# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=220 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 221 --- ## [Creating Tags Manually](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-tags-manually/18221)
**Author:** [@chazz14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chazz14)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-tags-manually/18221 "2016-09-06T05:19:56Z")
With the help of your s/ware, I have cleaned up tags on my 3000+ Mp3s… I have just one unresolved album problem - maybe you can help? The album in question is Best Of Bowie with 39 tracks (and 74 versions according to … --- ## [Artwork tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-tagging/18215)
**Author:** [@FrenchBloke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FrenchBloke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-tagging/18215 "2016-09-03T17:50:41Z")
Hello there Firstly, thanks for providing this great tool - it’s been invaluable to me ever since I discovered it. Here’s what I’m trying to do (apologies if this has already been covered, I have looked but did not see… --- ## [title to filename help regarding certain characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-to-filename-help-regarding-certain-characters/16746)
**Author:** [@ITPR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ITPR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-to-filename-help-regarding-certain-characters/16746 "2016-09-01T17:52:32Z")
using tag-filename there are a few characters/symbols that don’t show up in filename when the title is imported in itunes files (.m4a) i have found that when i try to import filenames some symbols don’t show up and the … --- ## [Problem using v2.78 on my Windows 7 PC.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-using-v2-78-on-my-windows-7-pc/18208)
**Author:** [@cmart](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmart)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-using-v2-78-on-my-windows-7-pc/18208 "2016-09-01T10:55:43Z")
I’m not sure what the heck is going on but v2.73 seemed to work fine on my Windows 7 PC. After installing v2.78 on the same PC various dialog boxes (The one to link to Discogs: Check for Updates, Download update FreeDB … --- ## [MP3tag apparently corrupts FLAC when album art is added](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-apparently-corrupts-flac-when-album-art-is-added/18209)
**Author:** [@sooyong94](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sooyong94)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-apparently-corrupts-flac-when-album-art-is-added/18209 "2016-08-31T06:46:17Z")
Hi, I think I got a bug - whenever I add album art into some FLAC files, I got a file access error, and the file corrupts (cannot be played in VLC). I can’t delete the corrupted file as well, since I got a Permissions e… --- ## [Windows not showing tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-not-showing-tags/18114)
**Author:** [@Gakun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gakun)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-not-showing-tags/18114 "2016-08-31T02:43:56Z")
Hi there, I’ve been facing a problem I never had before and I’m a little annoyed. Two days ago I was having this problem where I wasn’t able to watch certain videos with 1080p resolution and I thought it was a codec prob… --- ## [Need Tool (Bat Script) to find & delete www address](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-tool-bat-script-to-find-delete-www-address/18199)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-tool-bat-script-to-find-delete-www-address/18199 "2016-08-28T12:45:02Z")
Has anyone created a tool or know of a tool to find and delete www address I hve in my folders. Someone created this tool that works perfect in finding albumart work and deleting them in a batch. cd %1 attrib -h -s . … --- ## [Help link images of the cover song](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-link-images-of-the-cover-song/18202)
**Author:** [@shm\_asr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shm_asr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-link-images-of-the-cover-song/18202 "2016-08-28T12:37:49Z")
Hello I updated a number of songs in MP3 format with the software. Updates were: 1 - Artist name 2 - Song name 3 - And a picture of the cover When I play the files on the computer all right. When I play the files … --- ## [Tag Panel Docking (on MAC)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-docking-on-mac/18200)
**Author:** [@sakthi2579](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sakthi2579)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-docking-on-mac/18200 "2016-08-27T06:02:12Z")
Hi, I am using mp3tag v2.78 on MAC. Mistakenly I docked out the Tag panel and now its showing as floating. I am trying to revert back to dock to left side. Trying by dragging the Tag panel to the left side of the appl… --- ## [Tag code](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-code/18196)
**Author:** [@mrnyc01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrnyc01)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-code/18196 "2016-08-24T15:09:11Z")
Hi guys… BRAND New to tagging. I need a quick action code to rename my filename like the first trace in my list. I usually manually go through to rename but I know there has got to be an easier way. Please help. I need… --- ## [Script Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-export/18183)
**Author:** [@pextremera](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pextremera)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-export/18183 "2016-08-23T20:23:43Z")
Sorry for my bad engllish. I have a script to export songs with the same title: $filename(Dupes-Artist Title.m3u8,utf-8) $loop($lower(%artist% %title%))$loop($lower(%artist% %title%))$loopend()$ifgreater(%\_max\_counter%,… --- ## [Copying last n characters of filename to tag.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-last-n-characters-of-filename-to-tag/18192)
**Author:** [@panyampickle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/panyampickle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-last-n-characters-of-filename-to-tag/18192 "2016-08-22T14:09:57Z")
Edit: I just realised i could do it using %dummy% as in %dummy-%dummy%-%year% I have 100’s of podcast mp3s named using this weird convention and all there tags are blank. Podcast Name - Brief Episode Rundown - 01 Jan… --- ## [\_DIRECTORY in action "guess values"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189)
**Author:** [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-in-action-guess-values/18189 "2016-08-21T06:49:12Z")
Using information tag \_DIRECTORY in action Guess values does not work. If I first move (action format value) to another field (e.g. comment) then Guess values from the other field would work. --- ## [Help with conditional tag \> filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-conditional-tag-filename/18186)
**Author:** [@lose311](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lose311)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-conditional-tag-filename/18186 "2016-08-20T19:09:13Z")
Hey everybody. I don’t know if the devs are on the forum, but you are, thank you! I have used Mp3tag for years and I really love it. Anyway, I’m planning an overhaul of my music library, and I want to reorganize by: Ar… --- ## [Quickest way to tag files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quickest-way-to-tag-files/18187)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Papageorgio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nick_Papageorgio)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quickest-way-to-tag-files/18187 "2016-08-20T14:53:49Z")
Im posting here because I HAVE to be missing something and I figured someone here would be likely to have an answer. I just got mp3tag… my main purpose was to find meta data for large numbers of files. Upon using it I ha… --- ## [AIF support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aif-support/14906)
**Author:** [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aif-support/14906 "2016-08-19T03:58:21Z")
Hi, Can support be added to read and write tags in AIF files? --- ## [Separate all album artist in one tag field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separate-all-album-artist-in-one-tag-field/18180)
**Author:** [@M111](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/M111)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separate-all-album-artist-in-one-tag-field/18180 "2016-08-17T16:22:22Z")
Hello, After lot’s of research is not possible to find what i’m looking for. I want from one album with 12 Various Artist to extract all artist under one tag field and separate them with commas eg: artist-a, artist-b,… --- ## [Problem changing tags on one FLAC album (purchased from Zunior)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-changing-tags-on-one-flac-album-purchased-from-zunior/8373)
**Author:** [@ncfoster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ncfoster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-changing-tags-on-one-flac-album-purchased-from-zunior/8373 "2016-08-16T12:44:56Z")
Hi all, I don’t think that this is a problem specific to MP3tag per se, but it is when using this program that I encounter the problem. I have one FLAC album that I purchased a while back on Zunior. I prefer to have a… --- ## [Help with a batch action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-a-batch-action/18179)
**Author:** [@Verm3k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Verm3k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-a-batch-action/18179 "2016-08-16T00:35:04Z")
Looked into trying to do a little something to save me a lot of manual tag editing time, but seems a bit hard for me to grasp… I have 130 files like this: 2015-12-15-SHOW-NAME-MISC.mp3 What I am trying to do is either … --- ## [Error Connecting to server : musicbrainz.org](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-connecting-to-server-musicbrainz-org/18178)
**Author:** [@articiok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/articiok)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-connecting-to-server-musicbrainz-org/18178 "2016-08-15T17:50:10Z")
Hi, often doing research with MusicBrainz happen the indicated error, it happens is when you search by album, and when you choose the album from the list. The error occurs on the first search you can try again, but if… --- ## [Problem with $regexp in an Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-regexp-in-an-action/18177)
**Author:** [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-regexp-in-an-action/18177 "2016-08-15T03:44:57Z")
I’m trying to extract %GUEST ARTIST% from the following %title%: Keep On Movin’ (feat. Inga Lühning) \[#0\] T=5 F=GUEST ARTIST 1=$regexp(%title%,(^.\*)feat\\\\. (.\*?)\\\\),$2) In Notepad++, the regexp (^.)feat. (.?)) returns… --- ## [Obtain genre from artist - title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/obtain-genre-from-artist-title/18168)
**Author:** [@zzapp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zzapp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/obtain-genre-from-artist-title/18168 "2016-08-12T07:06:37Z")
hi everyone, i have a little problem, i have 2k files that need to be tagged in the genre field, to do so i guess i need a wen source script. I got discogs pone, itunes, and so on… what i need to know, is how can i sel… --- ## [New install, most of old tags not showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-install-most-of-old-tags-not-showing/18161)
**Author:** [@Blarg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Blarg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-install-most-of-old-tags-not-showing/18161 "2016-08-11T03:06:35Z")
So brand new install of 2.78 because i needed to tag about 20 new files and didn’t want to use iTunes and could not remember what i had used before that. Anyhow out of about 1400 title loaded only about 100 are showing t… --- ## [delete characters following a /](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-characters-following-a/18162)
**Author:** [@kbriddon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kbriddon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-characters-following-a/18162 "2016-08-10T12:12:33Z")
All I have a specific issue I’m struggling with and need help from the learned folk out there, as I’m not very good at regular expressions. I have and TITLE and ALBUM fields with a / in them, and want to delete the cha… --- ## [Moving Featuring Artist "ONLY"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-featuring-artist-only/17687)
**Author:** [@STR8TeK9](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/STR8TeK9)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-featuring-artist-only/17687 "2016-08-10T03:33:04Z")
Hi does anyone know how to batch move tracks with featuring artists over to another field WITHOUT any other text. What I mean is that I want to move the featuring text including the parenthesis brackets “(feat. Stephan… --- ## [Out of Memory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/out-of-memory/17588)
**Author:** [@rburke789](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rburke789)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/out-of-memory/17588 "2016-08-09T16:52:10Z")
I have 57k songs in my library. I have been able to load that in the past but now over the past 2 days Mp3tag gets to about 52k then crashes. Why does the software hold all in memory instead of paging and writing to the … --- ## [Writing tags from path information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/writing-tags-from-path-information/18159)
**Author:** [@l.tribes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/l.tribes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/writing-tags-from-path-information/18159 "2016-08-08T17:43:36Z")
Is it possible using mp3tag to write ‘Artist’ and ‘Album’ tags from the file path? eg. C:\\MyMusic\\Artist\\Album\\Title.mp3, assuming the ‘Title’ does not include information on either the artist or the album. I would lik… --- ## [Remove space between title and brackets](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-space-between-title-and-brackets/18153)
**Author:** [@Diehard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Diehard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-space-between-title-and-brackets/18153 "2016-08-07T19:27:54Z")
I need help. I have search the whole forum & tried various options to no avail. I need to remove the space between the title and/or the artists and the preceding brackets as per example. If anyone can help me I would gr… --- ## [Default Tag Settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-tag-settings/18158)
**Author:** [@audiofilenetwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/audiofilenetwork)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-tag-settings/18158 "2016-08-06T23:30:07Z")
In mp3tag’s Tools\\Options window under the “tags” section in left-side panel – the first two tag settings are for 1) mpeg and 2) Ape, mpc … I need to know what all the mp3tag default settings were (the so-called “factor… --- ## [New to this program](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-to-this-program/18157)
**Author:** [@nbh01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nbh01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-to-this-program/18157 "2016-08-06T12:56:44Z")
Just downloaded this the other night I’ve tried going through the FAQ’s and the online manual. I need some help with this so how would I go about having it organize everything automatically instead of manually? I don’t… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=219) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=221)