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**Author:** [@kdeans](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kdeans)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/final-question-remove-from-history/9967 "2021-10-29T20:25:47Z")
I have reviewed a number of posts and find no good way to do a “bulk remove” of filename to tag formulas. I name all of my music the same way so the tag to filename history is less of a problem, but after many thousands … --- ## [Nfo import into Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nfo-import-into-mp3tag/54921)
**Author:** [@Bjur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bjur)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nfo-import-into-mp3tag/54921 "2021-10-29T15:36:23Z")
Hi I have nfo files with descriptions I would like to import into mp3tag as tags. Is that possible? --- ## [Multiline Tag Field Length](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiline-tag-field-length/54915)
**Author:** [@joeafterdinner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joeafterdinner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiline-tag-field-length/54915 "2021-10-29T08:35:04Z")
Hello: I greatly enjoy using MP3Tag, but I do have one question I would like some help with. I see there is a "9" option for Multiline Rows, but is there a way to increase the amount of rows a multiline field can handle… --- ## [Mp4 Copyright information not displaying in Windows File Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-copyright-information-not-displaying-in-windows-file-explorer/54909)
**Author:** [@MrPlinkett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrPlinkett)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-copyright-information-not-displaying-in-windows-file-explorer/54909 "2021-10-28T21:38:02Z")
Okay so I've had a bit of a headache with this one. For some reason Mp3Tag metadata isn't displaying correctly in File Explorer. Some of it seems to work (Title, Artist, Year, Genre) but most of it doesn't seem to show … --- ## [Using filter to find Albums that contain a Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-filter-to-find-albums-that-contain-a-title/54893)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-filter-to-find-albums-that-contain-a-title/54893 "2021-10-28T19:15:31Z")
Hello, I have done some reading but could not find how to filter files so that I can get all files from an Album that contains a specific Title. I do not want just that Title, but all songs (Titles) in an Album that co… --- ## [Changing ALBUM title is not recognized in other applications](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-album-title-is-not-recognized-in-other-applications/54902)
**Author:** [@DOMIMEI](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DOMIMEI)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-album-title-is-not-recognized-in-other-applications/54902 "2021-10-28T17:41:44Z")
Changing the ALBUM title in MP3Tag is not reflected in other applications, whereas changing ALBUM title in e.g. Foobar is being read correctly as it was edited in Foobar. --- ## [Changing field title from uppercase to lowercase](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-field-title-from-uppercase-to-lowercase/54908)
**Author:** [@MrPlinkett](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrPlinkett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-field-title-from-uppercase-to-lowercase/54908 "2021-10-28T16:54:58Z")
Hey everyone, I'm wondering whether it's possible to change the tag field from uppercase to lowercase? When checking file metadata in MediaInfo certain fields are shown in uppercase. --- ## [Files aren\`t removed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-aren-t-removed/54900)
**Author:** [@Alavana](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Alavana)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-aren-t-removed/54900 "2021-10-28T13:17:06Z")
When importing my files into the very latest version v3.10 the files are not removed when selecting remove from the menu. Refreshing the page brings them back. Even closing the program down and reopening the program brin… --- ## [External variables](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/external-variables/54888)
**Author:** [@Roland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roland)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/external-variables/54888 "2021-10-28T06:58:30Z")
how can external (windows) variables like USERNAME be integrated or used in an internal function like "regexpr"? I want to move some files into certain directories. --- ## [Suggestion: Set preferred substitution character for filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-set-preferred-substitution-character-for-filenames/54860)
**Author:** [@SimonLandmine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SimonLandmine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-set-preferred-substitution-character-for-filenames/54860 "2021-10-27T19:51:38Z")
At present, when you use 'Tag To Filename', characters that are not supported in filenames (e.g. "?", "/", or ":") are simply dropped from the tag in the conversion to a filename. Would it be possible to have a configur… --- ## [Can anyone help me with “Best Practice” for Tag Separators….?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-best-practice-for-tag-separators/54882)
**Author:** [@leeuniverse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/leeuniverse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-best-practice-for-tag-separators/54882 "2021-10-26T12:25:13Z")
I’m leaning thinking I should use backward Double-Slashes (\\) as the separator for ALL Tags, but would all players etc. like that? So, any value that has multiple entries I just use the double-slash. So, Genres would b… --- ## [User-defined genre export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-genre-export/54885)
**Author:** [@albiek1976](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/albiek1976)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-genre-export/54885 "2021-10-26T11:00:39Z")
Is there a way to print all of the user-defined genres? I would like to view it on the computer screen to copy & paste, export it and save it to a file or just import it later. I haven't found this topic listed. --- ## [Trouble With Lyrics](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-with-lyrics/54873)
**Author:** [@tomx2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tomx2)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-with-lyrics/54873 "2021-10-25T22:20:06Z")
With no changes made, i am having issues with lyrics (they have worked fine in the past). Using musixmatch, i now get lyrics that are incomplete. As in, eng||Just want to live naturally Time told you, and you told meCa… --- ## [MP4: Explorer File Properties Fields: "Subtitle," "Tags," "Directors," "Producers," "Writers," "Publisher," "Content provider," "Encoded by," "Author URL," "Promotion URL," and "Parental rating."](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-explorer-file-properties-fields-subtitle-tags-directors-producers-writers-publisher-content-provider-encoded-by-author-url-promotion-url-and-parental-rating/54774)
**Author:** [@wneclass2018](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wneclass2018)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-explorer-file-properties-fields-subtitle-tags-directors-producers-writers-publisher-content-provider-encoded-by-author-url-promotion-url-and-parental-rating/54774 "2021-10-24T20:15:45Z")
I was wondering if someone can help me regarding creating a field that directly reflects Windows Explorer File Properties for MP4 files. When I use MetaX on an MP4 file, any entry added into the "Director," "Producers,"… --- ## [Confused about ID3v2.4 tagging and "/" in artist names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-about-id3v2-4-tagging-and-in-artist-names/54864)
**Author:** [@Matt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Matt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-about-id3v2-4-tagging-and-in-artist-names/54864 "2021-10-24T16:56:55Z")
Hello! I've been struggling to find a way to solve this particular problem I'm having with a certain artist handle in ID3 tags. The artist handle is simply "/f". Of course, ID3v2.3 uses the / symbol as a spacer for mu… --- ## [Readonly files are overwritten without notifying the user](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/readonly-files-are-overwritten-without-notifying-the-user/54768)
**Author:** [@Bernie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bernie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/readonly-files-are-overwritten-without-notifying-the-user/54768 "2021-10-24T13:33:13Z")
Scenario: Create a directory which contains one readonly mp3 file. Start Mp3tag. Paste the full path of the directory to the field "Verzeichnis" and hit Enter. Right-click the mp3 file and select "Tag entfernen". Resu… --- ## [Mp3tag changes name of directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-changes-name-of-directory/54862)
**Author:** [@thesouvenir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thesouvenir)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-changes-name-of-directory/54862 "2021-10-24T09:12:42Z")
Hi there, Been using Mp3tag for a long time, but this is the first problem I've had with it. Lately when I convert tag-to-filename in a folder that has a leading space (to keep it at the top of the directory it is in) i… --- ## [Cursor disappears from field after CTRL + N](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cursor-disappears-from-field-after-ctrl-n/53863)
**Author:** [@AdBrosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AdBrosser)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cursor-disappears-from-field-after-ctrl-n/53863 "2021-10-23T17:13:07Z")
I'm using MP3 Tag to edit my MP3's. After Update from 3.07 to 3.08 the cursor disappear after CTRL + N to go for then next MP3. Now I have to click in the field (Title) again to put the cursor there. I installed the vers… --- ## [Batch renaming and numbering song titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-renaming-and-numbering-song-titles/54847)
**Author:** [@kissanen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kissanen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-renaming-and-numbering-song-titles/54847 "2021-10-21T21:32:34Z")
Hello, I have ripped an audio book from 6 CDs. Currently the tracks are named similarly for every cd: Track 1, Track 2, and so on. I would need to change the numbering to that the tracks would be from "Track 1" to "Trac… --- ## [Cannot remove album cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-remove-album-cover/54842)
**Author:** [@Florio60](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florio60)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-remove-album-cover/54842 "2021-10-21T21:02:20Z")
Hello. I've been using mp3tag for while now, but am currently having problems removing a particular album cover. There must have been a couple of versions of the same cover pasted one over the other; I have removed one, … --- ## [Amazon/ASIN code tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/amazon-asin-code-tags/54834)
**Author:** [@zebedeerox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zebedeerox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/amazon-asin-code-tags/54834 "2021-10-21T17:33:46Z")
Has there been any development on Amazon/ASIN code tags? Many recent albums one finds on streaming services like Spotify or Music.YouTube are 'rips' of Amazon or Apple albums, which are mp3 only. As such, they are not l… --- ## [How to convert multiple genre tag fields into one](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-convert-multiple-genre-tag-fields-into-one/54828)
**Author:** [@vinylmad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vinylmad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-convert-multiple-genre-tag-fields-into-one/54828 "2021-10-21T11:51:25Z")
Hi. My current player only recognises multiple genres in a file, if they are in a single tag-field (not sure if I'm using correct terminology here!) and separated by ";". Fortunately most of my music library is tagged t… --- ## [WAV Album Art doesn't appear in iTunes?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-album-art-doesnt-appear-in-itunes/54817)
**Author:** [@A\_Silent\_Horse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/A_Silent_Horse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-album-art-doesnt-appear-in-itunes/54817 "2021-10-20T07:58:18Z")
Hi, recently got MP3Tag since I'm a bit of a sucker for good audio on my iPod (mainly WAVs), however I've hit a snag. So one reason I downloaded MP3Tag was to finally be able to edit the metadata of the file since iTune… --- ## [Mp3tag deleted all of my video files!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-deleted-all-of-my-video-files/54779)
**Author:** [@Ishmael](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ishmael)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-deleted-all-of-my-video-files/54779 "2021-10-20T06:20:14Z")
I was embedding a bunch of my movies when after I was done I selected all of them in mp3tag and right clicked and pressed the delete option and when I went back to check the folder they were in they all were gone!!! I ch… --- ## [Failed to authenticate \>12002:12002 only for Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-to-authenticate-12002-12002-only-for-discogs/54772)
**Author:** [@Dr.Roboculous](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dr.Roboculous)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-to-authenticate-12002-12002-only-for-discogs/54772 "2021-10-18T20:36:16Z")
The error message is: " Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1)." "\>12002: 12002: The operation timed out " I've searched through all the posts, none of them solve this problem. My clock is set to the correct time, my … --- ## [Album Artist vs ALBUM ARTIST](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-vs-album-artist/54715)
**Author:** [@donwiss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/donwiss)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-vs-album-artist/54715 "2021-10-17T03:51:22Z")
I like to use Various and not Various Artists for the Album Artist tag. Using Alt-T: Main screen: VLC: As you can see, on the main screen (and also in the column at the right) it is just Various. How do I get r… --- ## [Anyone know of a way to Auto-Embed "Artist" Art into MP3's...?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-of-a-way-to-auto-embed-artist-art-into-mp3s/54735)
**Author:** [@leeuniverse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/leeuniverse)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-of-a-way-to-auto-embed-artist-art-into-mp3s/54735 "2021-10-15T06:47:47Z")
Lot's of stuff for Albums, but not finding any that does the same for "other" Image Tags within music files? I'm trying to get the "Album Art Downloader" dev to add the ability, should be fairly simple. Also, is there … --- ## [How to define "return" or "enter" when replacing values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-define-return-or-enter-when-replacing-values/54762)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-define-return-or-enter-when-replacing-values/54762 "2021-10-14T19:59:18Z")
Hello, I thought I had bookmarked a page that explained how to write scripts and what each scripting character did what, when writing a string. It is eluding me now, so if one can post a link I would appreciate it. Ba… --- ## [Has my Windows icon cache been updated to display the new icon?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-my-windows-icon-cache-been-updated-to-display-the-new-icon/54575 "2021-10-14T19:49:07Z")
I have a problem with this how-to: Is the desktop icon also applicable to the Windows 10's Taskbar icon of a Mp3tag pinned to that Taskbar of the OS? Either 1\] I do not see the difference between the icons 2\] … --- ## [How to clear Directory List](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-clear-directory-list/54759)
**Author:** [@Rick-Retired](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rick-Retired)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-clear-directory-list/54759 "2021-10-14T09:01:58Z")
How do I clear the drop down list of Directories of one or more selections? [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=117) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=119)