# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=111

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## [Mp3tag does not read these tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-read-these-tags/56180)

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**Author:** [@Nighted](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nighted)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-read-these-tags/56180 "2022-02-02T15:59:58Z")

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Explorer, foobar & another tagger reads this file as expected. Mp3tag shows nothing except for replaygain info in extended tags. I tested a different file from the same uploader on a torrent site, and it's the same, no …

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## [How to select all files in an album without having to manually select?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-select-all-files-in-an-album-without-having-to-manually-select/56177)

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**Author:** [@AmadeuS72](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AmadeuS72)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-select-all-files-in-an-album-without-having-to-manually-select/56177 "2022-02-02T14:50:24Z")

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Have lots and lots of files, all with correct album titles. But I want to now select just the files in each album automatically, so I can correctly label the release year. Like right-clicking with the mouse....no matter…

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## [Cannot tag Wav in mp3tag ver 3.12](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-tag-wav-in-mp3tag-ver-3-12/56176)

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**Author:** [@Wallace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wallace)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-tag-wav-in-mp3tag-ver-3-12/56176 "2022-02-02T11:48:16Z")

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Hello mp3tag goes well with mp3 files but with wav files I cannot edit anything the soft said cannot open to edit

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## [Track # issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-issue/14256)

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**Author:** [@TheWarrior97](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheWarrior97)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-issue/14256 "2022-02-02T07:37:28Z")

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itunes will number tracks, “1 out of 13” Can you all your program to not just assign the track number but also how many tracks are on the cd. One way to do this might be " / 13" Unless it can already do this and i hav…

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## [My new directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-new-directory/56166)

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**Author:** [@chrob61](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrob61)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-new-directory/56166 "2022-02-02T07:19:52Z")

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Hello everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I have a new MP3 player that won't let me load my entire library then put the songs into folder by artist. So, their suggestion was to take my existing directory of music and set up fold…

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## [Can You Create A Genre Import Only Script For Discogs For Me?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-you-create-a-genre-import-only-script-for-discogs-for-me/56162)

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**Author:** [@817payday](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/817payday)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-you-create-a-genre-import-only-script-for-discogs-for-me/56162 "2022-02-01T19:15:11Z")

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I've Been Trying To Create A Genre Only Script For Discogs But I Really Have No Idea What I'm Doing. I've Tried Searching Here To Find A Script That Does What I'm Looking For And The Only Article I Found Is This One From…

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## [Freedb server (freedb.dbpoweramp.com) not working anymore?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-server-freedb-dbpoweramp-com-not-working-anymore/56152)

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**Author:** [@skippy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/skippy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-server-freedb-dbpoweramp-com-not-working-anymore/56152 "2022-02-01T06:34:23Z")

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I had been using freedb.dbpoweramp.com as freedb server for years, but it stopped working this week. Did they change server address, or just close free service down? Are there any good alternative servers for freedb? Th…

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## [Importing txt file with track numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-txt-file-with-track-numbers/56146)

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**Author:** [@Cees](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cees)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-txt-file-with-track-numbers/56146 "2022-01-31T20:59:27Z")

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Hi, I have a folder with about 4000 flacs not having the tracknumber or year in the tag. I have a txt file with the colums artist, title, track, year. I've tried to import this with convert textfile - tag, but get the f…

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## [Help with regular expressions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-regular-expressions/56117)

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**Author:** [@Pedro\_Pistolas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pedro_Pistolas)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-regular-expressions/56117 "2022-01-30T21:12:03Z")

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Hello there. I have several tags starting with the format dd\_mm\_yyyy and I want to replace "\_" with "" but only when it does appear between two numbers as above. Can you help me?

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## [Global batch change in tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/global-batch-change-in-tag/56121)

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**Author:** [@Bookbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bookbear)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/global-batch-change-in-tag/56121 "2022-01-30T03:03:51Z")

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Hello! I have searched but not found an an exact answer to this. Here is what I am trying to do: I want to search my entire music collection for all pieces that have a 'Composer' tag containing 'Beethoven' (this searc…

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## [Is this a sorting bug?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-this-a-sorting-bug/56113)

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**Author:** [@Simos\_Sigma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Simos_Sigma)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-this-a-sorting-bug/56113 "2022-01-29T13:08:22Z")

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I am not sure but I think this is a sorting bug... ■ Here is how Windows explorer list my files sorted by filename: ■ Here is how an other program (which I use to get some measurements) list my files into it's csv fi…

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## [How can I remove only the leading zero from filename and only if number has three digits?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-only-the-leading-zero-from-filename-and-only-if-number-has-three-digits/56109)

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**Author:** [@Simos\_Sigma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Simos_Sigma)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-remove-only-the-leading-zero-from-filename-and-only-if-number-has-three-digits/56109 "2022-01-29T11:44:57Z")

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Hello community!!! :slight\_smile: I have a bunch of tracks and their file names contain three digits at start. Something like this: 001 - Filename.mp3 060 - Filename.mp3 086 - Filename.mp3 ... As the title "says"..…

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## [Support a format ts video](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-a-format-ts-video/56102)

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**Author:** [@joelmv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joelmv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-a-format-ts-video/56102 "2022-01-28T18:13:32Z")

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First congratulations for the program, I use the mp3tag to create covers for all my mp4 videos, phenomenal! I have many videos in MPEG-TS (ts) format, I would like to know if there is a possibility for you to include th…

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## [Why some of my custom tags stored in UPPERCASE and others in lowercase?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-some-of-my-custom-tags-stored-in-uppercase-and-others-in-lowercase/56087)

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**Author:** [@Simos\_Sigma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Simos_Sigma)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-some-of-my-custom-tags-stored-in-uppercase-and-others-in-lowercase/56087 "2022-01-28T09:28:35Z")

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Greetings to community!!! :slight\_smile: I have make some custom tags for my mp3 files and when I check them, for example using MediaInfo or Audacity, I notice that some of them are in UPPERCASE and others in lowercase!…

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## [How can I split separated with semicolons data from csv flie using regexp?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-split-separated-with-semicolons-data-from-csv-flie-using-regexp/56086)

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**Author:** [@Simos\_Sigma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Simos_Sigma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-split-separated-with-semicolons-data-from-csv-flie-using-regexp/56086 "2022-01-27T14:06:04Z")

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Greetings to community!!! :slight\_smile: From an other program I use I managed to export, for example, these data: Z:\\MUSIC\\MP3\\Rest of the World\\9 PM (Till I Come) (Radio Edit) - ATB.mp3;320;20045;0,37;0;0; to a .csv f…

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## [Album Art Tag is missing from app dialog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-tag-is-missing-from-app-dialog/56082)

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**Author:** [@Nunyaa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nunyaa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-tag-is-missing-from-app-dialog/56082 "2022-01-27T08:51:56Z")

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I updated to the latest MP3tag 3.12 and now the cover art (at the bottom of Tags area) is missing. I tried rolling back by installing 3.11b, 3.11 and 3.10 but it's still missing. I'm not sure of the version I was running…

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## [Itunes and artist, albumartist and album sort tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-artist-albumartist-and-album-sort-tags/56070)

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**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-artist-albumartist-and-album-sort-tags/56070 "2022-01-26T15:42:46Z")

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Hi, I updated the artistsort and albumartistsort and albumsort tags in MP3tag on some M4a tracks. When those tracks are loaded into iTunes it does not see these sort tags and defaults the sorting to greyed out values th…

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## [Weird tagging issues](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-tagging-issues/56045)

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**Author:** [@Kommissar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kommissar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-tagging-issues/56045 "2022-01-26T14:43:41Z")

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I'm having a couple issues with tags in several specific mp3s on my phone. Issue #1: I can't get get them all to merge to the same album. The tags are the same. I have checked and retagged many times. This may be relate…

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## [Disc number not shown in windows file explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-not-shown-in-windows-file-explorer/56054)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_77](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dave_77)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-not-shown-in-windows-file-explorer/56054 "2022-01-25T20:52:04Z")

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Hi, I've looked in the support community but don't see my exact problem. When tagging multi disc files, the disc column remains blank even though I number the files as "1/2", for example. Why is this not working in my …

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## [Revise Multiple Album Titles?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/revise-multiple-album-titles/56002)

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**Author:** [@Tag2022](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tag2022)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/revise-multiple-album-titles/56002 "2022-01-25T19:55:00Z")

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Is it possible to add "(5.1)" or "(CD)" to the end of multiple Album Title tags? I need to do this to hundreds of album titles. The albums are named correctly. Example... "Abbey Road" is how it is named with multiple e…

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## [Context menu entry for Windows 11 store version?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-entry-for-windows-11-store-version/56052)

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**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-entry-for-windows-11-store-version/56052 "2022-01-25T19:18:26Z")

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Hi Florian, I thought I had read in one of your changelogs that you added 'Open with MP3Tag' to the Windows 11 version. I uninstalled the stand-alone (non Win11) and then installed the Win11 version from the Win11 Store…

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## [Replacing All Text After a Certain Point](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-all-text-after-a-certain-point/56049)

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**Author:** [@bfdscarecrow1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bfdscarecrow1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-all-text-after-a-certain-point/56049 "2022-01-25T14:58:38Z")

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I'm looking to do a batch "Replace" for file title tags and replace/remove all characters after a certain phrase in the title. For example, the title is Superboy Saves the Day (Remix) by Wonderman. Replace (Remix) by..…

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## [Populate document](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/populate-document/56039)

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**Author:** [@jds1339](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jds1339)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/populate-document/56039 "2022-01-25T05:14:25Z")

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Hi. I have what I assume to be a very basic question. The people who set up my BluOS Vault for me also set up mp3tag so I could edit the cd descriptions. I have really enjoyed using it, both to correct errors and to con…

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## [Sort Oddity After Using Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-oddity-after-using-mp3tag/56042)

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**Author:** [@KenOhrn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KenOhrn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-oddity-after-using-mp3tag/56042 "2022-01-25T00:34:27Z")

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This isn't much to go on, I know. But. I have a multi-disc (55 discs) album, where all tracks show the same data for "album". Using Mp3tag, I modified two discs to change "album" to "discnumber.album". This is to facil…

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## [Freezes when writing more than about 8 files at once](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freezes-when-writing-more-than-about-8-files-at-once/56029)

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**Author:** [@MSchef](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MSchef)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freezes-when-writing-more-than-about-8-files-at-once/56029 "2022-01-24T16:11:23Z")

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With version 3.12 I still have the problem, that the programm freezes after writing a single tag (here: Artist) on multiple files. I have to kill the prog with TaskManager. All firles have been tested with MP3Diags and …

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## [Album Artist shows in iTunes but blank in Mp3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-shows-in-itunes-but-blank-in-mp3tag/56015)

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**Author:** [@crl713](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/crl713)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-shows-in-itunes-but-blank-in-mp3tag/56015 "2022-01-23T17:41:45Z")

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Hello, I have several thousand mp3s with Album Artist, but no Artist. I'd like to update the Artist with Album Artist, but Album Artist shows empty in Mp3Tag. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

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## [Cover Art disappearing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-disappearing/55841)

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**Author:** [@Boutman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Boutman)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-disappearing/55841 "2022-01-23T16:11:35Z")

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Hello, new here. I made cover art for 650+ mp3 files last month, took me a week, with no problems: all came up (this really is a great program, thanks!), I used some covers I made myself, some copied from discogs, or Mus…

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## [MySQL Export Escaping paths](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mysql-export-escaping-paths/56010)

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**Author:** [@charlie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/charlie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mysql-export-escaping-paths/56010 "2022-01-23T11:56:52Z")

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Hi I'm trying to export my tag data into a MySQL database, I have a script but its not doing the escaping on the path (I think I need double \\ for each directory) and if the filename has ' sign it breaks it completely. …

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## [Album covers flat out dont work](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987)

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**Author:** [@ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 8:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987 "2022-01-22T08:37:36Z")

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I tried to put on a cover but it didnt work please for godsake help me i cant put a cover on a mp3 file it says it cant write the file

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## [Unexpected SYNTAX ERROR with apostrophe](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-syntax-error-with-apostrophe/55978)

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**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-syntax-error-with-apostrophe/55978 "2022-01-21T13:04:12Z")

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Actions \> Format Value \> (add text to TITLE) \> %title% (text, e.g. Live At Jane's House) If the (text) contains a single apostrophe, you get a \[SYNTAX ERROR\]. If two apostrophes, they are removed. Same behavior in Conv…

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