# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=301 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 302 --- ## [Do APE tags take read precedence over ID3v2 tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/do-ape-tags-take-read-precedence-over-id3v2-tags/12487)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/do-ape-tags-take-read-precedence-over-id3v2-tags/12487 "2011-09-07T02:18:14Z")
In Mp3tag’s Options \> Tags \> Mpeg I have ID3v1, ID3v2 and APE ticked under ‘Read’. I have a column defined as: %\_tag% (%\_tag\_read%) And I see the following in files that have all three of ID3v1, ID3v2 and APE tags: ID… --- ## [Custom First Letter Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-first-letter-field/12477)
**Author:** [@Guttersnipe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guttersnipe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-first-letter-field/12477 "2011-09-06T17:12:15Z")
Hello Guys in MP3tag forums! First I’d like to thank the developer of this program and all those who have contributed in these forums, you have probably saved months if not years of my life! I have a question that you … --- ## [custom tools for Google searches](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-tools-for-google-searches/12479)
**Author:** [@DJSizzlePuff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJSizzlePuff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-tools-for-google-searches/12479 "2011-09-05T22:01:39Z")
this question is similar to another problem i had with a creating a custom tool, in this case I’m trying to setup a couple tools to do Google searches of the selected items. It works most of the time, however sometimes … --- ## [Search a field and append another with the results](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-a-field-and-append-another-with-the-results/12472)
**Author:** [@code46](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/code46)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-a-field-and-append-another-with-the-results/12472 "2011-09-05T04:55:00Z")
Hi all, I’ve just started learning the true power and flexibility of Mp3tag with its Actions. I’ve learned how to append fields from the FAQ. However, what I’m trying to do is more difficult than I can handle at this po… --- ## [Auto Populate Composer and Year Fields from text/excel file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populate-composer-and-year-fields-from-text-excel-file/12481)
**Author:** [@zafar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zafar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populate-composer-and-year-fields-from-text-excel-file/12481 "2011-09-05T03:19:14Z")
Some of my Albums have Years and Composer populated while some of them dont. I have a text file which is tab separated which has the Album Names with year and Composer. How do i Populate these into the files? Note tha… --- ## [Auto Insert Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-insert-album-art/12480)
**Author:** [@zafar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zafar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-insert-album-art/12480 "2011-09-05T03:12:23Z")
Thanks to mp3tag for making it so easy for organizing the mp3 files. My next step as i clean up my Mp3 files is to assign Album arts to 32 Gigs of Music I have. To do this manually for each album is a uphill task :frown… --- ## [Display all titles under their respective Album names.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-all-titles-under-their-respective-album-names/12466)
**Author:** [@zafar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zafar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-all-titles-under-their-respective-album-names/12466 "2011-09-05T02:45:57Z")
\[:music:\] I started with a happy smiley coz I am happy that I found mp3tag. cleaned up a lot of mp3 files (6000). But i have a problem. my challange was to assign album name as the folder name to all teh files that are… --- ## [trying to setup 'Explore item folder' command](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-setup-explore-item-folder-command/12478)
**Author:** [@DJSizzlePuff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJSizzlePuff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-setup-explore-item-folder-command/12478 "2011-09-05T01:34:54Z")
So I created a custom tool to open an explorer window for the folder path of the selected file. However, it only works about half the time. Here’s what I have: Name: Explore Item Folder Path: C:\\WINDOWS\\explorer.exe P… --- ## [Numbering Wizard does not order tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-wizard-does-not-order-tracks/12468)
**Author:** [@JBThazard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JBThazard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/numbering-wizard-does-not-order-tracks/12468 "2011-09-04T21:01:19Z")
Hi, sorry for probably being a complete noob but my Cowon J3 arrived today and I am transferring some of my lossless files over. I used to use Itunes and played ALAC files but I have converted them all into WMA lossless … --- ## [Adding Genres (not replacing)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-genres-not-replacing/12473)
**Author:** [@bthoem](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bthoem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-genres-not-replacing/12473 "2011-09-04T12:25:16Z")
Hi - I was planning on adding some tags to genre on a number of albums, in order to easily be able to select and choose between my 24 bit and 16 bits albums. Can this be achieved with a script in MP3Tag? Add genre - ke… --- ## [Files cannot be opened for editing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-cannot-be-opened-for-editing/12470)
**Author:** [@dehalley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dehalley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-cannot-be-opened-for-editing/12470 "2011-09-03T14:00:35Z")
Just upgraded from XP to Win 7. I’m the sole user, and therefore in the Admin group. Also just installed MP3Tag, but get an error message (File xx cannot be opened for writing) if I try to modify anything. I can rename t… --- ## [How to add track number to the Title?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-track-number-to-the-title/12469)
**Author:** [@volvik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/volvik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-track-number-to-the-title/12469 "2011-09-02T22:20:30Z")
Problem: My Kindle eBook reader displays the Title only for audio books and I need to have the track number included. I googled the problem and found a response however I’m having trouble understanding the answer. "I … --- ## [Audiobook Tag Issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-tag-issue/12465)
**Author:** [@detepe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/detepe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-tag-issue/12465 "2011-09-01T18:30:52Z")
I am trying to use a Sandisk Clip Zip to listen to an audiobook I ripped from cd. I finally figured out that I needed to add tags to get the disks and tracks to play in the proper order. The user’s manual was NO help, … --- ## [Remove Parenthesis at very end..](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthesis-at-very-end/12463)
**Author:** [@darkmanx1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darkmanx1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthesis-at-very-end/12463 "2011-08-31T12:45:56Z")
I have most of the Actions set up… I have one that renames all forms of featuring to ft. but it always leaves a parenthesis at the end but will remove the parenthesis in the beginning. Example - Artist - Title ft. Art… --- ## [Rearrange files by album name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-files-by-album-name/12457)
**Author:** [@Tav](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-files-by-album-name/12457 "2011-08-31T04:13:58Z")
Sorry I’m sure this is a dumb question but I couldnt find an answer searching the forum. I’ve used MP3Tag to sort out all the tags (awesome program :slight\_smile: ) but now I want to rearrange all the music files into a… --- ## [Create action for selected tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-action-for-selected-tags/12453)
**Author:** [@frangk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/frangk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-action-for-selected-tags/12453 "2011-08-30T19:15:46Z")
I’d like to create an action that only affects the tags ‘artist’, ‘album’ and ‘title’. Do I have to create the same action three times, or is there a way to include multiple tags in the ‘Field’ box ? I tried some separ… --- ## [How to fill in the same value in an mp3 tag across multiple files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fill-in-the-same-value-in-an-mp3-tag-across-multiple-files/12458)
**Author:** [@Dnamro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dnamro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fill-in-the-same-value-in-an-mp3-tag-across-multiple-files/12458 "2011-08-30T14:28:30Z")
How do I fill in the same value in an mp3 tag across multiple files? If I want to fill in the genre tag for a group of selected files all as ‘Rock’ or fill in the album tag for all the songs in the album the same, h… --- ## [Clean up my "drop-down" lists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clean-up-my-drop-down-lists/12450)
**Author:** [@progprog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/progprog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clean-up-my-drop-down-lists/12450 "2011-08-28T15:36:25Z")
Over time, the drop-down lists for just about every field entry window in mp3tag have cluttered up with all the “remembered” strings I’ve used. Every custom format, every one-off label…even the typos…is saved in there. … --- ## [Info in the "Comment" field not showing in iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/info-in-the-comment-field-not-showing-in-itunes/12449)
**Author:** [@jojo2011](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jojo2011)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/info-in-the-comment-field-not-showing-in-itunes/12449 "2011-08-28T06:49:27Z")
I have a large collection of MP3 files, many of them containing valuable information in the “Comment” field. My problem is that when I transfer the files from my Windows computer (where I use MP3tag) to my Mac Mini runni… --- ## [Is "wwwaudiofile" field used by any player/program/service?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-wwwaudiofile-field-used-by-any-player-program-service/12413)
**Author:** [@Liontamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Liontamer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-wwwaudiofile-field-used-by-any-player-program-service/12413 "2011-08-27T22:04:37Z")
Can anyone clarify if the WWWAUDIOFILE field (URL of the actual MP3 file) is read by any major players, programs or services. I'm thinking about tagging the collection of OC ReMix with the URL each ReMix is located at, … --- ## [Moving Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-cover-art/12438)
**Author:** [@IndiaPress](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IndiaPress)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-cover-art/12438 "2011-08-27T12:26:12Z")
Sir, I have song in them Covers are stored as “Other” and in some stored as “Front Cover”. Please advice the best way to be stored so that the Albums Arts are seen in iPhone, Nokia, VLC, Windows Media Player etc. Ple… --- ## [Removing track numbers in the file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-track-numbers-in-the-file-name/12391)
**Author:** [@vice86](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vice86)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-track-numbers-in-the-file-name/12391 "2011-08-27T10:33:14Z")
I saw the expressions thread but I must be a dummy cuz I just can’t figure out the expressions to use to get rid of what I’m trying to get rid of. I have a bunch of albums where the tracks are named Artist - Track I’… --- ## [Importing from Excel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-from-excel/12434)
**Author:** [@IndiaPress](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IndiaPress)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-from-excel/12434 "2011-08-26T11:57:37Z")
Sir, I have generated Music.txt from iTunes. Now when I checked music files using Mp3Tag, then I found that many files are not have names of Composers. How can I replace the names of missing “Composers” only where the… --- ## [conditional logic in FILENAME -\> TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-logic-in-filename-tag/12442)
**Author:** [@ltwally](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ltwally)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-logic-in-filename-tag/12442 "2011-08-26T07:02:33Z")
I mostly use MP3TAG to fix the ID3 fields in concert bootlegs. All too often I run across files with the song-title and comments in the filename, but empty in the ID3 tags. Here are three examples: 01. When You're On … --- ## [Wrongly moved files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrongly-moved-files/12437)
**Author:** [@georg.zenglein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/georg.zenglein)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrongly-moved-files/12437 "2011-08-26T03:13:50Z")
Hi everybody, I’m new here and I’ve already searched and read some topics. But I think I have a new issue. I have opened my whole music library and want to edit some tags and add covers. The library is completely org… --- ## [Importing Backup String- Nothings Showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-backup-string-nothings-showing/12441)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-backup-string-nothings-showing/12441 "2011-08-25T19:25:37Z")
I’m using the MP3tagcomplete backup tool to export and import my tag data and everything seems to work but the data is not returning from the backup tags (the two fields in question are Credit & Performers. I’ll try to … --- ## [Removing obsolete Tag to Filename conversion formats](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-obsolete-tag-to-filename-conversion-formats/12436)
**Author:** [@candidcactus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/candidcactus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-obsolete-tag-to-filename-conversion-formats/12436 "2011-08-25T17:15:17Z")
I’ve been using mp3 tag for years, and it’s worked great, but I’ve found a problem I can’t solve. I’ve used a few specialized formats over the years (eg Hawaiian Style Band %track%- %title%) for some specialized reason… --- ## [support for Beatport API single tracks based on Beatport Track ID in filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-beatport-api-single-tracks-based-on-beatport-track-id-in-filename/12439)
**Author:** [@ErwinC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ErwinC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-beatport-api-single-tracks-based-on-beatport-track-id-in-filename/12439 "2011-08-25T07:58:10Z")
Hi I would like to see a build in option that works with the api.beatport.com The issue is that DJ who buy WAV files from beatport don’t have any tags in the file. Many of them convert those WAV to lossless formats li… --- ## [Filter if "modified date" is greater than "create date"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-if-modified-date-is-greater-than-create-date/12425)
**Author:** [@jcclow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcclow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-if-modified-date-is-greater-than-create-date/12425 "2011-08-24T00:42:48Z")
Hello All! I want to be able to filter the tracks I’ve tagged, so they no longer display after they’ve been updated. I saw this post Filter by date? and it pointed me to the RAW data and I’ve tried various combinations … --- ## [merge title and artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-title-and-artist-field/12427)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-title-and-artist-field/12427 "2011-08-23T18:36:40Z")
How do I mergelcombine the artist field 2 the title field? 4 compilation cd I would like to read as follows: Title: Cantaloop Artist: US3 Title: Cantaloop - US3 [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=300) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=302)