# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=20 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [Change the space to hypen in filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-space-to-hypen-in-filename/69573)
**Author:** [@mamyllyn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mamyllyn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-space-to-hypen-in-filename/69573 "2025-08-30T11:05:09Z")
I think that this might be a basic question but wonder what is the easiest way to do it: I have filename that is in format: 01 W.A.S.P. and I want to add a hypen JUST to replace this empty space. So the right filename … --- ## [Internal version numbering vs web page numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/internal-version-numbering-vs-web-page-numbers/69575)
**Author:** [@shuttleman58](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shuttleman58)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/internal-version-numbering-vs-web-page-numbers/69575 "2025-08-30T10:49:21Z")
Like many, I use various tools to alert me to new versions of software. A couple of the tools I use have difficulty with MP3TAG. Internally, the installer for the latest version reports it as v.3.31.1.0 while the web pag… --- ## [Filename - Tag with multiple artists in filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-with-multiple-artists-in-filename/69569)
**Author:** [@edbid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/edbid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-with-multiple-artists-in-filename/69569 "2025-08-29T18:16:22Z")
Hi, newbie here. I’m trying to make tags based off of filenames but can’t seem to find out how to make multiple artist tags? I’m converting a range of mp3s, they are all formatted as “Artist - Title” however, for multi… --- ## [Custom Tag Panel Field for MusicBrainz track Record Of Date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-tag-panel-field-for-musicbrainz-track-record-of-date/69557)
**Author:** [@vmcreator](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vmcreator)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-tag-panel-field-for-musicbrainz-track-record-of-date/69557 "2025-08-28T20:53:58Z")
I wish to create a Custom Tag Panel field with the following information: Pull Musicbrainz track Record Of Date. I could then use this to populate the original release date with a right$ for compilation albums tracks. … --- ## [The disappearing discnumbers in Matroska files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-disappearing-discnumbers-in-matroska-files/69517)
**Author:** [@confucius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/confucius)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-disappearing-discnumbers-in-matroska-files/69517 "2025-08-27T15:56:20Z")
I've gone through the above and I'm still at a loss on how to get "Discnumber" back. Leaving "Use recommended mapping for Matroska video" unticked gets it back, but then the "Album" tag gives me two values as does the … --- ## [Re-size Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-size-cover-art/69541)
**Author:** [@Benny1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Benny1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-size-cover-art/69541 "2025-08-26T11:54:49Z")
I can drag cover art into prescribed box and tell it to re-size to 320x320 (biggest size my car will display), I can save to all relevant mp3’s, but when I check the sizes have not changed. I am using version 3.31a and … --- ## [Help with removing certain characters from a string of a user-defined tool](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-removing-certain-characters-from-a-string-of-a-user-defined-tool/69527)
**Author:** [@chero97](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chero97)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-removing-certain-characters-from-a-string-of-a-user-defined-tool/69527 "2025-08-25T12:07:53Z")
I’m using this string https://rateyourmusic.com/song/$replace($lower(%artist%)/$lower(%title%), ,-) to check RYM for data on specific songs, but since special characters (‘, &,…) invalidate the search I’m looking for a w… --- ## [Increment ALBUM tag name every folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increment-album-tag-name-every-folder/69509)
**Author:** [@flowrian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flowrian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increment-album-tag-name-every-folder/69509 "2025-08-25T08:39:59Z")
Hello there I have a folder album, in it have have all sub-folders like : CD1 CD2 CD3 and so on. They all have the same ALBUM tag I want to rename the ALBUM tags of all of those with an increment number, so that th… --- ## [Split country GB, GBGB, GBGBGB to GB, GB;GB, GB;GB;GB](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-country-gb-gbgb-gbgbgb-to-gb-gb-gb-gb-gb-gb/69495)
**Author:** [@shyfx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shyfx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-country-gb-gbgb-gbgbgb-to-gb-gb-gb-gb-gb-gb/69495 "2025-08-23T10:08:24Z")
Hi, The MusicBrainz expanded plugin gives for the field COUNTRY 2 digit country code. But for some albums it create multiple countries. For example : A Retrospective of House 91'-95', Volume One gives GBGBGB What is… --- ## [Album art not showing up in spotify](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-not-showing-up-in-spotify/69513)
**Author:** [@pepper134](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pepper134)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-not-showing-up-in-spotify/69513 "2025-08-23T23:49:01Z")
Some of my songs don’t have the album icon even though it shows up in MP3Tag. I tried re adding the songs and album art work but it still doesn’t appear, also sometimes the album information doesn’t appear even though i… --- ## [Action applied to unselected tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-applied-to-unselected-tracks/69511)
**Author:** [@Olelko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Olelko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-applied-to-unselected-tracks/69511 "2025-08-23T14:51:32Z")
Hello, I have an instance where I want to apply the action : “Format value : \_DIRECTORY - K:\\Music\\%albumartist%\\%year% - %album%\\” onAlbum1 but several different albums that I did not select when applying the action … --- ## [Cannot write file error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-file-error/69506)
**Author:** [@pepper134](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pepper134)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-file-error/69506 "2025-08-23T14:38:02Z")
Whenever I edit a song and save it I get a cannot write file error. it happens with every song I do. it works beforehand but then stops working. I have the folder on my C drive if that helps. --- ## [Remove first duplicate field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-first-duplicate-field/69476)
**Author:** [@flowrian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flowrian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-first-duplicate-field/69476 "2025-08-23T11:23:28Z")
Hi there I have duplicate date (duplicate “YEAR” tag) on most of my audio file, in mp3tag it looks like : 2024\\\\2024-11-06 or 1996\\\\1996-06-17 When doing alt§t it show that there is two YEAR tags, so I have try action… --- ## [Get jpeg alongside with flac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-jpeg-alongside-with-flac/69472)
**Author:** [@doelli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/doelli)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-jpeg-alongside-with-flac/69472 "2025-08-22T18:14:52Z")
Sorry - I am totally new to mp3tag and trying to solve a problem to import an itunes music directory into a Brennan B3+. I am being told that I need to add a jpeg file alongside the flac file to see the artwork in the B… --- ## [New File MTE for export data](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-file-mte-for-export-data/69482)
**Author:** [@MrMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrMix)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-file-mte-for-export-data/69482 "2025-08-21T13:45:01Z")
Hello, I’ve just create a new MTE file for exporting some meta fields. This is the code: $filename(csv,utf-8)Title;Artist;Album;Path;MusicBrainz;DiscoGs; $loop(%\_filename\_ext%)%title%;%artist%;%album%;folderpath%;%musi… --- ## [Two Mp3tag Entries in "Show more options"/Classic Context Menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-mp3tag-entries-in-show-more-options-classic-context-menu/69474)
**Author:** [@Tremor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tremor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-mp3tag-entries-in-show-more-options-classic-context-menu/69474 "2025-08-21T01:02:08Z")
The way I remember this happening was something to do with how Mp3tag was handling Window 11’s new context menu. There was a solution post here that I cannot find that manually added a new entry in the “Show more options… --- ## [Operating with 2 sets of brackets](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/operating-with-2-sets-of-brackets/69478)
**Author:** [@Kev\_Vader](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kev_Vader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/operating-with-2-sets-of-brackets/69478 "2025-08-20T22:52:40Z")
Hi All - my first post! I have a quick question regarding filenames with two sets of brackets. I have a filename in the format: 01 - Kiss - God Gave Rock & Roll To You (Longer Version) (1992) I would like to separate… --- ## [Convert text file - tag question for newbie](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag-question-for-newbie/69484)
**Author:** [@everay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/everay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag-question-for-newbie/69484 "2025-08-20T22:01:09Z")
I’m not sure if this is possible, but I have some files I’d like to tag so the filename is replaced by the live show setlist. I’ve attached a screenshot of original text file and the windows file explorer file of the fo… --- ## [How do I change the 2nd "( )" bracket in a title to a "\[ \]" bracket?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-change-the-2nd-bracket-in-a-title-to-a-bracket/50668)
**Author:** [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-change-the-2nd-bracket-in-a-title-to-a-bracket/50668 "2025-08-20T15:00:15Z")
Suppose the TITLE is Praise the Lord (Da Shine) (feat. Skepta). How do I change it to Praise the Lord (Da Shine) \[feat. Skepta\]. Also, I need this to happen only if there is a second bracket. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Run a discogs release search within actions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-a-discogs-release-search-within-actions/8396)
**Author:** [@Stomper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stomper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-a-discogs-release-search-within-actions/8396 "2025-08-19T12:34:26Z")
Hi all, Is it possible to do the above or somehow make an action automatically run after the item has been tagged? I would like to enter the discogs release ID and then it search tag and rename filder all on one foul s… --- ## [Explorer context-menu extension is not showing on Windows 11 ARM64 with v3.31](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/explorer-context-menu-extension-is-not-showing-on-windows-11-arm64-with-v3-31/69469)
**Author:** [@Martin2108](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Martin2108)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/explorer-context-menu-extension-is-not-showing-on-windows-11-arm64-with-v3-31/69469 "2025-08-18T13:44:02Z")
Got 3.31 via the Store. The Explorer context menu is missing only on my Surface Pro 11 with ARM64. On X64 systems its ok. (Version 3.30 worked on ARM64 devices too) --- ## [.tmp files showing after downloading software](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tmp-files-showing-after-downloading-software/69468)
**Author:** [@CompoSW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CompoSW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tmp-files-showing-after-downloading-software/69468 "2025-08-19T06:57:05Z")
Has any one had a problem after down loading Mp3tag where it is allowing .tmp files to show. --- ## [Cfg file change location](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cfg-file-change-location/69461)
**Author:** [@Glen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Glen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cfg-file-change-location/69461 "2025-08-18T15:01:30Z")
Hi, can you change the default location of the configuration files to say one drive, so when the the programs is used on a laptop you have the latest cfg files. Thereby stopping the copy and past when moving computers. I… --- ## [On Win 11 Pro the mp3tag context menu vanished after the last update](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/on-win-11-pro-the-mp3tag-context-menu-vanished-after-the-last-update/69433)
**Author:** [@mre](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mre)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/on-win-11-pro-the-mp3tag-context-menu-vanished-after-the-last-update/69433 "2025-08-15T23:13:25Z")
On Win 11 Pro German using mp3tag the context menu vanished after the update from 3.29 to 3.30. Uninstall and new installation didn’t help. I can only use mp3tag using the drag&drop of files on the icon. How can I get… --- ## [UNC in cover path imported via Text file - Tag to field value is missing leading backslashes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unc-in-cover-path-imported-via-text-file-tag-to-field-value-is-missing-leading-backslashes/69445)
**Author:** [@apollo13](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/apollo13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unc-in-cover-path-imported-via-text-file-tag-to-field-value-is-missing-leading-backslashes/69445 "2025-08-17T12:58:30Z")
When I use Quick Actions to import cover images from the tag field %CoverImagePath%, I get an error that the cover file cannot be accessed if the path is a UNC instead of a local address. Am I doing something wrong? The … --- ## [MP3TAG closing all by itself](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-closing-all-by-itself/68584)
**Author:** [@Greenie17](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Greenie17)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-closing-all-by-itself/68584 "2025-08-17T06:47:37Z")
Never had this happen before. Thought I closed it myself. then I see it happening quite often. I have it just sitting in the left corner or my screen as almost always. Yesterday I noticed it wasn't running. So I … --- ## [Where is the "WMP rating" column?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-wmp-rating-column/69449)
**Author:** [@pstein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pstein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-the-wmp-rating-column/69449 "2025-08-17T06:44:51Z")
I updated recently MP3tag from a former version. As I found out there is no “WMP rating” column any more. Did I miss something? How can I make these values visible (in a column) again for each \*.mp3 song? --- ## [Editing a file while open in another music player permanently blocks you from saving tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-a-file-while-open-in-another-music-player-permanently-blocks-you-from-saving-tags/69344)
**Author:** [@mightyc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mightyc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-a-file-while-open-in-another-music-player-permanently-blocks-you-from-saving-tags/69344 "2025-08-16T21:39:23Z")
When I try to edit a file that’s opened in another player, it permanently gives me this error, no matter if I close the app afterwards, no matter if I restart the app or computer itself, I just keep getting this same err… --- ## [Convert "TXXX" lyrics to "USLT" lyrics](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-txxx-lyrics-to-uslt-lyrics/69443)
**Author:** [@Reason](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reason)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-txxx-lyrics-to-uslt-lyrics/69443 "2025-08-16T18:12:22Z")
End goal: Use Tag-Tag converter to copy existing lyrics from the “TXXX” frame to the “USLT” frame. Intermediate goal: Create two custom columns; one that shows lyrics already in the USLT frame, and one that shows them… --- ## [Wrong documentation for Manage Covers keyboard shortcut](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-documentation-for-manage-covers-keyboard-shortcut/69434)
**Author:** [@Dypsis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dypsis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-documentation-for-manage-covers-keyboard-shortcut/69434 "2025-08-15T22:51:32Z")
I’m a bit confused about the new “Manage Covers” implementation. It says in the release notes that you can access it via Ctrl+Shift+M, but Mp3tag suggests to use Ctrl+Alt+M. Neither of these work for me. I’ve been a… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=19) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=21)