# Support

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## [Navigating folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/navigating-folders/3584)

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**Author:** [@Ghazi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ghazi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/navigating-folders/3584 "2006-07-22T15:52:17Z")

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I have my MP3 organised by album in a series of folders. I am using MP3tag to do a folder-to-folder clean-up of my tags. I am doing this using the Amazon lookup button. This works great! But I am sure there must be a…

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## [Genre list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-list/3582)

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**Author:** [@pilaar39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pilaar39)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-list/3582 "2006-07-21T18:36:25Z")

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Is there any way to add selections to the genre drop down list? I do a lot of audiobooks, and would like that genre (as well as some others) added to the list. Currently, I always have to type this into the genre box. I…

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## [advanced scripting and export functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/advanced-scripting-and-export-functions/3581)

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**Author:** [@cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cooterfrog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/advanced-scripting-and-export-functions/3581 "2006-07-21T15:47:09Z")

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ok here goes.I have 2 computers with itunes on both. I have an Ipod that I only sync with one of them but I often move musec between th pcs. one is my work pc. whe I rate my music at work I would like to move those ra…

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## [Can I rename folders with Mp3Tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-rename-folders-with-mp3tag/3572)

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**Author:** [@Zoofield](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zoofield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-rename-folders-with-mp3tag/3572 "2006-07-19T19:03:53Z")

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Can I rename folders with Mp3Tag? Example: \[%date%\] - %album% would be a nice feature if not. also an easier way to switch between subfolders and not.

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## [Secondary sort?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/secondary-sort/3571)

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**Author:** [@rvdc2006](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rvdc2006)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 6:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/secondary-sort/3571 "2006-07-19T06:28:02Z")

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I sorted my list of MP3s in Mp3tag v2.36a by artist. Maybe I’m missing something obvious, but is there a way to do a secondary sort by album? (So sort by album within artists.) By default, Mp3tag seems to do the seconda…

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## [Remove "(" and the characters that follow](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-and-the-characters-that-follow/3575)

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**Author:** [@Slimfoot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slimfoot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-and-the-characters-that-follow/3575 "2006-07-18T19:17:04Z")

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How do I make this: Cupido (Ft. Freddy Fender & Ri Look like this: Cupido My apologies for not knowing the action to fix this with. I have searched help section. Slim

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## [How to delete cover art based on quality???](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-delete-cover-art-based-on-quality/3574)

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**Author:** [@jhsmith](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jhsmith)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-delete-cover-art-based-on-quality/3574 "2006-07-18T13:22:45Z")

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I have a bunch of tracks with multiple covers resolutions embedded in the mp3 file, as I to update my collection as I find better quality scans. The problem is that these files have two or more covers with resolutions va…

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## [ID3v2.3 to ID3v2.4 conversion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-to-id3v2-4-conversion/3556)

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**Author:** [@paulgj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paulgj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-to-id3v2-4-conversion/3556 "2006-07-16T18:59:58Z")

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Hello, Forgive me if I missed the answer somewhere, but what is the simplest way to convert all the mp3 files in a directory from ID3v2.3 tags to ID3v2.4 tags? Thanks in advance

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## [Does Mp3tag work with Apple Lossless files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-work-with-apple-lossless-files/3543)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2006, 9:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-work-with-apple-lossless-files/3543 "2006-07-15T09:38:04Z")

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I’m not that familiar with the ALAC format, but I understand that it uses an MPEG-4 container and the same .m4a extension as AAC files.

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## [How to add "/ " to track field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-to-track-field/3552)

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**Author:** [@Boyron](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Boyron)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-to-track-field/3552 "2006-07-13T07:48:24Z")

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Hi, I am now in the process of transferring all my vinyl to pc, long job… I will be converting filename - tag using: %artist% - %album% - %track% - %title% The track will be 1 of 1, 1 of 2 e…

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## [Export only exports to TXT](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-only-exports-to-txt/3549)

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**Author:** [@anuvid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/anuvid)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-only-exports-to-txt/3549 "2006-07-12T04:07:52Z")

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When I first used the export function it allowed me to select HTML as the output. Then I added some new MTE plugins in the export folder which didn’t show up in the export options. No no export options show up at all - i…

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## [How do I remove a carriage return from a field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-remove-a-carriage-return-from-a-field/3550)

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**Author:** [@Bellfazar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bellfazar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-remove-a-carriage-return-from-a-field/3550 "2006-07-11T17:29:03Z")

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I have my comment fields formatted with multiple lines and it’s a tremendous pain to deal with in other applications, so what I’d like to do is convert all the comment fields to a single line that is comma delimited. My …

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## [2.36d And AMG Script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-36d-and-amg-script/3541)

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**Author:** [@GHammer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GHammer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-36d-and-amg-script/3541 "2006-07-10T13:44:39Z")

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After installing 2.36d I am unable to connect to allmusic using the AMG scripts. After clicking OK at the Search by: Album I get an error box: --------------------------- Mp3tag v2.36d --------------------------- Er…

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## [Delete Ending Space](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-ending-space/3545)

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**Author:** [@Kazaam](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kazaam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 9:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-ending-space/3545 "2006-07-10T09:51:57Z")

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Hi, someone can give me the regular expression to delete ending space(s). There is the expression to delete leading but not for ending. (Sorry for my bad language) Thanks :wink:

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## [CTRL+SHIFT+P Error when trying to create playlists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ctrl-shift-p-error-when-trying-to-create-playlists/3542)

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**Author:** [@ensign](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ensign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ctrl-shift-p-error-when-trying-to-create-playlists/3542 "2006-07-08T18:42:41Z")

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I’m trying to create playlists automatically in each of my mp3 folders using the CTRL+SHIFT+P method and it keeps crashing the program on me. Here’s my error log: =======================================================…

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## [Include cue for export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/include-cue-for-export/3537)

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**Author:** [@foo\_on\_air](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/foo_on_air)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/include-cue-for-export/3537 "2006-07-07T15:39:22Z")

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Hello, I try to create my own database from my music archive. The goal is to read file (size, length, path, etc) and tag information and export it to a file to continue with Access. Situation is that there are some albu…

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## [Tag case option](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-case-option/3438)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-case-option/3438 "2006-07-06T19:33:44Z")

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I’m using Mp3tag 2.36 and tagging Flac files with vorbis comments. I thought that there was an option to set the case of tags (not the data in a tag) to either upper, lower or mixed case. Was this removed at some point…

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## [converting filename to tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526)

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**Author:** [@somercamb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/somercamb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526 "2006-07-06T02:07:53Z")

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i did look for this answer before posting. I just DLed the the current version and am trying to convert my TAGs by having the program read the filenames, but when the box opens I cannot hit OK because it is dimmed and n…

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## [Mp3tag crashes when creating local freedb index](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-crashes-when-creating-local-freedb-index/3523)

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**Author:** [@ds1970](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ds1970)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 7:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-crashes-when-creating-local-freedb-index/3523 "2006-07-04T07:34:05Z")

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Hi all, I am using mp3.tag.exe version 2.36a (on WinXP SP1) and I wanted to create a local freedb instance. I downloaded the freedb database and extracted it to the file system. In the Options I stated the local freedb…

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## [Rename files and tags with specific name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-tags-with-specific-name/3521)

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**Author:** [@mickz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mickz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-tags-with-specific-name/3521 "2006-07-02T20:11:23Z")

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hey i was recommended this software to mess with tags and filenames… but i was wondering if i can remove a specific URL from TAG/Filenames ? Since i have many mp3s with urls on tag and on name… So it would be cool to jus…

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## [Move directories with other non-mp3 files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-directories-with-other-non-mp3-files/1955)

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**Author:** [@zambaretzu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zambaretzu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-directories-with-other-non-mp3-files/1955 "2006-07-02T18:43:14Z")

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Is there a way to take an album directory, and rename and move it (eg, c:\\music%artist% - %album%), keeping the mp3s together with the rest of the files in the folder (log file, artwork)?

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## [HTML Export Albumcounter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/html-export-albumcounter/3481)

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**Author:** [@Gondrikeshem](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gondrikeshem)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/html-export-albumcounter/3481 "2006-07-02T06:44:10Z")

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Hallo, ich möchte in meiner HTML Datei die Anzahl der Alben und eventuell die Anzahl der verschiedenen Interpreten anzeigen lassen. (Ich benutze die mte - Datei von squonk, wo in einer Kopfzeile jeweils die Anzahl der …

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## [ACTION: PROMPTING for VALUE / RENAMING FILES](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-prompting-for-value-renaming-files/3513)

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**Author:** [@bellyman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bellyman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-prompting-for-value-renaming-files/3513 "2006-07-01T14:57:28Z")

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Found this app recently and looks very good. An extra bonus would be to allow a command-line system - via scripts. Two questions today are: (A) I typically download shows that are about 2 hours and then cut them down …

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## [building my own tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/building-my-own-tags/3512)

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**Author:** [@chelmerville](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chelmerville)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/building-my-own-tags/3512 "2006-07-01T11:23:43Z")

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Hi, First of all - What a great Program!!! I’m sure I can get it to do what I want it to do, but so far - no luck. First a bit of background. A store in the UK (Argos) is selling the Venturer 40GB MP3 player for the am…

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## [Is it possible to tag based on directory?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-tag-based-on-directory/3511)

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**Author:** [@GitarooMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GitarooMan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-tag-based-on-directory/3511 "2006-06-30T17:47:16Z")

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I don’t have any of my files tagged because I keep them in Artist/Album directories. Is it possible to have the program tag my files based on this?

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## [Several Ideas](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/several-ideas/3502)

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**Author:** [@Zlobomir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zlobomir)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/several-ideas/3502 "2006-06-30T08:47:24Z")

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Hello all, Congrats for the great program, it really rocks! I still have several ideas: Add an option for a vertical tag field (up/below song list, at user’s choice for all the guys with tiny screens like me). If …

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## [Can't see tags in anytag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-tags-in-anytag/3316)

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**Author:** [@josefec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/josefec)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-see-tags-in-anytag/3316 "2006-06-29T03:24:52Z")

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I have a problem with MP3Tag… I can’t see tags saved by MP3Tag in the anytag extension for Total Commander… Don’t you know where the mistake can be?

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## [Tag-\>Filename works but doesn't move album covers!!!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-works-but-doesnt-move-album-covers/3504)

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**Author:** [@BigLoadGear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BigLoadGear)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-works-but-doesnt-move-album-covers/3504 "2006-06-28T14:02:02Z")

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So I know how to use Tag-\>filename perfectly (for renaming directories where mp3s are located) is there a way though to auto move the album covers (labeled folder.jpg) in each folder also.

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## [Odd Characters In Certain ID3V3 Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-characters-in-certain-id3v3-tags/3441)

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**Author:** [@GHammer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GHammer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-characters-in-certain-id3v3-tags/3441 "2006-06-25T11:55:15Z")

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When I save ID3V2 to mp3s using 2.35 through to 2.36c I get odd characters in only the InvolvedPeople tags. I have changed the encoding (tried all 3) of the ID3V2 tags, erased all tags and retagged from AMG. 猀猀椀猀琀愀渀渀最椀渀…

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## [How To Remove Artist In Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-artist-in-title/3486)

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**Author:** [@Slimfoot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slimfoot)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-artist-in-title/3486 "2006-06-24T12:41:34Z")

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I apologize in advance, but I’ve spent 1 hour trying to figure this out. My Titles look like this: “Ernest Tubb / I Saw The Light”. How can I remove the / and what ever precedes it? Mighty fine software, by the way. Sl…

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