# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=322 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 323 --- ## [Replace Backslash by Slash](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-backslash-by-slash/10795)
**Author:** [@Pebbelz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pebbelz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-backslash-by-slash/10795 "2010-09-11T15:42:37Z")
Hi Forum, I'm fighting with scripting to create a Playlist with relative Pathnames and "Forward"-Slashes instead of Back"-Slashes. So far I created a small mte-File to make that happen, but ... unfortunately it does no… --- ## [Directory names to make tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-names-to-make-tags/10790)
**Author:** [@yorkwils](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorkwils)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-names-to-make-tags/10790 "2010-09-11T14:27:51Z")
My first post and just started using Mp3tag. Took me a while to understand how to automatically select directory names for artist and album tags but that seems to work fine now. My question is how do I modify the names… --- ## [prevent MP3Tag from writing WM/Track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/prevent-mp3tag-from-writing-wm-track/10787)
**Author:** [@galanga](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/galanga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/prevent-mp3tag-from-writing-wm-track/10787 "2010-09-10T06:43:10Z")
Hi, when I am using MP3Tag on WMA files, it writes both WM/TrackNumber (1-based) and WM/Track (0-based) fields in the file, as correspondence to TRACK field. I would like to know how to prevent MP3Tag to write the WM/T… --- ## [How delete all characters except first 2 in a tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-delete-all-characters-except-first-2-in-a-tag/10786)
**Author:** [@engine8470](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/engine8470)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-delete-all-characters-except-first-2-in-a-tag/10786 "2010-09-09T21:57:24Z")
I’ve been searching for hours and i can’t find a way to delete all characters except the first 2 in a tag… I try to use the replace with regular expression action but can’t do it… What do i have to do to make it work? … --- ## [Drag/drop pictures from Google to Mp3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-drop-pictures-from-google-to-mp3tag/10785)
**Author:** [@tfor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tfor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-drop-pictures-from-google-to-mp3tag/10785 "2010-09-09T18:48:17Z")
Hi, I often search pictures in Google Pictures and I drag and drop them onto the the album art rectangle on the lower left side of the Mp3Tag window (XP-Firefox3.6-Mp3Tag2.46a). I notice a strange behaviour. Often it w… --- ## [Can't Execute Basic Filter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-execute-basic-filter/10783)
**Author:** [@paulgormley](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paulgormley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-execute-basic-filter/10783 "2010-09-09T14:00:56Z")
Hi, I am very new and green to MP3TAG filtering. What I am trying to accomplish is an easy way to only work on files where a couple of fields do match the filename. I have tried the following with no success: %artist… --- ## [How do I view/create a lower-case WMA property name in the Tags dialog?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-view-create-a-lower-case-wma-property-name-in-the-tags-dialog/10776)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-view-create-a-lower-case-wma-property-name-in-the-tags-dialog/10776 "2010-09-08T02:45:21Z")
... because here is an example of Mp3tag wrongly showing a lower-case name as upper-case and refusing to accept me typing lower-case in the edit box: This is a problem because as seen there, Foobar2000 rejects the upp… --- ## [Musicbrainz support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-support/10773)
**Author:** [@urgetopurge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/urgetopurge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-support/10773 "2010-09-07T05:34:26Z")
I’m trying to tag my album Sweet - Greatest Hits. the thing is that Greatest Hits is a very common album name and when i use the tag source musicbrainz, it returns with the maximum of 40 results. i even went to change th… --- ## [How to Normalize the Dates](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-normalize-the-dates/10764)
**Author:** [@jbandes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jbandes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-normalize-the-dates/10764 "2010-09-05T06:17:30Z")
I have about 10,000 files and I want to make the year look like this (1984) Currently they look like this (1984.07) (1977.12.31) (1988.05) How do I make them all just keep the year they currently have and eliminate… --- ## [How do I generate a disc id tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-generate-a-disc-id-tag/10756)
**Author:** [@porcus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/porcus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-generate-a-disc-id-tag/10756 "2010-09-04T15:50:50Z")
I use Disc ID in folder name to identify folders. If I try a freedb lookup, it will obviously calculate the ID, but – it seems – that unless the disc is in freedb, it won’t write it to tag. Is there any action which wil… --- ## [What happened from 245 to latest release?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-from-245-to-latest-release/10736)
**Author:** [@Pickit2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pickit2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-from-245-to-latest-release/10736 "2010-09-04T12:58:54Z")
I was using 245 and It was working well, for some silly reason, I updated to 246a and It all fell apart. system Win7 64bit Error now are No drag&drop (seen FAQ and no working solution there) Folder select don't… --- ## [Lost Shell Extension](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-shell-extension/10761)
**Author:** [@Vektor67](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vektor67)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-shell-extension/10761 "2010-09-04T11:03:03Z")
I’ve grown used to using the shell extension i.e “right Click”/MP3Tag to open folders. It just disappeared today, granted it’s a new installation of Win 7 x64 but the extension was there, but then disappeared. I guess I … --- ## [\[Actions\] removing "www..." from filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-removing-www-from-filename/10759)
**Author:** [@soulreaver1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/soulreaver1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-removing-www-from-filename/10759 "2010-09-03T17:32:17Z")
Hi All. I Would like to remove “www.” from mp3 filenames. Exemple: Artist - Title \[www.somesite.com\].mp3 I’d like to get: Artist - Title.mp3 Is that possible to get this result using regular expressions, and how? --- ## [Getting cover art for multiple singles in one folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-cover-art-for-multiple-singles-in-one-folder/10754)
**Author:** [@munchester29](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/munchester29)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-cover-art-for-multiple-singles-in-one-folder/10754 "2010-09-01T15:36:03Z")
Hi, I have a folder with around 1000 singles (from various artists & albums). The ARTIST & ALBUM tag fields of all the singles are empty, and basically the only tag info on the mp3 files is the title which is identical… --- ## [Copying A Subset of Tag Fields From One File To Another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-a-subset-of-tag-fields-from-one-file-to-another/10751)
**Author:** [@GothsterC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GothsterC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-a-subset-of-tag-fields-from-one-file-to-another/10751 "2010-08-31T17:48:31Z")
I am re-ripping a chunk of my FLACs using an Accurate Rip-enabled program: dbPowerAmp. The FLACs I’m replacing are all perfectly tagged so I want to copy the tags from the old FLACs to the new Accurate Ripped FLACs. Of… --- ## [reverse title filename to artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reverse-title-filename-to-artist/10679)
**Author:** [@dj\_8adam-e\_33](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dj_8adam-e_33)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reverse-title-filename-to-artist/10679 "2010-08-31T07:49:42Z")
hi again i need to ask you if you can help me how can i reverse a titlename in the filename like this above example bad-02-micahel jackson to michael jackson - bad only the file name is it possible? --- ## [Can I Lock my MP3 Tags!?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-lock-my-mp3-tags/10741)
**Author:** [@StreetBoy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/StreetBoy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-lock-my-mp3-tags/10741 "2010-08-30T20:46:11Z")
Hi everyone, please help me. I want to edit my MP3 Files with MP3Tag, I want to know can I lock my MP3Tags after I edit those! I mean I want to edit my MP3 files and after that no one can change INFOs On my MP3 files. C… --- ## [Missing compilation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-compilation/10746)
**Author:** [@hifihere](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hifihere)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-compilation/10746 "2010-08-30T13:51:46Z")
Hi, this is my first post here. I am new to this program. My music folder contains albums in FLAC and WAV. I am having good results editing my FLAC tags but my complilation WAV albums do not show up in MP3TAG. I see … --- ## [Add cover folder destination](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-cover-folder-destination/10740)
**Author:** [@davidintel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/davidintel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-cover-folder-destination/10740 "2010-08-30T12:52:12Z")
Is there any way so that when you right click the cover art box to “add cover…” you can choose what folder you are sent to? I want a different location than where my music is kept. Thanks in advance! --- ## [Textfile - Tag - supporting all characters?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-supporting-all-characters/10742)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-supporting-all-characters/10742 "2010-08-29T22:34:24Z")
Is there any format of multi-field text file that allows all printable character sequences (including the field separator character) in a field, that this function will accept? For example, CSV allows the field separato… --- ## [Importing filepath-propertyvalue pairs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-filepath-propertyvalue-pairs/10730)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-filepath-propertyvalue-pairs/10730 "2010-08-29T17:08:52Z")
I would like the best way to tag a library from a large (e.g. 1Mb) textfile consisting of a list of filepath-propertyvalue pairs e.g. S:\\TLIB\\07798105810046\\1\\1.WMA Concierto en la luna S:\\TLIB\\07798105810046\\1\\3.WMA Lo… --- ## [Documentation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/documentation/10727)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/documentation/10727 "2010-08-27T15:45:07Z")
Some suggestions for Mp3tag’s documentation: Scripting Functions Someone mentioned the $rand() function in another thread. The documentation of this function is incomplete. It looks like it’s generating an integer i… --- ## [Filtering on a list of discs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-on-a-list-of-discs/10717)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-on-a-list-of-discs/10717 "2010-08-27T08:01:06Z")
I have disc IDs of the form - e.g. 00044006483429-2, and want an Mp3tag filter expression to target a set of thousands of them. What is the preferred expression form? The best I have come up with is (GTIN IS 0004400648… --- ## [Renaming dir's with mp3tag in Linux Under WIne](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-dirs-with-mp3tag-in-linux-under-wine/10059)
**Author:** [@mykurtaccount](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mykurtaccount)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-dirs-with-mp3tag-in-linux-under-wine/10059 "2010-08-26T20:30:21Z")
Hello, Just to say apart from spotify this is the only windows program that I now still used. It is still the easiest and the best - Thankyou. Everything works fine for me running in wine under linux (Arch) except I ca… --- ## [Sort Number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-number/10711)
**Author:** [@Didier](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Didier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-number/10711 "2010-08-26T13:48:27Z")
Hello, My purpose is the following : I want to add a new column, preceeding the title colum in which my tracks are alphabetically sorted; this column will only contain a number from 1 to xxxx, the first alphabetically s… --- ## [Explorer context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/explorer-context-menu/10691)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Paralytic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Captain_Paralytic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/explorer-context-menu/10691 "2010-08-26T09:32:40Z")
When should I see this menu in explorer? I have tried it on a directory and on an mp3 file but I don’t see it?? --- ## [Number of search results for cover search](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/number-of-search-results-for-cover-search/10713)
**Author:** [@tfor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tfor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/number-of-search-results-for-cover-search/10713 "2010-08-26T07:06:23Z")
The Amazon cover search returns a maximum of 10 results when searching for covers. How can I get more results? Thanks --- ## [Out of Memory?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/out-of-memory/10720)
**Author:** [@lyster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lyster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/out-of-memory/10720 "2010-08-26T03:22:39Z")
I have 8 GB of Ram (64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate). When trying to load all 75,000 tunes, MP3Tag reaches around 68,000 and then reports it is out of memory. Can anything be done about that? --- ## [keyboard shortcut for cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-cover-art/10709)
**Author:** [@tfor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tfor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keyboard-shortcut-for-cover-art/10709 "2010-08-25T09:08:31Z")
Hi all, I can do most things very fast with the keyboard in mp3tag, a big exception is the "cover art" feature for which I haven't found a shortcut yet (FAQ and search did not help). Am I overlooking sth or is there si… --- ## [problem for changing directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-for-changing-directory/10703)
**Author:** [@pacman46](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pacman46)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-for-changing-directory/10703 "2010-08-25T08:45:09Z")
Hi all ! I’ve dl mp3 tag v2.46a today( I’ve windows Vista ), but i’ve a problem : I’ve a Sony Walkman NWZ-E443, and I want to put it as directory, so I click “Change Directory” Or “Add directory”, but my Walkman doesn’t… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=321) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=323)