# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=199

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## [Web Source and Action Scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-source-and-action-scripts/19702)

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**Author:** [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-source-and-action-scripts/19702 "2018-01-19T07:53:51Z")

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Hello, I would like to know if it is possible to use the iTunes#Australia.src script to either directly modify the tags to move the featuring artists from the title and album tags to the artist and album artist tags, or…

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## [v2.85 language of the columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-85-language-of-the-columns/19700)

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**Author:** [@FalconED](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FalconED)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 8:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-85-language-of-the-columns/19700 "2018-01-18T08:40:30Z")

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Hello there! I just downloaded and installed v2.85. I think there is a small bug in the program(?) You see, no matter if I change the language to ENGLISH, the columns still stay in FINNISH. It is no matter if I change th…

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## [Delete fields from command line](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-fields-from-command-line/19694)

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**Author:** [@shillshocked](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shillshocked)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-fields-from-command-line/19694 "2018-01-18T07:56:20Z")

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How can I delete this field in the command line? I use command line software to remove unnecessary tags, but I can't get this particular tag deleted, as I don't know precisely how to address it.

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## [Newbie: Exporting query](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-exporting-query/19699)

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**Author:** [@SteveP-UK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SteveP-UK)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-exporting-query/19699 "2018-01-18T07:16:05Z")

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Hi! I’m brand new to mp3tag and already enjoying its features. I have a query about the ‘export feature’. I don’t understand how to configure how the exported data appears in terms of which tags appear and in what orde…

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## [Make mp3tag guess total tracks and total disc tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/make-mp3tag-guess-total-tracks-and-total-disc-tags/19693)

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**Author:** [@1024mb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/1024mb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/make-mp3tag-guess-total-tracks-and-total-disc-tags/19693 "2018-01-18T05:17:24Z")

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Hi all, I need some help! I’m editting my flac collection and I’ve found that a lot of them have the track and discnumber tags like this: TRACK = A/BB DISCNUMBER = C/D So I want to split them into TRACK, TRACKTOTAL, …

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## [WWW tag being automatically converted to "user defined URL link"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/www-tag-being-automatically-converted-to-user-defined-url-link/19698)

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**Author:** [@DaveyJones2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DaveyJones2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/www-tag-being-automatically-converted-to-user-defined-url-link/19698 "2018-01-17T05:28:46Z")

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Is there any way to circumvent this? My music player does not currently recognise the tag mp3tag stores WWW as, is there any way that I can stop it from saving as “user defined URL link” and instead save as “WWW” like it…

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## [How to create Action for Convert Filename - Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-action-for-convert-filename-tag/19692)

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**Author:** [@henriquebs12](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/henriquebs12)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-action-for-convert-filename-tag/19692 "2018-01-15T14:24:12Z")

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Hello! I'm struggling to make a full automation of changes in my fields. I want to create an Action that converts Filename into Tag. I know I can do it manually in the converter, but I wanted to make it using Actions. E…

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## [Increase number of LRU Directories in Drop Down](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increase-number-of-lru-directories-in-drop-down/19687)

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**Author:** [@dmz001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dmz001)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increase-number-of-lru-directories-in-drop-down/19687 "2018-01-14T17:33:37Z")

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Is there a way of increasing the number of memorized LRU directories? I have more directories than the LRU list allows. And it would make it a lot easier for me to switch between them. Thank you.

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## [Help Bulk Converting MultiDisc to Single Disc Numbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-bulk-converting-multidisc-to-single-disc-numbering/19686)

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**Author:** [@newoski](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/newoski)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-bulk-converting-multidisc-to-single-disc-numbering/19686 "2018-01-13T18:41:23Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to rename a ton of concert albums from from multidisc numbering, to a single disc. The tracks are currently named like this: 1-01 SongName1.mp3 1-02 SongName2.mp3 2-01 SongName3.mp3 2-02 SongName4.mp3 …

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## [Regex Required: SPACE • DOT](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-required-space-dot/19681)

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**Author:** [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-required-space-dot/19681 "2018-01-11T16:41:23Z")

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When tagging multiple-disc albums, I usually let Mp3tag fetch the album name (or a portion thereof) from the %\_directory% field, using the Format Value Action. The album name then may look something like this: “The Ulti…

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## [Filename to releasetime - a little help?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-releasetime-a-little-help/19677)

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**Author:** [@earbox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/earbox)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-releasetime-a-little-help/19677 "2018-01-10T15:05:24Z")

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Hi, folks–forgive me my naivete, since I barely speak regex. I have a lot of files–NPR stories, to be specific–where the filename begins with a 8-character string that is the release date in YYYYMMDD form. I’d like to …

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## [Stopping double entries](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stopping-double-entries/19678)

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**Author:** [@treadhead194](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/treadhead194)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stopping-double-entries/19678 "2018-01-10T13:20:52Z")

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When entering the Year and comments in Audacity’s tag panel and opening the tracks to tag in MP3Tag, there is a double Year ie:1967\\1967, and the same goes for the comments, should I put one in. Is there any way of stop…

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## [Album Cover incorrect](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-cover-incorrect/19674)

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**Author:** [@Gene\_Hunt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gene_Hunt)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-cover-incorrect/19674 "2018-01-10T06:03:48Z")

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Hello! I have added a cover to an album which displays as expected on all tracks from that album in MP3TAG but when I play the MP3 album in my car, all tracks in the album have a different picture. How is it storing two…

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## [ID3 Tags of some files are being read by Sony's Music App and Google Play but others are not](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tags-of-some-files-are-being-read-by-sonys-music-app-and-google-play-but-others-are-not/19671)

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**Author:** [@luqueiral](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/luqueiral)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tags-of-some-files-are-being-read-by-sonys-music-app-and-google-play-but-others-are-not/19671 "2018-01-09T18:42:02Z")

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It happens that I edit the tags of all my mp3 files, cover, and all the infortmation. However, when I pass them over to my Xperia L1 some of the files are all ok and some the apps just don’t detect any of the tags: artis…

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## [Create Batch Playlists Placed in Individual Folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-batch-playlists-placed-in-individual-folders/11405)

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**Author:** [@acmeseed](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acmeseed)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-batch-playlists-placed-in-individual-folders/11405 "2018-01-07T17:52:50Z")

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Hello, I would like to know if there is a way to create playlists in batch mode and have the playlists placed in the individual album folders? I separate my music in folders by genre, artist and album, for example Blu…

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## [CREATE DIRECTORY IF](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-directory-if/19670)

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**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-directory-if/19670 "2018-01-07T16:25:00Z")

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Hi One more action i’de like to set If files are MP3 then transfer them to “X:\\Shared Music\\MP3" or If files are FLAC then transfer them to"X:\\Shared Music\\FLAC" or If files are DSD then transfer them to"X:\\Shared …

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## [Replace many Expressions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-many-expressions/19669)

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**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-many-expressions/19669 "2018-01-07T13:24:50Z")

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Hi Someone can help me i want to create an action change those Cd2 to CD2 Cd1 to CD1 Bbc to BBC feat to Feat the to The Dsd to DSD ’o to 'O ’n to 'N thank you Martin

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## [Wrong/Different Tags Displayed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-different-tags-displayed/19667)

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**Author:** [@numinous510](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/numinous510)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-different-tags-displayed/19667 "2018-01-07T12:31:40Z")

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Hi everyone, I've got a little problem, which is that the tags I have set in mp3tag are not the same as shown in Windows Explorer and for example VLC, as can be seen here: I've tried renaming the files so they get in…

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## [Album Artist Problems Flac - Mp3tag - M4A - IPOD](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-problems-flac-mp3tag-m4a-ipod/19665)

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**Author:** [@aldoc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aldoc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-problems-flac-mp3tag-m4a-ipod/19665 "2018-01-06T10:01:04Z")

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My main music library is in FLAC. I have recently gone through the 20,000 files fixing all the tags. However when I have converted these files to M4A into iTunes the album artist is incorrectly displayed in some instance…

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## [problem with Tag import from Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-tag-import-from-discogs/19664)

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**Author:** [@gwhocki](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gwhocki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-tag-import-from-discogs/19664 "2018-01-05T12:46:06Z")

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How can I import Tags from Discogs if the CD album contains more than 1 CD? I tried it with the 2nd CD but the Tags of the 1st CD were used.

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## [Text file - Tag, change specific file name in a list of songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-tag-change-specific-file-name-in-a-list-of-songs/19654)

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**Author:** [@Borg5of5](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Borg5of5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-tag-change-specific-file-name-in-a-list-of-songs/19654 "2018-01-04T23:01:27Z")

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If I have the following 4 songs (these are completely made up) and these are the filenames: I sing for you.mp3 At night I howl.mp3 The waters edge.mp3 In the middle of the night.mp3 and I want to add the artist to a…

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## [Using Convert/Text file - Tag, wrong tags are written to wrong files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-convert-text-file-tag-wrong-tags-are-written-to-wrong-files/19662)

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**Author:** [@EvJon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/EvJon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-convert-text-file-tag-wrong-tags-are-written-to-wrong-files/19662 "2018-01-04T20:11:18Z")

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I have a semi-colon delimited text file containing tags for each .mp3 file in the following format: Path&Filename ; Genre ; Artist ; Album ; Title The format string is: %\_rpath%; %genre%; %artist% ; %album% ; %title% …

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## [Convert text file - tag "does not work" :-)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag-does-not-work/19658)

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**Author:** [@EvJon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/EvJon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag-does-not-work/19658 "2018-01-04T17:55:22Z")

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I have not been able to get text file -\> tags to work. So I created a one file test situation to see if I could figure out what the problem is. When I click File/Add Directory and enter “D:\\DriveQ\\Q” Mp3tag correctly l…

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## [Filter for tags with Return (CR LF)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-tags-with-return-cr-lf/19655)

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**Author:** [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-tags-with-return-cr-lf/19655 "2018-01-03T09:02:01Z")

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Can’t figure this one out, looking for a filter to find tags that contain a “return” character, specifically in my case in the Comment tag. I believe this would normally be either $char(10) or $char(13), but I can’t get …

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## [Trouble with Windows 10](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-with-windows-10/19649)

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**Author:** [@Kurtkampy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kurtkampy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-with-windows-10/19649 "2018-01-02T23:44:07Z")

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HI I am new to MP3TAG and am looking for some help. I am using Windows 10 and received a bunch of songs from a friend. Many of the songs don’t have the right Album Art so I download the correct art. When I open the file…

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## [Need information regarding Genres](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-information-regarding-genres/19600)

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**Author:** [@gerste2017](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gerste2017)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-information-regarding-genres/19600 "2018-01-02T20:44:31Z")

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I checked www and here but did not find the information. I only need the setting/table/query where standard genre are saved in Windows (see pic). What I found out is that there must be a standard in OS regarding existon…

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## [How to lock MP3 Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-lock-mp3-tags/19636)

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**Author:** [@SpaulU](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpaulU)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-lock-mp3-tags/19636 "2018-01-02T20:28:52Z")

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How can I lock my MP3 tags so if I take a portable hard drive or sd card to another computer, the player on that computer won’t change the tags. I play my music usually with Windows Media player on my own machine and hav…

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## [$regexp confusion - problem with escaping?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-confusion-problem-with-escaping/19652)

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**Author:** [@BushAl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BushAl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-confusion-problem-with-escaping/19652 "2018-01-02T19:24:30Z")

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Hi and thanks for a great program, which i just discovered. It seems to do almost anything. However i am obviously too thick to understand exactly what needs escaping where. I want to use the artist tag (which contains…

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## [Batch copy-pasting track names.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-copy-pasting-track-names/19656)

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**Author:** [@jumiel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jumiel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-copy-pasting-track-names/19656 "2018-01-02T19:23:31Z")

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Hello, new member here who’s been fondly using Mp3tag for several years (thank you guys for making my life a whole lot easier where music files are concerned!). Need assistance on the following matter: Say, I have this…

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## [Lyrics in FLAC?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lyrics-in-flac/19645)

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**Author:** [@random123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/random123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lyrics-in-flac/19645 "2018-01-01T18:22:38Z")

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So when I use my android applications such as PowerAmp and various other players, they all recognize the lyrics to all my mp3/m4a files except the flac files. I add lyrics to 'UNSYNCED LYRICS' but the flac files never s…

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