# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=67 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 68 --- ## [Where's the album art field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wheres-the-album-art-field/62549)
**Author:** [@miltk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miltk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wheres-the-album-art-field/62549 "2023-10-26T05:36:43Z")
it's not there how do i show it v 2.3 do i need the latest version? --- ## [Randomize Track Numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/randomize-track-numbers/54081)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/randomize-track-numbers/54081 "2023-10-25T20:39:43Z")
Some media players, when used to play music from a folder, always start playing the files in sequential order by tracknumber. It would be nice to be able to re-randomize the track numbers in the folder so that the next t… --- ## [Having issues with Filter/Search](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/having-issues-with-filter-search/62398)
**Author:** [@tomx2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tomx2)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/having-issues-with-filter-search/62398 "2023-10-25T14:49:33Z")
Hello, What am i missing? I added a few files as a test. Some of these files contain the genre "Jazz Saxophone". However i can not get mp3tag to find the tags. My Genre tags are set up as; Jazz; Jazz Saxophone; Classic … --- ## [Flac labels are all in caps](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-labels-are-all-in-caps/62534)
**Author:** [@cmarschak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cmarschak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-labels-are-all-in-caps/62534 "2023-10-24T15:28:16Z")
I ripped a CD and created MP3 files and FLAC files. I used this wonderful mp3tag program to update the tags in both sets of files. When I hover over the MP3 files and the info window comes up, it shows the tags, such a… --- ## [How can I create a custom column and get a conditional word as text?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-create-a-custom-column-and-get-a-conditional-word-as-text/62518)
**Author:** [@Simos\_Sigma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Simos_Sigma)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-create-a-custom-column-and-get-a-conditional-word-as-text/62518 "2023-10-23T14:40:01Z")
Hello community! I am using the following code $if($eql($strstr(%\_folderpath%,Archived),0),Archived,Not) to create a custom column named "State" and assigns the word "Archived" if the folder path of the file contains th… --- ## [Multiple id3s in a wavfile](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-id3s-in-a-wavfile/62513)
**Author:** [@Liquidfuzz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Liquidfuzz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-id3s-in-a-wavfile/62513 "2023-10-23T07:12:49Z")
Hi new guy here Is there a way of adding and editing mutiple id3 tag types in mp3tag? Eg id3v1, id3v2.3 and id3v2.4 tags in a wavfile. Thanks --- ## [Separation of artist title in the file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separation-of-artist-title-in-the-file-name/62511)
**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separation-of-artist-title-in-the-file-name/62511 "2023-10-23T06:36:11Z")
I have some mp3 that are labeled weirdly. the basic naming scheme is artist and title but there are no separations between the two fields for example: artist titlleofsong some of the artists names are multiple hyphena… --- ## [Yt-dlp downloads Description doesn't have Line Break](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/yt-dlp-downloads-description-doesnt-have-line-break/58384)
**Author:** [@LWiv7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LWiv7)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/yt-dlp-downloads-description-doesnt-have-line-break/58384 "2023-10-21T23:14:52Z")
MP3Tag needs carriage return + line feed (CRLF) to display correctly. yt-dlp uses ffmpeg to embed metadata and it show it correctly --- ## [Append Tags In Sidebar](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-tags-in-sidebar/62498)
**Author:** [@helmanfrow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/helmanfrow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-tags-in-sidebar/62498 "2023-10-21T16:30:21Z")
The current method of appending tags through creating an action is extremely cumbersome, especially when I want to append different text to different tags of different groups of files. It'd be nice if I could append tex… --- ## [Help building correct Regular Exprssions - https://regex101.com/](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-building-correct-regular-exprssions-https-regex101-com/62470)
**Author:** [@gstalnaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gstalnaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-building-correct-regular-exprssions-https-regex101-com/62470 "2023-10-20T16:07:38Z")
Hoping I'm not doing anything amiss by recommending this really terrific website one can use to build regular expressions and test them against a known string: I just today was able to use it to figure out how to use … --- ## [Removing first 2 directories from Path column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-first-2-directories-from-path-column/62469)
**Author:** [@john\_2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/john_2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-first-2-directories-from-path-column/62469 "2023-10-19T18:01:23Z")
Hello! How do I remove the first two directories in my path column for tidiness sakes? E & Music will always be a constant and I need all the space I can get. --- ## [How to have tag panel item refer to other tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-have-tag-panel-item-refer-to-other-tag/62463)
**Author:** [@Plot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Plot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-have-tag-panel-item-refer-to-other-tag/62463 "2023-10-19T10:06:20Z")
I'm trying to get a value in the Tag Panel to refer to another tag. Specifically, I'd like to have "Album Artist" refer to/copy/enter the "Artist" tag. Basically (but not always) I'd like to have a way to have the Albu… --- ## [Compare filename with entry in CSV file and fill the Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compare-filename-with-entry-in-csv-file-and-fill-the-tag/62465)
**Author:** [@PaasHaas62](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PaasHaas62)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compare-filename-with-entry-in-csv-file-and-fill-the-tag/62465 "2023-10-19T08:46:46Z")
I have a list in Excel (CSV) Top 2000 year 1999. Is it possible to compare the filename in an directory with the list and if the entries exists fill the tags? And if yes how? Love to read suggestions. PaasHaas62 --- ## [Change a tag extracting info from the tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-a-tag-extracting-info-from-the-tag/62447)
**Author:** [@theennus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/theennus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-a-tag-extracting-info-from-the-tag/62447 "2023-10-19T05:33:14Z")
Hello, I'm quite new to Mp3Tag, already read the info pages for creating new actions, but I cannot find a way to change a tag using info that lies within the tag. For example the Album tag is AlbumName (Rock Collection… --- ## [Mp3tag using winget](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-using-winget/62407)
**Author:** [@Psychoticsixx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Psychoticsixx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-using-winget/62407 "2023-10-18T13:31:58Z")
I have the v3.22e 64-bit version installed on a WIn11 PC. When I do a "winget upgrade", it says there is a new version available. I have a feeling it is referencing the 32-bit version. Am I correct? Name Id … --- ## [Unable to open MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-open-mp3tag/54385)
**Author:** [@sidkhanooja](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sidkhanooja)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-open-mp3tag/54385 "2023-10-18T11:00:31Z")
Since yesterday, I've not been able to open MP3Tag - either on 3.08 or 3.08d (the latest dev build). The error log is empty, and I don't see any explicit error in the normal log as well. After trying to open MP3Tag from… --- ## [Internal navigation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/internal-navigation/62434)
**Author:** [@rofi22](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rofi22)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/internal-navigation/62434 "2023-10-18T08:43:31Z")
I've been away from music tagging with MP3tag (or any other program) for quite some time. Now that I'm back, one change I've noticed is that navigation to music folders on my PC (Win10) is now via Windows Explorer. My re… --- ## [Distribute files from Folder with lots of singles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/distribute-files-from-folder-with-lots-of-singles/62448)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/distribute-files-from-folder-with-lots-of-singles/62448 "2023-10-18T07:25:26Z")
Hey, I touched on this in a previous post and I think ohrenkino said that if the number of folders is less than the number required, when using actions everything will be moved to one folder. So let's say we have one fo… --- ## [Size sample in picture](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/size-sample-in-picture/62450)
**Author:** [@refill](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/refill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/size-sample-in-picture/62450 "2023-10-18T02:05:18Z")
Hello guys, I want to see the size of the song cover but I want to see it in the list (so I can see it in all the songs) and not in the tag panel, I saw that the only option is shown in bytes, I would like to see it in M… --- ## [Conditional formatting with featured artists to add to title and filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-formatting-with-featured-artists-to-add-to-title-and-filename/62423)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-formatting-with-featured-artists-to-add-to-title-and-filename/62423 "2023-10-17T21:05:18Z")
Hello there, my head is spinning after spending hours trying to make this work. I filter to locate tracks I want to edit: "$meta\_sep(Artist,\\\\)" HAS \\\\ If album artist name UB40 differs from the artist name (for examp… --- ## [Rate MP3 Stars error on Win10 Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rate-mp3-stars-error-on-win10-explorer/62401)
**Author:** [@ycekyll](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ycekyll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rate-mp3-stars-error-on-win10-explorer/62401 "2023-10-17T19:23:16Z")
Hello everyone, I'm having trouble rating (giving stars) for my mp3 files. Generally I do this easily directly in Windows Explorer, even in version 10, but currently on another computer, this operation causes an error a… --- ## [Replace multiple ARTIST into One ARTIST attribute](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-multiple-artist-into-one-artist-attribute/62443)
**Author:** [@pravin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pravin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-multiple-artist-into-one-artist-attribute/62443 "2023-10-17T16:05:41Z")
Hi Everyone, I have a music file in WAV, that contains multiple of ARTIST attributes, each attribute for one Artist Name. Example of 4 artist names in a wav file, all names are separated by coma ','. which looks good. … --- ## [Unable to REMOVE cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-remove-cover-art/62420)
**Author:** [@twsf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/twsf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-remove-cover-art/62420 "2023-10-16T10:54:56Z")
Remove cover art is not working in latest version. "Right click... Remove cover..." appears to work, until the files are saved once again, and the cover image reappears. --- ## [Scripting $neql not working in actions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-neql-not-working-in-actions/62424)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-neql-not-working-in-actions/62424 "2023-10-16T06:32:02Z")
Can someone clarify then, is $neq not recognised by mp3tag within an action? --- ## [How to find multiple front cover arts?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-multiple-front-cover-arts/62413)
**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-multiple-front-cover-arts/62413 "2023-10-15T18:40:11Z")
Hello, is it possible to search songs for multiple copies of front album cover? Sometimes I'll see songs that will include 2 (usually two different resolutions) and I have to manually remove one. Can I find the ones I … --- ## [IF( \ )](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-actions/8528)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-actions/8528 "2009-06-30T18:56:06Z")
My Action Group has a block of Actions that I want done only if a certain tag is present (non-empty). How best to code this? Thanks. --- ## [Album Art resize action altering B&W embedded art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-resize-action-altering-b-w-embedded-art/62295)
**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-resize-action-altering-b-w-embedded-art/62295 "2023-10-15T17:03:42Z")
Hi, I have found that if I run my series of actions (which includes a 600x600 pixel resize) on a song that has embedded album art that is grayscale, the resize algorithm will appear to decrease the bit depth of the B&W i… --- ## [Cannot use RMC for Context menu anymore?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-use-rmc-for-context-menu-anymore/62405)
**Author:** [@skpManiac](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/skpManiac)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-use-rmc-for-context-menu-anymore/62405 "2023-10-14T21:58:25Z")
Hi Florian, I've been using this for years and never really had any issues, but when I installed the last update I lost RMC Context menu, it is always checked on install but today it is gone. I have just installed the … --- ## [Transfer Itunes Rating to files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-itunes-rating-to-files/18194)
**Author:** [@bioman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bioman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-itunes-rating-to-files/18194 "2023-10-14T17:55:50Z")
Hi all, I registered only for that question. Have you even thought about creating a rating tag that can be compatible with Itunes under Pc or mac ? I can ensure you, that would be very usefull or have I missed somethin… --- ## [Album art disappearing after adding album name (VLC)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-disappearing-after-adding-album-name-vlc/62397)
**Author:** [@SeQwin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SeQwin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-disappearing-after-adding-album-name-vlc/62397 "2023-10-13T20:01:03Z")
As per the title: I was adding tags and embedding a cover to an album, and after finishing I found VLC wouldn't load the album art. I then trial-and-errored my way through putting a "cover.jpg" of the image in the folde… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=66) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=68)