# Support

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## [No explorer context menu integration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-integration/13891)

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**Author:** [@Taggit](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Taggit)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-integration/13891 "2017-03-22T08:17:10Z")

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Installed version 2.5.2 in Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit There is no integration in Explorer when I select a folder or folders and try to open with MP3TAG, no MP3TAG is in the context menu. Any suggestions?

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## [add number to track name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821)

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**Author:** [@garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garyburnett44)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821 "2017-03-21T20:02:24Z")

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is there any way to add sequential numbers to a track name? for example from watch that man drive in saturday aladdin sane to 01 watch that man 02 drive in saturday 03 aladdin sane very grateful for any assistan…

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## [Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17968)

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**Author:** [@a23bed](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/a23bed)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-1/17968 "2017-03-21T09:46:10Z")

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Today, turned on pc, tried to update some of my mp3s and this is what I got when trying to connect to discogs with pone and the default script. See Attached picture. \[image\] Nothing has changed from yesterday! Nothin…

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## [Merge tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-tags/18819)

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**Author:** [@glennw](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glennw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-tags/18819 "2017-03-20T07:05:41Z")

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Hi all. How do i merge 2 tags to one. I have a tag called album and the extra part i need to add is in tracks. I need to add tracks to album to make a complete tag. Any help would be appreciated.

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## [Is is possible to have mp3tag do a "walk"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815)

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**Author:** [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815 "2017-03-19T21:36:30Z")

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Every track in a directory has a unique refid that is tied to a DB containing per song metadata. I figured out how to do issue a no-confirm command (unchecked “show message after save” and issued the appropriate key str…

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## [MP3Tag v2.81 Somtimes Cause Whole Computer to Freeze in Windows 10 When Trying to Add Album Art to ANY Song](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-81-somtimes-cause-whole-computer-to-freeze-in-windows-10-when-trying-to-add-album-art-to-any-song/18801)

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**Author:** [@VolknerBat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VolknerBat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-81-somtimes-cause-whole-computer-to-freeze-in-windows-10-when-trying-to-add-album-art-to-any-song/18801 "2017-03-19T13:58:52Z")

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Hi I love this software, but since the latest updates( ~2.80-2.81), MP3Tag Somtimes Cause Whole Computer to Freeze in Windows 10 When Trying to Add Album Art to ANY Song, which never happened before. I have to restart …

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## [v281 searching directory problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v281-searching-directory-problem/18816)

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**Author:** [@Topdj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Topdj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v281-searching-directory-problem/18816 "2017-03-19T08:01:24Z")

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Hi, Bought a MAC 6 months ago and have been using MP3tag on a regular basis but yesterday when opening I get a box saying searching the directory that just sits there for ages or when it does complete nothing works with…

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## [find duplicate track number in a special album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-duplicate-track-number-in-a-special-album/18814)

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**Author:** [@peymanch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peymanch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-duplicate-track-number-in-a-special-album/18814 "2017-03-19T07:44:02Z")

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hi i have many albums tracks and i want to find duplicate track numbers in every albums for example my albums is: "qwerty" and tracks is: 1 abd 2 qwe 3 zxc 3 kjh 4 poi 5 rty i have two songs with track number "3…

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## [how to uppercase after a word](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-uppercase-after-a-word/18812)

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**Author:** [@peymanch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peymanch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-uppercase-after-a-word/18812 "2017-03-18T08:34:55Z")

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hi i want uppercase after a special word: "khajeh" for example my filenames is : Ehsan Khajehamiri i want to change: Ehsan KhajehAmiri what should i do? thanks

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## [Create Batch NFO Files for each file in recursive folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-batch-nfo-files-for-each-file-in-recursive-folders/18807)

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**Author:** [@spacemannn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spacemannn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-batch-nfo-files-for-each-file-in-recursive-folders/18807 "2017-03-15T19:26:14Z")

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Hi there, I have a question about the export function. I want to create NFO files for each mp4 file in recursive folders. So far I have this: $filename(%\_filename%.nfo)\<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="y…

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## [Display Album Art Size in Column in Main UI](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-album-art-size-in-column-in-main-ui/18806)

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**Author:** [@ygb7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ygb7)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-album-art-size-in-column-in-main-ui/18806 "2017-03-15T15:26:51Z")

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I am replacing all low resolution album art cover embedded in mp3 files. Is it possible to have MP3Tag display the embedded album art cover dimensions (300x300) in a column (like, Title, Cover, Track, etc) so that I can…

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## [MP3 Filename Change](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-filename-change/18804)

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**Author:** [@doby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/doby)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-filename-change/18804 "2017-03-15T11:42:26Z")

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Hello Everyone I want to change the way alot of my mp3s are written, for example i have a file called - (06) \[DJ Snowman\] System Of Survival.mp3 But i would like it to be written this way - DJ Snowman - System Of Su…

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## [Copy one tag to all in the same field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-one-tag-to-all-in-the-same-field/18802)

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**Author:** [@maarkr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/maarkr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-one-tag-to-all-in-the-same-field/18802 "2017-03-14T21:04:25Z")

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Hope the title says it all. If I enter, say the Year, in the first year field of an album, I’d like to copy the year to the rest of the year fields in all songs in the album. It’s kind of a pain to copy the text, go to…

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## [Absolute Track Numbers to Disc Track Numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absolute-track-numbers-to-disc-track-numbers/18793)

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**Author:** [@sadsack5000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadsack5000)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absolute-track-numbers-to-disc-track-numbers/18793 "2017-03-12T07:49:10Z")

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All, I have just completed tagging my entire library using Picard. I decided to use the absolutetrack number rather than track numbers per disc. See attachment. I have a 30 track album split over two discs… my track nu…

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## [How to Clear the Working List](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-clear-the-working-list/18795)

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**Author:** [@BustACode](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BustACode)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-clear-the-working-list/18795 "2017-03-11T18:19:45Z")

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How does one clear the working list of songs without closing Mp3Tag? I cannot find a clear list option that will enable me to bring in more songs to work on. Currently, I close the app and reopen it. Regardless, wonder…

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## [Can't support ogg file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-support-ogg-file/18585)

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**Author:** [@Payam](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Payam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-support-ogg-file/18585 "2017-03-11T18:08:48Z")

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Hi I can’t edit tag of ogg files. Its say: “Cannot be opened for writing”. What can I do? Thanks

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## [How To Add A Dot After Track Number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-dot-after-track-number/18797)

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**Author:** [@luxern](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/luxern)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-a-dot-after-track-number/18797 "2017-03-11T18:00:47Z")

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I was wondering how you would do this, 15goodsong -\> 15. Good Song or 15. goodsong the goal is to get the . after the # so if I have, 4 The Best Song Ever -\> 4. The Best Song Ever This is for the Filename field (edit…

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## [how to if Duplicate Filenames , remove less bit rate](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791)

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**Author:** [@peymanch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peymanch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791 "2017-03-10T19:06:06Z")

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hi i have any files duplicate filenames in any directories i want remove files with less bitrate and stay more value bitrate please help me thanks

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## [Mass substitution with \\\\ does not split tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-substitution-with-does-not-split-tag/18779)

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**Author:** [@blobber](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blobber)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-substitution-with-does-not-split-tag/18779 "2017-03-10T16:44:13Z")

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Hi there guys I noticed that if I have COMPOSER tags on a few files formatted like for example: Macdermot/G. Ragni/J. Rado Nina Simone, A. Irving and I want to reach something like Macdermot\\\\G. Ragni\\\\J. Rado Nina S…

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## [Tags from folder name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-folder-name/18788)

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**Author:** [@oliverm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oliverm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-folder-name/18788 "2017-03-09T17:42:00Z")

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Hi We have a load of MP3 files in a folder structure where the album and artist name is in the folder name, and the filename is just the track name and number. Like this; artist - album\\name - tracknum.mp3 I know that…

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## [Filtering using cover art dimensions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-using-cover-art-dimensions/18787)

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**Author:** [@av18](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/av18)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-using-cover-art-dimensions/18787 "2017-03-09T12:53:08Z")

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I am a very poor programmer, and so far I haven’t been able to find any expression that matches my exact need. I would really appreciate it if someone wrote down an expression by which I can filter my tracks using the co…

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## [Problems with a specific formatting type of releases at Discogs.com using Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-a-specific-formatting-type-of-releases-at-discogs-com-using-mp3tag/18786)

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**Author:** [@pauleckstein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pauleckstein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-a-specific-formatting-type-of-releases-at-discogs-com-using-mp3tag/18786 "2017-03-09T10:32:22Z")

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Greetings, I am a huge fan of the Mp3tag tagging function in conjunction with the Discogs.com database. However, there are some releases at Discogs with a very specific text formatting, which Mp3tag doesn't take into a…

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## [Replacing Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-tags/18776)

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**Author:** [@marktherob2001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marktherob2001)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-tags/18776 "2017-03-05T17:00:54Z")

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I have tags in my folders ie %ALBUM% has a Value of this Diva (Germany PL 75326) (24-96) and I would like to replace it with DIVA removing anything starting with the first bracket to the end I would like to create …

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## [Add Total Tracks and Total Discs to all songs in different folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-total-tracks-and-total-discs-to-all-songs-in-different-folders/18774)

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**Author:** [@MasterKaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MasterKaster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-total-tracks-and-total-discs-to-all-songs-in-different-folders/18774 "2017-03-04T09:33:00Z")

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I have 6 albums, they have different amount of MP3 files. I load all these albums into Mp3Tag If I select all files And I use Format Value: TOTALTRACKS to %\_total\_files% It would set total tracks to songs of all 6 …

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## [Edit TAG only F2 key; Internal music player; tree view for folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-tag-only-f2-key-internal-music-player-tree-view-for-folders/18767)

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**Author:** [@tode](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tode)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-tag-only-f2-key-internal-music-player-tree-view-for-folders/18767 "2017-03-02T10:52:26Z")

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Hi guys! I really need some help with this 3 problems: I want to edit a random tag ONLY when i pres F2. by default it’s set to edit when you click on it. also it’s a bit wierd that when you click on a track it select…

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## [saving tag to files on a NAS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tag-to-files-on-a-nas/18766)

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**Author:** [@batkung](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/batkung)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tag-to-files-on-a-nas/18766 "2017-03-02T09:17:38Z")

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Hi, I have all my MP3 files stored on a QNap NAS box, whenever I try to modify and save the ID3 tag using mp3tag, I get an error which says (filename) cannot be opened for writing. The only way I can update the ID3 tag…

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## [Loss of settings after closing mp3 tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loss-of-settings-after-closing-mp3-tag/18757)

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**Author:** [@denati](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/denati)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loss-of-settings-after-closing-mp3-tag/18757 "2017-02-28T01:29:57Z")

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Hello, every mp3 tag closure all my settings do not backup, I try to reinstall mp3 tag, nothing done. My pc is windows 10, i use mp3 tag since very logntemps thank you in advance

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## [Import tags from text file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-text-file/8093)

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**Author:** [@MattTown](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MattTown)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-text-file/8093 "2017-02-27T21:30:51Z")

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Hi, I am in the process of getting edited track data on 12000 tracks back into Media Monkey, and want to use MP3Tag as the means of populating custom fields. Can you confirm for me how MP3Tag’s “text file - tag” proces…

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## [where is display the "lyrics3" tab which appear in winamp ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-display-the-lyrics3-tab-which-appear-in-winamp/18759)

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**Author:** [@usamike](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/usamike)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-display-the-lyrics3-tab-which-appear-in-winamp/18759 "2017-02-27T08:21:12Z")

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hi, i have some mp3 which have a lyrics3 tab when i play them in Winamp. i can"t find in mp3tag where we can manage them. I check the extended ALT-T, but they are not there. Even in windows explorer properties dialog…

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## [Export: Use of $put/$get across nested loops?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-use-of-put-get-across-nested-loops/18725)

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**Author:** [@mls](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mls)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-use-of-put-get-across-nested-loops/18725 "2017-02-26T14:09:21Z")

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Hello, I found some slightly dated entries in the forums that stated the use of user variables created by $put could not be referenced within a “nested” (or “sub”) loop. Can someone please tell me if this restriction i…

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