# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=136 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 137 --- ## [Issue with Text file-\>Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-text-file-tag/44799)
**Author:** [@Harderthanyou](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Harderthanyou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-text-file-tag/44799 "2021-01-21T22:38:44Z")
This seems simple but it is not working anymore. I have done this in the past with no issues but recently is has stopped working properly. I have a text file which is just a list of song titles. That's it, just titles… --- ## [Bulk adding apostrophes using actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-adding-apostrophes-using-actions/51673)
**Author:** [@daktari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/daktari)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-adding-apostrophes-using-actions/51673 "2021-01-21T14:24:40Z")
A loooooong time ago, I found a set of actions on these forums for converting certain words to lower case. Things like, an, a, the, as, of and so on. It saved my life. Not literally, but it made things so much easier for… --- ## [Adjust cover - add to toolbar](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-cover-add-to-toolbar/47644)
**Author:** [@Ains](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ains)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-cover-add-to-toolbar/47644 "2021-01-20T09:04:22Z")
Any way to add this to the toolbar for easy access? Brilliant addition, by the way. Thanks --- ## [How to filter out songs with titles in upper case](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-filter-out-songs-with-titles-in-upper-case/51662)
**Author:** [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-filter-out-songs-with-titles-in-upper-case/51662 "2021-01-20T06:23:48Z")
how do i get mp3tag to show only files whos titles are in upper case? --- ## [Delete a certain amount of characters at the beginning of the title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-certain-amount-of-characters-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/51627)
**Author:** [@mar-avz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mar-avz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-a-certain-amount-of-characters-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/51627 "2021-01-18T06:51:25Z")
Hello I love mp3tag but I have a little problem. :sweat\_smile: I need to remove the first characters of the title in thousands of files. Example: 1 - Track name 2 - Track name I need to remove up to "# -" so that i… --- ## [Conversion to ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conversion-to-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3/51585)
**Author:** [@VHS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VHS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conversion-to-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3/51585 "2021-01-16T17:21:09Z")
Hey, I edit some tags from time to time, so my general question is, if converting to or adding a newer ID3 version (i.e. ID3v2 to ID3v2.3) could cause any problems, basically pros and possible cons. Also, it seems like… --- ## [How to replace dashes between artists with feat. and &?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-replace-dashes-between-artists-with-feat-and/51619)
**Author:** [@Chaleff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chaleff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-replace-dashes-between-artists-with-feat-and/51619 "2021-01-16T17:09:49Z")
I am quite sure I spotted something like that while browsing last night for a different question I had, but can't find it again now. Many of my Artist fields appear as: Artist1-Artist2-Artist3 How can I make them appe… --- ## [Question: $RG2SC - \[REPLAYGAIN\] GAIN vs PEAK](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-rg2sc-replaygain-gain-vs-peak/51574)
**Author:** [@hgagne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hgagne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-rg2sc-replaygain-gain-vs-peak/51574 "2021-01-16T16:32:16Z")
Hi Folks, Just about to insert 'COMMENT ITUNNORM' to my .MP3's and had a quick question; have already reviewed the various threads I could find ... most notably: After running MP3GAIN, it creates various tags of whic… --- ## [How to remove a dash and everything after it?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-a-dash-and-everything-after-it/51604)
**Author:** [@Chaleff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chaleff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-a-dash-and-everything-after-it/51604 "2021-01-16T15:52:41Z")
Greetings, I am new here and to Mp3tag overall. Spent about 3 hours browsing the forums. Got a few answers already to some other questions I had (How to remove "The" from the artists, and How to remove any feat. ft. etc.… --- ## [How to Remove Aspect Ratio information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-aspect-ratio-information/51563)
**Author:** [@b8375629](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/b8375629)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-aspect-ratio-information/51563 "2021-01-16T15:05:53Z")
I'm looking to remove the Aspect Ratio information in the cover information panel next to the album cover. In this case it would be 1000x914 Is there a way to do this? Thank you --- ## [Image file is decoded with large black border](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-file-is-decoded-with-large-black-border/51609)
**Author:** [@PatrikFalk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PatrikFalk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-file-is-decoded-with-large-black-border/51609 "2021-01-16T09:37:51Z")
When adding an image as folder it is decoded with large black borders. Open and save of the JPG in photoshop will remove the problem so it appears to be a specific JPG reading issue. Have seen this behavior before but fi… --- ## [Total Number of Discs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-number-of-discs/51579)
**Author:** [@jewahe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jewahe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-number-of-discs/51579 "2021-01-16T00:43:04Z")
I typically order my mp3's using the structure: D:\\Music{ARTIST} \\ {DATE} {ALBUM}\\ I use actions to reformat any files into this structure, but sometimes, of course, the albums are sorted into discs. I currently import … --- ## [How to clear Tag-Filename history](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-clear-tag-filename-history/51588)
**Author:** [@r32nj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/r32nj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-clear-tag-filename-history/51588 "2021-01-15T14:42:07Z")
How can I clear all the old variants of Tag-Filename history so I can just have the 2-3 that I use most often? --- ## [Help with Filename to Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-filename-to-tag/51578)
**Author:** [@bobwiley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobwiley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-filename-to-tag/51578 "2021-01-15T05:30:42Z")
All my .mp3 files are labeled Artist-Title (Year). What script would I use to get them to list separately into the Artist, Title, and Year columns? --- ## [How can I add a long hyphen in the filename field to a list of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-add-a-long-hyphen-in-the-filename-field-to-a-list-of-files/49072)
**Author:** [@Kary](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kary)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-add-a-long-hyphen-in-the-filename-field-to-a-list-of-files/49072 "2021-01-15T05:16:17Z")
Hello, I hope you are well :slight\_smile: I have a question for you, I hope you can help me. How can I add a character in the filename field to a long list of files whose ID always varies? For example, I have something… --- ## [MP4 files cannot be opened for writing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-files-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/49164)
**Author:** [@OkieInCO](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OkieInCO)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-files-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/49164 "2021-01-15T05:00:42Z")
I thought I read that mp3tag works for editing tags on mp4 files. But, I'm getting an error message when adding a new thumbnail to an mp4 video, and it won't allow me to save it. --- ## [Crash closing large library](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/crash-closing-large-library/51221)
**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/crash-closing-large-library/51221 "2021-01-15T01:57:53Z")
For a while now (several releases), I noticed that Mp3tag does not close cleanly when I open my entire library of about 90k tracks. I do this from time to time to check if any extraneous tags have crept in or if any of … --- ## [Flac files and id3 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-files-and-id3-tags/51552)
**Author:** [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-files-and-id3-tags/51552 "2021-01-13T19:38:14Z")
Hello — Just to clarify, there was a post on the another forum about TAG and FLAC files. I think the question was can FLAC files have ID3 tags — I was not sure of the context of the question, but is it possible to gerry-… --- ## [Displaying lyrics not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/displaying-lyrics-not-working/51503)
**Author:** [@Sazam](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sazam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/displaying-lyrics-not-working/51503 "2021-01-13T16:32:48Z")
Hello all, I just got a new MP3 player for Christmas (AGPTEK M16SB), which has a lyrics display feature. I downloaded MP3Tag to save the lyrics in my mp3 files looking at the community and YouTube video for help, but s… --- ## [Filter based on filetype, samplerate and bitspersample](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-based-on-filetype-samplerate-and-bitspersample/51528)
**Author:** [@willigb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/willigb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-based-on-filetype-samplerate-and-bitspersample/51528 "2021-01-11T17:43:41Z")
I have a collection of both MP3 files and FLAC files. Some of the FLAC files have sample rates \>44.1 kHz and bitspersample \> 16 Would appreciate help with the proper syntax to list only the FLAC files with: filetype=f… --- ## [How would I trim "comments" to erase everything before \*/ /\*?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-would-i-trim-comments-to-erase-everything-before/51531)
**Author:** [@alex151](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alex151)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-would-i-trim-comments-to-erase-everything-before/51531 "2021-01-10T18:44:16Z")
I have duplicate data in comments section, each set of duplicates is separated by / /, how would i trim everything before / /, including the first \*/ ? Ive tried looking it up in the forums but couldn't find anything … --- ## [Win10 tags not showing in Win7](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/win10-tags-not-showing-in-win7/51510)
**Author:** [@mf0u3021](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mf0u3021)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/win10-tags-not-showing-in-win7/51510 "2021-01-10T16:20:55Z")
I tagged all my FLAC files in Win10, but they don’t show up on my Win7 PC when I plug in my external hard drive. The only tags it shows in Win7 are the downloaded FLAC files that already had tag data. This is within th… --- ## [Folder change detection for action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-change-detection-for-action/45341)
**Author:** [@guimms](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/guimms)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-change-detection-for-action/45341 "2021-01-10T09:48:24Z")
Hi there, looking for a way to detect a change of folder, to place in the formula of an 'action'. in fact, the same trigger as Auto-numbering wizard for instance : creation of a Discnumber : constant while in the sa… --- ## [Automatically apply Tag Source to each of multiple folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-apply-tag-source-to-each-of-multiple-folders/51492)
**Author:** [@Autchirion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Autchirion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-apply-tag-source-to-each-of-multiple-folders/51492 "2021-01-10T07:50:13Z")
Hey, I'm new to this, but I've got a pretty well organized audiobook library I would like to include into Pley, unfortunately I was not as well organized with the tagging. I'm listening to Perry Rhodan Neo a lot, so all… --- ## [How to use custom tag source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-custom-tag-source/51517)
**Author:** [@Devansh7787](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Devansh7787)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-custom-tag-source/51517 "2021-01-09T18:47:48Z")
Hi i am pretty new to this so sorry in advance if my questions seem stupid. From what I can see the script allows you to match your songs from apple or iTunes right? However, I have no clue how to use it. I downloaded it… --- ## [Cannot be opened for writing errors after update to v3.04](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-opened-for-writing-errors-after-update-to-v3-04/51522)
**Author:** [@Renegade](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Renegade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-opened-for-writing-errors-after-update-to-v3-04/51522 "2021-01-09T16:14:14Z")
Just upgraded and no matter what I try to change Mp3 says "cannot be opened for writing" Even if I just click something to type to over where all the files are listed and don't change anything, when I click on another f… --- ## [Sub tracks - import data from text file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sub-tracks-import-data-from-text-file/51505)
**Author:** [@Noteworthy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Noteworthy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sub-tracks-import-data-from-text-file/51505 "2021-01-09T02:49:31Z")
I note that since Mp3tag v2.95 the Discogs tag source supports subtracks. I write not about using Discogs as a source but to enquire how mp3tag supports subtracks. My question is: how do I go about populating sub track… --- ## [Add synonyms and Replace Tags Bulk Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-synonyms-and-replace-tags-bulk-action/51391)
**Author:** [@josebaudrand](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/josebaudrand)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-synonyms-and-replace-tags-bulk-action/51391 "2021-01-07T19:07:46Z")
Hi, does someone knows if is it possible to add similar keywords when the files have specific words inside the comments fields? For example: add the word "moody" in the comments fields of all the files that contains the… --- ## [Artist Sort Query](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-sort-query/51481)
**Author:** [@IdrisR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IdrisR)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-sort-query/51481 "2021-01-07T15:21:29Z")
First Post. I need help please (Newbie) how do I get Artistsort to display Surname First, for example Elvis Presley in Artist, Presley, Elvis in Artistsort? Idiots guide would be very welcome. Thank You --- ## [Set type to Artist cover image](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498 "2021-01-07T11:36:00Z")
I dont now if it is a bug or not, but sometimes when i set an image as artist cover, it does not save: Add the image: change the type: Save or restart the mp3tag, it stays at front cover: [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=135) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=137)