# Support

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## [Can still see comments in Windows Explorer after deleting them in MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-still-see-comments-in-windows-explorer-after-deleting-them-in-mp3tag/17445)

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**Author:** [@AnonYmouse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AnonYmouse)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-still-see-comments-in-windows-explorer-after-deleting-them-in-mp3tag/17445 "2015-12-22T00:43:38Z")

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Newbie question, and I did search Forum and FAQ, so sorry if this has been answered already… I batch deleted all comments using MP3Tag, but some comments still show up in Windows Explorer. I am new to this, but I am gu…

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## ["Date acquired" tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-acquired-tag/17483)

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**Author:** [@someusername](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/someusername)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-acquired-tag/17483 "2015-12-21T18:44:10Z")

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Hi, In Windows at least (not sure about other OS’), each file has a “date acquired” attribute. Is there a way to alter this in mp3tag? It’s different to the “date” property that’s listed. I tried making a custom one in …

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## [File rename using regex](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-rename-using-regex/17482)

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**Author:** [@midhun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/midhun)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-rename-using-regex/17482 "2015-12-21T18:02:50Z")

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hello, please assist in renaming my mp3 file names. for the below filename 14. Cant Believe It Feat. Lil Wayne - The Usual Suspects, T-Pain & Akon.mp3 i would like to change it to Cant Believe It Feat. Lil Wayne - Th…

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## [v2.73 "Anauthorized (401)" error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-73-anauthorized-401-error/17478)

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**Author:** [@Ryo.94](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ryo.94)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-73-anauthorized-401-error/17478 "2015-12-20T21:10:25Z")

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Hi, I just installed v2.73 and now when I try to connect to discogs, musicbrainz, etc I get the following error mp3tag have access to internet in windows firewall and is also allowed in my discogs account I also…

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## [Artwork default resolution](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-default-resolution/17417)

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**Author:** [@tinpanalley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tinpanalley)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artwork-default-resolution/17417 "2015-12-19T21:44:44Z")

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Is there any way to change the default 500x500 artwork resolution that the program searches for? Can we add more places to get cover artwork from?

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## [Regexp not working as expected in convert --\> tag - filename ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-not-working-as-expected-in-convert-tag-filename/17454)

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**Author:** [@smlova](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/smlova)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-not-working-as-expected-in-convert-tag-filename/17454 "2015-12-19T20:00:23Z")

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I am trying to relocate a bunch of mostly untagged/unmatched tracks in a given folder using convert --\> tag - filename … My format string is: e:\\path$if2(%artist%,‘unknown-artist’)$if2(%album%,‘unknown-album’)$if2(%tit…

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## [How to completely change album art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-completely-change-album-art/17466)

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**Author:** [@learner1314](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/learner1314)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-completely-change-album-art/17466 "2015-12-16T18:18:51Z")

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Ok, so I initially put an album art for Album A using the copy/paste method in Windows Media Player. This album art works everywhere, in every music app. By using MP3tag, I can see each track is tagged with this album ar…

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## [export bitrate and VBR fields to a csv file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-bitrate-and-vbr-fields-to-a-csv-file/17460)

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**Author:** [@SotnasOnun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SotnasOnun)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-bitrate-and-vbr-fields-to-a-csv-file/17460 "2015-12-15T19:43:01Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to insert the BITRATE and VBR fields into a csv export file, but its not working using: %bitrate% or %vbr% How can I export that sort of data on a csv file? SOLVED\*\*\* inserted as %\_bitrate% and %\_vbr% …

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## [Convert mp3 tags from ID3V1 to ID3v2 using lyrics tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-mp3-tags-from-id3v1-to-id3v2-using-lyrics-tag/17457)

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**Author:** [@siegi2000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/siegi2000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-mp3-tags-from-id3v1-to-id3v2-using-lyrics-tag/17457 "2015-12-13T18:38:36Z")

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Hi! I have tons of mp3’s. All of them are tagged using ID3V1 and if necessary (due to length) lyrics 3v2 tags for title, album and artist. Now I want to convert all of the mp3 tags into ID3v2, but if there are lyrics 3…

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## [Mysterious IDv2 tags that MP3tag can't find?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mysterious-idv2-tags-that-mp3tag-cant-find/17447)

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**Author:** [@wren](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wren)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mysterious-idv2-tags-that-mp3tag-cant-find/17447 "2015-12-10T18:21:59Z")

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So here’s the skinny. I’ve got a whole stack of files that some genius tagged like this: http://i.imgur.com/gi5X2cK.png Should be basic to go into mp3tag and have it batch-overwrite “various artists” in the artist fie…

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## [Tracks will not load - MAC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracks-will-not-load-mac/17448)

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**Author:** [@diver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/diver)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracks-will-not-load-mac/17448 "2015-12-10T12:22:09Z")

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Running the download Mac program on el capitan. Tracks were loading this time last week, now they will not load. C - users - xxxx - music - folder Any ideas people (its my first post, go easy!!)

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## [Is it possible to automatically tag files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-automatically-tag-files/17444)

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**Author:** [@learner1314](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/learner1314)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-automatically-tag-files/17444 "2015-12-09T18:00:09Z")

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I just downloaded MP3Tag to edit metadata to some of my music files. However, I don’t seem to understand how it works. Can it automatically update the metadata? Or must I select a service (Amazon, MusicBrainz etc) and t…

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## [Unable to load some titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-load-some-titles/17441)

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**Author:** [@thegreenline](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thegreenline)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-load-some-titles/17441 "2015-12-09T02:23:34Z")

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I am unable to load certian titles. For instance I can’t load The Mamas And The Papas Greatest Hits. It loads in the “folder box” when I hit select folder, the loading file flashes then goes away and the main screen come…

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## [Software Registration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/software-registration/17439)

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**Author:** [@Gecko10](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gecko10)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/software-registration/17439 "2015-12-09T01:21:57Z")

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I recently purchased Mp3tag and have the purchase and registration codes. The instructions for registration say to do this: To finish registering the software: Registration may vary depending on the program or license…

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## [Hidden artist tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-artist-tag/17440)

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**Author:** [@Kumachi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kumachi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-artist-tag/17440 "2015-12-08T17:22:07Z")

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Here’s my problem, i just finished editing my musics and by chance i chose these particular music to listened to in my music player. When i listened to it, i noticed something unusual on the song’s artist/album name col…

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## [How to batch change word 'FLAC' to 'ALAC' in Album field ??](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-change-word-flac-to-alac-in-album-field/17437)

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**Author:** [@Jaap74](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jaap74)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-change-word-flac-to-alac-in-album-field/17437 "2015-12-08T07:58:21Z")

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Hi, My first post on the forum ! I have thousands of albums in ALAC format but in the Album description field is a description containing the word ‘FLAC’, eg : Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert - Metha - 1990 (M…

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## [Partial string when formatting value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/partial-string-when-formatting-value/17434)

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**Author:** [@Zoki](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zoki)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/partial-string-when-formatting-value/17434 "2015-12-07T17:08:26Z")

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Hey there! I need a bit of help. I have all my mp3 files set up like this: “ARTIST - SONG”. For example, “Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls” or “Pendulum - Showdown”. Now I finally have a car radio that supports USB …

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## [Multiple ID tags in the same track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-id-tags-in-the-same-track/17429)

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**Author:** [@ph5ph5](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ph5ph5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-id-tags-in-the-same-track/17429 "2015-12-06T17:23:55Z")

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Hi forum members I have a podcast from a radio show that I have recorded of approx 2 hours in length. Is it possible to use mp3tag to have multiple ID tags within the same track, so when the a new song plays, the ID ta…

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## [Problem with album artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-album-artwork/17426)

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**Author:** [@H3LLSMAN](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/H3LLSMAN)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-album-artwork/17426 "2015-12-05T23:15:46Z")

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I cannot change the artwork for my MP3’s its saving the tag and showing the correct artwork in MP3TAG but when I open in VLC or any other program even on phone it shows the old one. I tried removing the artwork and same…

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## [Order of commands in actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/order-of-commands-in-actions/17425)

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**Author:** [@jiri74](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jiri74)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/order-of-commands-in-actions/17425 "2015-12-05T15:20:54Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to make sure an action happens before other action? In my action set, I have few UNI\_TO\_ASC actions for custom replacements, e.g. replacement of letters with diacritics. I added temporary fields UNI\_T…

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## [Changing Firstnam Lastname to Lastname, Fisrtname Problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-firstnam-lastname-to-lastname-fisrtname-problem/17423)

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**Author:** [@tagmusing](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tagmusing)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-firstnam-lastname-to-lastname-fisrtname-problem/17423 "2015-12-04T17:24:31Z")

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As the title says, I have a problem regarding the swapping of firstname lastname. If it is just one set, I can do it with a regex. But having a list (FN LN; FN LN; FN LN;…), I don’t get the propper result. I tried a few …

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## [No Files visible in Directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-files-visible-in-directory/17416)

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**Author:** [@cjakob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cjakob)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-files-visible-in-directory/17416 "2015-12-02T05:10:56Z")

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Hi I am currently working on Win7 Pro. I converted WMA files with Audio Converter to MP3 files. I wanted to use mp3tag V2.72 to update the newly created MP3 files’ properties such as Artist, Album and more. Although the…

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## [Jgnore part of tag in expresion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/jgnore-part-of-tag-in-expresion/17415)

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**Author:** [@smugalugs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/smugalugs)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/jgnore-part-of-tag-in-expresion/17415 "2015-12-01T21:37:00Z")

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I want to modify my artistsort and composersort actions (simple reversed names of artist and composer) to ignore additional artists/composers. I use: $regexp(%composer%,(.) (.),$2’,’ $1) Which converts: Big Bubba in…

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## [Add " ) " at the end of certain TITLE(s)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-at-the-end-of-certain-title-s/17418)

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**Author:** [@bokito](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bokito)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-at-the-end-of-certain-title-s/17418 "2015-12-01T13:55:41Z")

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I have made a mistake while changing my songtitles. I’m trying tot re-organize my iPod Classic music collection (about 110GB). I’m changing the TAGS with Mp3Tag v.2.72 and everything is going well, except for one probl…

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## [Change Metatag download info...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-metatag-download-info/17414)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-metatag-download-info/17414 "2015-11-30T22:08:35Z")

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I’ve seen this somewhere before, I Think, but I can’t recall where and how to add it to the scripts (Pone / Dano) I want to change within the script Various Artists to V.A. Using Pone / Dano script want to make the uni…

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## [Unicode format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unicode-format/17413)

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**Author:** [@SergTheGreat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SergTheGreat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unicode-format/17413 "2015-11-30T08:00:33Z")

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Hi! Is there possibility to see the Unicode format of a current tag (file)?

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## [Replace](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace/17408)

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**Author:** [@Nocturnus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nocturnus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace/17408 "2015-11-29T12:07:59Z")

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Hi. I want to exclude the first Fraze “The” from Replace, it’s possible? 01 - The Legend Of The Legend to 01 - The Legend of the Legend These are my settings \[image\]

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## [Create Folders Name From Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-folders-name-from-tag/17407)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-folders-name-from-tag/17407 "2015-11-28T18:58:05Z")

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I’m trying find a way to organize my folders to show: Artist - Album - Year. I’m manually doing this. Using Discog, I copy the album name, move to Artist, create a new folder and write Folder name., but i’ve purchased…

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## [rearrange playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-playlist/17405)

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**Author:** [@hypershock](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hypershock)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-playlist/17405 "2015-11-28T10:56:30Z")

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I have a large collection of podcasts from a variety of sources. Most include the date in the file name, but some do not. I’ve somehow managed to get the files into my playlist out of order, and I’m trying to figure out…

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## [Tag compatibility mp3tag vs Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-compatibility-mp3tag-vs-windows-explorer/17404)

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**Author:** [@janzis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/janzis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-compatibility-mp3tag-vs-windows-explorer/17404 "2015-11-27T20:45:02Z")

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Tip to whom it may concern There is a tag field MOOD to specify the character of the song in mp3tag. In Windows Explorer is an option to display tag info in content pane by selecting appropriate info fields for columns…

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