# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=171 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 172 --- ## [Need help with regular expression](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-regular-expression/2199)
**Author:** [@P01NT3RX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/P01NT3RX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 9:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-regular-expression/2199 "2005-08-17T09:11:32Z")
I accidentally removed all spaces from the Artist, Album and Title. Thank God that all words started with a capital. So this is what I have now, I took an example: Artist: TheWhiteStripes Album: Elephant Title: Th… --- ## [Change only missing mp3 tag data](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-only-missing-mp3-tag-data/45723)
**Author:** [@aaarom123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aaarom123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-only-missing-mp3-tag-data/45723 "2019-06-20T21:09:37Z")
I want to use MusicBrainz in mp2Tag to add only missing tag data. I afraid Mp3Tag will change some of the data I've manually entered. Can you tell me how to be sure no existing data is changed. Also, It's important th… --- ## [Cover Art filename is cut-out](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-filename-is-cut-out/45426)
**Author:** [@sy45yhtyj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sy45yhtyj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-filename-is-cut-out/45426 "2019-06-20T05:54:26Z")
I'm getting this error message when trying to import Cover Art, but when checking, everything seems to be fine, need some assistance, please... Thanks. Import cover from file "F:\\TRAKTOR\\Cover Art\\Cover Art%initialkey% … --- ## [Program stops responding after tag search](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-stops-responding-after-tag-search/45712)
**Author:** [@Yolson13](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Yolson13)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-stops-responding-after-tag-search/45712 "2019-06-19T12:18:43Z")
Whenever I try searching with the tag sources the program stops responding and I have to close it for it tot work again. I don't know if I am doing anything wrong or if this is a bug. After I selected a song I pressed ta… --- ## [Program will not launch](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-will-not-launch/45710)
**Author:** [@Everso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Everso)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-will-not-launch/45710 "2019-06-17T16:14:31Z")
Hi all, I had some problems with my drive and had to do some messing about. Now MP3Tag will not launch. I have uninstalled/rebooted/reinstalled .. no joy... Did a repair ... no joy .. manually removed files and did an … --- ## [I ripped a CD with EAC, MP3Tag can't write covers to the tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-ripped-a-cd-with-eac-mp3tag-cant-write-covers-to-the-tags/45259)
**Author:** [@jhe888](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jhe888)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-ripped-a-cd-with-eac-mp3tag-cant-write-covers-to-the-tags/45259 "2019-06-12T20:07:19Z")
When I try to use MP3Tag to add album covers from Discogs to FLACs ripped with EAC, I get a message that tells me the file containing the FLAC cannot be opened for writing. I cannot add the album art. What gives? --- ## [Finding titles without spaces between words](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-titles-without-spaces-between-words/18676)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-titles-without-spaces-between-words/18676 "2019-06-12T19:49:06Z")
I have a problem with unknown numbers of files, which got their titles messed up: the pauses between words \[and other signs\] are missing I have found this ready to use code https://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?s=&s…ost&p=… --- ## [An efficient / quick way to make playlist of looped files - or some alternative?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-efficient-quick-way-to-make-playlist-of-looped-files-or-some-alternative/45273)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-efficient-quick-way-to-make-playlist-of-looped-files-or-some-alternative/45273 "2019-06-12T15:15:55Z")
Putting aside why and what for, what I do is this: #1\] Create a new FOLDER #2\] Copy some audio files to it- in various formats. So I have something like: File A.mp3 Performance B.mp3 Song C.flac Track D.wv #3\] Arr… --- ## [Playlist creation - a quicker way?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-creation-a-quicker-way/12719)
**Author:** [@sobeitjedi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sobeitjedi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-creation-a-quicker-way/12719 "2011-11-23T06:37:53Z")
Hi. I’m tagging a lot of mp3 files at the moment, so within mp3tag, I have the root of my music folder open: C:\\Music so all my files appear in mp3tag. To create playlists, I am selecting the songs on an album by hig… --- ## [Google Play Music not recognizing embedded cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/google-play-music-not-recognizing-embedded-cover-art/45651)
**Author:** [@xpadrex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xpadrex)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/google-play-music-not-recognizing-embedded-cover-art/45651 "2019-06-11T06:11:26Z")
For about a year now, any mp3 files I upload into Google Play Music that I have edited with MP3Tag do not show any artwork. I have to go manually add the artwork. It used to work fine. I thought maybe it was something on… --- ## [Default Convert Filename - Tag not work since Windows update](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-convert-filename-tag-not-work-since-windows-update/45654)
**Author:** [@Michael234](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Michael234)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-convert-filename-tag-not-work-since-windows-update/45654 "2019-06-10T13:35:30Z")
I have just update to the May 2019 version of Windows 10 x64 and the default menu option Convert \>Filename - Tag no longer seems to work. The Ok button remains low lighted. And yes, I did remember to select the tracks … --- ## [Change titel from a single track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-titel-from-a-single-track/45644)
**Author:** [@Barrel69](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Barrel69)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-titel-from-a-single-track/45644 "2019-06-08T11:43:29Z")
Hi, As a frequent and satisfied user I was wondering when i want to change a name of a track in 1 step. Until now I did change the filename and also the title because those are not connected. Is there a faster way ? … --- ## [Musicbrainz Release Group via Tag Source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-release-group-via-tag-source/45631)
**Author:** [@tmb4016](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tmb4016)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-release-group-via-tag-source/45631 "2019-06-07T04:44:52Z")
New to mp3tag so apologies if I am missing something obvious - Is it possible to retrieve the MusicbrainzReleaseGroup ID tag via the Musicbrainz Tag source --- ## [Convert filename to tag-\> comment](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-to-tag-comment/45564)
**Author:** [@alyons7464](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alyons7464)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-to-tag-comment/45564 "2019-06-05T23:04:18Z")
I have hundreds of old radio shows that have their air date and episode number only in the filename and the title of the episode is only in the Title-tag. How can I make the tag in Convert: filename -\> tag with the tag b… --- ## [Virtual DJ Genre Field When Read in MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virtual-dj-genre-field-when-read-in-mp3tag/45611)
**Author:** [@djdonn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdonn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virtual-dj-genre-field-when-read-in-mp3tag/45611 "2019-06-05T12:35:40Z")
When I update the genre field for an MP4 in Virtual DJ, it reads correctly, but when I then read the tag in MP3TAG, there are extra characters. I'm not sure if VDJ adds these characters or if MP3TAG does. Example: In M… --- ## [Adding track numbers to a long list of tagged albums that have only zero](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-numbers-to-a-long-list-of-tagged-albums-that-have-only-zero/45616)
**Author:** [@Ratso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ratso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-track-numbers-to-a-long-list-of-tagged-albums-that-have-only-zero/45616 "2019-06-05T08:26:48Z")
Any way to do this without hosing something? I had to undo a couple of times after making an idiot out of my experiments, lol. TY --- ## [Tags from double albums, how to remove the ones I don't want?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-double-albums-how-to-remove-the-ones-i-dont-want/45615)
**Author:** [@Ratso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ratso)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-double-albums-how-to-remove-the-ones-i-dont-want/45615 "2019-06-05T07:53:39Z")
I recently grabbed tags from a double album that I already had tagged the other disc in another folder, now the match has the entire song list but I only want the bottom half, how do I choose only those? I have but the f… --- ## [Import Cover Art source folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-source-folder/45610)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-source-folder/45610 "2019-06-04T19:41:38Z")
I’m guessing the source folder for the artwork has to be the same as the file the .mp3 is in, right? --- ## [Combining Action Groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-action-groups/45604)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-action-groups/45604 "2019-06-04T11:16:24Z")
I've just discovered combining Action Groups by editing the .mta in Notepad!!! Awesome. Saving me LOTS of work! --- ## [RealPlayer tag info issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/realplayer-tag-info-issue/45606)
**Author:** [@diddi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/diddi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/realplayer-tag-info-issue/45606 "2019-06-04T06:09:15Z")
Hi all I use an old version of RealPlayer (v11) which supports editing ID3 tag info. In realplayer there is a field called 'keywords' which i use to record the playlist to which a song is allocated. If i could read that… --- ## [Text is missing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-is-missing/45584)
**Author:** [@villuvallu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/villuvallu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-is-missing/45584 "2019-06-04T04:54:49Z")
Hello! I don't know why, but all text from the columns on the left (Artist, album etc.) are missing and it's really hard to edit information. Here's a pic: Thank you. --- ## [Single disc album, discnumber or not?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/single-disc-album-discnumber-or-not/14579)
**Author:** [@fers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fers)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/single-disc-album-discnumber-or-not/14579 "2019-06-03T08:50:10Z")
Hi there, first post here, so hope im in the right place. I’m tagging some music and and was wondering, what are peoples approaches to tagging discnumber on single disc albums? Is it neccesary? Some of my tags include d… --- ## [Regular expression to filter path names with diacritics](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-to-filter-path-names-with-diacritics/12909)
**Author:** [@dpotts](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dpotts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-to-filter-path-names-with-diacritics/12909 "2019-06-02T18:41:28Z")
Some software (in my case I'm thinking of MusicIP) cannot handle file and path names that contain diacritical marks (accents, umlauts, etc.: e.g., é, â, ü, ñ). But you may already have a lot of such paths in your music f… --- ## [Setting album art for many songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-album-art-for-many-songs/45596)
**Author:** [@kailash331](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kailash331)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 8:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-album-art-for-many-songs/45596 "2019-06-02T08:20:38Z")
Hi guys so in my music collection, I have all my music tagged by title, album and artist the problem is, in every album only the first song has album art for me. is there an action where it takes the album art of one so… --- ## [Remove Trailing Special Characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-trailing-special-characters/15584)
**Author:** [@nhtrader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nhtrader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-trailing-special-characters/15584 "2019-06-02T07:10:06Z")
I frequently see trailing “boxes” which indicate non-word characters (not alpha-numeric) and I would like to remove them. I’ve tried creating an ACTION, but I can’t get REPLACE WITH REGULAR EXPRESSON to do want I want.… --- ## [COMMENT-tag (Energy-rating) to POPULARIMETER-tag (Star-rating) - How?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-tag-energy-rating-to-popularimeter-tag-star-rating-how/18412)
**Author:** [@bascurtiz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bascurtiz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-tag-energy-rating-to-popularimeter-tag-star-rating-how/18412 "2019-06-01T17:25:40Z")
I want to get the Energy-rating of Mixed In Key converted into the Star-rating system of Traktor. Mixed In Key's Energy-rating is being analyzed and written into the COMMENT tag-field as text (together with Key-result). … --- ## [Freedb How2 step by step please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-how2-step-by-step-please/45560)
**Author:** [@SP3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SP3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-how2-step-by-step-please/45560 "2019-06-01T18:51:10Z")
How do I use freedb to copy info from inserted cd option? I keep getting this error message: No suitable entry found for freedb ID oc125b13. I am new and have no idea what I am doing. --- ## [Playlists Creation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlists-creation/45589)
**Author:** [@tdubyu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tdubyu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlists-creation/45589 "2019-06-01T15:59:48Z")
When I create a playlist I get the following syntax "G:\\Chill Jazz\\Chill Smooth Jazz\\mp3tag.m3u". My question is how to get rid of "mp3tag" from the string automatically? Thanks --- ## [Is it possible to save tags based on the current view?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-save-tags-based-on-the-current-view/45579)
**Author:** [@sanman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sanman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-save-tags-based-on-the-current-view/45579 "2019-05-31T18:01:16Z")
Is there any way to save the tags to files based on the view one has created? I can update tags using the tag panel, but it seems like it should be possible to save the tags as they "appear" in the view window. I feel … --- ## [How to create an 'enter' in comments](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-enter-in-comments/45582)
**Author:** [@LeeB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LeeB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-an-enter-in-comments/45582 "2019-05-31T17:05:07Z")
Does anyone know if an 'enter' command can be written into the comments rather than everything being all on one line? For example: I would like… Disc 1 - Released 1/1/19Disc 2 - Released 2/1/19Disc 3 - Released 3/1/19 … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=170) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=172)