# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=338

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## [Filter on All Tags with new filter?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-on-all-tags-with-new-filter/9377)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-on-all-tags-with-new-filter/9377 "2009-11-20T17:34:43Z")

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Is there a placeholder for ALL TAGS like the \_ALL feature in the old filter? Please add if possible.

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## [Help with Action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-action/9307)

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**Author:** [@K9L6fF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/K9L6fF)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-action/9307 "2009-11-20T17:33:35Z")

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Is it possible to create a single Action that would: Copy “ARTIST” tag to “BAND” tag unless there is more than one “ARTIST” per “ALBUM”, and if there is more than one “ARTIST” per “ALBUM”, enter the words “Various Artis…

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## [How to 'Formet Value' to multiple fields?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-formet-value-to-multiple-fields/9378)

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**Author:** [@TakuSkan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TakuSkan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-formet-value-to-multiple-fields/9378 "2009-11-20T07:57:46Z")

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I've been trying to figure out this feature that was added in v2.44: http://mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html I want to copy the contents of the 'BAND' tag to two new tags, 'ALBUMARTIST' AND 'ALBUM ARTIST' in order to deal …

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## [Installation of v2.44 aborted](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-of-v2-44-aborted/9348)

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**Author:** [@illiteral](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/illiteral)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-of-v2-44-aborted/9348 "2009-11-19T19:56:29Z")

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\[:huh:\] I’m running Vista on a Dell Inspiron 1520 and am currently running v. 2.39. When I try to update to v 2.44 the installation is aborted with the message: "Could not write file ‘C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe’…

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## [Using special characters with unparsed special characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-special-characters-with-unparsed-special-characters/9372)

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**Author:** [@juggernaut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/juggernaut)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-special-characters-with-unparsed-special-characters/9372 "2009-11-19T16:06:14Z")

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Can someone please tell me the correct syntax of how you do this. I’m trying to do: $regexp(%\_filename%,'exp',$1 () I tried: $regexp(%\_filename%,'exp',$1 '(') But it throws a syntax error. I know the following two …

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## [Delete All But 1st Of An instance](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-all-but-1st-of-an-instance/9369)

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**Author:** [@juggernaut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/juggernaut)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-all-but-1st-of-an-instance/9369 "2009-11-19T12:22:54Z")

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I’m wondering how to to delete all of a specific character using regex but the 1st one in the name. For example I wish to remove all - characters except the 1st one. Or I want to remove all . characters except the first …

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## [Digit Following A Parentesis?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/digit-following-a-parentesis/9367)

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**Author:** [@juggernaut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/juggernaut)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/digit-following-a-parentesis/9367 "2009-11-19T09:32:45Z")

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Hi, I can’t seem to find a way of having a digit following a parentheses when replacing text. For example I want to use: $11 I’ve put them in different colours to show that it should be parentheses number 1 followed b…

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## [Various Artists with html\_dano\_albumlist\_js\_f](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/various-artists-with-html-dano-albumlist-js-f/9370)

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**Author:** [@shitbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shitbrain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/various-artists-with-html-dano-albumlist-js-f/9370 "2009-11-19T01:00:26Z")

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Hello, I’m using the html\_dano\_albumlist\_js\_f export configuration; but have modified it to list Artist and Album (in different columns) rather than directory. For VA albums, the collapsed view lists the track-one arti…

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## [right click option in explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/right-click-option-in-explorer/9364)

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**Author:** [@kvholderbein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kvholderbein)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/right-click-option-in-explorer/9364 "2009-11-18T23:37:12Z")

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Hi I do not have the right click option in windows explorer for opening a file with mp3 tag I used to have it but it is gone i tried to reinstall no luck how can i get it back Thank You Ken Holderbein kvholderbein@sha…

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## [filter genre: \<blank\>](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-genre-blank/9361)

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**Author:** [@jfjjfjff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jfjjfjff)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-genre-blank/9361 "2009-11-17T20:08:19Z")

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mp3 tag is great but i cant figure out how i can say… filter my genres to find mp3s that have NO genre information embedded. i used the forum search, google search, and read the FAQs and cannot find anything.

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## [Tag -\> Filename without unicode chars - stops mp3gain working!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-without-unicode-chars-stops-mp3gain-working/9353)

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**Author:** [@tjrundy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tjrundy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-without-unicode-chars-stops-mp3gain-working/9353 "2009-11-17T15:01:50Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using mp3tag to get my music collection in order, though I now have a problem with mp3gain. mp3tag will save unicode chars in tag into the filename when you use the tag -\> filename function. Sadly, mp3ga…

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## [I would like to be Mp3tag 's Chinese (Traditional) Translator](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-would-like-to-be-mp3tag-s-chinese-traditional-translator/9344)

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**Author:** [@09902012](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/09902012)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-would-like-to-be-mp3tag-s-chinese-traditional-translator/9344 "2009-11-16T12:58:57Z")

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I would like to be Mp3tag 's Chinese (Traditional) Translator I have seen that the old Chinese (Traditional) Translator didn’t update his translation file yet , So I have been made out a newest!! \[:w00t:\] Here is the n…

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## [A few newbie questions on Filename order of](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-few-newbie-questions-on-filename-order-of/9342)

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**Author:** [@boagus1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/boagus1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-few-newbie-questions-on-filename-order-of/9342 "2009-11-16T08:44:01Z")

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I’m trying to extract the Title and Artist from the filename: Example: A Broken Heart Can Mend - Alexander O’Neal.mp3 I haven’t had any success when the Title comes before the Artist in the filename. Questions: Are …

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## [Import Tags from file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-file-name/9319)

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**Author:** [@bashdabash](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bashdabash)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-from-file-name/9319 "2009-11-15T23:33:48Z")

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Hi, new to this forum, can’t find where to post my question so I thought best to add to this one. I am trying without success to get this: “15 You’re Not Gangsta Like Ross Whiteman D12 featuring King Gordy.mp3” To be: …

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## [Using Microsoft find info lookup...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-microsoft-find-info-lookup/9340)

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**Author:** [@tjrundy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tjrundy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-microsoft-find-info-lookup/9340 "2009-11-15T11:19:23Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using WMP10 up till now, but am thinking of moving to another player. I’d like to retain the ability to look-up album info from the Microsoft ‘find album info’ database, and wondered if anyone had any succ…

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## [Novice question about using tags to cerate folder structures](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/novice-question-about-using-tags-to-cerate-folder-structures/9337)

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**Author:** [@jamesg1979](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jamesg1979)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/novice-question-about-using-tags-to-cerate-folder-structures/9337 "2009-11-15T09:18:42Z")

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Hi there, I’m new to this great software! Question 1 I have a load of loose songs in a folder within My Music. These have been bought/obtained over a number of years and have never resided within their own Album folde…

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## [Can not tag from sources anymore](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-not-tag-from-sources-anymore/9267)

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**Author:** [@MyCsPiTTa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MyCsPiTTa)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-not-tag-from-sources-anymore/9267 "2009-11-13T16:16:11Z")

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Hi, I’ve always tagged my music by going to Tag Sources—\>Amazon.com. As of a couple of weeks ago, this does not seem to working anymore, using any of the sources listed (except freedb, which is crap andhas no covers). I…

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## [Ratings in v2.44](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ratings-in-v2-44/9320)

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**Author:** [@Nemes1s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nemes1s)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ratings-in-v2-44/9320 "2009-11-13T08:37:04Z")

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Hi, I recently updated my version of mp3tag from v2.42 to v2.44. One of my favourite features of mp3tag is how quickly I can edit ratings tags. However, the ratings I had previously applied, no longer show up in the n…

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## [Command Line Interface?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/command-line-interface/9297)

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**Author:** [@bduranske](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bduranske)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/command-line-interface/9297 "2009-11-13T02:07:49Z")

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Hi everyone. I’ve searched for this in the forums and FAQ but maybe am missing something. I have a question - is there a command line interface for MP3TAG that I could use to set the ITUNESPODCAST flag? I would like t…

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## [Mass embedding of album art ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-embedding-of-album-art/9303)

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**Author:** [@swayzak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/swayzak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-embedding-of-album-art/9303 "2009-11-12T21:24:59Z")

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Hi Have just downloaded MP3Tag (seems to compliment Foobar2000 nicely). Is it possible to mass embed album art ? I have “cover.jpg” images in all my album folders (1000s of them), which are read by my Squeezeboxes but…

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## [Album Art problems](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-problems/9318)

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**Author:** [@vesta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vesta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-problems/9318 "2009-11-12T07:35:42Z")

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Hey Using version2.44 Windows xp WMP10 Gigabeat player V40 which uses WMP10 only I am have a problem with mutliple songs being assigned the same album art. This is what I have done that has created this bug/problem …

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## [Tag - Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename/9313)

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**Author:** [@clippertm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/clippertm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename/9313 "2009-11-12T05:04:26Z")

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Hello, I would like the files to be rename with \[discnumber\]\[disctotal\] \[tracknumber\]\[tracktotal\] \[title\]. Example: 0203 0117 XXXXXXX.flac What sort of format string can I use? I am using this one at the moment, but …

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## [Tagging Multiple Artist for iTouch](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-multiple-artist-for-itouch/9310)

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**Author:** [@pramod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pramod)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-multiple-artist-for-itouch/9310 "2009-11-11T16:53:59Z")

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Hi Folks, this is my first post. Please forgive me if I make a mistake. I have more than 4000 songs sung by two or more artists. I have tried separating the artists names in the Artist Field by comma “,” (ABC,DEF,XYZ) …

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## [Artist sort in iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-sort-in-itunes/8965)

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**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-sort-in-itunes/8965 "2009-11-10T16:10:55Z")

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Hello, I have a lot of mp3 tracks which I use with iTunes/iPod. I don’t like the way Itunes default sorting works for artists. It seems to sort by first name and then last name - ie just as the artist name appears, alth…

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## [Copying "Artist" to "Album Artist" in iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-artist-to-album-artist-in-itunes/8890)

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**Author:** [@mastavic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mastavic)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-artist-to-album-artist-in-itunes/8890 "2009-11-10T11:38:12Z")

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Hello, I hope you are doing well. I have several hundred songs in my iTunes library where the “Album Artist” field is blank. Is there any way I can copy the names from the “Artist” field to the “Album Artist” field easi…

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## [replace é with e](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-e-with-e/9298)

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**Author:** [@wp01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wp01)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-e-with-e/9298 "2009-11-10T06:27:56Z")

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Hi, How do i replace an é with a normal e in a name or any field? I’ve searched into the forum, but i can not find it unfortunately.’ Thanks. Patrick

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## [no right click menu on windows 7 64bit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-right-click-menu-on-windows-7-64bit/8964)

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**Author:** [@steve51184](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/steve51184)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-right-click-menu-on-windows-7-64bit/8964 "2009-11-09T22:00:28Z")

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hey all i’ve made the move from windows 7 32bit to windows 7 64bit and there’s now no right click menu (explorer integration) for mp3tag… can you fix this or tell me what to do? thanks for a fix go here: http://forums.…

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## [Update of .m3u playlist when file location is changed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-of-m3u-playlist-when-file-location-is-changed/9290)

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**Author:** [@dkwitt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dkwitt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-of-m3u-playlist-when-file-location-is-changed/9290 "2009-11-09T08:48:40Z")

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Thanks for an excellent piece of software. My question is, can I use mp3tag to update .m3u files with a file’s new location? I want to put all tracks in folders organised by album name, using the mp3tag tag\>filename ac…

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## [Problem with Actions and Regular Expressions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-actions-and-regular-expressions/8684)

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**Author:** [@midtempo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/midtempo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-actions-and-regular-expressions/8684 "2009-11-08T18:56:50Z")

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I wanted a solution to a simple problem. Many of my tracks have blank Album Artist tag, and I wanted to replace those tags with the Artist tag whenever it is blank (equal to “null string,” “empty tag,” etc.) I found th…

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## [Newbie using GUI to set tag based upon filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-using-gui-to-set-tag-based-upon-filename/9293)

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**Author:** [@edpatterson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/edpatterson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-using-gui-to-set-tag-based-upon-filename/9293 "2009-11-08T18:36:28Z")

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Perhaps using this tool for my needs is like hunting grasshoppers with machine guns. Way too much tool for the job. I listen to audio books on my MP3 player. Most of the time I can rip them and they will work just fine.…

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