# Support

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## [APE tags puzzled at result of option combinations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ape-tags-puzzled-at-result-of-option-combinations/10984)

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**Author:** [@initial](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/initial)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ape-tags-puzzled-at-result-of-option-combinations/10984 "2010-10-21T10:23:10Z")

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Hi there, here’s a file that doesn’t show tags if READ APE is enabled. With writing APE disabled and deleting of APE enabled, I should think that after saving any APE tags are deleted. But the behavior remains the same…

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## [Spiliting One field to two fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/spiliting-one-field-to-two-fields/10965)

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**Author:** [@IndiaPress](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IndiaPress)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/spiliting-one-field-to-two-fields/10965 "2010-10-18T12:24:41Z")

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I am having in Title fields “%Title% - %Album%” I want to know how to set action so as to copy the Album part to tag “Album" and simultanesly delete string " - %Album%” from the Title field all actions for album is P…

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## [Action to replace text within embedded cuesheet and logfile](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-text-within-embedded-cuesheet-and-logfile/10961)

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**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-text-within-embedded-cuesheet-and-logfile/10961 "2010-10-16T17:45:53Z")

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Hi I have created a couple of actions to replace text within an embedded cuesheet and eaclog file (both within a flac image). Is it possible to create a single action to do this rather than two and also is it possible…

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## [Remove GENRE entry in CONTENTGROUP](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-genre-entry-in-contentgroup/10959)

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**Author:** [@sigrun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sigrun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-genre-entry-in-contentgroup/10959 "2010-10-16T17:24:22Z")

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So I use the ContentGroup field to expand the genres for each song and keep the GENRE field itself simple. The CONTENTGROUP field could look something like this: ¦ Rock ¦ CountryRock ¦ ContemporaryPopRock ¦ FolkRock ¦ …

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## [Adding tags to common filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-tags-to-common-filenames/10958)

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**Author:** [@Tav](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-tags-to-common-filenames/10958 "2010-10-16T14:06:41Z")

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Mp3tag has been fantastic for sorting out my music library but (and I hate itunes :frowning:) I’ve now noticed that my jukebox software isnt picking up on a lot of songs because they’re mp4 not mp3. I can convert them to…

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## [tags in .ape files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-in-ape-files/10951)

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**Author:** [@markeh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markeh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-in-ape-files/10951 "2010-10-15T18:40:45Z")

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I have a large number of files in .ape format, where the tags have been edited in Mp3tag to be exactly as I like them. Options are set to read and write APEv2. None of them are visible in Media Monkey. Any suggestion o…

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## [Picture with tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/picture-with-tag/10893)

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**Author:** [@keesvanbree](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/keesvanbree)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/picture-with-tag/10893 "2010-10-15T15:55:50Z")

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How can I add or change the picture for the ID3 tag. I found on Amazon (or other) larger and sometimes better pictures, than added on de moment I entered the ID3 info. So I want them connected (and displayed while pla…

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## [Discogs finds album but has nothing on track list in MP3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-finds-album-but-has-nothing-on-track-list-in-mp3tag/10947)

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**Author:** [@cocksy\_boy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cocksy_boy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-finds-album-but-has-nothing-on-track-list-in-mp3tag/10947 "2010-10-14T19:43:01Z")

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Hi there All, I've been using MP3Tag for a while and its an awesome program, but I am having a problem at the moment. Using discogs I can search for an album. the album exists in the database and on the website. MP3tag…

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## [Amazon Web Services down???](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/amazon-web-services-down/10923)

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**Author:** [@globetrotters1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/globetrotters1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/amazon-web-services-down/10923 "2010-10-12T16:28:21Z")

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Since today all Amazon Web Services respond with error code ‘400 Bad Request’ Did they change something essential or are they really down? Thanks

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## [Can't remove APEv2 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-remove-apev2-tags/10934)

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**Author:** [@Thorpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thorpe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-remove-apev2-tags/10934 "2010-10-12T05:15:39Z")

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I just want mine to have ID3v2.3 (IE3v1 IE3v2.3). How do I go about removing the APEv2 tags? Currently, some of my files are like this: ID3v2.3 (IE3v1 IE3v2.3 APEv2). Also, for some files, despite changing tag informati…

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## [Track title is including song writer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-title-is-including-song-writer/10841)

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**Author:** [@AnthonyB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AnthonyB)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-title-is-including-song-writer/10841 "2010-10-12T02:16:32Z")

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I’ve recently been cleaning up some older MP3 collections of mine and have encountered a few instances where after I use the amazon.com details lookup, the track title fields also have the songwriter names appended. An …

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## [$regex? or](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-or/10928)

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**Author:** [@burbly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/burbly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-or/10928 "2010-10-10T10:58:30Z")

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Hello. Yes. I looked through the regular expression examples and the regular expression tutorial (which was one page… ? still don’t know how to make one \[:huh:\] )… The thread on regular expression examples. You guys …

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## [Only few tracks displayed in file list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-few-tracks-displayed-in-file-list/10913)

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**Author:** [@citabria](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/citabria)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-few-tracks-displayed-in-file-list/10913 "2010-10-09T13:01:46Z")

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hi…i just downloaded mp3tag…only 20 songs come up in my F directory…theres actually 11000+…what am i missing? thanks

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## [Changing numbers 1-9 to 01-09](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-numbers-1-9-to-01-09/10922)

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**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-numbers-1-9-to-01-09/10922 "2010-10-08T11:26:54Z")

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I wanted to change my album titles from: Coast To Coast AM Aug 2 2010 to Coast To Coast AM Aug 02 2010 I’ve done this by using Replace, i.e: Replace “ALBUM”: “2” -\> " 02 " I’m sure there is a muck quicker way to do…

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## [Tag -\> Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename/8820)

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**Author:** [@Tagling](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tagling)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename/8820 "2010-10-08T10:57:27Z")

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Hi, I have read the FAQ, but haven’t found the answer, so I try to ask it. I’ve been using Mp3Tag for a long time. It’s a beautiful program. One thing keeps me crazy. If I have several versions of a song with different…

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## [Multiple replacements](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-replacements/10917)

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**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-replacements/10917 "2010-10-07T21:50:12Z")

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I have a lot (500+) of podcasts with album tags like: Coast To Coast AM August 31st 2010 Coast To Coast AM September 4th 2010 Coast To Coast AM December 29th 2010 I want to shorten all the months into Jan, Feb, Sept,…

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## [Reduce the number of genre tags to just ONE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reduce-the-number-of-genre-tags-to-just-one/10914)

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**Author:** [@X-Stream](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/X-Stream)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reduce-the-number-of-genre-tags-to-just-one/10914 "2010-10-07T12:13:24Z")

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Hello! I have many mp3 files with multi genre tags. the tags look like this: "Pop/Disco" I would like to delete all tags but the first tag. In this case I would like to get the following: “Pop”. How can I do this wit…

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## [M4A tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tags/10915)

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**Author:** [@FelixDaHousecat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FelixDaHousecat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tags/10915 "2010-10-07T11:34:44Z")

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I am testing provj5 but it seems to have a problem reading my M4A tags. Some of the fields are showing the wrong information. It can read my MP3 tags. Can anyone explain how could fix my M4A tags so that they can be rea…

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## [Mp3Tag does not show files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-show-files/10912)

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**Author:** [@hakwin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hakwin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-show-files/10912 "2010-10-06T19:35:01Z")

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I have recently discovered that the program does not find anything when I open folders with music files. I have tried with both .flac and .mp3-files. I have checked in explorer that the files are actually there, but when…

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## [Convert Text File - Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag/10889)

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**Author:** [@Fridayspast](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fridayspast)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-text-file-tag/10889 "2010-10-06T15:51:14Z")

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For some reason, Safari on the Mac is having troubles playing MP3 files with certain ID3 tags in them. I have been troubleshooting all the possible issues with this and have narrowed it down to this program, MP3tag… I …

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## [Removing the final character](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-the-final-character/10909)

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**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-the-final-character/10909 "2010-10-06T11:58:23Z")

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Replace “Title”: “.” -\> “” I know the above expression will remove the full stops in the title tags. However, I have some titles that have text like "“Dr. Smith said”, or “U.S” of “U.K” etc. Is there a way of rewriti…

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## [Inserting Text into Title tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inserting-text-into-title-tag/10908)

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**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inserting-text-into-title-tag/10908 "2010-10-06T10:11:55Z")

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I think I have my morning head on, because I can’t work this out. Any help appreciated! I have about 400 podcasts. Four per day, Hour 1, Hour 2, Hour 3 and Hour 4. Their titles are like this at the moment: Coast To Co…

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## [Playlist creation for USB keys](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-creation-for-usb-keys/10898)

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**Author:** [@adimax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/adimax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-creation-for-usb-keys/10898 "2010-10-03T13:03:51Z")

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Hi, As a new user of MP3tag I’m having problems in creating .m3u playlists without including the absolute path of the tracks. I.e., while I get files with content like this: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:274,Adriano Celentano - A…

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## [Copy artist to album artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-artist-to-album-artist/10892)

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**Author:** [@buggie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/buggie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-artist-to-album-artist/10892 "2010-10-02T10:41:47Z")

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Been using Mp3tag for a couple of weeks now, almost done tagging my collection, what at great program thanks for that. I do however have some trouble with my compilation cds, is there a way to copy artist to “album arti…

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## [Rename CUE & LOG files by Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-cue-log-files-by-tags/10890)

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**Author:** [@Phixion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phixion)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-cue-log-files-by-tags/10890 "2010-10-02T07:22:56Z")

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Is it possible to rename .CUE and .LOG files using tags? I have a .CUE and .LOG in each folder and would like to batch rename them.

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## [Duplicating Action, what am I doing wrong?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicating-action-what-am-i-doing-wrong/10888)

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**Author:** [@Tav](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicating-action-what-am-i-doing-wrong/10888 "2010-10-01T16:08:41Z")

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Firstly sorry I know this is covered in the FAQ but I can’t get it to work and can not figure out why. Basically my jukebox software wants to use ‘album artist’ rather than ‘artist’ so I need to copy the artist tags int…

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## [Remove everything behind "\\\\", mediamonkey sabotage recovery](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-behind-mediamonkey-sabotage-recovery/10887)

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**Author:** [@cephalopoid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cephalopoid)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-behind-mediamonkey-sabotage-recovery/10887 "2010-10-01T13:38:57Z")

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I tried out MediaMonkey recently, but it seemed to automatically sabotage my carefully handsorted collection. Now I want to restore the damage without having to sort it all out by hand, like I already did before! Long s…

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## [Remove urls from tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-urls-from-tags/10886)

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**Author:** [@FleXCube](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FleXCube)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-urls-from-tags/10886 "2010-10-01T09:54:47Z")

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Hi guys :laughing: Got some music with urls like these added to the titles/artist/comments etc… Title: flux pavilion www.randomsite.pl Artist: chuckie www.somesite.com I want to remove all the urls from the tags. …

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## [Export Configurations - Suited to Taste](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-configurations-suited-to-taste/10850)

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**Author:** [@stanley.tweedle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stanley.tweedle)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-configurations-suited-to-taste/10850 "2010-09-30T07:28:49Z")

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Hi. I realize this is a recurring topic. I apologize to yet recover the issue. Considering the impressive results of mp3tag, in its ability to both format meta data brilliantly, as well as to serve as a means of browsin…

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## [My mediaportal mont sort after tracknumber, only filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-mediaportal-mont-sort-after-tracknumber-only-filename/10882)

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**Author:** [@frank75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/frank75)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-mediaportal-mont-sort-after-tracknumber-only-filename/10882 "2010-09-30T03:22:39Z")

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I’m trying this for the first time today. The filename is like this: Bal-Sagoth - 05 - Journey To The Isle Of Mists (Over The Moonless Depths Of Night-Dark Seas) I delete: Bal-Sagoth - 05 - So i have: Journey To Th…

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