# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=156 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 157 --- ## [Actions \> Album Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480)
**Author:** [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480 "2020-04-09T09:44:45Z")
Hi All , Been using mp3tag for a good while but not to it's full extent . I've a large number of files that I wish to rename the Albums field on. Here is an example of the existing field : 20 Original Chart Hits - 196… --- ## [Web sources help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-help/48461)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-help/48461 "2020-04-09T09:05:04Z")
Please can some one help me about do..while question: i have a simple websource: the debug: i think it fetches the title ok but it cannot do the while.. Florian once said: Link but i cannot understand. --- ## [Bulk Rename Utility Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-rename-utility-help/48442)
**Author:** [@chrob61](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrob61)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-rename-utility-help/48442 "2020-04-06T16:28:16Z")
I used the Bulk Renaming Utility to remove the numbers in front of all my file names. For example, instead of a song named like this: 10 Crocodile Rock I used the Bulk Rename Utility to remove the first 3 spaces so … --- ## [Batch Operation: Copy SOLOIST tag to ARTIST tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-operation-copy-soloist-tag-to-artist-tag/46444)
**Author:** [@kosmonaut\_75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kosmonaut_75)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-operation-copy-soloist-tag-to-artist-tag/46444 "2020-04-06T13:58:41Z")
Hi I am kind of stuck: I change my music server, that's why I need to to copy the contents of my (filled) "SOLOIST" tag to the (empty) "ARTIST" tag. Concerned are thousands of tracks. How can I handle this? I read the… --- ## [Keeping settings on macOS via Wine](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keeping-settings-on-macos-via-wine/46120)
**Author:** [@fracta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fracta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keeping-settings-on-macos-via-wine/46120 "2020-04-05T17:56:25Z")
--- ## [How to prevent double-click in file list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-double-click-in-file-list/42643)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-prevent-double-click-in-file-list/42643 "2020-04-04T16:16:22Z")
My good friend John suffers from Parkinson's disease which affects his ability to reliably click on something without frequently double-clicking when he didn't mean to do that. When selecting one or more items in a colu… --- ## [Cover art not properly assigned](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-properly-assigned/48407)
**Author:** [@luukh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/luukh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-properly-assigned/48407 "2020-04-03T19:44:45Z")
Hi, Since many albums on my iPhone show the back cover instead of the front cover I investigated and noticed that in all these cases the cover type was not "Back cover" but "Other". So I started changing them all back t… --- ## [Action question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-question/48399)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-question/48399 "2020-04-02T04:23:26Z")
ohrenkino i have made an action to put the song number track in a file name like 01. name, but if the track as per example 05/10 it show all the numbers how to remove it please. https://i.imgur.com/C4aqE4X.png --- ## [All actions invisible](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/all-actions-invisible/48393)
**Author:** [@mhuessy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mhuessy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/all-actions-invisible/48393 "2020-04-01T12:06:37Z")
New mp3tag installation of VERSION 3.01 under Windows 10 (ver 1903) can't find its actions. mp3tag is installed in C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mp3tag. The "invisible" 78 actions are installed in C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mp3tag\\… --- ## [Ogg editing tags stuck after played the file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ogg-editing-tags-stuck-after-played-the-file/47998)
**Author:** [@dJuan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dJuan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ogg-editing-tags-stuck-after-played-the-file/47998 "2020-03-30T21:19:48Z")
Hello, after played an ogg file mp3tag get stuck when editing any tags. What i verified. RIGHT BEHAVIOUR open mp3tag load one or more songs (at least one ogg) edit one or more tags of the ogg song, using the "main l… --- ## [Using MP3TAG with conditional logic - Windows 10](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-with-conditional-logic-windows-10/48379)
**Author:** [@cathcam](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cathcam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-mp3tag-with-conditional-logic-windows-10/48379 "2020-03-30T20:52:59Z")
I have a large library of music files, some 24k and growing weekly as I digitize more albums and do research for my ctproduced.com website. It turns out that the music system I use to stream the music in the house honor… --- ## [FLAC Files Corrupting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-files-corrupting/48327)
**Author:** [@Lodum007](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lodum007)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-files-corrupting/48327 "2020-03-30T02:40:57Z")
Hello, I have been preparing a large body of FLAC albums to load into an "Audio Request" media server using Mp3tag. I have prepared many CDs by using EAC (Exact Audio Copy) and then tagged them with Mp3tag. All of the… --- ## [Action Groups - Multiple Steps](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-groups-multiple-steps/48364)
**Author:** [@1HotJob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/1HotJob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-groups-multiple-steps/48364 "2020-03-29T18:16:12Z")
I want to create one action group for a few hundred albums I have. Filename is: 01 - John Doe - My Song 2020. I want to separate all of this information into the different columns. The year is working, and removing the… --- ## [Exporting and Importing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-and-importing/48363)
**Author:** [@MikeFid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeFid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-and-importing/48363 "2020-03-29T16:50:21Z")
Hi Everyone, I'm fairly new to mp3tag but I have a background in databases (very proficient in excel as well). I exported a few test records to .csv title;artist;albumartist;album;track;year;genre;filename I opened ex… --- ## [Wavepurity seems to not support PNG cover art in APEv2 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wavepurity-seems-to-not-support-png-cover-art-in-apev2-tags/48342)
**Author:** [@MarDeco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MarDeco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wavepurity-seems-to-not-support-png-cover-art-in-apev2-tags/48342 "2020-03-29T14:20:54Z")
I have a mp3 file and when I add all the tags I need and save the file from mp3 file all is ok. I also have Wavepurity to edit, like volume i.e. , but in this case I do not . I just use it to check the problem I discov… --- ## [Move a single file to a folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-a-single-file-to-a-folder/48359)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-a-single-file-to-a-folder/48359 "2020-03-29T11:42:53Z")
Iam sure this question was made a 100 times, but i cant find it. i want to transfer a single mp3 file with no folder to a folder in the same place, i have tried several actions but it moves all the files, even if i put … --- ## [UTF-8 characters interpreted as Windows 1252?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/utf-8-characters-interpreted-as-windows-1252/48302)
**Author:** [@JamieF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JamieF)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/utf-8-characters-interpreted-as-windows-1252/48302 "2020-03-29T10:32:16Z")
MP3Tag v3.00 Windows 10 Hi I am having a problem with accented characters being misinterpreted when displayed in MP3Tag, matching the description found on this page, so I see "König" instead of "König". The files hav… --- ## [Copy text inside parenthesis to artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-text-inside-parenthesis-to-artist/48354)
**Author:** [@djsone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djsone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-text-inside-parenthesis-to-artist/48354 "2020-03-28T20:52:30Z")
How can i do this? (Fast Forward) One More Time (Radio Cut).wav Fast forward - One More Time I wanto to copy (fast forwad) without parenthesis into de artist filed and One More time into the Title thanks --- ## [Substitute YEAR tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/substitute-year-tag/48339)
**Author:** [@Massimo\_Corso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Massimo_Corso)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/substitute-year-tag/48339 "2020-03-28T14:16:43Z")
Hi, I have all my music folders named as YEAR - Album Title like 2020 - Gigaton. But the YEAR tag of the file is like YY/MM/DD. I would like to substitute al YEAR tag with only the first 4 characters of the folder nam… --- ## [What happened to the chime?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-to-the-chime/48344)
**Author:** [@0LD3\_DUDE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/0LD3_DUDE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-to-the-chime/48344 "2020-03-28T13:44:53Z")
Updated from 2.99 to 3.01. Noticed the familiar chime after creating, renaming, or saving metadata is gone. I see that "after save, after change, after delete" are unchecked by default. Why the change? I re-enabled tho… --- ## [Windows10 FLAC support Tag invisible](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows10-flac-support-tag-invisible/17170)
**Author:** [@ehsu99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ehsu99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows10-flac-support-tag-invisible/17170 "2020-03-28T13:18:56Z")
I used MP3TAG several years for my FLAC music tag editing, the FLAC files played by WMP with some plug-ins in Win7 & Win8.1 without any problem. Recently, after my PC upgraded to WIN10, the Windows native support FLAC f… --- ## [Different values from filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-values-from-filename/48330)
**Author:** [@AABoyz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AABoyz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-values-from-filename/48330 "2020-03-27T23:17:22Z")
Hello all, I need help again, tried for days but can't get it... the source file names are formatted as follows; Artist - Song Title trying to make an expression that will take various values and insert them in the c… --- ## [Images for mp3s](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/images-for-mp3s/48298)
**Author:** [@pmarouk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pmarouk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/images-for-mp3s/48298 "2020-03-26T10:39:29Z")
Hi, Can someone tell me how to remove the album images? I did something that repeated the same image for various mp3s. Thank you in advance, pmarouk --- ## [Audacity & Mp3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audacity-mp3tag/48290)
**Author:** [@Sirbu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sirbu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audacity-mp3tag/48290 "2020-03-26T05:37:41Z")
I am using Audacity to convert M4A files to MP3, with two fields - 'DiscNumber and AlbumArtist - added to the ouput file's metadata which is exported as ID3v2.3. However, when the MP3 file's metadata is edited with Mp3T… --- ## [Removed all tags - need to put back](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286)
**Author:** [@finzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/finzer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286 "2020-03-25T17:59:32Z")
Hi all. I removed the tags on all of my mp3s in order to stop unwanted Album Art from appearing in my directories (inappropriate for my young students). I didn't realise that this would stop Media Player from recognising… --- ## [Loading Folders By Date order](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loading-folders-by-date-order/48282)
**Author:** [@Bongopete](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bongopete)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loading-folders-by-date-order/48282 "2020-03-25T13:32:07Z")
Since the latest update of windows 10 when changing directory and choosing the folder to load it now does it by date created i.e today,last week,earlier this month. I have corrected this in my windows folders but mp3 tag… --- ## [Switch OK prompt off after action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switch-ok-prompt-off-after-action/48277)
**Author:** [@WAmadeusM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WAmadeusM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switch-ok-prompt-off-after-action/48277 "2020-03-25T08:05:56Z")
Hello - congrats on your work, which ive supported for a number of years. Is there any way to get the OK prompt after an action (ie renaming a batch of files in an album) so that you don't either have to use the mouse to… --- ## [Weird behavior found with $if() and $strstr()](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-behavior-found-with-if-and-strstr/48269)
**Author:** [@CodeYan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CodeYan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-behavior-found-with-if-and-strstr/48269 "2020-03-24T17:10:59Z")
I am creating an action group for formatting my tags and has just started playing with script functions. (Using Action "Format Value", with Field TITLE just to see the output first. My filename: M1 - Something Format… --- ## [Remove text from a filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-from-a-filename/48255)
**Author:** [@bd6675](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bd6675)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-text-from-a-filename/48255 "2020-03-24T13:59:35Z")
Hello there, I could use some help removing text from a filename. Basically I want to remove all text after a specific word (including the word). For example: Filename: 07 Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner) (mon… --- ## [Some multivalue tags not displaying in controller](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-multivalue-tags-not-displaying-in-controller/48260)
**Author:** [@Giordano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Giordano)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-multivalue-tags-not-displaying-in-controller/48260 "2020-03-24T08:45:17Z")
Setup is minimserver on Linux, Hi-Fi Cast on Android, Chromecast Audio for DAC. Performer(s) on each track are stored as one or more ARTIST tags. Everything has been working beautifully for more than a year. All the perf… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=155) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=157)