# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=399

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## [WMA Playing Problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wma-playing-problem/3014)

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**Author:** [@nase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nase)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wma-playing-problem/3014 "2006-03-08T00:43:39Z")

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Hello After changing the wma tags i cannot play the wma files in winamp (Version 5.2)anymore. In Windows Media Player (Version 10) they play without any problem. It is also not possible to convert them with dbPowerAmp t…

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## [x/xx track format in 2.35b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-xx-track-format-in-2-35b/2889)

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**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-xx-track-format-in-2-35b/2889 "2006-03-07T19:11:56Z")

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Florian - How are you intending the x/xx format to work in 2.35b? In iTunes I see the track and total number of tracks in two fields, MP3Tag obviously now shows them in one. Also - when I edit the track & total track …

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## [Delete something like "/second artist name"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-something-like-second-artist-name/3004)

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**Author:** [@DamNick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DamNick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-something-like-second-artist-name/3004 "2006-03-06T19:04:57Z")

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If a track has 2 artists then the wmp 10 makes the tag artist looks like "Anastacia and Seether/Seether" I want to delete the "/Seether" In other words i want to delete everything after (and) the "/" How can i do tha…

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## [Total number of tracks?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-number-of-tracks/3006)

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**Author:** [@Eyesight](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eyesight)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-number-of-tracks/3006 "2006-03-06T07:27:23Z")

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Hi there, could anyone help me with following tag I would like to apply? %artist% - $num(%track%,2) of “total number of tracks” - %title% I need to find the expression which should replace the text in quotes to get fil…

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## [Saving tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tags/3000)

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**Author:** [@cybershadow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cybershadow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tags/3000 "2006-03-04T18:12:26Z")

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I have some music files for which I created new tags (for classification purposes). However, when I save these tags, the timestamp and filesize of the music files do not change. This would lead me to belive that the ne…

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## [Saving in subdirectories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-in-subdirectories/2999)

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**Author:** [@Sneltrekker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sneltrekker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-in-subdirectories/2999 "2006-03-04T15:01:54Z")

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I used Musicbrainz Picard for ages until it somehow stopped working today, so I switched to MP3tag v.2.35. I have one question though, since I can’t find a certain option. All my music is by albums. I don’t get single …

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## [Playlist and Unicode tags problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-and-unicode-tags-problem/2997)

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**Author:** [@jumbohotdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jumbohotdog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-and-unicode-tags-problem/2997 "2006-03-04T09:48:24Z")

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Hi, I’m having a problem creating m3u playlists with Unicode tagged mp3s. I get ??? in the m3u file when I open it in notepad. It doesn’t seem to be writing the filename correctly into the file. Can someone help me wi…

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## [export template tweaking](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-template-tweaking/2989)

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**Author:** [@nickyrock](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nickyrock)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-template-tweaking/2989 "2006-03-04T09:06:02Z")

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I’m trying to modify an export template so it will automatically point to a playlist in a sub-directory, named the same as the sub-directory. this works fine if all playlists are named playlist.m3u using this string: a …

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## [Corrupted Freedb data](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-freedb-data/2990)

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**Author:** [@drbob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/drbob)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-freedb-data/2990 "2006-03-03T06:57:09Z")

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mp3tag corrupts track data from Freedb when they contain cyrillic characters. The data in the database is correct, I checked it with another program.

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## [How to put return carriage in format value action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-put-return-carriage-in-format-value-action/2986)

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**Author:** [@jumbohotdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jumbohotdog)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-put-return-carriage-in-format-value-action/2986 "2006-03-02T08:55:34Z")

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I’m trying to put a two line comment in the comment field using the format value action. . How do I put a return carriage when using the format value action? I can’t seem to put a return carraige using the forma value a…

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## [Code conversion issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/code-conversion-issue/2982)

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**Author:** [@vergad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vergad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/code-conversion-issue/2982 "2006-03-01T09:50:21Z")

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Hello everyone! I just started using mp3tag, and find it amazingly efficient! I only had a little issue: Some of my mp3s have both unicode and iso8859-7 (greek) fields. When I try to convert tags to unicode, the fields…

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## [Getting little squares in Amazon searches](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-little-squares-in-amazon-searches/2975)

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**Author:** [@jumbohotdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jumbohotdog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-little-squares-in-amazon-searches/2975 "2006-02-28T08:23:08Z")

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Hello, I’ve just discovered what a great tool MP3Tag is and I just to say great job, Florian! Thank you very much for developing this tool! I’ve been experimenting a bit and I’ve discovered a little problem that I’m tr…

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## [DevBuild: Problem with "ID3v2 if ID3v1 too small"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/devbuild-problem-with-id3v2-if-id3v1-too-small/2952)

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**Author:** [@krokan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krokan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 9:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/devbuild-problem-with-id3v2-if-id3v1-too-small/2952 "2006-02-27T09:32:26Z")

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Hi !! I have problem with this: "ID3v2 only if ID3v1 too small if enabled, Mp3tag writes ONLY an ID3v2 tag, if the information in the tag input fields exceeds the limitations of the ID3v1 tag." I used the latest vers…

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## [MP3  WMA inconsistency](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-wma-inconsistency/2941)

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**Author:** [@Willcain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Willcain)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-wma-inconsistency/2941 "2006-02-27T09:28:09Z")

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I am trying to create WMA files to put into my Media Centre which uses Media player v 10 to play them. If I update the Band field on MP3 files all is well but if I try it with WMA files then the Band appears in MP3tag b…

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## [v2.35f adding carriage returns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-35f-adding-carriage-returns/2965)

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**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-35f-adding-carriage-returns/2965 "2006-02-26T19:05:02Z")

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Florian - Any tag that is updated in v2.35f is displaying visible carriage returns (shows as a small box) in both iTunes & Winamp.

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## [Remove square brackets](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-square-brackets/2968)

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**Author:** [@droseman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/droseman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-square-brackets/2968 "2006-02-26T12:45:07Z")

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Hi, I have many files where the title tag is missing, and is just reported as the filename tag - e.g Filename \[William Orbit\]-Ravel Pavane, Ttitle \[William Orbit\]-Ravel Pavane Is it possible to remove all the text with…

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## [can i get some help with discnumber](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-get-some-help-with-discnumber/2961)

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**Author:** [@playwithfire](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/playwithfire)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2006, 8:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-get-some-help-with-discnumber/2961 "2006-02-26T08:46:46Z")

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Hello I’ve been a long time user of MP3 tag, but just had the need to register, cause i have a question I am trying to move all my multi-CD albums into one folder, and just have my files named the following way \[discnu…

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## [Can playback of music files be turned off?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-playback-of-music-files-be-turned-off/2966)

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**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-playback-of-music-files-be-turned-off/2966 "2006-02-25T23:32:19Z")

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Is there a way to disable the double-click action of launching music files? This is something of an annoyance when I’m trying to edit Title tags in the column display and mistakenly double-click the file. In the column…

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## [freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb/2937)

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**Author:** [@evalachovic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evalachovic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb/2937 "2006-02-21T09:10:06Z")

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When I use Freedb and use “determine from selection” it returns @ 20 items, but none of them are close to file I have downloaded over the internet. What am I doing wrong? Is there an easier way to get this information …

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## [Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art/2938)

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**Author:** [@jacobk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jacobk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art/2938 "2006-02-21T09:08:49Z")

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I must be super blind, but I’ve looked everywhere I can think of and haven’t figured out how to add album art. Could someone tell me how I can add album art to files so it shows up in iTunes?

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## [BPM help pls!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bpm-help-pls/2936)

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**Author:** [@redeye93](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/redeye93)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bpm-help-pls/2936 "2006-02-21T00:59:20Z")

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Hey guys new to the forum and new to MP3Tag. Great product! I’m a DJ and was wondering if there was a way using actions or some other function within the software to get rid of the 2 digits after the decimal point in a…

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## [Remove Tags + OGG files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tags-ogg-files/2901)

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**Author:** [@Kaminari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kaminari)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-tags-ogg-files/2901 "2006-02-20T11:16:14Z")

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Hello, I like MP3tag and have been using it for quite some time. I decided today to clean up my MP3 collection and mass-remove all the obsolete ID3v1 tags via the Files\> Remove Tags option. It worked perfectly… except t…

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## [id3 tag version ..?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tag-version/2922)

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**Author:** [@mojomuse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mojomuse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tag-version/2922 "2006-02-18T17:24:24Z")

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hi, can’t seem to find any info on this, but basically, just wondered how mp3tag handles the older tag format …? as far as i can tell, it defaults to v2 (i.e. this is the one you can see/edit) and presumably changes v1…

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## [wma tag problems](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wma-tag-problems/2925)

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**Author:** [@tikbalang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tikbalang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wma-tag-problems/2925 "2006-02-18T15:09:31Z")

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i can’t read/write wma tags. i’m using mp3tag v2.35 on win2kpro (media player 6.4). i copied gdiplus.dll to mp3tag folder to stop it from complaining. thanks in advance.

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## [Scripting advice](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-advice/2911)

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**Author:** [@Snykch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Snykch)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-advice/2911 "2006-02-17T17:35:52Z")

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I can’t work this out so I’ll ask after all Here’s a section of code from Dano’s discogs script # Publisher outputto "publisher" findline "\<tr\>\<td align=right\>Label:\</td\>\<td\>" joinuntil "\</td\>\</tr\>" killtag "\*" regexpr…

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## [In Actions what to use for separation?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-actions-what-to-use-for-separation/2914)

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**Author:** [@Dolphine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dolphine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-actions-what-to-use-for-separation/2914 "2006-02-17T15:27:18Z")

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eg. case conversion - words begin from/after any of: do we use ; or : or , to separate? I’m not sure! eg DJ, MC, etc ? thanks also one other thing… How Do I get words where there is eg S.O.S to remain like that? Cu…

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## [Removing WWW addresses from MP3 filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-www-addresses-from-mp3-filenames/2865)

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**Author:** [@wh0re6asm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wh0re6asm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-www-addresses-from-mp3-filenames/2865 "2006-02-17T14:55:29Z")

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Hello, I’m a new user of this great software and i searched across this forum to find an answer for my question but i didn’t found a specific one. So, my problem is that i have a lot of mp3 files named ARTIST - SONGTIT…

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## [no support for ID3v2 tags in Tau True Audio?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-support-for-id3v2-tags-in-tau-true-audio/2877)

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**Author:** [@inzmamon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/inzmamon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-support-for-id3v2-tags-in-tau-true-audio/2877 "2006-02-14T18:52:54Z")

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Hi, I discovered TTA format recently and I like it. I’ve been working with Audiograbber so far and encoding to FLAC using external 1.1.2 encoder from FLAC. This combination supports ID3v2 tags with no problem: Audiogra…

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## [Sort by alphabetically-grouped artist folders?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-alphabetically-grouped-artist-folders/2897)

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**Author:** [@EnriqueP](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/EnriqueP)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-alphabetically-grouped-artist-folders/2897 "2006-02-14T18:36:00Z")

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Hello, everybody. I use Mp3Tag to maintain my MP3 collection, that has now grown to include files from 1200+ different artists. They are grouped by directories, in a quite standard way: %artist%%album%%title%. That m…

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## [Server Errors](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/server-errors/2880)

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**Author:** [@raft](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raft)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/server-errors/2880 "2006-02-14T18:27:34Z")

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Hi, I am getting errors saying I cannot connect to freedb. I have no firewalls preventing the program. The search will work 2 times and then not work for ten minutes and repeat. I’ve tried changing response time, and us…

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