# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=230

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## [Filename - Tag problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-problem/17399)

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**Author:** [@chivvy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chivvy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-problem/17399 "2015-11-24T18:20:53Z")

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Hi, I used to use MP3 Tag easily using the filename - tag button to copy a full filename e.g. “Inxs - Baby Don’t Cry.mp3” to the Title as “Inxs - Baby Don’t Cry” but with the newer version I can’t do this. I have pl…

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## [Custom Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action/17396)

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**Author:** [@markusof](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markusof)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action/17396 "2015-11-23T08:13:09Z")

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I would like a custom action to Backup my fields to other fields in one swoop I would like the $if statements added later I wan to backup all tags before I play with them with the ability to get them back I tried the …

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## [Add my comment to multiple files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-my-comment-to-multiple-files/17393)

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**Author:** [@Mettallium](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mettallium)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-my-comment-to-multiple-files/17393 "2015-11-22T17:57:58Z")

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I have taken a large number of mp3’s and cleared the tag’s so I can re-tag with the file name, I’ve done this before. What I want to know is : Can I add the same comment to all of these mp3’s either while tagging them …

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## [Open containing directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-containing-directory/17392)

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**Author:** [@NyuuuuSaaaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NyuuuuSaaaan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-containing-directory/17392 "2015-11-22T16:13:40Z")

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Hello. Does mp3tag have a menu option to open the folder that a selected file is contained in? I can’t find it and I need it sometimes (like to copy another file into the folder from somewhere else entirely).

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## [Actions - Select All Tracks step?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-select-all-tracks-step/17353)

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**Author:** [@Rusdady](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rusdady)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-select-all-tracks-step/17353 "2015-11-22T07:18:53Z")

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Hello. I would like to experience absolute happiness in my miserable life. :smiley: So, I’ve created few actions and in some cases it requires to select all tracks - Ctrl+A key press - before applying these actions. …

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## [can i save 2 file  cover art jpg with 1 click?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-save-2-file-cover-art-jpg-with-1-click/17376)

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**Author:** [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-save-2-file-cover-art-jpg-with-1-click/17376 "2015-11-20T18:01:23Z")

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hi i would like to save cover art in 2 jpg files folder.jpg AlbumArt.jpg can i do it? thanks

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## [Issue with Text file - Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-text-file-tag/17385)

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**Author:** [@codysechelski](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/codysechelski)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-text-file-tag/17385 "2015-11-19T19:59:57Z")

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Issue Summary: I have a Text file the updates the comments tag and a custom tag called “playlists” based on the full file path. There are about 4000 entries in the text file. When I used the “Text file - Tag” feature it…

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## [Filtering doubled value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-doubled-value/17380)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-doubled-value/17380 "2015-11-16T20:15:22Z")

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Hi I need to find all the files that have at least two cases of “##3X” in the GENRE field; where X is any digit ranging from 0 to 9 So if a file has only “##33” or something like “##33 ##50” - it is not my concern Bu…

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## [ITUNESADVISORY](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunesadvisory/17379)

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**Author:** [@badgyalriri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/badgyalriri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunesadvisory/17379 "2015-11-15T17:56:10Z")

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The tag ITUNESADVISORY doesn’t work. Since the new Update it doesn’t work anymore. Please do a update or help me. \[:unsure:\]

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## [Disabling "OK"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disabling-ok/17378)

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**Author:** [@CheckSum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CheckSum)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disabling-ok/17378 "2015-11-15T01:31:59Z")

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Is it possible to disable need to click “OK” after each process is complete?

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## [Copying filename to tag field and shortening filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-filename-to-tag-field-and-shortening-filename/17374)

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**Author:** [@mburke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mburke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-filename-to-tag-field-and-shortening-filename/17374 "2015-11-12T16:19:40Z")

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Hello, I am new to this forum having found and read a little about Mp3tag – all with regard to my finding a program that could: copy all filenames (from the filename field) of any Word, Excel and PDF file (located wi…

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## [Shortcut Key (Quick Key) for Sorting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375 "2015-11-12T15:01:34Z")

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Is there a way to set up a shortcut key to sort by Modified Raw (descending)? I keep this column way off to the right and it now takes me many keystrokes to get to the column, sort it, then get back to the left where I d…

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## [character encoding greek to unicode](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/character-encoding-greek-to-unicode/17364)

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**Author:** [@blobber](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blobber)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/character-encoding-greek-to-unicode/17364 "2015-11-11T19:40:54Z")

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Hello, I'm struggling with converting some .mp3 files with apparently some greek character encoding to universal readable unicode. First of all I don't know which format was chosen. And the problem is that even mp3tag d…

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## [how to see the last post as first?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-see-the-last-post-as-first/17373)

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**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-see-the-last-post-as-first/17373 "2015-11-11T09:01:26Z")

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when some topic gets crowded with posts and it crosses to multiple pages, I want to see the last post in the page 1 as the first. how can i make the change in the settings? thanks

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## [how to filter certain files with a particular content](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-filter-certain-files-with-a-particular-content/17361)

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**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-filter-certain-files-with-a-particular-content/17361 "2015-11-11T08:22:15Z")

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i wanted to make a filter on the field title. i want to get all titles with a simple bracket at the end of the title , so that i can remove it with a single step with the code regexp (.+?) example–original—Aretho Va…

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## [Adding the 'Explicit' tag to an album in ITunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-the-explicit-tag-to-an-album-in-itunes/17370)

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**Author:** [@Gamechanger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gamechanger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-the-explicit-tag-to-an-album-in-itunes/17370 "2015-11-10T20:12:12Z")

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Does anyone know how to add the explicit tag to an itunes album? I know how to add it to a song but not an album, like right beside the name of the album with the litter red E

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## [Drag and Drop not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-not-working/17365)

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**Author:** [@kino101](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kino101)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-not-working/17365 "2015-11-10T19:59:48Z")

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Hi all, Drag and drop is not anymore working. I’ve been using MP3Tag for years now, and I really love this program. I’m on Windows 10 64bits and it was working fine until now. I read some topics on the forum and tried…

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## [Cover art not updating for MP4 files in Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-updating-for-mp4-files-in-windows-explorer/17369)

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**Author:** [@tkrz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tkrz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-not-updating-for-mp4-files-in-windows-explorer/17369 "2015-11-10T17:57:20Z")

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Hello everyone, Maybe this is a known issue, but I searched around and didn’t find a solution. The only solution I found involves VLC Player, but my issue is with Windows Explorer thumbnails, not VLC. I’m trying to upd…

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## [how to save the col settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-save-the-col-settings/17358)

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**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-save-the-col-settings/17358 "2015-11-08T05:43:02Z")

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when we install a new version of mp3tag the old settings of columns goes and we have to do it afresh. I arranged the tags as filename.artist, album, title. vbr. size. length so on and i have adjusted the col width also …

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## [Bulk Update Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-update-cover-art/17362)

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**Author:** [@derekwgillard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/derekwgillard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-update-cover-art/17362 "2015-11-07T16:39:29Z")

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I have about 36,000+ mp3 files that are all tagged with cover art. Many of them are low quality and with New AppleTV and larger LCDs I need to update all the cover art to larger file sizes. Can this be done easily in a …

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## [records not moving downwards/upwards](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/records-not-moving-downwards-upwards/17357)

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**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/records-not-moving-downwards-upwards/17357 "2015-11-07T11:43:26Z")

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when i opened a file in mp3tag v 272, i am not able to scroll upwards or downwards. instead it moves towards right and left. pls help

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## [Questions on "Guess Values"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/questions-on-guess-values/17360)

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**Author:** [@Lennuj420](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lennuj420)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/questions-on-guess-values/17360 "2015-11-07T10:30:45Z")

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hi sir pone, i would like to ask if where i can find all the list and description of the guess values... i searched the net and there is no specific description all the guess values and what does it do... its a big favo…

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## [Naming my folder from the album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-my-folder-from-the-album/17355)

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**Author:** [@Appick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Appick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/naming-my-folder-from-the-album/17355 "2015-11-07T09:29:38Z")

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Hi, I have all my albums tagged Year Album Extension (for example 2005 Deadwing FLAC) and would like to rename the folder containing the tracks to the same as the album name. I used the search function to try and find e…

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## [Tagging multiple artists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-multiple-artists/17354)

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**Author:** [@Murtaza](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Murtaza)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-multiple-artists/17354 "2015-11-06T20:43:44Z")

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I want to tag multiple artists to tracks of a compilation album such that the track will shoow up under both artists name when I search for it in a media player. I tagged the multiple artists to a track however the media…

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## [Newbie question - Adding Album covers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-adding-album-covers/17349)

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**Author:** [@Beemer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beemer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-adding-album-covers/17349 "2015-11-05T14:23:18Z")

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MP3TAG Newbie here: I have artwork embedded or in folders for most of my flac tracks. The tracks are in separate Windows folders for each album but the album front covers are is missing. As each track has artwork (of …

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## [Cover type impacts file size?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-type-impacts-file-size/17343)

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**Author:** [@jtrobins](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jtrobins)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-type-impacts-file-size/17343 "2015-11-02T19:30:34Z")

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I had some .m4a files that grew larger than I was expecting, and my debug seems to reveal that changing the cover type from Front Cover to Back Cover causes the file size to grow by 2x the size of the cover graphic. Is t…

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## [Trying to create action to read tags from file in directory (NOT WORKING)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-create-action-to-read-tags-from-file-in-directory-not-working/17342)

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**Author:** [@johnnysh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnnysh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-create-action-to-read-tags-from-file-in-directory-not-working/17342 "2015-11-02T07:13:16Z")

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Hello I have a folder on my desktop called jj inside folder jj are 2 FLAC files, 2 JPG cover art files and 1 Text file called Exported\_Tags.txt The text file (Exported\_Tags.txt) has the tag info for the two Flac Files …

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## [How to Remove Brackets "()" or "\[\]"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-brackets-or/17339)

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**Author:** [@zendors](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zendors)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-brackets-or/17339 "2015-11-01T16:11:43Z")

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I have many songs which have () or \[\] in Filenames and Titles. (There is no text in the brackets). Is there a way to remove these brackets. Thank you.

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## [\[Actions\] Checking if a string contains another string](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-checking-if-a-string-contains-another-string/17336)

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**Author:** [@DARKHAWX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DARKHAWX)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-checking-if-a-string-contains-another-string/17336 "2015-10-31T08:05:41Z")

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Hi there, I’m kinda new to Mp3tag and have just started messing around with it. I’m wanting to basically create an action that will look through the artist tag and find any mention of “feat”. If this exists then what it…

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## [Cover Art Display Order](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-display-order/17334)

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**Author:** [@badadjective](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/badadjective)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-display-order/17334 "2015-10-30T12:03:34Z")

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I tend to tag my MP3 and FLAC files with front and back cover art. When I embed both, different Windows programs and Android apps will display either front or back as the main/front cover when playing the file. I have t…

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