# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=390

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## [Mp3tag v2.36a - Failure of launch with directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-36a-failure-of-launch-with-directory/4059)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-36a-failure-of-launch-with-directory/4059 "2006-11-25T14:01:50Z")

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Is the mp3tag command-line interface documented anywhere? Else, an anyone tell me how to fix the following command line: “C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe” “C:\\dir” so that it loads the dir? As it stands, it fails t…

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## [Removing extra Fields but save the cover?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-extra-fields-but-save-the-cover/4099)

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**Author:** [@nohart](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nohart)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-extra-fields-but-save-the-cover/4099 "2006-11-25T13:01:13Z")

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I created a new Action. I selected 'Remove fields except" and added - artist;album;year;track;genre;comment;unsynchedlyrics This way I can save only the main fields and get rid of the extended fields I dont want. But I c…

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## [One .jpg per folder!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/one-jpg-per-folder/4103)

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**Author:** [@gitcheye](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gitcheye)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/one-jpg-per-folder/4103 "2006-11-25T12:25:01Z")

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I am trying to extract album art from my collection so that I have one .jpg per album in each folder. When I use the built in import from file method, i get one .jpg per song. Is their a different string I could use?

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## [ID3V1 vs ID3V2](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v1-vs-id3v2/4085)

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**Author:** [@williammattern](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/williammattern)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v1-vs-id3v2/4085 "2006-11-23T21:32:21Z")

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I am using MP3TAG v2.36a. I have a music program that needs my MP3 files in tag format version 1. Can I save the MP3 files as ID3V1 instead of ID3V2. If so how?

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## [Batch extract art from embedded MP3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-extract-art-from-embedded-mp3/3993)

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**Author:** [@gitcheye](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gitcheye)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-extract-art-from-embedded-mp3/3993 "2006-11-23T15:54:39Z")

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I have 1300 CDs ripped in MP3 format. There are no singles in this collection. Every track has the original album art. I attached the art using J River Media Center. This software allows you to store the tag in the f…

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## [WMP 11 Beta 2](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-11-beta-2/3877)

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**Author:** [@Louie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Louie)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-11-beta-2/3877 "2006-11-22T00:11:14Z")

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First of all... great software! Heres the prob... After tagging my files... I played them on WMP 11 Beta 2... And then some of the files displays this message... Also, I tried playing my files in itunes and foobar. …

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## [Show that an album has a playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-that-an-album-has-a-playlist/4088)

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**Author:** [@Comocho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Comocho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-that-an-album-has-a-playlist/4088 "2006-11-21T15:00:32Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using this program for months now and from searching through the forum found the “Show that a track has album art” http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=3320&hl= I’m currently using it to go throu…

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## [TIME and TSIZ](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/time-and-tsiz/4081)

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**Author:** [@golbez](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/golbez)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/time-and-tsiz/4081 "2006-11-21T13:30:27Z")

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Is there anyway i can edit TIME and TSIZ ?? Cause i used to edit them with this programm, but the latest version wont reconize them anymore… As far as I got it, they are unsupported ID3v2 tags… but I really need them for…

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## [Recalling Special Filter Configurations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recalling-special-filter-configurations/4086)

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**Author:** [@djRickMitchell](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djRickMitchell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recalling-special-filter-configurations/4086 "2022-04-14T05:39:01Z")

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This might be possible already, but I just can’t figure it out. There have been times I’ve typed in some pretty complicated rules for a FILTER with MP3tag, and then a week or so later find myself re-typing and configuri…

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## [1 - format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1-format/4071)

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**Author:** [@arquidiocesano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arquidiocesano)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1-format/4071 "2006-11-16T23:07:23Z")

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Im Arquidiocesano. How I must to have for eliminate the prefix with the format “1 - Handel…” for ten or more files? Thanks and best regards.

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## [Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/3988)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/3988 "2006-11-16T09:58:35Z")

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I’ve been using mp3tag for over a year and am delighted with it… but one thing still puzzles me: why using an Action am I allowed to edit tags etc. but not to import tags from a taglist files, set filenames from tags etc…

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## [corrupted mp3 files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-mp3-files/4036)

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**Author:** [@waycoolJR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/waycoolJR)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-mp3-files/4036 "2006-11-16T06:55:24Z")

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I have been using Mp3tag for quite some time without any trouble. Recently I was retagging a group of files. Later when trying to play the files that had been re-tagged I discovered that most of them were corrupt and w…

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## [Script to Capitalize Letter after Quotation Marks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-to-capitalize-letter-after-quotation-marks/4061)

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**Author:** [@fcastro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fcastro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-to-capitalize-letter-after-quotation-marks/4061 "2006-11-16T05:30:08Z")

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Hi everyone, Wondering if someone knew how to capitalize the first letter after a quotation mark. For example: original file; Jay - Hustler “dj clue remix” correct output: Jay - Hustler “Dj clue remix” I think it ha…

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## [Mp3tag v2.37a - Failure of \[ and \] in format string](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-37a-failure-of-and-in-format-string/4067)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-37a-failure-of-and-in-format-string/4067 "2006-11-15T22:20:28Z")

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I find that \[ and \] characters in “Tag - Filename” format string are deleted from the result. Known bug? Any chance of a fix? PS On the change of menu “freedb” to “Tag Sources”… good move! Much clearer.

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## [Moving Mp3Tag to another system](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-mp3tag-to-another-system/4066)

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**Author:** [@pilaar39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pilaar39)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-mp3tag-to-another-system/4066 "2006-11-15T20:04:48Z")

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I want to move my Mp3Tag program over to another system, but wish to keep all the scripts and actions I currently have. This also includes all the information preloaded in dropdown lists. Is this possible, and if so, is…

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## [Questions regarding portable installation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/questions-regarding-portable-installation/4058)

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**Author:** [@deztiny](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deztiny)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/questions-regarding-portable-installation/4058 "2006-11-15T20:01:50Z")

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Hi, i was very supprised and happy to read that you added a portable installation. Cause thats just what i wanted to ask for in the forum. It’s really annoying to take care about defined actions and configurations on va…

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## [ZLOB-VU found in mp3taguninstall??](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zlob-vu-found-in-mp3taguninstall/4044)

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**Author:** [@bouton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bouton)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zlob-vu-found-in-mp3taguninstall/4044 "2006-11-12T19:55:33Z")

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Ran my sophos virus checker on the system today and it popped up that it had found ZLOB-VU in mp3taguninstall.exe (v 2.37a downloaded and installed yesterday). Tell me it is a false positive - please! PS great program! …

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## [Strip ID3 tags, leave Vorbis tags on FLAC?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-id3-tags-leave-vorbis-tags-on-flac/2419)

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**Author:** [@Newbielicious](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Newbielicious)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-id3-tags-leave-vorbis-tags-on-flac/2419 "2006-11-12T18:38:38Z")

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I have a bunch of FLAC files that have Vorbis, ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags. When I “cut” the tags off of the files MP3Tag cuts only the Vorbis tag leaving both ID3 tags intact. I want to accomplish the opposite, removing the …

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## [id3v2.3 vs id3v2.4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/4042)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-vs-id3v2-4/4042 "2006-11-11T18:32:39Z")

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Is there anything that indicates to an application which version of id3v2 tag is written to a file - 2.3 or 2.4? Or is the only difference between the two versions the “native” frames? Let’s say I’ve configured Mp3tag …

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## [Sometimes MP3Tag refuses to start, and must be re-installed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sometimes-mp3tag-refuses-to-start-and-must-be-re-installed/4022)

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**Author:** [@DennyL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DennyL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sometimes-mp3tag-refuses-to-start-and-must-be-re-installed/4022 "2006-11-11T11:54:37Z")

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I have been using MP3Tag for about two months, and find it a very useful piece of software. Three times since I have been using it the software has refused to start, but has instead displayed a large dialogue in German, …

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## [Copy Tag Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field/4024)

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**Author:** [@njsoper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/njsoper)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field/4024 "2006-11-11T08:40:08Z")

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Is there a method of copying the data from one Tag field (e.g. ALBUM ARTIST) to another (e.g. BAND). I could do this individually but it would take me hours. The reason I need this is that I accidentally deleted the BAND…

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## [Conditionally add, remove or change a tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditionally-add-remove-or-change-a-tag/4041)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditionally-add-remove-or-change-a-tag/4041 "2006-11-10T22:33:25Z")

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Is there a way to conditionally add or remove a tag based upon either its value or the existance of the tag itself? Similarly, I’d like to be able to conditionally modify tags based their value. Some actions I’d like t…

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## [Keep losing my saved format constructs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-losing-my-saved-format-constructs/4029)

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**Author:** [@miles\_muso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miles_muso)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-losing-my-saved-format-constructs/4029 "2006-11-10T16:13:27Z")

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Although I’ve been assured that after constructing a conversion format (and using it at least once) it will be available from the dropdown menu when I click convert tag-filename, filename-tag, tag-tag, etc, my carefully …

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## [where is usrfields.ini?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-usrfields-ini/4039)

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**Author:** [@miles\_muso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miles_muso)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-is-usrfields-ini/4039 "2006-11-10T14:05:38Z")

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Hi all, Further to my recent post, and also another regarding storage of user data, I looked for usrfields.ini and couldn’t find it anywhere in c:\\program files\\mp3tag (or anywhere else on my c drive, for that matter.) …

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## [Moving images along with MP3s](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-images-along-with-mp3s/3967)

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**Author:** [@shucks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shucks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-images-along-with-mp3s/3967 "2006-11-10T00:21:11Z")

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When I’m done editing tags I use “Format value “\_FILENAME”: h:\\musik%genre%%artist%%album%%track% %title%” to move & rename in one easy move. However this leaves the newly added album art (kept in the folder as folder.jp…

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## [String search in tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-search-in-tag/4033)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chris_J)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-search-in-tag/4033 "2006-11-09T16:16:57Z")

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Hi all, please help. I have a two fold problem. I am trying to search for a specific character string, in this instance (CD 1), in the “ALBUM” tag. I wish to copy the disc # into the “DISC #” tag and remove the searched…

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## [Custom Genre and Saving Issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-genre-and-saving-issue/4018)

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**Author:** [@wrbird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wrbird)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-genre-and-saving-issue/4018 "2006-11-07T01:25:24Z")

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I’m using MP3TAP 2.32a (because I’m still running Windows ME) can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong? I’ve created a new genre in the Tools \>\> Options \>\> Genre. I select my files that I want to change the genre. I go…

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## [ORIGYEAR Mapping](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/origyear-mapping/4004)

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**Author:** [@defect](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/defect)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/origyear-mapping/4004 "2006-11-06T13:32:01Z")

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Curious: does Mp3Tag’s ORIGYEAR alias map to the id3v2 ‘Original Release Time’ field? According to the online help, ORIGYEAR only maps to the id3v1 TORY field which was changed to TDOR in id3v2. If this functionality is …

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## [Question regarding changelog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-regarding-changelog/4020)

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**Author:** [@pesol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pesol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-regarding-changelog/4020 "2006-11-06T09:26:57Z")

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hi, in the change log for 2.37a it says: "CHG: program settings are stored in mp3tag.cfg now" In my profile folder however, I still have the data + export folders as well as the zip file and on top I know have the mp3t…

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## [another playlist batch creation question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-playlist-batch-creation-question/4005)

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**Author:** [@0perator](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/0perator)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-playlist-batch-creation-question/4005 "2006-11-05T09:17:36Z")

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Hello, I read all present forum search results for “playlist” and got the feeling, that my task may succeed with mp3tag, but I failed to figure out how. I have folders with one mp3 album in each and I want to create se…

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