# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=101 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 102 --- ## [Remove redundant MP3Tag context menu entry](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-redundant-mp3tag-context-menu-entry/57365)
**Author:** [@similia40](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/similia40)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-redundant-mp3tag-context-menu-entry/57365 "2022-06-27T17:28:48Z")
Well, I turned off Windows Media Player, which I very rarely use compared to Winamp, and for some amazing reason MP3Tag now appears twice in context menus for .mp3 files. (Windows 10 Professional v21H1) Where would I… --- ## [Problem using REPLACE to swap quotation marks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-using-replace-to-swap-quotation-marks/10403)
**Author:** [@nitz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nitz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-using-replace-to-swap-quotation-marks/10403 "2022-06-27T06:58:13Z")
When I try to do a “convert tag to filename” with the following scripting function, I get a syntax error: $replace(%artist%%album%%track% ^ %title%,: , – ,/, - , , ,",’). I believe the error has something to do with t… --- ## [Is there a way to show Director or Writer for mp4 in windows explorer?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-director-or-writer-for-mp4-in-windows-explorer/57741)
**Author:** [@Nivekian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nivekian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-director-or-writer-for-mp4-in-windows-explorer/57741 "2022-06-26T01:14:15Z")
I've never moved on to ID3v2.4 so that's not the issue... Director field in mp3tag does not seem to match Directors field in windows explorer. Not sure why... rather disappointing that they both have this type of field … --- ## [Remove the double indication of an ARTIST in the TITLE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-double-indication-of-an-artist-in-the-title/57748)
**Author:** [@Roland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roland)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-double-indication-of-an-artist-in-the-title/57748 "2022-06-25T09:59:37Z")
ARTIST versus TITLE doubles After I have searched the forum about the topic "featuring", I managed to solve most of my issues. Currently I would like to solve the following remaining task: Remove the double indicatio… --- ## [Renaming files and Errors Pop-up and limit filename length](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-files-and-errors-pop-up-and-limit-filename-length/57728)
**Author:** [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-files-and-errors-pop-up-and-limit-filename-length/57728 "2022-06-24T05:27:14Z")
Sorry for the not so good topic title but let me explain I am doing Tag - Filename with the simple mask %artist% - %title%. Sometimes this fails (understandably) because of filenames already exist. In the end (if ther… --- ## [Installation of 3,16b (64bit) ends with an error message](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-of-3-16b-64bit-ends-with-an-error-message/57735)
**Author:** [@ehrlacher](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ehrlacher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-of-3-16b-64bit-ends-with-an-error-message/57735 "2022-06-24T18:38:47Z")
Tried to install 3.16b over existing 3.16a MP3Tag is installed in "C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe" Started install with "doubleclick" on 64bit installation file Error message "Staging Starse Package..." appears (se… --- ## [Sorting in Beatport WebSourceScript](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-in-beatport-websourcescript/57572)
**Author:** [@thesuperintendent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thesuperintendent)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-in-beatport-websourcescript/57572 "2022-06-24T09:33:07Z")
Hi Florian, not sure if this is placed in the correct forum. Since updating I've noticed that the "Metadata Album" section isn't sorted alphabetically anymore for special characters like before. I don't know if that's … --- ## [Cover export gives a \*.bin file?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-export-gives-a-bin-file/57682)
**Author:** [@EMCO](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/EMCO)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-export-gives-a-bin-file/57682 "2022-06-23T23:41:01Z")
Hello, If i export the covers from an mp3 file to the maps i get %artist%-%title%.BIN format and not a \*.JPG format? Greetings Emile. --- ## [How to access Freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-access-freedb/57726)
**Author:** [@Cayton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cayton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-access-freedb/57726 "2022-06-23T19:42:42Z")
I have a massive problem, I have a database of over 10,000 albums, CD's and rare 70's imports, I'm in my 60s and been collecting music my whole life. I have thousands of records. Lets get to the question. Faulty Hard Dr… --- ## [Windows 11 Insider Preview 225145 Server Busy](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-11-insider-preview-225145-server-busy/57724)
**Author:** [@dwj7738](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dwj7738)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-11-insider-preview-225145-server-busy/57724 "2022-06-23T12:21:05Z")
Windows 11 Insider Preview 225145 Installer reports Staging Package Failed 0x8008204 the appx package is invalid when launching mp3tag get server busy .. only recourse is to kill the process --- ## [No Explorer context menu on Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662)
**Author:** [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662 "2022-06-23T07:17:40Z")
Okay, I made the registry hack and am getting the context menu. But I'm getting "no permissions" message when I try to use it. Even on a local (not network disc). I have sharing enabled. Ideas. This is Windows 11. --- ## [RegEx - How to Replace Two Occurrences of Commas](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-how-to-replace-two-occurrences-of-commas/57714)
**Author:** [@dadarkman808](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dadarkman808)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-how-to-replace-two-occurrences-of-commas/57714 "2022-06-23T05:08:32Z")
Hi community! I have a series of MP3 tags that have separating commas as naming conventions. So, as an example: DJ One, MC Two, Rapper Three. How can I change it through RegEx to be DJ One ft. MC Two & Rapper Three wh… --- ## [Confused as to how to get catalog number to display in tag panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-as-to-how-to-get-catalog-number-to-display-in-tag-panel/57717)
**Author:** [@tunesmanca](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tunesmanca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-as-to-how-to-get-catalog-number-to-display-in-tag-panel/57717 "2022-06-23T05:06:17Z")
If I press on the "extended tags" icon in the main toolbar, I can see "catalognumber" for many of the files I've edited previously. I am at a loss though as to how to get this to display in the tag panel. The field "cat… --- ## [Copy part of Album to Year](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-part-of-album-to-year/56638)
**Author:** [@boognish43](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/boognish43)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-part-of-album-to-year/56638 "2022-06-22T15:42:51Z")
Hi all, I promise I searched all over and tried a bunch of things before coming here :slight\_smile: I'm trying to take part of the album name and use it for the year field. i.e. All of the albums are in this format 199… --- ## [Using Filename - Tag to write comment and album sort tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-filename-tag-to-write-comment-and-album-sort-tags/57692)
**Author:** [@Dr\_H\_Vanderbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dr_H_Vanderbear)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-filename-tag-to-write-comment-and-album-sort-tags/57692 "2022-06-22T11:24:41Z")
I have a text file containing album sort and comment tags. I'd like to use this to re-tag identical files that are now missing this information. I've tried to do it several times, but it keeps placing the wrong comment … --- ## [MacOS Voice Memo m4a files - Recording Date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/macos-voice-memo-m4a-files-recording-date/55855)
**Author:** [@bluemonkey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bluemonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/macos-voice-memo-m4a-files-recording-date/55855 "2022-06-22T09:51:51Z")
Hi MetaHeads, I'm posting this to general support rather than Mac as a similar issue/solution may apply to Windows and other file types as well. So I've exported a bunch of Voice Memos from Apple's Voice Memo app but t… --- ## [MP3 file serial number?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-serial-number/57671)
**Author:** [@Dr\_H\_Vanderbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dr_H_Vanderbear)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-serial-number/57671 "2022-06-21T19:05:55Z")
Is there a way to give each file a kind of serial number -- a detail that is never changed and passed along when converting bitrates, etc? Now that I've renamed my entire library, all my playlists are broken. I figure, … --- ## [Swapping Colons in tags for dashes in filenames?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swapping-colons-in-tags-for-dashes-in-filenames/57661)
**Author:** [@Dr\_H\_Vanderbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dr_H_Vanderbear)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swapping-colons-in-tags-for-dashes-in-filenames/57661 "2022-06-21T18:07:12Z")
I LOVE THIS PROGRAM. It's rekindled my enjoyment of music. Some of my tags use characters that are forbidden in filenames. This file, for example, uses a colon and a slash in two of its tags: Artist: Star Wars Title: … --- ## [Moving cover art to dedicated folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-cover-art-to-dedicated-folders/53128)
**Author:** [@Farquarh1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Farquarh1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-cover-art-to-dedicated-folders/53128 "2021-05-07T20:14:44Z")
I would like to place all my album covers in a folder (cover art) with each in a sub folder (artist) named album (name.extension) is this possible? Thanks in advance, D. --- ## [Temporal Position in Metadata to control LEDs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/temporal-position-in-metadata-to-control-leds/57658)
**Author:** [@bassman71](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bassman71)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/temporal-position-in-metadata-to-control-leds/57658 "2022-06-18T16:36:08Z")
Hello, is it possible to encode a sequence of time positions in mp3 header that can then trigger LED lights in real time? So for example tag 1 would store 4.85 seconds and when the song hits that point in real time an ev… --- ## [Can MP3Tag strip Unicode from file names and tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-strip-unicode-from-file-names-and-tags/57467)
**Author:** [@0LD3\_DUDE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/0LD3_DUDE)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-strip-unicode-from-file-names-and-tags/57467 "2022-06-18T14:58:25Z")
When ripping enough CDs, it is inevitable that I come across Metadata containing Unicode, which prevents the function of certain software, such as my favorite MP3 encoder. I suggested adding the ability to replace Unico… --- ## [How to remove ALL upon CLOSE?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-all-upon-close/57656)
**Author:** [@bo210](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bo210)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-all-upon-close/57656 "2022-06-18T01:21:18Z")
I think, it wasn't like this in the older versions, or was it ? Is there anyway the files/directory could be removed automatically when the program is closed? The last files/directory keeps on reappearing when opening … --- ## [Edit title by adding date in parenthesis](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701)
**Author:** [@taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/taran2ula)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701 "2022-06-17T23:40:11Z")
I would like to create a custom action to place a specific date in parenthesis after the end of the title. Example Before: ABC - Book of Love Example After Edit: ABC - Book of Love (1986) I used this string that I f… --- ## [Batch: Delete every cover picture within each song and save 1x in the folder as "cover"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-delete-every-cover-picture-within-each-song-and-save-1x-in-the-folder-as-cover/57654)
**Author:** [@music-laura](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/music-laura)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-delete-every-cover-picture-within-each-song-and-save-1x-in-the-folder-as-cover/57654 "2022-06-17T11:38:37Z")
When I downloaded an album, the cover was saved in the folder as "cover.jpg". i used to insert this cover.jpg in the meta data of each song and deleted the jpg in the folder. basically, this idea was not so good. is t… --- ## [Character encoding influences cover display?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/character-encoding-influences-cover-display/57652)
**Author:** [@vsound](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vsound)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/character-encoding-influences-cover-display/57652 "2022-06-16T16:16:54Z")
Will ISO-8859-1 show the album covers? When I use ISO-8859-1 the album art doesn't show in VLC Player, Windows Media Player or my car stereo. Everything else shows ok. Is this normal? --- ## [Modification of tags for mp4 and case conversion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modification-of-tags-for-mp4-and-case-conversion/57644)
**Author:** [@PLC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PLC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modification-of-tags-for-mp4-and-case-conversion/57644 "2022-06-15T14:43:37Z")
When I want to renew track on M4a music, renew track number with 0 first seems not working (for me) Converting text like function proper in Excel (Example : I don't speak english --\> I Don't Speak English) Could you he… --- ## [Path length column (characters counter)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/path-length-column-characters-counter/57643)
**Author:** [@SpirosG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpirosG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/path-length-column-characters-counter/57643 "2022-06-15T11:59:51Z")
Hi, Is it possible to create a column which will show how many characters are being used per file? Thank you. --- ## [Cover Art search fields with WSS missing on one PC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-search-fields-with-wss-missing-on-one-pc/57637)
**Author:** [@davel4wa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/davel4wa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-search-fields-with-wss-missing-on-one-pc/57637 "2022-06-15T05:25:05Z")
I have two Win 10 64 bit laptop computers running MP3Tag v 3.16. The dropdown when accessing Cover Art/Discogs is different in that one computer does not show the options to include more specific search fields, i.e. arti… --- ## [Another Win10 issue with track number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-win10-issue-with-track-number/57611)
**Author:** [@AnnieBody1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AnnieBody1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-win10-issue-with-track-number/57611 "2022-06-14T11:47:02Z")
In Windows 10 explorer the '#' column displays a number, which I appears to be an assigned track number, see attachment 1. This occurs many times throughout my music collection, but not on all files. The file has exten… --- ## [3.16 won't open from the context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-16-wont-open-from-the-context-menu/57559)
**Author:** [@daliborpuljiz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/daliborpuljiz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-16-wont-open-from-the-context-menu/57559 "2022-06-14T08:09:48Z")
Anybody has the same problem? MP3Tag joyfully opens when started from the Start Menu, but not from the Explorer's context menu - I see it reads through the files in folder, but the GUI is not popping out. Both x64 and x8… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=100) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=102)