# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=34 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 35 --- ## [Cover art is not displaying on my desktop](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-is-not-displaying-on-my-desktop/67422)
**Author:** [@Aniconomics](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aniconomics)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-is-not-displaying-on-my-desktop/67422 "2025-02-08T10:11:56Z")
I downloaded a podcast episode and the download in addition to the audio file also provided the podcasts cover art. A 3000x3000, 284kb, PNG file. I embedded the cover art using Mp3Tag but its not displaying on my desktop… --- ## [Can Actions be executed by Tools?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-actions-be-executed-by-tools/67417)
**Author:** [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-actions-be-executed-by-tools/67417 "2025-02-07T20:45:11Z")
Hello @ohrenkino and @LyricsLover I really like the Actions command, to transfer my audio file covers to a folder, with 2 mouse clicks, what I learned from you, it's great We can program, several options to transfer ou… --- ## [Tool is executed in the album folder, preventing it from renaming it](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tool-is-executed-in-the-album-folder-preventing-it-from-renaming-it/67351)
**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tool-is-executed-in-the-album-folder-preventing-it-from-renaming-it/67351 "2025-02-06T18:31:59Z")
I have tackled this problem once before here with a less sophisticated script. Summary: I have written a python script that renames music folders based on the audio properties of the contained audio files (by appending… --- ## [Help me uninstall, deleted uninstaller](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-uninstall-deleted-uninstaller/67406)
**Author:** [@chaoscaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chaoscaster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-uninstall-deleted-uninstaller/67406 "2025-02-06T08:40:07Z")
so i had an older version of mp3tag and i went to get rid of it by deleting the files (end emptying the bin) , i deleted the uninstaller and now windows cant uninstall it because it cant find the uninstaller and i cans i… --- ## [Create filename using $replace](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-filename-using-replace/49554)
**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-filename-using-replace/49554 "2025-02-05T15:24:13Z")
Hi I'm trying to generate a filename for playlists for each album. The code below works - ie the replacement of the / and : with a - works as does the double quotes with 2 singles, but the code where I am trying to repl… --- ## [Edit Discogs search Results](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-discogs-search-results/67397)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-discogs-search-results/67397 "2025-02-05T14:59:28Z")
is there a way when I click on the search funtion that i can get the genre fields and Year fields to auto populate instead of having to keep clicking next. Let's say i the search button to auto populate the first ins… --- ## [CHANGE to Earliest Year if Title & Artist if the same](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-to-earliest-year-if-title-artist-if-the-same/67389)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-to-earliest-year-if-title-artist-if-the-same/67389 "2025-02-05T14:51:45Z")
I have a few tracks that are the same except the YEAR is different. Is there anyway I can run an action that will change the year to the earliest year if all other info is the same (see example). In this particular case,… --- ## [Ratings (Display Results from Explorer to MP3tag)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ratings-display-results-from-explorer-to-mp3tag/67308)
**Author:** [@pgh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgh)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ratings-display-results-from-explorer-to-mp3tag/67308 "2025-02-05T08:09:56Z")
Is it possible to display Windows Explorer "Star ratings" (#1) in MP3tag "List" panel (#2). I entered the ones that appear on the "List" panel that transfer to Explorer. They also appear on the "Tag" panel when I enter … --- ## [How to automate removing items from artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-automate-removing-items-from-artist-field/67256)
**Author:** [@steveoat87](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/steveoat87)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-automate-removing-items-from-artist-field/67256 "2025-02-05T05:58:55Z")
Hi, I have a lot of jazz recordings and use online databases to fill out the artist field for recordings. Here is an example of a recording artist field: Donald Byrd (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Duke Pearson (p) Doug Watkins… --- ## [Discogs Metadata Album Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-metadata-album-panel/67319)
**Author:** [@pgh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-metadata-album-panel/67319 "2025-02-05T07:21:46Z")
Does anyone know if it's possible to create user-defined field data by default? I'm adding tags in the same Genre and will save time by not having to type over Discog's default. (Note: Highlighted field in screenshot be… --- ## [Edit Search Results Column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-search-results-column/67390)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-search-results-column/67390 "2025-02-05T06:53:57Z")
Is there a way to edit the search results column so that I don' t have to adjust them everytime I do a search. For instance, i want to go from the default view of this: to this: the difference is I narrowed the … --- ## [Custom Action to Reorganize a Music Library using Tag Information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action-to-reorganize-a-music-library-using-tag-information/47937)
**Author:** [@Gr8Scott](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gr8Scott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action-to-reorganize-a-music-library-using-tag-information/47937 "2025-02-04T19:53:04Z")
This post is not a direct request for help but more of a How-To. I felt the need to do this post given the number of times I've seen people request help related to moving files from one directory structure to another us… --- ## [Some files show incorrect (or no) time in Length field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-files-show-incorrect-or-no-time-in-length-field/17485)
**Author:** [@AnonYmouse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AnonYmouse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-files-show-incorrect-or-no-time-in-length-field/17485 "2025-02-04T14:29:43Z")
Hello, I searched through the forum, but did not see this exact issue (maybe I missed it somewhere, if so, apologies), or I do not understand if the other answers relate to this issue. Several MP3 files are showing eit… --- ## [Change genre of a group of songs but not all](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-genre-of-a-group-of-songs-but-not-all/67383)
**Author:** [@jimhanus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jimhanus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-genre-of-a-group-of-songs-but-not-all/67383 "2025-02-03T21:27:20Z")
I have about 50 songs that I want to change the Genre from "Rock" to "Camp". Is there a way to change just those 50 without changing every song that's Rock Genre to Camp Genre and without doing each one individually or c… --- ## [Rename title with inside brackets](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-title-with-inside-brackets/67380)
**Author:** [@djfrankjoy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djfrankjoy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-title-with-inside-brackets/67380 "2025-02-03T15:59:00Z")
Hello everybody sorry tried to find examples but didnt find. i need a filter to rename the title with the inside of the brackets and without the brackets. before: all (all2) after: all2 hope its understandable … --- ## [Find number of total discs from single discnumber](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-number-of-total-discs-from-single-discnumber/67371)
**Author:** [@tor11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tor11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-number-of-total-discs-from-single-discnumber/67371 "2025-02-03T06:46:07Z")
How would you go about extracting %TOTALDISCS% if you only have a %DISCNUMBER% in n format? Some way to match the higher %discnumber% value from the selected files and apply it to %totaldiscs%. --- ## [Strip total disc number from discnumber field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-total-disc-number-from-discnumber-field/12163)
**Author:** [@Data1001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Data1001)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 8:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-total-disc-number-from-discnumber-field/12163 "2019-06-03T08:14:40Z")
This seems like it should be a simple thing to do, but I searched for about 15 minutes on the forum and didn’t see this mentioned in any of the posts, so – here we go… \[:unsure:\] I have quite a number of MP3’s which ha… --- ## [Unlisted Keyboard Navigation Shortcuts? #2](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unlisted-keyboard-navigation-shortcuts-2/67191)
**Author:** [@pgh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unlisted-keyboard-navigation-shortcuts-2/67191 "2025-02-02T12:10:10Z")
This may be a Windows issue because I didn't see it listed in this Community's Keyboard Shortcuts page, but I wonder if it's possible to advance upwards while editing fields (will be highlighted) on the List, NOT on the … --- ## [Does MP3tag work with .OGG?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-work-with-ogg/67361)
**Author:** [@Aniconomics](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aniconomics)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-work-with-ogg/67361 "2025-02-02T08:29:59Z")
I am a windows user. I have some .opus files and renamed the file extension to .ogg. I heard its possible to embed cover art into .ogg because its a container. I usually use Mp3Tag to embed cover art into my flac files,… --- ## [Files not loading in Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-not-loading-in-mp3tag/67356)
**Author:** [@karlaf.alves](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/karlaf.alves)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/files-not-loading-in-mp3tag/67356 "2025-02-01T20:51:14Z")
Hello. I've been using the software for several years and this is the first time I face an issue. But I do believe it's some problems with my files, and not the software itself :confused: I tried to load some files tod… --- ## [Discogs tags "Lyrics by" and "music by"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-tags-lyrics-by-and-music-by/67343)
**Author:** [@Hypersky75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hypersky75)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-tags-lyrics-by-and-music-by/67343 "2025-01-31T18:57:18Z")
Fabienne Thibeault – Profil – Vinyl (Gatefold, LP, Compilation), 1980 \[r4932518\] | Discogs This album on Discogs has "Lyrics by" and "Music by" tags under every song title. How can I import or manually input these tag … --- ## [How to change only some information in multiple files at once?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-only-some-information-in-multiple-files-at-once/67341)
**Author:** [@funk92](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/funk92)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-only-some-information-in-multiple-files-at-once/67341 "2025-01-31T16:19:57Z")
Hello guys, how to change only some information in multiple files at once? For example here as you can see in picture the songs name start with A1. - and name of the song I want to replace only the sign A1. and B1. on… --- ## [Replaceing \\\\ in a field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326)
**Author:** [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326 "2025-01-29T11:08:45Z")
Hi, Some of my genre fields have \\\\ in them ie blues\\\\rock I want to change the \\\\ with an action but I assume the software thinks the first \\ has special meaning. I can't make it work anyway. Is there a way of writti… --- ## [Show art cover from folder and how to import them?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-art-cover-from-folder-and-how-to-import-them/67328)
**Author:** [@talleruphuus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/talleruphuus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-art-cover-from-folder-and-how-to-import-them/67328 "2025-01-29T18:39:43Z")
Hi How do you set Mp3Tag to show the art from the folder? I've looked in the "panels" without any clues. And ... Do you know how to import artcover as standalone in folder and not embedded? --- ## [Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art/19146)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Neutron](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jimmy_Neutron)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art/19146 "2017-07-16T16:38:33Z")
I have a cover art jpg file in the folder with the music files, and Mp3Tag is set to show the art from the folder. That means I can see the art in the tag panel. It seems like I should be able to right-click on the ima… --- ## [How to: Large single collection - Individual covers, release, genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-large-single-collection-individual-covers-release-genre/67314)
**Author:** [@Mr8ball](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr8ball)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-large-single-collection-individual-covers-release-genre/67314 "2025-01-29T07:16:03Z")
Imagine a fil with no ID3 tags and filename is "ABBA - Waterlooooo.mp3" I would like to tag the file with correct artist, title, earliest release year if a single, the single cover, the genre and style from Discogs. It… --- ## [Anyone's having problem installing newest version in Linux?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyones-having-problem-installing-newest-version-in-linux/67323)
**Author:** [@pyc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pyc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyones-having-problem-installing-newest-version-in-linux/67323 "2025-01-29T06:46:54Z")
Up until now, there was no problem running it in Wine, but it seems it's not possible anymore: $ wine ./mp3tagv328-x64-setup.exe it looks like wine32 is missing, you should install it. as root, please execute "apt-get… --- ## [Cover Art - Option to Replace](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-option-to-replace/67313)
**Author:** [@pgh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-option-to-replace/67313 "2025-01-28T18:27:50Z")
the cover does not appear when I import data tags from Discogs even when I check the box to include. I previously checked the box "Not Replace" the cover, and now I can't find that page because I need to be able to repl… --- ## [A, An and The exclusion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-an-and-the-exclusion/67296)
**Author:** [@Gat3pm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gat3pm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-an-and-the-exclusion/67296 "2025-01-28T18:25:43Z")
Have this to remove a, an or the but want to keep them if not the first word of the string, Like in "2 The Hard Way" I would want to keep "The" in place in this instance or Like in "Maybe A Dingo Ate Your Baby" I w… --- ## [Remove sequel number from title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295)
**Author:** [@Gat3pm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gat3pm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-sequel-number-from-title/67295 "2025-01-28T07:18:27Z")
I am trying to change this: Big Monster 4: Blah Blah Blah to this Big Monster: Blah Blah Blah I thought using replace would do it, tried all kind of variations of what is down below. I basically want to take out sequ… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=33) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=35)