# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=413

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## [id3 tag for ogg and wma file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tag-for-ogg-and-wma-file/658)

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**Author:** [@ping](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ping)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-tag-for-ogg-and-wma-file/658 "2003-12-24T09:28:45Z")

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:slight\_smile:

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## [Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export/620)

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**Author:** [@Brew](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Brew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export/620 "2003-12-06T01:54:39Z")

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Just started using MP3Tag. So far great stuff… How do I define/customize the fields I want to export ?? Help refers to ‘export configuration’, but I don’t see it in any of the menus. Am I blind or just new…

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## [Freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb/605)

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**Author:** [@bjorne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bjorne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb/605 "2003-11-30T14:16:51Z")

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From a newbie Great software! Trying to import tag-info from freedb with the freedb option, doesnt work, getting “error connecting to freedb server…”. Have followed instructions to configure in Options-Freedb-Server, n…

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## [Special Characters in Tag, but not Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/special-characters-in-tag-but-not-filename/551)

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**Author:** [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/special-characters-in-tag-but-not-filename/551 "2003-11-25T18:41:07Z")

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Windows doesn’t like / : \* ? " \< \> | in filenames, but I would like them in the ID3 tag. I think this is possible using regular expressions or maybe even something simpler, but here’s my question… Since one could not …

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## [Playlists not being created correctly?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlists-not-being-created-correctly/561)

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**Author:** [@madLyfe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/madLyfe)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlists-not-being-created-correctly/561 "2003-11-14T20:48:02Z")

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When I make a playlist of selected files in mp3tag, it sometimes makes winamp 2 and 3 crash… when the playlist is loaded, winamp has like a super fast random selection on, and never actually plays a song because the sel…

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## [Filename - Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-filename/555)

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**Author:** [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-filename/555 "2003-11-08T17:48:52Z")

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I’m wondering about something. This is posted in the ‘What’s new’ section of 2.15: \[2003-09-14\] NEW: folderpath now also available at formatstring of ‘filename-filename’ However, when I enter ‘%5%2%5 ~ %6’ under new …

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## [Strange problem with MPC files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-problem-with-mpc-files/538)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-problem-with-mpc-files/538 "2003-10-28T19:48:58Z")

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I’m totally unable to remove the TAG (i don’t know if it’s ape, or what-the-heck-it-is). When i use the button “remove tag”, and open the file in winamp, instead of the file name, it appears the recording year in the Ar…

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## [How do I get rid of ID3v1 tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519)

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**Author:** [@areve](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/areve)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-id3v1-tags/519 "2003-10-16T16:14:29Z")

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Using 2.14f (i.e. dev. version) In File\>Options\>tags\>mpeg, I have Read: ID3v2 Write: APEv2 Remove: ID3v1 I thought that if I would select a file and save it, it would remove ID3v1, but it doesn't. What do I do wrong…

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## [More newbie questions.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-newbie-questions/512)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-newbie-questions/512 "2003-10-13T05:51:42Z")

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I always try to read the manual when I use new software but I don’t speak german so I seem to be out of luck. I’m fiinding I can get by reading the web site with babelfish but I can’t point bablefish to my hard drive to…

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## [Export with image...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-with-image/506)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-with-image/506 "2003-10-10T17:55:03Z")

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On mp3tag site there is a screenshot of export feature. On that screenshot there is album image and whole template is album orientated. I like that template very much. How can I make one for myself. How can I get album i…

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## [Question to select all files when mp3tag opens](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-to-select-all-files-when-mp3tag-opens/488)

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**Author:** [@shuffletown](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shuffletown)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-to-select-all-files-when-mp3tag-opens/488 "2003-10-10T05:12:45Z")

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Hi. First of all I want to thank you for one of the best mp3 taggers around. But now my question: Whenever I open a list of mp3 files from an album in the Explorer I have to select them all before I can look the album…

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## [Underscores](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/underscores/496)

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**Author:** [@madLyfe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/madLyfe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/underscores/496 "2003-10-02T08:11:41Z")

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How do you make it so it puts “\_” underscores in blank spaces in the file names?

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## [Import tag info?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tag-info/484)

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**Author:** [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tag-info/484 "2003-09-18T12:29:38Z")

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Florian, Yes, it’s me again :slight\_smile: Have you thought about supporting the input of tag information (eg: csv files)? Basically, the order of the files in the folder by a specified sort could be the same order of…

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## [Export to XML?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-xml/481)

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**Author:** [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-xml/481 "2003-09-16T22:22:53Z")

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I’m sure there’s a way to do it, but I’m having a tough time without an English help file. I was hoping to be able to do a report like this: Cure Pornography 1982 Gothic One Hundred Years…

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## [Change ID3 Input Mask pane?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-id3-input-mask-pane/471)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-id3-input-mask-pane/471 "2003-09-13T07:01:26Z")

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Great program!! :smiley: Is there a way to modify the ID3 Input Mask pane/window to include additional ID3 tag fields? I know I can modify the fields on the “right-hand” side and use View | Customize Columns to add o…

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## [Directories + filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directories-filenames/426)

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**Author:** [@markegge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markegge)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directories-filenames/426 "2003-08-22T08:42:04Z")

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I want to use the rename feature to convert 1000 or so mp3s from the Artisttrackname.mp3 format that they are in, where Artist is a directory, however i havn’t been able to figure out how to tell mp3tag to read the direc…

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## [Scanning the Drive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scanning-the-drive/397)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scanning-the-drive/397 "2003-07-23T12:02:16Z")

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I am new and my questions might not even make sense, but here it is anyway. Is there a way to scan the hard drive to bring in all the mp3.s … into the Mp3tag program? I have many live concert mps’3 on my hard drive tha…

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## [Id tag Track number and leading zeros](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id-tag-track-number-and-leading-zeros/177)

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**Author:** [@h3ctic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/h3ctic)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id-tag-track-number-and-leading-zeros/177 "2003-05-13T16:25:17Z")

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Hey, I simply LOVE this application - I’ve tried A LOT of them and THIS is the one that is waaaay ahead of the rest. ;D I do however have one small request. I’d love to see a way where you could change “Track numbers”…

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## [track numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers/312)

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**Author:** [@madLyfe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/madLyfe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 10:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers/312 "2003-05-08T10:23:49Z")

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I think that you should be able to highlight certain mp3s and have the track numbers increment from a certain point that you select. It takes a long time to edit track numbers by hand.

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## [Subfolders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/subfolders/310)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/subfolders/310 "2003-05-05T14:52:57Z")

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I may be wrong, but is it possible when selecting a folder to include all subfolders. Many MP3 I own are loacted in many different subfolders

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## [Applying tags to a partial CD is difficult](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-tags-to-a-partial-cd-is-difficult/241)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-tags-to-a-partial-cd-is-difficult/241 "2003-04-21T18:28:15Z")

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Suppose I select all the files that make up a CD, and tag them. If then, I select just the 4 last tracks of a CD, and restart the look-up, I am presented with 2 lists: the left side has the complete list of tags, and th…

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## [Incorrect tags applied if tracks not ordered](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/incorrect-tags-applied-if-tracks-not-ordered/240)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/incorrect-tags-applied-if-tracks-not-ordered/240 "2003-02-25T07:16:14Z")

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By default, filenames are sorted by name, which doesn’t necessarily correspond to the track number sorting. I took me a while to realize that the reason my tracks were labeled incorrectly was that they were not sorted b…

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## [Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export/237)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export/237 "2003-02-24T20:03:56Z")

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Hello, I would like to suggest a feature in the Export function that will automatically recurse subdirectories when generating the list. I apologies if there is already such an option. Regards, PSL

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## [How are suggestions from freedb working?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-are-suggestions-from-freedb-working/76)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2002, 11:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-are-suggestions-from-freedb-working/76 "2002-10-27T11:03:52Z")

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I don't understand how this works ... lets suppose I have an mp3 with all the correct data already in the tag... when I click on the freedb icon it suggests anything but the correct artist or song or album ... I have nev…

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## [Id3tag from mp3 file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3tag-from-mp3-file/155)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3tag-from-mp3-file/155 "2002-10-23T06:56:28Z")

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ok this is the feature that i have been looking for. one thing that was mentioned by someone else was that when you select a song to get id3tag info for, it doesnt bring up any of the correct info for that song… is this …

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## [Forum opened!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/forum-opened/40)

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**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2001, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/forum-opened/40 "2001-12-13T11:08:33Z")

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The forum is opened! Have fun :slight\_smile: ~ Florian

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