# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=255 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 256 --- ## [Edited tags on mp3tag does not appear on Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edited-tags-on-mp3tag-does-not-appear-on-windows-explorer/15709)
**Author:** [@chicagoboyrn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chicagoboyrn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edited-tags-on-mp3tag-does-not-appear-on-windows-explorer/15709 "2014-05-05T19:01:28Z")
Please help. I did a search before posting my question but did not find a similar problem. Was wondering if anyone can help me. I have the Mp3tag 2.59 Version. I added an album directory to mp3tag. I then highlighted… --- ## [Replace characters in filename playlist creation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-characters-in-filename-playlist-creation/15715)
**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-characters-in-filename-playlist-creation/15715 "2014-05-05T12:50:40Z")
Hi I’m trying to write an action that trawls through all my mp3s in all folders and creates a playlist in each folder The code below works fine: $filename(%\_folderpath%$if($eql(%albumartist%,Various Artists),$cutleft(… --- ## [Rationalising FLAC Tags across multiple folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rationalising-flac-tags-across-multiple-folders/15703)
**Author:** [@billmat32](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/billmat32)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rationalising-flac-tags-across-multiple-folders/15703 "2014-05-05T10:27:30Z")
I have ended up with inconsistencies across my FLAC Tags. For example, works by Mozart have Mozart, W A Mozart, Mozart W.A. as the album composer. Is there any way I can batch edit multiple folders to change that field… --- ## [trim track number from](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trim-track-number-from/15713)
**Author:** [@tictac2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tictac2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trim-track-number-from/15713 "2014-05-05T09:41:04Z")
all titles --- ## [Creating multiple M3u8 playlists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-multiple-m3u8-playlists/15708)
**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-multiple-m3u8-playlists/15708 "2014-05-03T14:14:33Z")
Hi I have loaded into MP3tag all the tracks that I have rated in iTunes (having exported them) and from this list I want to create a separate playlist for each Artist. I then import these individual playlists into iTune… --- ## [mp3 files cannot be read](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-files-cannot-be-read/15705)
**Author:** [@StefanSchade](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/StefanSchade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-files-cannot-be-read/15705 "2014-05-02T17:30:09Z")
Hi Everybody! I am sorry, but I did not find a recent entry for the following problem: Background: I am keeping my mp3 collection in well ordered directories, with the help of mp3tag for years and years now. (Great to… --- ## [copy/paste all tags from a mp3 to an aac file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-paste-all-tags-from-a-mp3-to-an-aac-file/15684)
**Author:** [@chuck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chuck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-paste-all-tags-from-a-mp3-to-an-aac-file/15684 "2014-05-01T04:32:13Z")
Hello, I want to copy all ID3 and APE tags from mp3 to aac files. I have tried copy/paste, and it will copy tags, but I seem to be able to only copy ID3 or APE tags to the aac file. I am presuming there is an error … --- ## [How can i modify This file name?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-modify-this-file-name/15701)
**Author:** [@Soroid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Soroid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-modify-this-file-name/15701 "2014-04-30T15:42:35Z")
So file name is usually in this format \[HD\] Dubstep - Azion - Fire & Ice \[HD\] Electro House - James Egbert - Exit Wounds feat. Nina Sung (Cappa Regime Remix) \[HD\] Electro House - Stryv - Storm \[Nu Disco\] - Televisor … --- ## [I need help for a fitting regular expression.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-help-for-a-fitting-regular-expression/15700)
**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-help-for-a-fitting-regular-expression/15700 "2014-04-30T13:18:52Z")
I need help for a fitting regular expression. I can do this … $regexp('TT000 A TT1 B C TT22 D TT333 E TT4444 F G H TT55555','(?:^|\\s)TT.+?(?\>(?:\\s|$))',' ') ==\> ' A B C D E F G H ' How to negate the above regular expr… --- ## [Need help removing other tag info from TITLE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-removing-other-tag-info-from-title/15697)
**Author:** [@officerbill](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/officerbill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-removing-other-tag-info-from-title/15697 "2014-04-29T18:15:38Z")
I realized that somehow about 1/3 of my music titles have had the other tag data added to them; for example the TITLE of the song I Know ( You Don’t Love Me No More) has become Barbara George - The Golden Age… --- ## [Filter with multiple genres and custom field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690)
**Author:** [@gezd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gezd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-with-multiple-genres-and-custom-field/15690 "2014-04-29T04:32:07Z")
Hi All, To help with my semi-automated playlist creation for Traktor, I am trying to create a filter that would have the following characteristics, for example: ( (Genre = ‘Deep House’) OR (Genre = ‘Tech House’) OR (G… --- ## [Tag -\> File rename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-file-rename/15683)
**Author:** [@sharpouze](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sharpouze)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-file-rename/15683 "2014-04-28T22:39:31Z")
Hi everybody \[:rolleyes:\] I’m new on the forum and this is my first post. I just discovered the fantastic Beatport script by Stevehero (thanks to him!) that make me saving a lot of time. Now, I would like to use the … --- ## [floating point arithmetic in a script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/floating-point-arithmetic-in-a-script/15693)
**Author:** [@chuck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chuck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/floating-point-arithmetic-in-a-script/15693 "2014-04-28T17:29:34Z")
Hello, I am writing a script to process some tags which are floating point numbers. I need to set a new tag to the difference between these floats. I have tried to use $sub, but it appears that $sub only works if the… --- ## [Want to empty the Genre drop-down list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/want-to-empty-the-genre-drop-down-list/15694)
**Author:** [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/want-to-empty-the-genre-drop-down-list/15694 "2014-04-28T17:21:01Z")
I have my MP3 library set up in such a way that only a single case is used for each field, like lower-case for Albums and Titles, and upper-case for Artists and Composers. This seems odd, but I hate it when MP3 albums ne… --- ## [backslash's in tags (\\)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689)
**Author:** [@fatmanpeters](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fatmanpeters)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/backslashs-in-tags/15689 "2014-04-27T20:45:01Z")
How can I get mp3tag to turn them in another character please so I can use them in the filename the format string I have is this $num(%track%,2) %title% --- ## [Guessing the year form Directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/guessing-the-year-form-directory/15688)
**Author:** [@Appick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Appick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/guessing-the-year-form-directory/15688 "2014-04-27T11:10:20Z")
A couple of years back I worked out how to guess the year from the directory and I’ve forgotten how I did it. I’m sure I I worked it out because there was already a subject about it but I can’t find anyhting that can hel… --- ## [How to write actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-write-actions/15686)
**Author:** [@gavinmag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gavinmag)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-write-actions/15686 "2014-04-27T09:58:28Z")
Pardon my ignorance here but please help me to understand what is written. I see pieces of code like the examples below and I am totally confused ^\\s\*\\d+\\s\*-\\s\* \\s+.(\[a-z0-9\]{2,4})$ $trim(%\_filename%) \\b(?:M{0,3})(?:… --- ## [Delete first character if it'snt a letter o number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-first-character-if-itsnt-a-letter-o-number/15678)
**Author:** [@bertiepr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bertiepr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-first-character-if-itsnt-a-letter-o-number/15678 "2014-04-25T07:43:47Z")
I need help. Please show me how to delete the first character in ARTIST if the character is not a letter or a number. Thanks !!! --- ## [Copy/Paste](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-paste/15681)
**Author:** [@lambda379](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lambda379)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-paste/15681 "2014-04-25T03:19:42Z")
In version 2.59 I am unable to copy/paste within the fields. I’ve tried both using the right mouse click and the Edit Menu and neither work. Version 2.58 works fine. --- ## [Hidden album art in albums?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-album-art-in-albums/15680)
**Author:** [@hyperbo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hyperbo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-album-art-in-albums/15680 "2014-04-24T18:49:20Z")
Hi. I have something strange wich i can’t find why. I’ll try to explane what’s happening. I use win 8 and all my music is located on a nas . I have added a cover art on each number ( allmost 10.0000, so it was a hugh… --- ## [.m3u issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m3u-issue/15676)
**Author:** [@asterionae](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/asterionae)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m3u-issue/15676 "2014-04-23T16:43:21Z")
Hi I have the following problem (I’ve had this issue for the last versions of mp3tag). If I add a bunch of mp3s to mp3tag it saves a playlist and I can play it without any issues. Now, if I go to one of the tag sources … --- ## [MP3 ratings?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-ratings/13935)
**Author:** [@J\_Ason](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/J_Ason)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-ratings/13935 "2014-04-21T04:08:09Z")
I use Mp3Tag to edit the information of files that for some reason won’t let me change their properties through the Properties window in Windows Explorer (as in, I can change them and click “Ok” or “Apply”, but the infor… --- ## [How to transfer iTunes Ratings and comments?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-transfer-itunes-ratings-and-comments/7275)
**Author:** [@jasn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jasn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-transfer-itunes-ratings-and-comments/7275 "2014-04-20T20:58:57Z")
Newbie question(s) here and would appreciate the help… I see from viewing MP3 files in my Vista Explorer that iTunes has somehow tagged the ratings to each file, but it’s been inconsistent (some not there). Trying to s… --- ## [replace Asterisk](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-asterisk/15669)
**Author:** [@nohart](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nohart)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-asterisk/15669 "2014-04-20T19:41:44Z")
Ok I cant seem to find the answer in search. I want to replace \* in a word But keep getting “Invalid preceding regular expression prior to repetition operator” What I am trying to do is change W\*\*d to Word but I cant fi… --- ## [Cannot read or write in Windows 7 explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-read-or-write-in-windows-7-explorer/15658)
**Author:** [@OnePieceZoro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OnePieceZoro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-read-or-write-in-windows-7-explorer/15658 "2014-04-20T12:40:51Z")
Usually when I click on a mp3 file it will show all the informations about that file in the bottom of the folder and I can edit them, like album, contributing artists, and track number. But recently when I clicked on the… --- ## [Discogs covers problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-covers-problem/15668)
**Author:** [@laska666](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/laska666)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-covers-problem/15668 "2014-04-20T12:33:46Z")
Sorry If I repeated the existing topic. Over the last few weeks I have a problem with downloading covers when using discogs search, all fine with amazon but the brain and discogs never have covers to tag to files. any cl… --- ## [Assign number to word?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/assign-number-to-word/15666)
**Author:** [@marcusj0015](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marcusj0015)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/assign-number-to-word/15666 "2014-04-19T15:19:43Z")
How can I assign a number to a specific word? for example, I’m trying to display the iTunesAdvisory tag (basically it tells you if a song is the clean version or the explicit version) and the tag is stored with a value o… --- ## [Album list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-list/15665)
**Author:** [@tchabot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tchabot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-list/15665 "2014-04-19T09:58:34Z")
It would be nice to have the possibility to show a list of all albums available on a drive/cd/usb/etc. and select that just like you can select a folder. --- ## [track numbers differ between mp3tag and w7](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-differ-between-mp3tag-and-w7/15664)
**Author:** [@emo3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emo3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-differ-between-mp3tag-and-w7/15664 "2014-04-19T07:09:54Z")
I used the auto-renumber tool. All the files within mp3tag are number correctly. I save, exit and look within w7 and the numbers are different. I go back into the tool, they are ok. What am i doing wrong. noob. See … --- ## [Not reading tag from mp3 file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-reading-tag-from-mp3-file/15660)
**Author:** [@1955walkerjr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/1955walkerjr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-reading-tag-from-mp3-file/15660 "2014-04-18T06:56:17Z")
I have customized the columns to include the %publishers% field and have added this field to the tag panel. However, the program doesn’t save the information to the publishers field. I have even manually added the info… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=254) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=256)