows media Player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845)
**Author:** [@Bongopete](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bongopete)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845 "2026-03-09T19:26:57Z")
I have downloaded a album image cover and selected the cover and saved through MP3 Tag which is fine but when I play the track in both MP3 tag and Windows Media Player it still shows the old cover. How do I get it to sho… --- ## [Any way to see all the cover art options for an album at once?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-see-all-the-cover-art-options-for-an-album-at-once/70849)
**Author:** [@Colin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Colin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-see-all-the-cover-art-options-for-an-album-at-once/70849 "2026-03-09T18:14:30Z")
I love the feature under Tag Sources to get cover art for my music (the other fields are often incorrect at all the available sources, at least for the albums I tend to look up), but as far as I can tell, Mp3tag’s select… --- ## [Action script to change track details](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-script-to-change-track-details/70842)
**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-script-to-change-track-details/70842 "2026-03-09T16:49:31Z")
I need an action or group action for the following. Will use the action for all files in an album, to change from one album to a different one. 1-Replace cover art, from folder/ file 2-rename genre to.. 3-rename albu… --- ## [Can't find the preview txt file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-find-the-preview-txt-file/70838)
**Author:** [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-find-the-preview-txt-file/70838 "2026-03-08T19:02:23Z")
What am I missing here? --- ## [Generate playlist name to name of directory containing the files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834)
**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834 "2026-03-06T22:07:19Z")
is it possible to generate playlist name to name of directory containing the files --- ## [Convert or Action on Title (not file name)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-or-action-on-title-not-file-name/70827)
**Author:** [@UdubDawg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/UdubDawg)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-or-action-on-title-not-file-name/70827 "2026-03-06T19:17:13Z")
I’ve followed some of the examples I found but still can’t get it to work. My titles say “Name of Song” \[SC Karaoke\] And variations of that, ie, just \[ or \[SC, ect…. So I have been trying to replace/delete everything … --- ## [How can I open a directory for an external connected music player?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832)
**Author:** [@silverlamp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silverlamp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832 "2026-03-06T14:07:44Z")
I would like to add tags to music already on my music player. When I connect the player to my laptop and ask mp3tag to add a directory, the music player does not appear as an option. Is there a workaround for this? (I sh… --- ## [Add Artist to filename only if Albumartist is different AND present](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-to-filename-only-if-albumartist-is-different-and-present/70830)
**Author:** [@Wild\_Chocolate](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wild_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-to-filename-only-if-albumartist-is-different-and-present/70830 "2026-03-06T13:43:21Z")
Hi, I would like to add the artist to the end of a filename when its different from Albumartist. Therefore I’m using the following string to format: \\$if2(%albumartist%,%artist%)\\\[%year% - \]%album%\\\[CD$num(%discnumber%… --- ## [Guidance with this S/W for newbie to embed covers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/guidance-with-this-s-w-for-newbie-to-embed-covers/70820)
**Author:** [@Kramerica69](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kramerica69)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/guidance-with-this-s-w-for-newbie-to-embed-covers/70820 "2026-03-06T07:20:22Z")
I have never used mp3tag and am requesting a very basic tuition for Windows 11. I’ll start from the beginning, my choice of mp3 player is MediaMonkey (MM), and all tracks once were neatly tagged, (complete with albumart)… --- ## [Trying to remove all the covers except the front cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-remove-all-the-covers-except-the-front-cover/70824)
**Author:** [@Dick\_Harpees](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dick_Harpees)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-remove-all-the-covers-except-the-front-cover/70824 "2026-03-05T18:37:15Z")
I found a similar topic from 2015 Remove Album Art? but it doesn’t seem to work at all and there seem to be inconsistencies with the name %album%%\_cover\_mimetype%.jpg and %album%\_%cover\_mimetype% that are said in the po… --- ## [My friend lost 30Gb of music](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-friend-lost-30gb-of-music/70810)
**Author:** [@adam0509](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/adam0509)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-friend-lost-30gb-of-music/70810 "2026-03-05T16:33:10Z")
So I’m using mp3tag 3.20 on windows 10 My friend downloaded mp3tag last version (he’s on windows 11) he added all his file to check Then I told him to press delete like I usually do to ro Remove (it’s translated “Rem… --- ## [Loading New Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loading-new-files/70811)
**Author:** [@Lollipop57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lollipop57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loading-new-files/70811 "2026-03-04T22:36:13Z")
I am new to MP3Tag. I loaded 4 files, edited one of them, saved. Now they are the only files that show up in the main screen, no matter how I try to load a batch for editing. I tried uninstalling & reinstalling the so… --- ## [What Do People Populate SOURCE, MEDIATYPE, MEDIA and SOURCEMEDIA Fields With?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-do-people-populate-source-mediatype-media-and-sourcemedia-fields-with/70774)
**Author:** [@ItHurtsWhenTCPIP](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ItHurtsWhenTCPIP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-do-people-populate-source-mediatype-media-and-sourcemedia-fields-with/70774 "2026-03-04T16:27:50Z")
Sorry for the (weird) long question (seems to be my milieu), but what I am looking for is not the standard answer (use the fields for any purpose you want), but instead I'd like to know what other people are using the fi… --- ## [Insert a String between 2 group of number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-a-string-between-2-group-of-number/70813)
**Author:** [@corrado63](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/corrado63)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-a-string-between-2-group-of-number/70813 "2026-03-04T10:32:13Z")
Hi, i need help, i would like insert the string “to” into the title when title contains 2 group of numbers, in my case The numbers are Bpm start and Bpm End Example title from Agua Vs Yeah (Reggaeton Dj Jocariv Mashup… --- ## [Featured artists automatically added to track name on one album but not the other](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/featured-artists-automatically-added-to-track-name-on-one-album-but-not-the-other/70808)
**Author:** [@pristina](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pristina)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/featured-artists-automatically-added-to-track-name-on-one-album-but-not-the-other/70808 "2026-03-02T20:17:55Z")
I‘ve been renaming all my music files with this format: %albumartist% - %album% - $num(%track%,2) - %title% When I did this with petal black rock by WILLOW, it just automatically added the featured artists after the ti… --- ## [Startup option for mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/startup-option-for-mp3tag/70791)
**Author:** [@gapf2010](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gapf2010)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/startup-option-for-mp3tag/70791 "2026-03-02T02:03:24Z")
Hi! First of all, thanks for mp3tag. It’s a very useful software and you can easily see all the hard work that has gone into it, however I have a couple question about it that I have not been able to solve by myself: I… --- ## [After up date to V3.33.1 problem with mual add tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-up-date-to-v3-33-1-problem-with-mual-add-tag/70801)
**Author:** [@glda19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glda19)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-up-date-to-v3-33-1-problem-with-mual-add-tag/70801 "2026-03-01T21:19:23Z")
Hi wen i wand to change manually a item in tags i can type for example 10 by track. But by enter the old text is there its not changed to what i typed --- ## [Append (mp3) to album name, not in each track album name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-mp3-to-album-name-not-in-each-track-album-name/70762)
**Author:** [@rickhantz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rickhantz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-mp3-to-album-name-not-in-each-track-album-name/70762 "2026-02-28T00:59:55Z")
I have flac and/or mp3 albums of the same title. I need to change the metadata in just the album metadata to append (mp3) to the album name, not for each track metadata album name. Easy to do for each track, but that do… --- ## [Mp3 tag and Native traktor pro 4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-and-native-traktor-pro-4/70761)
**Author:** [@Wil](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tag-and-native-traktor-pro-4/70761 "2026-02-26T18:44:03Z")
In Traktor Pro 4 you have command and the possibility to make a command 2 tag for extra important information. I am from the Netherlands so Command is Opmerkingen in Mp3 tag, and the command 2 is Opmerkingen 2 in my Dut… --- ## [Can't change album title permanently in files on network drive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-album-title-permanently-in-files-on-network-drive/70710)
**Author:** [@samuryno](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/samuryno)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-album-title-permanently-in-files-on-network-drive/70710 "2026-02-25T19:25:30Z")
I’m trying to change album titles to sort them by order of release and add year released, but the changes are not being kept. I’ll make all the changes and save them as I go, but if I restart mp3tag they disappear. Or if… --- ## [Guess values not splitting \\\\ delimiter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/guess-values-not-splitting-delimiter/70759)
**Author:** [@arb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/guess-values-not-splitting-delimiter/70759 "2026-02-25T15:27:25Z")
Just a quick one. In Actions, using Guess values doesn’t split up a found value into separate tags when \\\\ is included. So Hello\\\\World stays exactly as that string in a single tag until the file is opened in Extended Ta… --- ## [How to hide file extensions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-hide-file-extensions/70698)
**Author:** [@promix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/promix)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-hide-file-extensions/70698 "2026-02-25T10:04:40Z")
Hi all, can someone explain me how to completely hide the file extensions? It’s very annoying when I’m renaming my files to be supper precise not to remove the extension by accident. Thanks in advance, Nikola --- ## [Remove year and genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-year-and-genre/70763)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-year-and-genre/70763 "2026-02-25T06:52:39Z")
Is there a garunteed way to remove all instance of the YEAR and GENRE metadata? I've tried all manners but could not find one single way to remove just the year and genre metadata. I've played with all type of switches b… --- ## [Opens in background when opened from context menu in XYplorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opens-in-background-when-opened-from-context-menu-in-xyplorer/70745)
**Author:** [@bitfidelity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bitfidelity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/opens-in-background-when-opened-from-context-menu-in-xyplorer/70745 "2026-02-24T14:40:03Z")
Link here for those unfamiliar with the file manager: No idea if the problem lies with mp3tag or XYplorer. --- ## [Robocopy does not detect modified files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/robocopy-does-not-detect-modified-files/70743)
**Author:** [@CamdenTommy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CamdenTommy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/robocopy-does-not-detect-modified-files/70743 "2026-02-24T12:45:21Z")
@arb I’ve been working with iTunMOVI to update DIRECTOR and WRITER, and when I went to back up the updated records using Robocopy, no records were backed up. It appears that modifications to the iTunMOVI tag somehow byp… --- ## [Lost ability to read basic tags on mp4 between 3.28 et 3.33 version](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-ability-to-read-basic-tags-on-mp4-between-3-28-et-3-33-version/70746)
**Author:** [@PasBo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PasBo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-ability-to-read-basic-tags-on-mp4-between-3-28-et-3-33-version/70746 "2026-02-24T11:36:22Z")
Between version 3.28 and version 3.33, Mp3tag lost the ability to read tags contained in MP4 files. See screenshots of mp3tag reading a folder containing MP4 files. Version 3.28 Version 3.33 Tags were generated… --- ## [New MP4 Field Requests ©dir and ©wrt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-mp4-field-requests-dir-and-wrt/70665)
**Author:** [@CamdenTommy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CamdenTommy)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-mp4-field-requests-dir-and-wrt/70665 "2026-02-20T21:37:19Z")
\[The following request was written at my request by Microsoft’s AI agent, Copilot\] Subject: Feature Request: Support for MP4 Director/Writer Atoms (©dir, ©wrt) Hi everyone, I wanted to float a small feature request th… --- ## [How to use $list to save tag info to text file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-list-to-save-tag-info-to-text-file/70653)
**Author:** [@pdv9](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pdv9)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-list-to-save-tag-info-to-text-file/70653 "2026-02-24T00:53:23Z")
Hi, I need some newbie advice on where / how I can use the $list function to export all tag values to a text file (for all displayed files or selected files, either will do). I found the following page with info but not … --- ## [Masking and selctive cells](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/masking-and-selctive-cells/70751)
**Author:** [@KEEBLER](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KEEBLER)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/masking-and-selctive-cells/70751 "2026-02-23T16:31:18Z")
is there a way to mask the data? example suppose I have the year as a four digit number 1974 but i want to use the last two digits in the new file name example LYNYRD SKYNYRD - SWEET HOME ALABAMA (74) i did this on… --- ## [Auto-numbering different values in MP3Tag and Windows](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-different-values-in-mp3tag-and-windows/70738)
**Author:** [@Harm10](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Harm10)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-different-values-in-mp3tag-and-windows/70738 "2026-02-22T16:21:41Z")
I mostly do not check whether the numbering created by MP3Tag also shows correctly in the Windows folder but accidently I stumbled on a difference. First I thought just clear the numbers and redo them but the problem pe… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=9) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=11)