# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=372

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## [Need art as folder.jpeg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-art-as-folder-jpeg/5997)

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**Author:** [@Optomisticsi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Optomisticsi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-art-as-folder-jpeg/5997 "2008-01-02T19:12:25Z")

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I’ve got mp3tag to export embedded artwork ok, but it’s exporting and naming it after the album it was exported from. I need the exported artwork to be simply called “folder.jpeg”, anyone know how I can do this? The for…

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## [Help writing a Regular Expression](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-writing-a-regular-expression/5998)

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**Author:** [@im2bob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/im2bob)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-writing-a-regular-expression/5998 "2008-01-01T22:27:15Z")

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I accidentally ended up with a bunch of files named like this: Unknown - Songname.mp3 I need to remove the leading "Unknown - " I know this is an easy Regex but I am new to this an desperately need to fix these file …

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## [Can't write ID3v1 only](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-id3v1-only/5988)

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**Author:** [@spaarks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spaarks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-write-id3v1-only/5988 "2008-01-01T09:21:53Z")

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My MP3 HiFi (Panasonic) only recognises ID3v1 alone (not if also ID3v2). So I want to change my collection to ID3v1 only, deleting ID3v2 and APE tags. I have mp3 tag settings : Read ID3v1, ID3v2, APE Write ID3v1 Rem…

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## [Renaming album art file extension within IDtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-album-art-file-extension-within-idtag/5994)

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**Author:** [@grooverdude](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grooverdude)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-album-art-file-extension-within-idtag/5994 "2008-01-01T09:11:49Z")

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Hi, I tried searching my problem, so I hope this is not a duplicate post… After many hours, I have determined that my MP3 player needs to have a maximum album art size of 300 x 300 and with a file extension of JPG (it’…

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## [Track number from Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-from-filename/5992)

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**Author:** [@athegn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/athegn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-from-filename/5992 "2008-01-01T08:26:51Z")

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My filenames are in the format:- nn title.mp3 e.g 01 Big Foot.mp3 I want nn to become the tag Track. So I think I need the following:- $left(%Filename%,2) When highlight the “track” Column, for a file, then click on…

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## [Feature Request: executing singe action groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-executing-singe-action-groups/3244)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-executing-singe-action-groups/3244 "2007-12-31T13:28:42Z")

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I have about 20 total actions defined. Some I use nearly every time, and some I use rarely. I usually have 6 to 8 actions selected (checked) at all times and make only small changes to which actions are selected, depen…

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## [Getting covers for files without a tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-covers-for-files-without-a-tag/5966)

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**Author:** [@ERDi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ERDi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-covers-for-files-without-a-tag/5966 "2007-12-31T01:14:46Z")

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Hi everyone! A friend of mine just send me almost 5GB of music, unluckily without tags… is there a possibility to get all the album names and covers for the songs just by there name? Thanks a lot! Jan

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## [Cover Art Colors Reverse in iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-colors-reverse-in-itunes/5987)

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**Author:** [@dkirby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dkirby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-colors-reverse-in-itunes/5987 "2007-12-30T16:43:43Z")

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I just added cover art to a couple of Maria Schneider albums I purchased on Artistshare. When you buy an album on Artistshare, it comes with CD booklets and trays in pdf format. Using Acrobat Standard 8.1 I cropped the…

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## [Mp3tag not showing tag informaton](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-showing-tag-informaton/5982)

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**Author:** [@lordofpine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lordofpine)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-showing-tag-informaton/5982 "2007-12-30T11:51:58Z")

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It is showing there is a tag in tag column and is showing codec bitrate ect. but is not showing artist albumn and title information I know exist. Can you tell me why it is not being displayed

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## [Folder Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-help/5984)

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**Author:** [@HutchyUK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HutchyUK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-help/5984 "2007-12-30T10:40:45Z")

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Im stuck guys, please can you help… This is for my Ipod. All of these tracks are from various artist compilations. I would like to do the following; Artist = Track artist Title = Track title Album = Compilation tit…

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## [Split Filename -\> Different Tag Fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-filename-different-tag-fields/5983)

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**Author:** [@HutchyUK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HutchyUK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-filename-different-tag-fields/5983 "2007-12-30T09:16:38Z")

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Hi guys, I really need your help. Ive always tagged my MP3s as Filename -\> Tag Title as thats what my car headunit reads. Ive just recently bought an ipod which obviously reads the artist, title and album tag fields as…

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## [System Crash](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/system-crash/5969)

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**Author:** [@merleau97](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/merleau97)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/system-crash/5969 "2007-12-29T16:38:53Z")

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A few minutes ago I was working on my tags and the program froze. Ever since then an error box pops up saying something in German (it’s a gray box with a red ‘x’ in the top left-hand corner). I tried uninstalling it an…

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## [Export to custom playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-custom-playlist/5970)

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**Author:** [@polobunny](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/polobunny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-custom-playlist/5970 "2007-12-28T17:40:06Z")

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Hello, First I want to say I really enjoy mp3tag. It’s a superb application and I keep finding uses for it. Lately I wanted to start using the export function as I have tons BUT really TONS of albums to organize and cr…

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## [Global copy from field to field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/global-copy-from-field-to-field/5964)

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**Author:** [@Fortuitous](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fortuitous)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/global-copy-from-field-to-field/5964 "2007-12-27T23:36:46Z")

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Hi gang, Pleased and impressed newbie here. Let me know where I missed this in the documentation: For each file in a folder, I would like to copy whatever is in the Artist field to the Comment field. Consider a Beatl…

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## [Song Names being Changed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-names-being-changed/5941)

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**Author:** [@Rollercoast19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rollercoast19)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-names-being-changed/5941 "2007-12-27T21:09:52Z")

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I am not sure if this is a problem with MP3tag v2.39 or Amazon, but when I use Amazon.com as a Tag Source it changes the name of the song. Here is what I do: I put the album name in. I click the correct artist. I cli…

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## [%composer% & %writer%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/composer-writer/5960)

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**Author:** [@guruboolez](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/guruboolez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/composer-writer/5960 "2007-12-27T08:46:15Z")

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Hello, I have an irritating problem with mp3tag (tested with 2.39k but also occured some months ago with previous beta). My library is in AAC format (\*.m4a) and was tagged with foobar2000. The problem comes from %comp…

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## [File and Folder Renaming.. And Other General Questions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-and-folder-renaming-and-other-general-questions/5907)

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**Author:** [@t0t](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/t0t)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-and-folder-renaming-and-other-general-questions/5907 "2007-12-25T15:19:04Z")

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Hey guys, this is my very first time using mp3tag and I was wondering if you guys could help me figure some stuff out. For starters I am using the newest version of mp3 tag(v 2.39) and am obviously a novice user. Well, …

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## ["Remove tags" doesn't remove?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tags-doesnt-remove/5940)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tags-doesnt-remove/5940 "2007-12-25T15:11:23Z")

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Florian, you might want to have a look into a thread at MusicIP. User “urlwolf” had the problem of a “tag mish-mash” and I suggested deciding on one “standard” and rewriting the tags using MP3Tag. As far as I know, MP3T…

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## [Question for Florian !](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-for-florian/5934)

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**Author:** [@jce2005](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jce2005)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-for-florian/5934 "2007-12-23T17:32:39Z")

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Hi Florian, Congratulations to a “really” good program. I just recently got into MP3Tag and still exploring all it’s capabilities, so I’d like to ask you a couple of questions : I try to use 300x300 or even higher ( …

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## [Crash Log](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/crash-log/5931)

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**Author:** [@Hubird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hubird)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/crash-log/5931 "2007-12-23T08:18:41Z")

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I am using the latest development version of mp3tag (2.39j) and it has been crashing a bit while downloading track info from amazon (not every time). I always report the crashes to microsoft although I don’t know if this…

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## [Saved Lyrics in Tag field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saved-lyrics-in-tag-field/5935)

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**Author:** [@jthhoekstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jthhoekstra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saved-lyrics-in-tag-field/5935 "2007-12-22T19:24:23Z")

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Hello, Great program i’m considering a donation but I have still a glitch in the use of the program… With the custom added tag ‘UNSYNCEDLYRICS’ I put in a songtext and after saving the file it plays (and shows) the lyr…

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## [Clear all files from view](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clear-all-files-from-view/5930)

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**Author:** [@bootleg86](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bootleg86)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clear-all-files-from-view/5930 "2007-12-21T21:31:36Z")

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Hi, After editing a directory, I would like to clear all files from my view. How do I do that? This is because my mp3s are all over the place, and I like to drag and drop them into mp3tag. Thanks

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## [Album from Path over network](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-from-path-over-network/5924)

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**Author:** [@athegn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/athegn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-from-path-over-network/5924 "2007-12-20T16:55:51Z")

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I am trying to create the “Album” tag from the file name. However this is across a network. The Path is:- \\MUSIC\\User (K)\\MP3\_128\\Filename\\ If I use Convert \> Filename - Tag will this add the “album” tag to all 4000+ t…

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## [Album Art Problem with WMP](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-problem-with-wmp/5918)

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**Author:** [@jce2005](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jce2005)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-problem-with-wmp/5918 "2007-12-19T23:47:13Z")

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Hi, does anyone experiences problems with embedding Album Art into MP3’s ? I used MP3Tag 2.39f and everything was fine. I could drag&drop .jpg files to the AlbumArt section and Windows Media Player 11 as well as the new…

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## ["no suitable entry"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-suitable-entry/5908)

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**Author:** [@journeyman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/journeyman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-suitable-entry/5908 "2007-12-18T15:29:47Z")

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Hi guys. I want to ask a question: during the first time using Mp3tag, got a greek compilation with FreeDB-ID fd122813(travelogue cd1) that is the one i want to use. I ripped this CD in a laptop with Greek WinXP, but Mp…

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## [Is Field 'BAND' still labeled 'ALBUMARTIST' in Field Listings?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-field-band-still-labeled-albumartist-in-field-listings/5909)

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**Author:** [@TXTonyL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TXTonyL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-field-band-still-labeled-albumartist-in-field-listings/5909 "2007-12-18T04:46:49Z")

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I downloaded and installed v2.39i; mainly to fix a compatability problem with my player software (QMP), which uses the field ALBUMARTIST in its media library and thus was giving me duplicate tags named as such in version…

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## [Convert ID3v2.2 (ID3v2.2) to ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-id3v2-2-id3v2-2-to-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3/5887)

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**Author:** [@athegn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/athegn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-id3v2-2-id3v2-2-to-id3v2-3-id3v1-id3v2-3/5887 "2007-12-17T22:01:35Z")

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I converted, using some audio software called Switch, 4700+ tracks from various bitrates (MP3 320, 192 CBR/VBR and FLAC) to Mp3/128CBR. However not many of the tags came across on conversion. This could be a problem with…

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## [Viewing Multiple Values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-multiple-values/5886)

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**Author:** [@NukeChief](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NukeChief)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-multiple-values/5886 "2007-12-16T23:44:56Z")

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I read the topics concerning adding multiple values to a field, such as, “Dave Matthews\\Tim Reynolds” for ARTIST. The problem I am experiencing is that when I do this, the only ARTIST visible is the last one I list, so …

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## [Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename/5884)

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**Author:** [@YankoMustang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/YankoMustang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename/5884 "2007-12-16T20:19:40Z")

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I know that this has just been posted but I need a beginners version, how do I remove numbers from filenames and how do I remove under scores from file names? …

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## [not saving id3v2 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-saving-id3v2-tags/5903)

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**Author:** [@muzak29](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/muzak29)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-saving-id3v2-tags/5903 "2007-12-16T20:16:40Z")

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hello everyone! i’m hoping someone can help me out. i’m using mp3tag to try to create and save a massive list of mp3s’ tags (both id3v1 and v2.) for some reason it keeps saving the v1 tags but not the v2 ones. this is re…

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