# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=18 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [Rewrite a tag using a part of the old tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rewrite-a-tag-using-a-part-of-the-old-tag/69999)
**Author:** [@balma01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/balma01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rewrite-a-tag-using-a-part-of-the-old-tag/69999 "2025-10-14T16:00:40Z")
Hi, I would like to rewrite the GENRE tag using a part of the old GENRE tag Now genres are: a rock, a blues, a jazz I would like to rwrite in: AA\_rock, AA\_blues, AA\_jazz --- ## [Copying Filename tag to Windows clipboard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-filename-tag-to-windows-clipboard/69996)
**Author:** [@JimS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JimS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-filename-tag-to-windows-clipboard/69996 "2025-10-13T21:47:06Z")
Whether I use Copy as Text in the edit menu or Tag Copy as Text in the main window, %filename% does not seem to work. It is not flagged as an invalid tag but it just won’t copy the info to the clipboard. If I use any o… --- ## [Position of the tag panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/position-of-the-tag-panel/69994)
**Author:** [@oldmanbob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oldmanbob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/position-of-the-tag-panel/69994 "2025-10-13T14:06:07Z")
I used to have the tag panel displayed to the left of the tag data. Now it is above the tag data and I cannot work out how to reinstate my preferred layout. Please advise --- ## [Tag artist field from folder name?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-artist-field-from-folder-name/69993)
**Author:** [@fahad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fahad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-artist-field-from-folder-name/69993 "2025-10-13T14:05:32Z")
hi, could anyone help me, when I tag the artist field I'm wanting it to place the artist's name for that particular folder but it puts 1 artist name for all folders, how can I fix that?, see the image showing it placed A… --- ## [Tags For Mp3 in current version compared to version 2.69](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-mp3-in-current-version-compared-to-version-2-69/69987)
**Author:** [@mastermc7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mastermc7)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-for-mp3-in-current-version-compared-to-version-2-69/69987 "2025-10-12T18:47:21Z")
Hello , I don’t understand why every version after version 2.69 adds a space at the end of my comment tag In traktor while the tag looks ok in mp3 tag but in traktor i get a space at the end of the comment tag and the l… --- ## [Deleting numbers from a song title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-numbers-from-a-song-title/69985)
**Author:** [@TagCenturio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TagCenturio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-numbers-from-a-song-title/69985 "2025-10-12T10:04:01Z")
Many titles within my song collections contain numbers like 01 A hard days night.mp3 and 02 Yesterday.mp3 How can I delete all numbers as 01 or 02 or 08 etc.? --- ## [All video cover I was add, is disabled or removed after add title or album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/all-video-cover-i-was-add-is-disabled-or-removed-after-add-title-or-album/69974)
**Author:** [@WleedAntar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WleedAntar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/all-video-cover-i-was-add-is-disabled-or-removed-after-add-title-or-album/69974 "2025-10-10T11:10:28Z")
Hello, All video covers I was add for some video files, is some removed and some disabled to show, after I add Album words or title words, to all videos. --- ## [MP3 tags from other MP3 apps are not recognized](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-from-other-mp3-apps-are-not-recognized/69971)
**Author:** [@Daffy\_Duck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Daffy_Duck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-from-other-mp3-apps-are-not-recognized/69971 "2025-10-09T18:20:31Z")
I have been a long-time user of mp3tag, even though the problem mentioned in the subject line has actually existed for many years and is annoying. The problem is that virtually all common systems and apps on the market,… --- ## [Adds a word to the end of each song](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adds-a-word-to-the-end-of-each-song/69965)
**Author:** [@Nbinda](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nbinda)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adds-a-word-to-the-end-of-each-song/69965 "2025-10-09T15:06:48Z")
Good afternoon! I wanted to ask you, how can I create an action that adds a word to the end of each song? I've created actions that replace words...but I can't get it to add them. I'll be waiting, thank you very much! --- ## [Clean up filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clean-up-filenames/69947)
**Author:** [@mamyllyn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mamyllyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clean-up-filenames/69947 "2025-10-08T12:55:20Z")
Hello, I did use lot of this program back in the past and remember that there was some function to “clean all filenames”. So let’s say that you had a filename that was wrong like this: ”01-W.A.S.P. -Love Machine” and i… --- ## [How to find tags with "Combining Character" Diacritics?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-tags-with-combining-character-diacritics/69945)
**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-tags-with-combining-character-diacritics/69945 "2025-10-08T09:34:16Z")
Every so often I’ve run into characters in tags that behave strangely. It takes two backspaces to remove them; the first backspace only removes the diacritic symbol. I’ve just learned these are “Combining Characters”. C… --- ## [The Mp3 Tag won't save any changes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-mp3-tag-wont-save-any-changes/69938)
**Author:** [@LeeFoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LeeFoo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-mp3-tag-wont-save-any-changes/69938 "2025-10-07T20:52:19Z")
Yesterday, I added Title, Artist and Cover Art changes to about 10 songs. I saved them two different ways. Thru the Floppy Icon and thru the File pulldown menus. When I went in today, all I get is a blank screen. So, I… --- ## [Same Write Error As Many Others](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/same-write-error-as-many-others/69939)
**Author:** [@ReadWithSound](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ReadWithSound)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/same-write-error-as-many-others/69939 "2025-10-07T19:38:41Z")
As you can see, current version, can’t write to a few particular m4b files. Files play fine, I have tried tagging them in the same network folder where I am successfully tagging many other files. I tried then moving i… --- ## [Scraping lyric files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scraping-lyric-files/69933)
**Author:** [@GaryF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GaryF)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scraping-lyric-files/69933 "2025-10-07T14:12:38Z")
I’ve got a couple of actions going in MP3tag, and I wondered if anyone had an action for scraping lyrics from t’interweb and inserting them into tracks? If not, can this be a feature that could be added? --- ## [Partially removing text from the title field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/partially-removing-text-from-the-title-field/69932)
**Author:** [@acidbearboy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acidbearboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/partially-removing-text-from-the-title-field/69932 "2025-10-05T22:14:59Z")
I regularly buy dance music downloads from 7digital, and the title tag always contains the remix name twice, once inside brackets and again outside the brackets, e.g. %title% = Children (Dream Version) Dream Version Ca… --- ## [Context menu option is missing on Windows 11 Home"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-option-is-missing-on-windows-11-home/69917)
**Author:** [@MichaelDunn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MichaelDunn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-option-is-missing-on-windows-11-home/69917 "2025-10-04T05:40:08Z")
Hello Mp3tag Team / Community, I’m having a persistent issue on Windows 11 Home: despite numerous attempts, the MP3tag context menunever shows up in Explorer for me — even thoughthe Mp3tagShell entry is present under Co… --- ## [MP3tag does not respond when loading 1000 files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-respond-when-loading-1000-files/69877)
**Author:** [@rcrtz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rcrtz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-respond-when-loading-1000-files/69877 "2025-10-03T15:07:14Z")
Bug Report + Feature Request Product / Version: Mp3tag (please specify the exact version and OS) Bug Report Description of the issue: When loading multiple music files at once, Mp3tag freezes and becomes unresponsive.… --- ## [Setting to persist the cover art type & descrip on Cut command](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-to-persist-the-cover-art-type-descrip-on-cut-command/69922)
**Author:** [@istaivan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/istaivan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-to-persist-the-cover-art-type-descrip-on-cut-command/69922 "2025-10-03T05:50:55Z")
Situation is: You’ve got established back covers for every track and they’re 1/1 the only cover so far. they have like in my situation the description of https://exedexes1.com because I like to have a terse extra mentio… --- ## [New fields added not showing up at all in Windows Media Player but yet some are in other programs!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-fields-added-not-showing-up-at-all-in-windows-media-player-but-yet-some-are-in-other-programs/69909)
**Author:** [@athar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/athar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-fields-added-not-showing-up-at-all-in-windows-media-player-but-yet-some-are-in-other-programs/69909 "2025-10-01T13:05:02Z")
Hi. I’ve looked through similar posts but can’t find an exact match to any previous posts. It’s probably something really simple, so please forgive my inexperience, I’m very new to all this (didn’t even know what a Meta … --- ## [Replace the / in tag when converting to filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-tag-when-converting-to-filename/69901)
**Author:** [@djned](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djned)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-the-in-tag-when-converting-to-filename/69901 "2025-09-30T12:05:53Z")
Hello, I ran into a bit of an issue, I am trying to rename few folders that have mp3’s. The tag contains / between the artist and featured artist, but when converting to filename, the / is removed. I want to rename the f… --- ## [Count the number of files in directory and all sub directories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/count-the-number-of-files-in-directory-and-all-sub-directories/69879)
**Author:** [@Togvangre](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Togvangre)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/count-the-number-of-files-in-directory-and-all-sub-directories/69879 "2025-09-29T18:39:17Z")
I had a search around and could not find a solution, i saw the count and total files but do not think its suitable. Looking to sum the number of music files in a directory and all sub directories (there will be sub dire… --- ## [Move to New Windows Computer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-to-new-windows-computer/69891)
**Author:** [@Traned](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Traned)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-to-new-windows-computer/69891 "2025-09-28T14:23:48Z")
How do I get my purchased version onto my new computer with Windows 11? --- ## [How to edit tag fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-edit-tag-fields/69885)
**Author:** [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-edit-tag-fields/69885 "2025-09-27T11:19:40Z")
Genre pre fields options are enormous , Most are surplus to personal requirements . how to bulk remove ? please --- ## [Replacing an mp3 cover with a new one](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-an-mp3-cover-with-a-new-one/69822)
**Author:** [@SirSmilerIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SirSmilerIV)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-an-mp3-cover-with-a-new-one/69822 "2025-09-26T16:46:48Z")
I have got an mp3 file which has a jpg cover added to it which I am trying to replace. If I remove the cover and save then play the mp3 file, it plays without any image. But when I add a new image as the cover and save… --- ## [Discogs authorization required](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-authorization-required/69865)
**Author:** [@Rusty652](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rusty652)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-authorization-required/69865 "2025-09-25T05:52:29Z")
Discogs authorization requested --- ## [Tags only show after clicking on each track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-only-show-after-clicking-on-each-track/69851)
**Author:** [@Ronstang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronstang)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-only-show-after-clicking-on-each-track/69851 "2025-09-23T15:49:32Z")
All of these mp3s have APE tags. I realize this is an issue but I have Mp3Tag set not to read the APE tags because I need to access the actual tags right now. I refreshed reading the tags several times and nothing chan… --- ## [AIFF files, No tags displaying in Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aiff-files-no-tags-displaying-in-windows-explorer/69859)
**Author:** [@shaynoUki](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shaynoUki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aiff-files-no-tags-displaying-in-windows-explorer/69859 "2025-09-23T17:17:19Z")
Hi again, All my other test folders work fine, all the new tags that ive written in MP3Tag have transferred into the corresponding Windows Explorer columns. Except for the AIFF files. In MP3Tag, i have added info for al… --- ## [Drag+drop image format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-drop-image-format/69852)
**Author:** [@Quaraxkad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quaraxkad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-drop-image-format/69852 "2025-09-23T02:57:24Z")
I have noticed a new behaviour for several months now, where cover images drag+dropped from Firefox are imported as PNG instead of JPG. Dropping the same images from another browser imports the original JPG, but Firefox … --- ## [Artwork shows for Songs but not for Albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-shows-for-songs-but-not-for-albums/69849)
**Author:** [@nipsnertz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nipsnertz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-shows-for-songs-but-not-for-albums/69849 "2025-09-22T19:46:44Z")
I have a music collection of mp3 files organized by album and artist. When I view a list of albums in my music player, the artwork does not show for the album. However, all of the songs in the album have the same artwork… --- ## [Auto save Fit to columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-save-fit-to-columns/69847)
**Author:** [@AlecC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AlecC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-save-fit-to-columns/69847 "2025-09-22T09:58:31Z")
When loading a single Album, I have to manually fit columns to size. Is it possible to write a script so that the software autofits these columns on loading the Album/Albums? without using, for instance, Ctrl and Numpad … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=17) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=19)