# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=180

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## [Import Titles (only)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-titles-only/44172)

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**Author:** [@rcharbon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rcharbon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-titles-only/44172 "2019-01-11T23:30:12Z")

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I can see how to import tags for an album from the listing at Discogs/Musicbranz under the "Tag Sources" menu. Is there some way I can import only the titles that way, without adding on all the other tags that I'm not in…

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## [MP4: TItle for All Chapters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-title-for-all-chapters/43935)

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**Author:** [@Mike-EEE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mike-EEE)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-title-for-all-chapters/43935 "2019-01-11T15:14:09Z")

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Hello Community, I am enjoying this program. :slight\_smile: In fact, I have been able to do everything I need to do except for one wrinkle, of which I am hoping to get some assistance with here. My problem is similar …

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## [Playlist over several folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-over-several-folders/44158)

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**Author:** [@tsunami](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tsunami)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-over-several-folders/44158 "2019-01-11T08:49:22Z")

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Hi folks, my music is organized in folders. mix albums German Sampler musicals ... Now, I want a playlist of my favorites. 20 songs from mix, 51 from seperate albums, 2 from German, ... Works fine on a computer.…

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## [Virus warning with v2.91](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virus-warning-with-v2-91/44161)

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**Author:** [@jahoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jahoe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virus-warning-with-v2-91/44161 "2019-01-10T20:58:07Z")

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## [How to make mp3tag forget last directory used?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115)

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**Author:** [@pintree3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pintree3)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-mp3tag-forget-last-directory-used/44115 "2019-01-10T16:39:45Z")

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Is it possible to have MP3TAG start blank? Every time I open it, it loads all the files from the last time. Why would I want that? This is not as bothersome though as to what it does should that folder have been moved or…

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## [Can't save cue?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-save-cue/44152)

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**Author:** [@skippy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/skippy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-save-cue/44152 "2019-01-09T09:26:34Z")

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Mp3tag can connect to freedb and retrieve data from it, but can't save cue file. MP3 and flac files have no problem. What went wrong?

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## [Discnumber Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discnumber-action/5793)

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**Author:** [@mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mville)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discnumber-action/5793 "2019-01-09T08:28:01Z")

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I want to populate the Discnumber tag from a string in the directory name. e.g. If directory = ‘Greatest Hits’ then Discnumber = 01 If directory = ‘Greatest Hits CD1’ then Discnumber = 01 If directory = ‘Greatest Hit…

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## [Library on/off making no noticable difference](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-on-off-making-no-noticable-difference/44093)

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**Author:** [@jdbigguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jdbigguy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-on-off-making-no-noticable-difference/44093 "2019-01-09T07:48:46Z")

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I have two folders with about 10Gb of files on a Nas drive. I have the library option and "Only include these directories" enabled. I have added the path to both folders. My question is, why does it take the same amou…

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## [Unnecessary files are modified when editing in Extended Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unnecessary-files-are-modified-when-editing-in-extended-tags/44137)

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**Author:** [@nerama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nerama)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unnecessary-files-are-modified-when-editing-in-extended-tags/44137 "2019-01-09T06:14:47Z")

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latest version tested: 2.91 what happens is that i select 100 files and go into Extended Tags (Alt-T). some files may have a particular field, and some may not. let's say 10 files have a "SOURCE" field. i select SOURCE …

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## [The lyrics.wikia script suddenly stopped working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-lyrics-wikia-script-suddenly-stopped-working/44147)

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**Author:** [@banshee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/banshee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-lyrics-wikia-script-suddenly-stopped-working/44147 "2019-01-09T05:35:53Z")

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I've attempted to use the LyricWiki script to download lyrics from that website. It was working earlier today, but I'm now, suddenly, getting he following error message: "Error connecting to server: lyrics.wikia.com" …

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## [Can't write configuration file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-configuration-file/17476)

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**Author:** [@bitfidelity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bitfidelity)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-configuration-file/17476 "2019-01-08T12:01:59Z")

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Ever since upgrading to 2.73, Mp3tag opens an HTML page up when it's opened and when I try to close the program, it says that it cannot write the configuration file. It seems to be a permissions issue, but my permissions…

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## [Rotated Cover Image](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rotated-cover-image/44124)

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**Author:** [@kurtsmith](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kurtsmith)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rotated-cover-image/44124 "2019-01-08T06:07:45Z")

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When I add a .jpg image as a cover image, it is rotated 90 degrees to the left.The image is a 2976 x 2976 (1:1) square image. I also tried rotating the original image 90 degrees to the right but when I "Add Cover" it is …

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## [Artist different than Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-different-than-album-artist/18352)

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**Author:** [@slayerist](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/slayerist)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-different-than-album-artist/18352 "2019-01-07T19:19:33Z")

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Hi all, How to use a filter to check/control whether Artist field is different than Album Artist field / or they match Besides that i would like to also check if a given specifi field has a space at the ending like "B…

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## [Copy individual fields adds field on paste instead of replacing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-individual-fields-adds-field-on-paste-instead-of-replacing/43740)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-individual-fields-adds-field-on-paste-instead-of-replacing/43740 "2019-01-07T18:13:57Z")

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As I read it here Mp3tag v2.91 released there was this new feature And so I installed the new version and when straight to it. And there is a bug apparently: The field is copied - but instead of replacing the existing …

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## [Copying of individual tag fields in Extended Tags (Alt+T) dialog seems broken](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-of-individual-tag-fields-in-extended-tags-alt-t-dialog-seems-broken/44132)

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**Author:** [@xRussianBeautyx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xRussianBeautyx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-of-individual-tag-fields-in-extended-tags-alt-t-dialog-seems-broken/44132 "2019-01-07T18:05:56Z")

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Hello, I just updated to Mp3tag 2.91d, and tried the new feature "Copying of individual tag fields" in Extended Tags dialog (Alt+T) that has been introduced in Mp3tag 2.91. It seems currently broken, nothing goes into …

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## [Export with original files names?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-with-original-files-names/44135)

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**Author:** [@chimp\_spanner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chimp_spanner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-with-original-files-names/44135 "2019-01-07T16:58:32Z")

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Hello everyone! I'll try to be brief. For work I need to sort files in iTunes, paste the playlist into Excel and then rename the tags (while preserving the filenames, so the new playlist can be referenced against the ori…

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## [File name to tag with complicated folder structure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-with-complicated-folder-structure/44126)

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**Author:** [@JerryB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JerryB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-name-to-tag-with-complicated-folder-structure/44126 "2019-01-07T06:37:36Z")

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I'ld like to rewrite the tags of all my songs cause some of them seem to be really messed up. My music is organized in folders. Mostly: \\Genre\\Artist\\Year - Album\\Track# - Title That converts easily to the correspondi…

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## [How to sort MKV files by Chapters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-mkv-files-by-chapters/44104)

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**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-mkv-files-by-chapters/44104 "2019-01-05T15:37:00Z")

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What is the best way to sort MKV files with chapters into chapter order within files (or do I need to)? Each chapter shows as a separate line in MP3TAG, and sorting by filename won't work (obviously) since all the chap…

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## [Re-Organize music](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-organize-music/44106)

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**Author:** [@tsunami](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tsunami)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-organize-music/44106 "2019-01-06T01:55:37Z")

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Dear all, I have tons of music. Actually organised in folders. Now I thought I might be a better idea, to put all music in 1 folder an organize it in playlists. Example: The song Radio Ga Ga from Queen is in album 1, 2…

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## [Write Access errors with Google Drive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/write-access-errors-with-google-drive/44100)

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**Author:** [@pmattke93](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pmattke93)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/write-access-errors-with-google-drive/44100 "2019-01-04T14:21:53Z")

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I observe the following error when using mp3tag in a folder that is synced by Google Drive's synchronisation client "Backup & Sync": Open a folder with media files Open "extended tags" on all files modify embedd…

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## [Adding Leading Zeros to File, Album & Directory Names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-leading-zeros-to-file-album-directory-names/44066)

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**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-leading-zeros-to-file-album-directory-names/44066 "2019-01-03T19:50:21Z")

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Hello everyone, If I wanted to locate and rename file & album names which include 1-9 in the title for song numbers and albums with many discs, how would I first filter to show only those and secondly, add leading zeros…

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## [Filename to tag rename question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-tag-rename-question/44083)

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**Author:** [@DanceographicOcean](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DanceographicOcean)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-tag-rename-question/44083 "2019-01-03T15:15:30Z")

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Hi! I am always using filename to tag when I buy or rip stuff. Works great, appart from one part which I cannot get to work properly. I am using the format bellow for my folders and files. Album Artist - Album Source Y…

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## [Tags Lost When Copied to USB or Windows Folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-lost-when-copied-to-usb-or-windows-folder/44077)

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**Author:** [@peetvanstaden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peetvanstaden)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-lost-when-copied-to-usb-or-windows-folder/44077 "2019-01-02T17:58:26Z")

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Some mp3 tag information seem to be lost when copied (to USB or Windows Folder). I compared tag type information for the affected files with the other ones and find they are exactly the same. I want to use my music wit…

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## [MP3 Cleanup Questions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-cleanup-questions/44026)

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**Author:** [@chrob61](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrob61)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-cleanup-questions/44026 "2019-01-02T12:58:31Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the community! Happy Holidays everyone. For starters, I have approx. 7000 songs that are stored on my external hard drive. But the song names, artist, genre are all inconsistent. Also, I have …

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## [Not capitalizing letters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-capitalizing-letters/44068)

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**Author:** [@cr1127](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cr1127)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-capitalizing-letters/44068 "2019-01-02T09:37:09Z")

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I'm a mac user. I want to edit the file names so that there are capital letters for artist, album, etc. But the Action button I used on a PC before, CD-R, does not work when I use it on my mac. How do I fix this?

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## [Removing Leading Zeros 1-9 in Album Name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-leading-zeros-1-9-in-album-name/44065)

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**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-leading-zeros-1-9-in-album-name/44065 "2019-01-01T19:03:11Z")

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Hello there, I am trying to find a way to create an action which will detect and remove leading zeros in album names from 1-9 and then leave the remaining album names from 10 (goes up to 90) alone. Now That's What I Cal…

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## [Removing tags either conditionally or in every case](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-tags-either-conditionally-or-in-every-case/43989)

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**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-tags-either-conditionally-or-in-every-case/43989 "2019-01-01T08:50:53Z")

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Hello there, I realise that I could filter and use extended tags to get rid of things that are unwanted, but that is annoying when I suspect that there is an action which can be created to do the same thing in one step. …

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## [Extract part of filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-part-of-filename/44058)

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**Author:** [@willemvaneck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/willemvaneck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-part-of-filename/44058 "2018-12-30T21:38:35Z")

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Hi, hope you all have a good year end period! I previously had a good response from ohrenkino on extracting from filename when my files were simply %artist% - %title% ($eql(%title%,$regexp(%\_filename%,'.\*- (.\*)',$1)) bu…

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## [Installing MP3Tag in Windows Vista](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-mp3tag-in-windows-vista/44049)

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**Author:** [@Moonman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-mp3tag-in-windows-vista/44049 "2018-12-28T23:53:48Z")

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I downloaded mp3tagv291setup but it will not open up for installation. I also tried to open the setup file for version mp3tagv284asetup. Same thing, neither one will open up. Any ideas would be appreciated.

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## [Strip out part of album title to create a playlist file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-out-part-of-album-title-to-create-a-playlist-file/43826)

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**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-out-part-of-album-title-to-create-a-playlist-file/43826 "2018-12-28T11:30:51Z")

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Hi, I have several album titles that could have a (CD1), (CD2) or even (CD1 - Bonus) at the end of them, whenever they consist of more than 1 CD. For example: The Best Rock Album In The World (CD1) The Best Rock Album …

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