# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=234 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 235 --- ## [UNIQUEFILEIDENTIFIER tag and batch tag copy](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uniquefileidentifier-tag-and-batch-tag-copy/17140)
**Author:** [@Ethrex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ethrex)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uniquefileidentifier-tag-and-batch-tag-copy/17140 "2015-08-12T06:38:40Z")
Hi, I am attempting to convert my lossless WMA library over to FLAC. I purchased dBpoweramp to do this and tested a few files when I noticed that it converts the file fine, and even copies tags over – however it omits th… --- ## [BMW USB Playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bmw-usb-playlist/17139)
**Author:** [@peterb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peterb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bmw-usb-playlist/17139 "2015-08-11T13:33:43Z")
Hi, Nice program but I am an inexperienced user so please accept silly questions! I expected the Playlist to display in my BM (2012) as a series of albums which I could drill down to the desired track but all I seem to … --- ## [MP3val and Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3val-and-mp3tag/17131)
**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3val-and-mp3tag/17131 "2015-08-11T09:06:25Z")
For friends of the oldtimer “MP3val”, … which is a free software tool to validate and fix MPEG audio files, … here comes an adapter for the usage within “Mp3tag”. Installation From the web page there … http://mp3va… --- ## [Renamed/moved files disappeared under WINE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renamed-moved-files-disappeared-under-wine/10465)
**Author:** [@emjas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emjas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renamed-moved-files-disappeared-under-wine/10465 "2015-08-10T23:25:18Z")
Hi everyone, I was using MP3Tag on Ubuntu under wine to update my music library. I wanted to rename and move all the tracks so I clicked Convert \> Tag - Filename, and entered %artist%%album%%title% as the format stri… --- ## [search by artist or title?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-by-artist-or-title/17138)
**Author:** [@nurulmac11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nurulmac11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-by-artist-or-title/17138 "2015-08-10T12:43:01Z")
I want to search tags by artist and title not album. I want to learn album already. Help me… --- ## [Album Artist common entry](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-common-entry/17136)
**Author:** [@kermit68mr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kermit68mr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-common-entry/17136 "2015-08-09T17:52:34Z")
Hi all, I try to check for this topic before posting but I could not find anything matching it. Maybe you could help. Is there any possibility to add the string “Various Artists” in the field “Album Artist”, to select … --- ## [Sort by creation date?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/17135)
**Author:** [@HI\_WAY\_2\_THE\_DANGERZ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HI_WAY_2_THE_DANGERZ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/17135 "2015-08-09T13:09:25Z")
Ooops! I just tagged some mp3s that weren’t in the correct order. Sorting by “modification date” is not helpful. If I sort them by “creation date” in windows explorer, they are in the correct order. I really don’t want… --- ## [Multiple target fields in actions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-target-fields-in-actions/17044)
**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-target-fields-in-actions/17044 "2015-08-09T11:15:25Z")
Is there any way to set multiple target fields for an action (semicolon and \\ don’t work). If not, could it be added in the future? It would cut down a lot on the mess in some of my action groups. A prime example would … --- ## [Convert filename issue with escape characters in tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-issue-with-escape-characters-in-tag/17113)
**Author:** [@benme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/benme)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-issue-with-escape-characters-in-tag/17113 "2015-08-06T14:47:35Z")
When 'Artist' (or I suspect any tag) includes a character like '/' AND you are using path separators ('') in the format string the output filename will get scrambled. Example Artist: LSO / Sir Colin Davis Format strin… --- ## [¡Could not write to file!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-not-write-to-file/17130)
**Author:** [@Vicente](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vicente)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-not-write-to-file/17130 "2015-08-06T13:33:26Z")
¡Could not write to file! Problem What could be the solution? If I remove the attribute “read only” file the problem is not resolved ¿? Thank you for your help (PD: translated by google) --- ## [Left hand window has disappeared](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/left-hand-window-has-disappeared/17129)
**Author:** [@Big\_Person](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Big_Person)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/left-hand-window-has-disappeared/17129 "2015-08-06T02:57:11Z")
I seem to have somehow deleted the window on the left hand side that has the Title, Artist, Album etc listed underneath each other. It also has the album artwork at the bottom. Can anyone let me know how I can get it ba… --- ## [How to display total number of artists beginning with a certain letter.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-display-total-number-of-artists-beginning-with-a-certain-letter/17114)
**Author:** [@Seasider](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Seasider)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 8:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-display-total-number-of-artists-beginning-with-a-certain-letter/17114 "2015-08-05T08:15:23Z")
Hello. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to request a search that will enable me to get a list of artists beginning with a certain letter of the alphabet, (showing the name once only) and with a total number of entri… --- ## [Sansa Clip zip podcast tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sansa-clip-zip-podcast-tags/17125)
**Author:** [@emf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sansa-clip-zip-podcast-tags/17125 "2015-08-04T04:36:23Z")
I got mp3tab to change tags in podcasts. Specifically, I download the Inside Europe Deutxe Welle radio program podcast saving them with different file names representing the date aired (f.e. IE\_20150802.mp3), and in Sams… --- ## [dbPowerAmp wiping out WFED (PodcastURL)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dbpoweramp-wiping-out-wfed-podcasturl/17085)
**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dbpoweramp-wiping-out-wfed-podcasturl/17085 "2015-08-04T04:00:06Z")
WFED field is getting erased whenever I do any edit using dbPoweramp (e.g., changing the title). I can add a field called PodcastURL in dbPoweramp and it shows up in Mp3tag, but it doesn’t have the WFED field tag (it has… --- ## [Text file - Tag in format %tagname% - %tagvalue%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-tag-in-format-tagname-tagvalue/17115)
**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-tag-in-format-tagname-tagvalue/17115 "2015-08-03T15:16:02Z")
I mean: Songdata.txt’s sample content: title - Rock around the clock composer - Freedman, Max C. artist - Bill Haley And The Comets Convert name: something like "Text file - tag (2)" Source file: “Songdata.txt” Why… --- ## [Format Value RegExp Inconsistency (with Notepad++)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-value-regexp-inconsistency-with-notepad/17120)
**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-value-regexp-inconsistency-with-notepad/17120 "2015-08-03T12:31:29Z")
I frequently use the regular expression #\[^#\]\*$ to select the last occurrence of a character in a string and beyond (in this case the character would be #). This regexp doesn’t seem to work with the Format Value expressi… --- ## [Separate Credits & Notes (Pone)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separate-credits-notes-pone/12386)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separate-credits-notes-pone/12386 "2015-08-01T15:44:08Z")
How do I separate the Credit & Notes data in src. In Pone (Artist & Album) src, I have the Credit & Notes tag going to the Credit field. However, i noticed the information runs together. How do I add a line/ space to … --- ## [batch editing filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-editing-filenames/17110)
**Author:** [@garyoke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garyoke)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-editing-filenames/17110 "2015-07-31T12:38:48Z")
Hello everyone.newbie here with a question regarding a problem which is driving me crazy.Please help. I have decided to sort out all of my dj hard drive songs, after years of leaving it in mess and I am trying to tag it… --- ## [Trimming Artist Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-artist-field/17107)
**Author:** [@bertiepr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bertiepr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-artist-field/17107 "2015-07-30T08:54:44Z")
Hi, How do I move all after a comma (artist field) to the end of (title field) and inside a parenthesis? Example: FROM THIS: John Wayne, Allen Douglas Rmx - My song TO THIS: John Wayne - My Song (Allen Douglas Rm… --- ## [Remove comma " , "](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-comma/17106)
**Author:** [@bertiepr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bertiepr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-comma/17106 "2015-07-30T06:20:51Z")
Hi, Please tell me what action is required to remove the “comma” form the artist field, when the “comma” is the last character of the field. Example: Donna Summer, to Donna Summer Thanks! --- ## [MP4 Files that won't Tag (or the amazing incredible invisible tags)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-files-that-wont-tag-or-the-amazing-incredible-invisible-tags/17099)
**Author:** [@wordman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wordman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-files-that-wont-tag-or-the-amazing-incredible-invisible-tags/17099 "2015-07-28T03:30:29Z")
I have been enjoying tagging my MP4 collection of files using MP3tag and it has been a tremendous help. However I don’t know what to do about files that will not accept tags. Out of many 1000s of files there are over 10… --- ## [Multiple Tags ugly in Tag Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-tags-ugly-in-tag-panel/17098)
**Author:** [@an3k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/an3k)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-tags-ugly-in-tag-panel/17098 "2015-07-27T09:36:18Z")
I started using multiple tags (eg. ARTIST or COMPOSER) after I got my first FLAC and while these are correctly shown in the file list (Artist1; Artist2) they aren't in the tag panel (Artist1\\\\Artist2). Especially for the… --- ## [Tags not saved for several files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-saved-for-several-files/17097)
**Author:** [@giraffelord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/giraffelord)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-saved-for-several-files/17097 "2015-07-26T15:16:38Z")
I have a strange problem with just 3 albums in my collection - no matter how i insert them (through Pone’s Discogs extension or by manually entering the tag info), the files do not retain the information They are all MP… --- ## [ALBUMARTIST if ARTIST](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumartist-if-artist/17047)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumartist-if-artist/17047 "2015-07-25T13:06:26Z")
I would like to know, how to make a way to distinct certain files: those that have no value in ALBUMARTIST if there is anything in the ALBUM field; and thus ignoring cases where ALBUM is also empty Now I have this code… --- ## [Feature request: Right-click to edit a single mp3 (conveniently)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-right-click-to-edit-a-single-mp3-conveniently/17088)
**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-right-click-to-edit-a-single-mp3-conveniently/17088 "2015-07-25T12:40:18Z")
I really liked the convenience of being able to right-click an mp3 for a quick edit of tags (e.g., ranking). I used dbPoweramp for this. See the attachment for a view of its simplicity. I recently discovered dbPoweramp … --- ## [Multiple Artists to Title (...\\\\...\\\\...) to (... ft. ...\_...). But ignore "Various Artists"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-to-title-to-ft-but-ignore-various-artists/17090)
**Author:** [@RexManning](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RexManning)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-to-title-to-ft-but-ignore-various-artists/17090 "2015-07-24T18:35:03Z")
Having read all but over a dozen topics about roughly the same issue (or the other way around), I just can’t seem to discover an answer to my question. I have only a few albums where this is necessary, but I would love … --- ## [Import Profile from Discog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-profile-from-discog/17087)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-profile-from-discog/17087 "2015-07-24T10:41:42Z")
Is it possible to import the Artist Metadata (Profile / Group Affilation) from Discog. Ex: Al Jarreau Real Name: Alwin Lopez Jarreau Profile: American vocalist, born 12 March 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The only … --- ## [How can I insert a space into the filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-insert-a-space-into-the-filename/17086)
**Author:** [@janesbootydoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/janesbootydoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-insert-a-space-into-the-filename/17086 "2015-07-24T03:56:45Z")
I’ve read the FAQ but am not sure how to do this. I want to insert a space after the third character of every filename. --- ## [Formatting TRACK and TOTALTRACKS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-track-and-totaltracks/17079)
**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-track-and-totaltracks/17079 "2015-07-22T15:30:37Z")
Attached there is the last version of my collection of action groups for formatting the tag fields TRACK and TOTALTRACKS. Set TRACK fix 01.mta Set TRACK fix 001.mta Set TRACK fix 01.01.mta Set TRACK fix 001.001.mta … --- ## [Re-numbering tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-numbering-tracks/17074)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-numbering-tracks/17074 "2015-07-22T10:01:11Z")
I would like to know, how to in one easy step change a number to a higher / lower. Can it be done with an action? Example: BEFORE Song A has TRACK tag 3 Song B has TRACK tag 25 Song C has TRACK tag 100 Song D has T… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=233) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=235)