# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=4

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## [Is there an option of time and date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536)

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**Author:** [@wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wayniesinclair)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536 "2026-06-30T16:52:04Z")

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Is there an option to tell MP3tag not to modify the date and time of the file?

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## [In the column headings, between album artist and disknumber there is a BLANK field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-the-column-headings-between-album-artist-and-disknumber-there-is-a-blank-field/71527)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-the-column-headings-between-album-artist-and-disknumber-there-is-a-blank-field/71527 "2026-06-30T11:13:35Z")

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in the column headings, between album artist and disknumber there is a BLANK field i can tick this and it shows artist and title, just wonder why its blank thanks

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## [Selective Commas in Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selective-commas-in-title/71533)

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**Author:** [@djrip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djrip)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selective-commas-in-title/71533 "2026-06-30T09:37:17Z")

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Hello. I have successfully found a regex that works at regex101 but does not work as expected in Mp3Tag. (Test Data at the end of post.) I want to catch (and remove) any comma that does not meet the conditions below whic…

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## [WinINet timeout (12002) with all online sources on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531)

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**Author:** [@Cubitus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cubitus)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wininet-timeout-12002-with-all-online-sources-on-windows-11-25h2-build-26200/71531 "2026-06-30T08:21:47Z")

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Hello Florian, I'm using Mp3tag 3.35 (64-bit) on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200). For several years, Mp3tag worked perfectly on this PC (first under Windows 10, then Windows 11). Recently, all online tag sources stopped …

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## [Add a counter to a replace action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-counter-to-a-replace-action/71526)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-counter-to-a-replace-action/71526 "2026-06-29T19:18:41Z")

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is it possible to add a counter to a replace action, e.g. if i replace occurances of A with B, would like a counter to show how many occurances were changed thanks

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## [Saving Shortcut / Create playlist shortcut conflict](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-shortcut-create-playlist-shortcut-conflict/71505)

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**Author:** [@yurishalk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yurishalk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-shortcut-create-playlist-shortcut-conflict/71505 "2026-06-29T11:45:18Z")

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Hi there. After updating to v3.35 on Windows 11, the shortcut "Ctrl + S" has an issue. Instead of just saving the tag, it also tries to create a playlist. Is this a configuration setting, or am I missing something?

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## [Problems with text file tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-text-file-tagging/71513)

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**Author:** [@PajamaLlama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PajamaLlama)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-text-file-tagging/71513 "2026-06-29T07:25:39Z")

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I keep my music library in different formats for different devices and previously just tagged my files via Filename -\> Tag, which worked great. But now I want so add more tags like album, year and genre that I can't all …

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## [How to remove commas when converting files to tag names?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-commas-when-converting-files-to-tag-names/71519)

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**Author:** [@Stealth](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stealth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-commas-when-converting-files-to-tag-names/71519 "2026-06-28T14:21:14Z")

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I am using: %discnumber%$replace($lower($replace($num(%track%,2)-%artist%-%title%, ,\_)),'',) It's been so long since I created it I am not sure how to remove commas also when converting, what would I add to remove comm…

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## [AOTY genre tagging script?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aoty-genre-tagging-script/71524)

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**Author:** [@alull](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alull)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aoty-genre-tagging-script/71524 "2026-06-28T11:27:50Z")

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Hi, does anyone know of a script to input genre from the AOTY site? I love their genre tagging but going to each artist or album and manually putting them in is a time-consuming chore for me. Do we have any awesome scri…

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## [Unicode right single quotation mark, vs apostrophe](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unicode-right-single-quotation-mark-vs-apostrophe/71522)

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**Author:** [@Dick\_Harpees](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dick_Harpees)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unicode-right-single-quotation-mark-vs-apostrophe/71522 "2026-06-28T06:48:13Z")

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What's the deal with ’ U+2019 U+2019 \[right single qotation mark\] \[category\]: Pf versus: ' U+0027 APOSTROPHE Po Anyone have this show up as â€™? in their music (musicolet) app yet it show…

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## [Select Folder on :Linux broken](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/select-folder-on-linux-broken/71460)

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**Author:** [@Doobopuk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doobopuk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/select-folder-on-linux-broken/71460 "2026-06-27T11:41:59Z")

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Great to have use of MP3tag on Linux but I've found that when trying to change directory when the new folder is selected nothing happens, I then have to drag the files in to the MP3tag window. Thanks, Chris Cox SYSTEM…

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## [Export to HTML, RTF, CSV](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-html-rtf-csv/71517)

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**Author:** [@Davida](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Davida)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-html-rtf-csv/71517 "2026-06-27T06:54:49Z")

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Hi my name is Davida and I'm new here, so thank you for your patience with my perhaps basic requests. I'm interested in providing Google Gemini access to my paid for music collection. Presently available on a 4tb USB 3 …

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## [Renaming audiobook title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-audiobook-title/71514)

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**Author:** [@Cutee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cutee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-audiobook-title/71514 "2026-06-27T05:03:57Z")

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I put my series of audio books in mp3tag, renamed the titles of all 31 books. Saved each one as I did them. I have no idea how to get the books back to my explorer. I thought maybe it did its work on my audio book explor…

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## [Remove Itunes Comment field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-itunes-comment-field/71502)

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**Author:** [@Ramtrol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ramtrol)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-itunes-comment-field/71502 "2026-06-26T15:08:03Z")

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I discovered a very easy way to update that \[COMMENT ITUNNORM\] that confuses the comment field in windows vs mp3 tags. First, I used Alt-T to view those hidden fields. Then simply select the files you want to update. …

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## [Long time to convert filename to title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-to-convert-filename-to-title/71495)

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**Author:** [@mkrumel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mkrumel)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/long-time-to-convert-filename-to-title/71495 "2026-06-26T12:58:46Z")

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Just donated and i have a question. Cool program btw. I make the title of an MP4 mirror the filename. All the other file renamers cant do this without a script it seems. Manually i can edit a file by copy/paste in about…

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## [Windows Media Player cannot play an M4A file after editing the Album field in Mp3tag v3.35](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-media-player-cannot-play-an-m4a-file-after-editing-the-album-field-in-mp3tag-v3-35/71500)

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**Author:** [@BBB](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BBB)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-media-player-cannot-play-an-m4a-file-after-editing-the-album-field-in-mp3tag-v3-35/71500 "2026-06-26T07:28:41Z")

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Hello, I would appreciate your advice regarding a problem I encountered after editing an M4A file with Mp3tag. Environment Mp3tag version: 3.35 Operating System: Windows 11 File type: M4A (AAC) Windows Media…

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## [So in mp3tag my it won't let me save the file cause i used YTMP3 but ion know what to do](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/so-in-mp3tag-my-it-wont-let-me-save-the-file-cause-i-used-ytmp3-but-ion-know-what-to-do/71496)

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**Author:** [@Quan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/so-in-mp3tag-my-it-wont-let-me-save-the-file-cause-i-used-ytmp3-but-ion-know-what-to-do/71496 "2026-06-26T05:56:12Z")

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my file won't save and i don't know what to do.

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## ["Comment Field Struggle to write in"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-field-struggle-to-write-in/71476)

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**Author:** [@andrewshi910](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/andrewshi910)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-field-struggle-to-write-in/71476 "2026-06-21T17:31:26Z")

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Hello, when i was formatting the tags, some song's "comment" field has trouble writing in. mp3tag shows that it is changed, but both windows explorer and DJ software says otherwise, as shown in the video.

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## [Why do I get 2 of the same name album folders for one album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-do-i-get-2-of-the-same-name-album-folders-for-one-album/71492)

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**Author:** [@MJE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MJE)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-do-i-get-2-of-the-same-name-album-folders-for-one-album/71492 "2026-06-25T21:39:32Z")

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Hey! When I tag a full album of mp3s and put it on my MP3 player I get two folders of the album with the same name. The number of tracks is divided between both folders?? Why does this happen? I've double checked all o…

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## [MusicBrainz error: album search not possible, cover search works](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-error-album-search-not-possible-cover-search-works/71452)

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**Author:** [@dvdr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dvdr)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-error-album-search-not-possible-cover-search-works/71452 "2026-06-24T20:05:10Z")

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Not sure, after what MP3Tag update that happened: When searching for an album on MusicBrainz, I get this error: \>0: SSL Error: WINHTTP\_CALLBACK\_STATUS\_FLAG\_SECURITY\_CHANNEL\_ERROR internal error Strangely enough, I can s…

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## [Preserving Modification Time?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preserving-modification-time/71487)

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**Author:** [@crazyanimal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/crazyanimal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preserving-modification-time/71487 "2026-06-24T15:21:30Z")

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I noticed that MP3Tag is changing the modification dates on my files. Luckily no damage has been done. Of course googling around, i found that there should be an option to preserve the modifcation time under File\>Optio…

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## [Show number of tracks in Discogs search results?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-number-of-tracks-in-discogs-search-results/71475)

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**Author:** [@reibuehl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reibuehl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-number-of-tracks-in-discogs-search-results/71475 "2026-06-24T09:37:13Z")

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If I use Musicbrainz as tag source and search for an album, I get a column "Tracks" that shows the total number of tracks of a release. Is there a way to configure the Discogs tag source in a way that it also shows this …

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## [MP3Tag refuses to tag files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-refuses-to-tag-files/71456)

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**Author:** [@mytune486](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mytune486)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-refuses-to-tag-files/71456 "2026-06-23T11:30:31Z")

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I have tried tagging two specific files for an album and they refuse to work. I have checked every place they would possibly be in. I've tried renaming the files, renaming it goes through fine, but the metadata refuses t…

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## [Issue with Jellyfin recognising music title tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-jellyfin-recognising-music-title-tag/71481)

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**Author:** [@B33MeUp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/B33MeUp)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-jellyfin-recognising-music-title-tag/71481 "2026-06-22T19:08:54Z")

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I use EAC for ripping CDs, Discogs to save my music collection and Jellyfin as my media server. I use MP3TAG when a match isn't found (EAC doesn't connect to Discogs ) or artwork is missing. I follow a lot of small or ne…

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## [Request: Add a 5-star rating column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469)

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**Author:** [@jcguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcguy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469 "2026-06-21T20:34:42Z")

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Add a 5-star rating column option

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## [Rearrange / Moving Tracks Up or Down](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-moving-tracks-up-or-down/71463)

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**Author:** [@wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wayniesinclair)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-moving-tracks-up-or-down/71463 "2026-06-20T04:47:49Z")

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I want to use MP3Tag to create a playlist but it doesn't allow me to drag the tracks up or down. Is there a setting to turn on that I'm missing? Thanks

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## [How to bulk-rename files to just tracks and titles?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-bulk-rename-files-to-just-tracks-and-titles/71462)

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**Author:** [@songofpastromance](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/songofpastromance)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-bulk-rename-files-to-just-tracks-and-titles/71462 "2026-06-19T21:44:07Z")

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I got a new mp3 player recently but it's one of those that shows the full file names for songs. I really don't wanna go through and rename every single file manually so is there a way to make the names just "track # - ti…

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## [Clicking Top Of A Column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clicking-top-of-a-column/71461)

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**Author:** [@Didier](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Didier)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/clicking-top-of-a-column/71461 "2026-06-19T17:17:12Z")

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Hello, When clicking on a top of a column to obtain, by example, an alphabetically ordered one, the "lift" on the right side always ends down, in place of top: to be more clear, say I want to class my titles, I click on…

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## [Feature Request: Optional Advanced View Showing Metadata Container and Frame Provenance](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-optional-advanced-view-showing-metadata-container-and-frame-provenance/71459)

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**Author:** [@KetadataServices](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KetadataServices)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-optional-advanced-view-showing-metadata-container-and-frame-provenance/71459 "2026-06-19T15:21:23Z")

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Hello Florian and forum members, I hope you will not mind me opening a new topic. My previous support topic regarding APEv2 tags was correctly diagnosed and resolved, and I appreciate the help I received there. Howeve…

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## [Cannot replace "\\" or "\\\\" in any field with Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or-in-any-field-with-actions/71448)

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**Author:** [@D-S-N-9990](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/D-S-N-9990)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or-in-any-field-with-actions/71448 "2026-06-17T11:52:08Z")

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Hello all, I'm new here, I need help with Mp3tag for one thing: I cannot replace the \\ character in any field with the Replace action at all, Mp3tag ultimately ignores that, thus leaving me unable to change it to, for in…

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