# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=50 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 51 --- ## [Show different covers for collection music files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-different-covers-for-collection-music-files/65041)
**Author:** [@Beosound5Encore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beosound5Encore)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-different-covers-for-collection-music-files/65041 "2024-06-14T16:30:25Z")
Dear community members, I'm new here but also in using MP3Tag to organize and display my music collection on my Beosound 5 Encore in combination with my NAS Synology DS716-II+. The covers are shown on the screen of the… --- ## [MP3 Diags Hopeful Fix](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-diags-hopeful-fix/65023)
**Author:** [@Angela](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Angela)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-diags-hopeful-fix/65023 "2024-06-13T15:38:11Z")
OK, so I took one folder of music from my stick, and backed it up on a second stick. This has 138 songs. I ran them thru MP3 Diags. A number of problems were there, including null streams, invalid ID3V2 streams, among… --- ## [Trimming an extended information field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-an-extended-information-field/65033)
**Author:** [@Dotcom1970](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dotcom1970)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-an-extended-information-field/65033 "2024-06-13T16:31:13Z")
I've noticed when pulling album catalogue numbers from discogs, and displaying them in a custom field, sometimes they have more than one. e;g: TICK001CD, TICK001CD, TICK001CD, TICK001CD How can I create a reg expressio… --- ## [Importing “Written By” to Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-written-by-to-artist/65028)
**Author:** [@cmach1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmach1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/importing-written-by-to-artist/65028 "2024-06-13T05:59:22Z")
So I've now moved on to finding out how this program can work with Discogs to import information. More than anything, I would like to use this feature to be able to import "Written By" names on Discogs to the Artist fie… --- ## [Song with multiple artists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-with-multiple-artists/64735)
**Author:** [@LucasBS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LucasBS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-with-multiple-artists/64735 "2024-06-13T05:33:04Z")
Hello There are many questions regarding multiple artists, but I don't seem to find the answer in the existing ones: My file has the name Artist1-Artist2-Artist3-SongName-Album.mp3 How do I make a Filename\>Tag of this… --- ## [Format %\_date% to YYYY-MM-DD with leading zeros?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-date-to-yyyy-mm-dd-with-leading-zeros/65014)
**Author:** [@ShatteredGlass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ShatteredGlass)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-date-to-yyyy-mm-dd-with-leading-zeros/65014 "2024-06-12T01:11:00Z")
I'm wanting to use the %\_date% placeholder for one of my tags, but I want to convert it to ISO date format YYYY-MM-DD. Two issues though are that %\_date% doesn't use leading zeros for single-digit months, and there are n… --- ## [Action is only working on one file at a time](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-is-only-working-on-one-file-at-a-time/64962)
**Author:** [@Jonwilf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jonwilf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-is-only-working-on-one-file-at-a-time/64962 "2024-06-11T13:53:30Z")
I had an action that I could run on a bunch of files, and it would move them all to folders based on the Album Artist (i.e. all tracks by ABBA moved into a folder called ABBA etc) I just updated to the latest version of… --- ## [Removing a specific pattern in one move](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-specific-pattern-in-one-move/65008)
**Author:** [@cmach1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmach1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-specific-pattern-in-one-move/65008 "2024-06-10T12:01:34Z")
I have a series of albums that have the same pattern that I'd like removed, but I don't know how to edit it smoothly in one move. Here's an example of what I'd like edited: Editions Montparnasse 2000 MP 018 - Jazz Impr… --- ## [How to batch replace the double-backslash \\\\ in a field with a usable character?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996)
**Author:** [@Tagliatello](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tagliatello)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-batch-replace-the-double-backslash-in-a-field-with-a-usable-character/64996 "2024-06-09T03:04:58Z")
Hi all! I'm trying to batch replace all instances of \\\\ in the Artist field with ~ I see how to batch replace characters generally using Convert Tag - Tag eg. $replace(%artist%,&,~) replaces & with ~ in the Ariist fie… --- ## [Removing everything at end of title field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-everything-at-end-of-title-field/64992)
**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-everything-at-end-of-title-field/64992 "2024-06-08T16:16:28Z")
Hi Folks, i've have put the date and year at the end of my tons of mp3s files. i want to do a bulk renove of that into from the title. ex SHUT UP . 1.19.2024 and LOVE LIKE US . 1∕19∕2024. how can i remove the date & y… --- ## [$caps2() does not convert between parens b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps2-does-not-convert-between-parens-b/64990)
**Author:** [@raymondjiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raymondjiii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caps2-does-not-convert-between-parens-b/64990 "2024-06-08T15:04:53Z")
Hi, I have a common track name pattern like the following example: "some song from NYC (recorded live)" Using an Action (with case conversion) I get: "Some Song From Nyc (Recorded Live)" Using Tag - Tag convert... w… --- ## [Keep custom list values after change of Tag Panel configuration?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-custom-list-values-after-change-of-tag-panel-configuration/64901)
**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-custom-list-values-after-change-of-tag-panel-configuration/64901 "2024-06-07T17:31:41Z")
Steps to reproduce the problem: Open a random drop-down-box (like the one for GENRE) an add a value like "Test1" Press Shift + Return Click on the "arrow down" button on the right side of this drop-down-box: The new en… --- ## [Song Title (featuring Artist) (Extended Version) - removing the parenthesis of the featuring artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-title-featuring-artist-extended-version-removing-the-parenthesis-of-the-featuring-artist/64985)
**Author:** [@Trev0rDan5](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Trev0rDan5)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/song-title-featuring-artist-extended-version-removing-the-parenthesis-of-the-featuring-artist/64985 "2024-06-07T14:40:43Z")
Hi all, I am looking to remove the parenthesis of (feat. Artist) in the title field. From various searches in this community forum (thank you!), I have managed to do this with the following RegEx $regexp(%TITLE%,'\[(\[\]?… --- ## [Where are the self created export patterns?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932)
**Author:** [@Spastenflosser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Spastenflosser)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-the-self-created-export-patterns/64932 "2024-06-07T04:37:31Z")
Did the new version 3.26 just overwrite and delete my export patterns???? Please don't tell me that it is true!!!! --- ## [Adding year tag to song title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-year-tag-to-song-title/64984)
**Author:** [@reaper6038](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reaper6038)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-year-tag-to-song-title/64984 "2024-06-06T20:19:25Z")
Hello community, I'd like to add the song year automatically to title field as in; AC/DC - T.N.T. (1975) --- ## [How to get an incremental letter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-an-incremental-letter/64970)
**Author:** [@cmach1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmach1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-an-incremental-letter/64970 "2024-06-06T15:30:37Z")
I want to insert a lowercase letter as the fourth character in a list of filenames. I thought I put the right string in, but it just gives me the same letter (in this case 'a') over and over again. I want the letter to… --- ## [Trouble removing extended tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-removing-extended-tag/64975)
**Author:** [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-removing-extended-tag/64975 "2024-06-06T15:01:48Z")
I'm trying to remove an extended tag Action - Remove Fields The metadata is this: WWW \ I can't get it to work --- ## [Highlighting Double Spaces etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/highlighting-double-spaces-etc/64969)
**Author:** [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/highlighting-double-spaces-etc/64969 "2024-06-06T13:55:54Z")
I'm in the process of removing double spaces. I use the filter function to show only those files that contain them and I also have an action that removes them. Is there a way to show where they are for example highligh… --- ## [Batch remove extended tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968)
**Author:** [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-extended-tags/64968 "2024-06-06T12:35:09Z")
I'd like to batch remove some of the extended tags in my mp3 collection. I saw another thread that said you can do it with an action that says remove everything except... I'm too nervous to do that as I can't risk losi… --- ## [Filter files where \ HAS \](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-files-where-field-has-anotherfield/64954)
**Author:** [@TGD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TGD)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-files-where-field-has-anotherfield/64954 "2024-06-05T12:40:40Z")
I want to filter songs that are from albums containing the publisher name, is that possible? Couldn't figure it out using filter expressions alone. e.g. ALBUM = Noisekick Records 007 PUBLISHER = Noisekick Records e.g.… --- ## [Howto filter the album artist column that have more than one artists?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-filter-the-album-artist-column-that-have-more-than-one-artists/64957)
**Author:** [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-filter-the-album-artist-column-that-have-more-than-one-artists/64957 "2024-06-04T15:23:53Z")
i also forgot to add, how do i filter the album artist column that have more than one artists in? --- ## [How to filter out the files that have empty data in the year and disc sections?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-filter-out-the-files-that-have-empty-data-in-the-year-and-disc-sections/64956)
**Author:** [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-filter-out-the-files-that-have-empty-data-in-the-year-and-disc-sections/64956 "2024-06-04T14:06:15Z")
hi all, can someone assist im trying to filter out the files that have empty data in the year and disc sections, how do i do this please as i need to update those tags --- ## [Sort by year issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-year-issue/64939)
**Author:** [@Aurelio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aurelio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-year-issue/64939 "2024-06-04T06:39:52Z")
Hello I sort by the artist column like this: "%artist%%year%%album%%discnumber%$num(%track%,2)" but (in this case only, see screenshot) the year 1992 goes after the year 2014. Perhaps the issue is caused by the title of … --- ## [Actions in Linux to modify filename with path](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-in-linux-to-modify-filename-with-path/64935)
**Author:** [@5tr1x](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/5tr1x)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-in-linux-to-modify-filename-with-path/64935 "2024-06-04T05:25:41Z")
Mp3tag works perfectly with Wine in Liinux, but the problem is when I try to use the actions to organize myself into folders by artists, albums, years, etc., it does not work well due to the way Linux and Windows have di… --- ## [Multiple Artists in Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-filename/64937)
**Author:** [@woodg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/woodg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artists-in-filename/64937 "2024-06-03T10:29:01Z")
Hi, I have mp3s with multiple artists, each artist recorded in individual tags. MP3Tag displays these in one column with each artist separated by "\\". I understand that the "\\" is MP3Tags way of displaying multiple arti… --- ## [Confirmation dialog(s?) don't follow dark mode](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confirmation-dialog-s-dont-follow-dark-mode/64919)
**Author:** [@FaceCrap](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FaceCrap)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confirmation-dialog-s-dont-follow-dark-mode/64919 "2024-06-01T19:55:45Z")
I've sofar only seen this with the confirmation dialog when aborting "Deleting tags". I've set MP3Tag to dark mode, but the dialog comes up in light mode. I dont know if other dialog prompts do the same, but I've no id… --- ## [Saving total count of tracks into a separate tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-total-count-of-tracks-into-a-separate-tag/64912)
**Author:** [@dolezvo1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dolezvo1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-total-count-of-tracks-into-a-separate-tag/64912 "2024-06-01T11:58:36Z")
Hi, I was wondering if it would be possible to introduce an option to save the total count of tracks into a separate tag (such as TRACKTOTAL) after track renumbering, or if it is already possible to do automatically? I … --- ## [Text in app blocky when using windows scaling](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-in-app-blocky-when-using-windows-scaling/64892)
**Author:** [@DataCleaner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DataCleaner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-in-app-blocky-when-using-windows-scaling/64892 "2024-05-31T06:07:34Z")
Sometime recently I've noticed the text inside mp3tag isn't sharp and clear. The text in the title bar of the app is sharp and clear no matter the windows scaling 100-300%. However, when using 200%, text inside this app … --- ## [Adding words to title in MP3 on multiple files at once](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-words-to-title-in-mp3-on-multiple-files-at-once/64871)
**Author:** [@Musicemmet](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Musicemmet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-words-to-title-in-mp3-on-multiple-files-at-once/64871 "2024-05-30T12:12:22Z")
Hi There, thanks for the guide into the community. I am trying to add a word in addition to the metadata in the column for TITLE at the end. I am familiar with doing this with "Tag to File Name", but I am wondering if I … --- ## [Renaming/copying data in columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854)
**Author:** [@Minty](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Minty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-copying-data-in-columns/64854 "2024-05-29T14:31:46Z")
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