# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=109 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 110 --- ## [Bulk-strip mp4 chapters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-strip-mp4-chapters/56529)
**Author:** [@dermeister589](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dermeister589)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-strip-mp4-chapters/56529 "2022-03-01T19:10:49Z")
Hi, seems mp4 chapters can't be bulk stripped? Once several files are selected, the option vanishes from the context menu..please help! Thanks. --- ## [Can anyone help me turn off the directory tab?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-anyone-help-me-turn-off-the-directory-tab/56533)
**Author:** [@noname278](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/noname278)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-anyone-help-me-turn-off-the-directory-tab/56533 "2022-03-01T17:12:27Z")
Hello. If I scroll down on the left tab and my mouse is accidentally on the directory tab, it scrolls down on open directories. I use Mp3tag by right clicking on an MP3 file and pressing Mp3tag. Can anyone help me turn o… --- ## [How to define Display Artist Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-define-display-artist-field/56511)
**Author:** [@anywaysayhi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/anywaysayhi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-define-display-artist-field/56511 "2022-02-28T19:30:21Z")
In musicbee there is Artist (Display) tag to display desired artist for each track. I would like to use this tag in MP3Tag but I couldn't manage to create one valid. What am I supposed to input in "Value", "Field" and "… --- ## [Discogs Adjust Tag Information missing covers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-adjust-tag-information-missing-covers/52612)
**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-adjust-tag-information-missing-covers/52612 "2022-02-28T09:46:06Z")
Not a 3.06a issue, just started this afternoon (3/30). May be a change in the lookup query at discogs.com (which still shows covers in its internal queries). --- ## [Read both FLAC/Picture and metadata\_block\_picture](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/read-both-flac-picture-and-metadata-block-picture/56507)
**Author:** [@tordenflesk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tordenflesk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/read-both-flac-picture-and-metadata-block-picture/56507 "2022-02-27T20:52:44Z")
Some of my files have duplicate/erroneous front covers (Due to SACAD\_r). Most of these appear to be in metadata\_block\_picture, but MP3Tag chooses to only show FLAC/Picture. Foobar2000 chooses metadata\_block\_picture As… --- ## [Playlist creation using an Export script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-creation-using-an-export-script/56474)
**Author:** [@Montemerano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Montemerano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-creation-using-an-export-script/56474 "2022-02-27T17:19:39Z")
Hello community, I have been using Mp3tag for a while to manage my music collection, but I have previously not used the more advanced features such as Actions and Scripting. I have to admit, I am really struggling in t… --- ## [Using the column browser to scroll to highlighted item in GUI by typing the first characters of item you wish to find](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-the-column-browser-to-scroll-to-highlighted-item-in-gui-by-typing-the-first-characters-of-item-you-wish-to-find/56500)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-the-column-browser-to-scroll-to-highlighted-item-in-gui-by-typing-the-first-characters-of-item-you-wish-to-find/56500 "2022-02-26T21:21:11Z")
Hello, I am wondering if there is a way to use the column browser to move the highlighted item in the GUI. For example, if I want to get to Led Zeppelin under artist, I would just have the program sort by artist and th… --- ## [Automatically / batch a mp3 title from the file name?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-batch-a-mp3-title-from-the-file-name/8072)
**Author:** [@squeezin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/squeezin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-batch-a-mp3-title-from-the-file-name/8072 "2022-02-26T18:08:45Z")
Hi, sorry for my stupid question…but i a total newb to tags… I never needed to edit them until i got this stupid ipod for christmas. Anyways, im looking for a easy way to make the " tag title" of all my mp3’s, match th… --- ## [Replace " / " with ", " except when there is only one " / " or it is the last " / ", then replace with " & "](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-with-except-when-there-is-only-one-or-it-is-the-last-then-replace-with/56479)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-with-except-when-there-is-only-one-or-it-is-the-last-then-replace-with/56479 "2022-02-25T15:47:35Z")
Hello, I have been working with this script that I amalgamated from other scrips garnered here and I would like to get the second to last portion of this action to replace " / " with ", " except when there is only one "… --- ## [Selected directory changed sometimes without user](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selected-directory-changed-sometimes-without-user/56457)
**Author:** [@pstein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pstein)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selected-directory-changed-sometimes-without-user/56457 "2022-02-25T09:20:27Z")
I am running the Mp3Tag on Windows and observed a strange behavior of Mp3tag. Sometimes when I start Mp3tag again after a while of inactivity the directory shown in the directory entry field of MP3tag is NOT the same as… --- ## [Serato DJ: Copied Tags for Beatgrids and Markers to another format version of track won't get read](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/serato-dj-copied-tags-for-beatgrids-and-markers-to-another-format-version-of-track-wont-get-read/56466)
**Author:** [@SpamSeva](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpamSeva)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/serato-dj-copied-tags-for-beatgrids-and-markers-to-another-format-version-of-track-wont-get-read/56466 "2022-02-24T21:39:04Z")
Hello, while trying to copy the tags from Flac files to newly generated .mp3- or .aif versions of the same files, i noticed that tags for Beatgrids and Cue Point Markers of the copys will not get read by the Serato DJ S… --- ## [Unable to open file for editing when loading many (60k+) files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-open-file-for-editing-when-loading-many-60k-files/56441)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-open-file-for-editing-when-loading-many-60k-files/56441 "2022-02-24T21:13:41Z")
Hello, I am trying to use MP3Tag to edit my whole iTunes library, which is over 80K+ and it crashed as the system ran out of memory. I tried again after lowering the RAM used by my caching software and MP3Tag loaded 63… --- ## [Failed to authenticate to Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-to-authenticate-to-discogs/56352)
**Author:** [@Calexico](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Calexico)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-to-authenticate-to-discogs/56352 "2022-02-24T10:57:21Z")
When I want to use discogs in Mp3tag, the message "Failled to authenticate using OAuth (1)." When I turn off my PC, it works fine once. Then the same message "Failled to authenticate using OAuth (1)." comes back again. … --- ## [Removing a specific value - but only for a specific fileformat](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-specific-value-but-only-for-a-specific-fileformat/56435)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-specific-value-but-only-for-a-specific-fileformat/56435 "2022-02-23T16:27:32Z")
Sometimes my TTA files have tta or TTA written in their \_FIENAMEs, i.e. before the extension Something as simple as just replacing " tta" with disregard for case-sensitive comparison in TITLE field does the trick. And I… --- ## [FLAC "Comment" metadata field doesn't appear in Windows 10](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-comment-metadata-field-doesnt-appear-in-windows-10/17520)
**Author:** [@synapticgap](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/synapticgap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-comment-metadata-field-doesnt-appear-in-windows-10/17520 "2022-02-23T14:18:50Z")
Hi all, I am having trouble getting the “comment” field in my FLAC files to appear in the Windows 10 file explorer. I can see the text in Mp3tag, however, and if I edit other fields such as “Title” or “Album” those chan… --- ## [Title Search Function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-search-function/56438)
**Author:** [@KaeptnNuss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KaeptnNuss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-search-function/56438 "2022-02-22T20:10:18Z")
I frequently work with large playlists (hundreds of titles) and I often wish there was a way to search for a specific title and see the results highlighted. I realize there is a filter function, but I want to see the sea… --- ## [Temporary Deletion Protection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/temporary-deletion-protection/56309)
**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/temporary-deletion-protection/56309 "2022-02-22T18:46:51Z")
I have gone through my music library and tagged each mp3 using Discogs. As a doublecheck, I made copies of the Mp3's in a separate folder and tagged them through MusicBrainz. I want to (manually) compare the two sets of … --- ## [Working with multiple Genres and Instruments](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-multiple-genres-and-instruments/56295)
**Author:** [@Wolksby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wolksby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/working-with-multiple-genres-and-instruments/56295 "2022-02-22T18:36:47Z")
Hi, for some reason, I couldn't seem to find how to add a new post to to an existing topic, so I've replied to a previous one! Here's what I'd like to do: I have some 800 classical CDs saved as mp3s. I use mp3 tag to e… --- ## [Delete from a specific character to the end](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-from-a-specific-character-to-the-end/56429)
**Author:** [@yankl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yankl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-from-a-specific-character-to-the-end/56429 "2022-02-22T13:19:18Z")
Sorry for the bad English ... When exporting a file, I want it deleted from the file name from a character / example to the end of the file name. That is, the file names: 001 Algebra / Eighth Grade Lesson 002 Enginee… --- ## [Text File With Tags to Tags In mp3 Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-with-tags-to-tags-in-mp3-files/56425)
**Author:** [@McIntoshBear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/McIntoshBear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-with-tags-to-tags-in-mp3-files/56425 "2022-02-22T07:11:19Z")
I have about 2,000 mp3 files that do not have tag or meta data about the music in the file. The files are organized on my Windows10 PC with about 50 mp3 files in a directory or folder. For each mp3 file I have created t… --- ## [3.12a beta - Right click start Mp3tag fails to open program](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-12a-beta-right-click-start-mp3tag-fails-to-open-program/56423)
**Author:** [@Labdoc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Labdoc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-12a-beta-right-click-start-mp3tag-fails-to-open-program/56423 "2022-02-21T20:16:14Z")
OS Microsoft Windows 11 Pro x64 |Version|10.0.22000 Build 22000 Latest MP2TAG beta fails to open on right click on FLAC files. Opens from Start menu. Revert to 3.12 fixes problem. Thanks for this great program --- ## [Add -x to track tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-x-to-track-tags/56410)
**Author:** [@bbgirl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bbgirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-x-to-track-tags/56410 "2022-02-20T21:40:28Z")
Hi, I need an action to add -x in one go to all the track numberings of an album. So if an album has 8 tracks, and its numbering is 1, 2, 3 etc, I want to make it into 1-8 ,2-8, 3-8 in one go. Could someone explain to … --- ## [Copy filename to tag question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-tag-question/56415)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-tag-question/56415 "2022-02-20T21:13:15Z")
The button for ok is not showing, sorry for the dumb question but what am i missing, please? Also this last update, erased some of my config(format strings) in this area, don't know why, i did something wrong i am sure. … --- ## [Replace slashes with hyphens](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-slashes-with-hyphens/56412)
**Author:** [@bbgirl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bbgirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-slashes-with-hyphens/56412 "2022-02-20T13:08:07Z")
Hi, I want to do approximately the same thing, but replace slashes with hyphens, so - instead of /. Total newb. Would really appreciate it if someone could tell me how to do that! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Removing a slash?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-slash/6935)
**Author:** [@danielcstein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danielcstein)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-slash/6935 "2008-06-14T06:57:34Z")
First off, Mp3tag is bad amazing. Free, great features, etc. My question: Many times I will add files to Mp3 Tag. For example, I will add a music folder, which inside of it contains a CD. Often the CD is formatted i… --- ## [Hello. I have mistakenly deleted all the files before tagging them and they have disappeared from my computer. Can I get them back? Thank you very much](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hello-i-have-mistakenly-deleted-all-the-files-before-tagging-them-and-they-have-disappeared-from-my-computer-can-i-get-them-back-thank-you-very-much/56395)
**Author:** [@Zamarock](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zamarock)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hello-i-have-mistakenly-deleted-all-the-files-before-tagging-them-and-they-have-disappeared-from-my-computer-can-i-get-them-back-thank-you-very-much/56395 "2022-02-19T17:18:28Z")
Hello. I have mistakenly deleted all the files before tagging them and they have disappeared from my computer. Can I get them back? Thank you very much --- ## [Date/Time sort puts 12a (00:00) after 1a (01:00)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-time-sort-puts-12a-00-00-after-1a-01-00/56216)
**Author:** [@dragon9874](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dragon9874)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-time-sort-puts-12a-00-00-after-1a-01-00/56216 "2022-02-19T16:26:44Z")
This is a fairly simple explanation, sorting by Date/Time puts 12am (00:00) after 1am (01:00). This is logical from a numbers perspective, but not time. I scoured the existing articles, but didn't find a match (nothing… --- ## [Uppercase after apostrophe on first word?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uppercase-after-apostrophe-on-first-word/7496)
**Author:** [@kornychaos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kornychaos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uppercase-after-apostrophe-on-first-word/7496 "2008-11-26T05:56:30Z")
Note, the apostrophe(s) are a part of the song title! Example: " ‘it’s Not A Side Effect Of The Cocaine, I Am Thinking It Must Be Love’ " Wanting: " ‘It’s Not A Side Effect Of The Cocaine, I Am Thinking It Must Be Lo… --- ## [Add artist, hyphen, and album title to Album Artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-hyphen-and-album-title-to-album-artist-field/56378)
**Author:** [@daktari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/daktari)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-hyphen-and-album-title-to-album-artist-field/56378 "2022-02-18T21:48:41Z")
I looked around in the support threads, but was likely using the wrong search terms. My new car does not display the album title on the dash screen. I'd like to be able to see that info. The idea is to combine the artis… --- ## [Removing information from the Album Artist Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-information-from-the-album-artist-field/56371)
**Author:** [@HumanJukeBoxDJMO](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HumanJukeBoxDJMO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-information-from-the-album-artist-field/56371 "2022-02-17T18:12:09Z")
What would be the formula if I wanted to take all words after the artist in the "Album Artist" Field example would be "Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers" needs to read only "Daft Punk" in the "Album Artist" … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=108) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=110)