# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=406 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 407 --- ## [Problems with exporting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-exporting/2119)
**Author:** [@Babe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Babe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-exporting/2119 "2005-07-16T14:40:07Z")
I tried to export the files, but it didnt work. I got the \[ SYNTAX ERROR IN FORMATTING STRING \] message although i chose the html standard style. What did I do wrong? Please help. It used to work before ;\_; I’m using th… --- ## [Aggregate Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aggregate-tag/2107)
**Author:** [@stevendm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevendm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aggregate-tag/2107 "2005-07-11T13:14:55Z")
I am trying to use the filename-\>tag option in 2.32 I have a filename Soldiers Of The Press - 42-xx-xx - 03 - Richard McMillan - North Africa.mp3 I want the tags to be artist = Soldiers Of The Press title = Richard … --- ## [Tag -\> Filename and existing files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-and-existing-files/2095)
**Author:** [@batterseapower](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/batterseapower)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-and-existing-files/2095 "2005-07-08T12:07:42Z")
Hey! First I want to say thank you very much for the excellent software ^^ It has made tagging my files an easy joy :smiley: However, I have a problem when I try and use the tag to filename feature with many MP3s. Some… --- ## [Convert Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename/2099)
**Author:** [@MP3-Spazz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3-Spazz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename/2099 "2005-07-08T08:32:18Z")
I would like to convert the following filename: 2005-07-06-Artist64k CF.mp3 to Artist - 07-06-2005.mp3. I have tried actions with replace with regular expressions with no luck. Any help would be appreciated. --- ## [Static playlist question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/static-playlist-question/2097)
**Author:** [@pint](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pint)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/static-playlist-question/2097 "2005-07-08T05:32:32Z")
First off, what a great peace of software for tagging and making music listings, but… now im stucked with a problem here. Heres the situation: I fire up Mp3tag, and import some music folders from my hard drive and also… --- ## [Drag and Drop changes directory...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073)
**Author:** [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073 "2005-07-05T14:21:22Z")
For some reason, this happens to me a lot (evidently I can’t aim)… When I think I’m scrolling I’m actually dragging at the extreme right hand side of the file list. What happens after I do that is it loads that subdire… --- ## [Copy tag to clipboard not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-to-clipboard-not-working/2087)
**Author:** [@jaybeee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jaybeee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-to-clipboard-not-working/2087 "2005-07-03T16:45:58Z")
Menu: ‘Edit \> Copy’ or ’Ctrl+C’ right-click highlighted file \> ‘Tag Copy’ All three do not work: no data is copied to the clipboard. Tried with mp3, Ogg Vorbis & FLAC. This seems like a bug to me. Or am I doing som… --- ## [Hi guys help with auto tagging please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hi-guys-help-with-auto-tagging-please/2084)
**Author:** [@KYUSS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KYUSS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hi-guys-help-with-auto-tagging-please/2084 "2005-07-02T10:36:26Z")
hi guys, i have just discovered this excellent App. what i would like to know is is there a way i can drop a directory in and have the program automatically search/tag/rename? at the moment it works ok but i have to… … --- ## [Adjoining extra text to a field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjoining-extra-text-to-a-field/2077)
**Author:** [@Rafferty\_au](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rafferty_au)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjoining-extra-text-to-a-field/2077 "2005-06-27T15:27:38Z")
After searching the forums, I have been unable to find my answer, so here goes. I have many live albums, and I wish to add an extenstion to the Title field with the text (Live). I guess this sounds extremely simple in … --- ## ["rename" dialog enhancement](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-dialog-enhancement/2079)
**Author:** [@Martin0815](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Martin0815)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 9:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-dialog-enhancement/2079 "2005-06-27T09:11:58Z")
Hi, accidently I typed an invalid character into the rename pattern (ALT+1) and had to press the cancel button around 250 times, because there was only the “ok”, the “ok for all” and the “cancel” button, but no “cancel … --- ## [Convert Tag - Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-filename/2074)
**Author:** [@Eddict](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eddict)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-filename/2074 "2005-06-25T19:47:12Z")
not sure if this if this can be called a bug… i always tag tracknumbers in the 0x/0n format (save total count and leading zeros). but if i want to convert from tag to filename and use a formatstring like ‘%track% - %t… --- ## [improper tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improper-tagging/2072)
**Author:** [@KennedyCurse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KennedyCurse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improper-tagging/2072 "2005-06-25T01:09:59Z")
ok, i’m a total n00b and an idiot at that, who didn’t follow simple instructions, and now i’m looking for some help…i was using the db search or whatever, and would find the album but i didn’t align the db order of the … --- ## [Removing characters with wildcards](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-characters-with-wildcards/2070)
**Author:** [@Bryanhoop](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bryanhoop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-characters-with-wildcards/2070 "2005-06-24T17:17:46Z")
I would like to remove everything in parentheses in my filenames and tags, mainly to get rid of featured artists on a track. I would also like to get everything after and including “feat.” in my titles to be removed as … --- ## [M4A Tagging problems](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tagging-problems/2057)
**Author:** [@hdarwen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hdarwen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tagging-problems/2057 "2005-06-23T13:18:07Z")
I have a few M4A files downloaded fro a site called Beatport. Having a tricky time tagging them. From memory, I think at first I could not tag them with MP3Tag, then I could with a new release (can’t remember which), now… --- ## [Display files from multiple dirs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-files-from-multiple-dirs/2062)
**Author:** [@jaybeee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jaybeee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-files-from-multiple-dirs/2062 "2005-06-21T13:33:34Z")
Is it possible to display files from multiple dirs using Mp3Tag that are in different parent dirs? If not, is it something that could be done in a later version? For example, display all files below the follwoing dirs: … --- ## [String Adding and Numbering Question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-adding-and-numbering-question/2058)
**Author:** [@waffles](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/waffles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 9:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-adding-and-numbering-question/2058 "2005-06-19T09:49:12Z")
I was wondering how I could add a specific string to an let’s say title, without overwriting the existing info Example: “Track 01” =\> “My Album Track 01”, then the next one would be “Track 02” =\> “My Album Track 02” O… --- ## [iTunes tag problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-tag-problem/2009)
**Author:** [@B\_W](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/B_W)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-tag-problem/2009 "2005-06-05T09:43:31Z")
I’ve been using mp3tag for quite a while now, and I’ve had to put up with this annoyance since I started using iTunes. When I save ID3 tags into an mp3 file and import it into iTunes it reads: “ARTIST - TITLE”, with the… --- ## [Remove Parantheses around track number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parantheses-around-track-number/2013)
**Author:** [@Thymaridas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thymaridas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parantheses-around-track-number/2013 "2005-06-03T04:01:25Z")
I’ve got some files with track numbers like (01), (02), etc. How do I write an action to remove the ()? --- ## [I don't get it.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-dont-get-it/2011)
**Author:** [@Jay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-dont-get-it/2011 "2005-06-03T03:10:08Z")
I think I’ve tried just about every mp3 renaming utility out there and it’s always been a royal pain. Mp3Tag certainly stands out and I consider it the best tool available. But with that being said why doesn’t it have de… --- ## [howto filter-out a specific word or string](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-filter-out-a-specific-word-or-string/2005)
**Author:** [@betonpoaltie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/betonpoaltie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-filter-out-a-specific-word-or-string/2005 "2005-05-29T20:52:15Z")
Hello, At this moment I am trying to retag all my MP3’s with the right genre. For this I need to be able to filter-out the files I have processed so far. Un fortunately I cannot find an easy way to do this. When I alte… --- ## [Search and Replace Question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-question/1481)
**Author:** [@psycho2K](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/psycho2K)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-question/1481 "2005-05-24T00:40:47Z")
First of all, thanks to Florian for helping me fix my Excel import/export issue. My new issue has me stumped. I need to remove all of the periods (.) in the filename without affecting the last period, which creates the … --- ## [Newbie copy FILENAME to TITLE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-copy-filename-to-title/1995)
**Author:** [@sgtbilko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sgtbilko)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-copy-filename-to-title/1995 "2005-05-23T18:31:58Z")
Please forgive me if I’ve trampled on the etiquette; I’m new at forums and new with this awesome tag editor. I’ve looked all over and can’t find help on copying the filename (minus the track number) to the title field. … --- ## [Help! Tags are not displayed anymore!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-tags-are-not-displayed-anymore/1962)
**Author:** [@ewx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ewx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-tags-are-not-displayed-anymore/1962 "2005-05-23T07:32:03Z")
Once to a second there are no more Tags in the grid! The tags themself exist as you can see in the screenshot. What to do? Restart of pc didn’t help anything. deinstallation and re-installation of Version 2.30a also d… --- ## [String-manipulations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-manipulations/1988)
**Author:** [@wquatan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wquatan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/string-manipulations/1988 "2005-05-21T11:14:37Z")
Hi, On FreeDb, some users use the notation “Singers, The” instead of “The Singers”. This is applicable also to the CD-title and/or the Song-title. Is there a way with mp3tag to convert (with stringmanipulations) these … --- ## [duplicate tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicate-tags/1977)
**Author:** [@scottallenburns](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scottallenburns)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/duplicate-tags/1977 "2005-05-17T19:54:31Z")
Many (1500) of my mp3 were corrupted by a program that added duplicate artist, title, album, and genre tags that contain bad information. In the tag panel, they appear separated by backslashes (). When I view tags (alt-T… --- ## [remove album and artist name in filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-album-and-artist-name-in-filename/1974)
**Author:** [@davidgale](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/davidgale)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-album-and-artist-name-in-filename/1974 "2005-05-16T16:03:19Z")
i want to remove artist and album name from the filename (e.g. “Artist - Album - Title”). by artist and album i suppose what is written in %artist% and %album% tags. how do i do that? i tried to do this with Actions =\> R… --- ## [Album-Interpret - How to edit / automatically set?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-interpret-how-to-edit-automatically-set/1966)
**Author:** [@moontear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/moontear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-interpret-how-to-edit-automatically-set/1966 "2005-05-16T11:06:25Z")
Good Day, Many new programs make use of the Album-Interpret Tag from the IDv2 Tag. Meaning an Album can have a single Interpret (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) or many as in Compilations (e.g. Cafè del Mar). The problem now w… --- ## [how to rename my mp3 TITLE to %artist% - %title%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-my-mp3-title-to-artist-title/1957)
**Author:** [@chromosome](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chromosome)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-my-mp3-title-to-artist-title/1957 "2005-05-11T10:54:46Z")
hi im new to the program and ive got a list of mp3s i want to rename. all the mp3s already have tags but i want to rename the TITLE tag to “Artist - Title” using the existing title and artist tag. i heard its possible … --- ## [zero-padding track no.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zero-padding-track-no/1816)
**Author:** [@kasutaja](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kasutaja)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zero-padding-track-no/1816 "2005-05-11T03:46:11Z")
Hi can anyone suggest a way (regex?) to zero-pad track numbers: 01 etc. --- ## [mixmeister bpm analyzer + mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mixmeister-bpm-analyzer-mp3tag/1588)
**Author:** [@ken.vs.ryu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ken.vs.ryu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mixmeister-bpm-analyzer-mp3tag/1588 "2005-05-09T12:16:41Z")
bpm analyzed my mp3’s using mixmeister bpm analyzer. i added the BPM column in the view window. but BPM data is not showing up in mp3tag. :flushed: :flushed: itunes recognizes the data. i dont want to use itunes. :… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=405) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=407)