# Support

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## [Tagging Convert with ft. Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-convert-with-ft-artist/62286)

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**Author:** [@DJ68](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ68)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-convert-with-ft-artist/62286 "2023-10-03T10:35:46Z")

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On mp3tag convert %title% - %artist% But I want to add the ft. artist as well... Is there a way you can do this??? Please let me know... I hope all is going well... DJ68 Harlem Globetrotter

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## [(3.22) Not sorting Discogs generated vinyl tracks A1/B1 etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22-not-sorting-discogs-generated-vinyl-tracks-a1-b1-etc/62277)

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**Author:** [@cathcam](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cathcam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22-not-sorting-discogs-generated-vinyl-tracks-a1-b1-etc/62277 "2023-10-02T18:44:10Z")

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I'm sure this should have worked but this morning when I click on the header "Track" the order of the tracks does not change. Selecting the tracks via Ctrl-A doesn't impact the sort. After clicking the order indicato…

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## [Add Alt + key combinations to action group possible?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-alt-key-combinations-to-action-group-possible/62258)

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**Author:** [@irie27](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/irie27)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-alt-key-combinations-to-action-group-possible/62258 "2023-10-01T21:13:08Z")

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Is it possible to add the alt+key combinations from the Convert drop down to an action group? Granted, it's not much effort to hit the key combinations, but if I could basically have my workflow as an action group the t…

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## [Extract & move year from title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-move-year-from-title/62270)

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**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-move-year-from-title/62270 "2023-10-01T21:06:37Z")

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how do I Extract the year from title: Still In The Groove 1981 As you can see the year is one space separated from the title. Is there a way to just extract the "1981" AND PLACE IT INTO THE YEAR TAG?

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## [Tidying Track Numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tidying-track-numbers/62269)

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**Author:** [@Pompey1952](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pompey1952)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tidying-track-numbers/62269 "2023-10-01T19:20:32Z")

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I have been playing around with compilations of several records. Of course each track comes from the original record so several are the same. I know there is a tool for renumbering albums but I this wont cover me this t…

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## [Run python script as tool?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-python-script-as-tool/62262)

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**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-python-script-as-tool/62262 "2023-10-01T13:27:32Z")

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I've written a python script that takes a folderpath as parameter and then renames that folder based on what is in the folder. If it's only mp3s all with the same bitrate it appends \[MP3 320\] for example. If it's a mix…

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## [Installation error message](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-error-message/62261)

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**Author:** [@sjd22](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sjd22)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-error-message/62261 "2023-09-30T17:11:25Z")

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Hello everybody I have just tried to install mp3tagv322b-x64-setup.exe in Windows 11 (I am already using MP3Tag), but receive the following error: "Staging Sparse Package failed C:\\Program F¡les\\Mp3tag Mp3tagShell.ms¡x…

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## [Cannot open mp3tag - error 0x00000000](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-open-mp3tag-error-0x00000000/62254)

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**Author:** [@Helter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Helter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-open-mp3tag-error-0x00000000/62254 "2023-09-30T10:27:41Z")

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Hello. After installing a new version of mp3tag simply i can not open it. Everytime i try to open after few times reinstalling it i have such an error: ERROR ------------------------------------------------------------…

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## [Version 3.22b probelm with Keywords tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-22b-probelm-with-keywords-tag/62251)

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**Author:** [@kallicano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kallicano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-22b-probelm-with-keywords-tag/62251 "2023-09-30T09:04:30Z")

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Hi I had to upgrade my PC and reinstall Mp3Tag, and now I can't find the tag "Keywords" anymore. Is it a problem with version 3.22b or should I set up the software for a different "family" of Tags? Thanks for help

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## [Can't sort files/dirs in dialog box (v. 3.22b)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-sort-files-dirs-in-dialog-box-v-3-22b/62252)

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**Author:** [@kallicano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kallicano)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-sort-files-dirs-in-dialog-box-v-3-22b/62252 "2023-09-30T09:02:15Z")

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Hi I had to upgrade my PC and reinstall Mp3Tag, and now I can't sort the files/dir by date when I try to add a new directory: I used to put the last dir I created on top of the list, but now the list is shown in alphabe…

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## [Display folder path length in decimals in columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-folder-path-length-in-decimals-in-columns/62248)

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**Author:** [@Guyver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Guyver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-folder-path-length-in-decimals-in-columns/62248 "2023-09-30T05:29:22Z")

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I'm trying to copy music over from a external drive to an android phone. Some of the file names are to long and the transfer ends prematurely. I'm on Windows and I know the file path and file name can't exceed 256 charac…

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## [Single clicking on tracks selects them; unable to de-select](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/single-clicking-on-tracks-selects-them-unable-to-de-select/62229)

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**Author:** [@Melchior](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Melchior)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/single-clicking-on-tracks-selects-them-unable-to-de-select/62229 "2023-09-29T15:26:09Z")

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Pardon the confusing title, I'll explain better here. I updated to the latest version today, but now when I'm working with the files within mp3tag, I'm seeing a frustrating bug. If I accidentally double click on a track …

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## [Match source txt/ csv/ xml files by name or relative path per media file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/match-source-txt-csv-xml-files-by-name-or-relative-path-per-media-file/62244)

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**Author:** [@professor\_jonny](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/professor_jonny)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/match-source-txt-csv-xml-files-by-name-or-relative-path-per-media-file/62244 "2023-09-29T11:38:40Z")

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I'm wanting to import tags for Movie XML Schema formatted files but I'm unsure how to do this in a batch way or if it is possible using the convert text to tag function. I have processed movie media with media companion…

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## [Remove track numbers from titles and filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-numbers-from-titles-and-filenames/45733)

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**Author:** [@RBEmerson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RBEmerson)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-numbers-from-titles-and-filenames/45733 "2023-09-28T17:29:22Z")

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\[Mods - if the following isn't in the FAQ or how-to's, maybe it should be?\] How to remove numbers in front of titles or filenames: Select the tracks to be changed (use Edit to "select all" or CTL-A to choose all tracks…

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## [date & year tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-year-tags/9312)

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**Author:** [@clippertm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/clippertm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-year-tags/9312 "2023-09-28T13:52:12Z")

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Hello, I am tagging FLAC files with MP3TAG 2.44, using the TEXT FILE - TAG function. My format string is tab separated and as follow: I have tripled checked that my text files are properly separated by tabs. The dat…

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## [Copy value from YEAR tag to DATE tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-value-from-year-tag-to-date-tag/62235)

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**Author:** [@matan2001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/matan2001)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-value-from-year-tag-to-date-tag/62235 "2023-09-28T13:41:38Z")

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Hi there, I have been an avid user of MP3tag for the last few years in order to help me edit and maintain accurate metadata in my music collection. My go-to Music app on Android is the default Sony "Music" app, a vestig…

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## [Remove space from parentheses](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-space-from-parentheses/62226)

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**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-space-from-parentheses/62226 "2023-09-27T20:48:50Z")

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how do I remove the space in between the parentheses? as you can see there is a space at the beginning and just before the end of brackets.

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## [Remove # or fix file tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-or-fix-file-tags/62216)

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**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-or-fix-file-tags/62216 "2023-09-27T20:13:15Z")

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Can someone help me resolve this dilemma? I have files names like this: 12 - Shake It Like A Pom Pom (ASV Remix) Dj Fafan 98 Bpm I want to either remove the #'s from the file name OR have the files fill into their pr…

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## [New colums rate five star and key note](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-colums-rate-five-star-and-key-note/49088)

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**Author:** [@bruxu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bruxu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-colums-rate-five-star-and-key-note/49088 "2023-09-27T15:04:04Z")

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## [Unable to open .jpg files fixed , then can't write tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-open-jpg-files-fixed-then-cant-write-tags/62218)

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**Author:** [@wiz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wiz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-open-jpg-files-fixed-then-cant-write-tags/62218 "2023-09-27T14:38:02Z")

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Hello, So I installed Mp3tag after reading on a photo website that it can also edit .jpg flies tags. Worked great, i could darg and drop files into the window and they would load up....i'd add a comment to the meta dat…

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## [3.22b Multi-disc Album behaviour](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22b-multi-disc-album-behaviour/62219)

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**Author:** [@bananaboatfan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bananaboatfan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22b-multi-disc-album-behaviour/62219 "2023-09-27T05:42:02Z")

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Hi, Just updated to 3.22b and the editor no longer supports multi disc albums. When I right click on an Album that has multiple discs in individual folders I now get a blank editor when it loads. Whereas previously…

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## [3.22a default actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22a-default-actions/62214)

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**Author:** [@bananaboatfan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bananaboatfan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-22a-default-actions/62214 "2023-09-26T20:22:25Z")

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Hi, I just recently updated and the new default actions are a real let down and annoying What I am finding most annoying is the extract image options no longer go to the folder I am reading the files from but defaults …

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## [Extracting artwork to album folder - is that possible?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208)

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**Author:** [@silvestre](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silvestre)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-artwork-to-album-folder-is-that-possible/62208 "2023-09-26T15:21:03Z")

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I am using Volumio to listen to my music and they have stopped supporting reading artwork files embedded in the id3 tag of every mp3. I read somewhere that I could extract the embedded artwork file with MP3TAG, but I ca…

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## [Replace albumartist tags having multiple values with single value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-albumartist-tags-having-multiple-values-with-single-value/62204)

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**Author:** [@dobic21811](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dobic21811)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-albumartist-tags-having-multiple-values-with-single-value/62204 "2023-09-26T15:18:31Z")

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My goal is to identify all files with more than one value for the albumartist tag and replace the values with a single value. I was able to put together the following filter for identifying files with multiple albumartis…

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## [Pmedia tag removal](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pmedia-tag-removal/56118)

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**Author:** [@Warriordrum](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Warriordrum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pmedia-tag-removal/56118 "2023-09-24T07:16:38Z")

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Hi Everyone, Is there a way I can easily remove all instances from every tag contains the characters "PMEDIA"? For example, a typical mp3 I obtained has PMEDIA in many of the typically unseen tags like ISRC, Uploader, …

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## [Can Mp3Tag convert between mp3 files and m4b and vice versa?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-convert-between-mp3-files-and-m4b-and-vice-versa/62188)

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**Author:** [@nhan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nhan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-convert-between-mp3-files-and-m4b-and-vice-versa/62188 "2023-09-24T06:25:47Z")

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Sorry for such a noob question. I've spent the last few hours searching around the internet + docs + the forum and still don't really understand what mp3Tag does although I can see that people recommend it a lot. I thin…

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## [Import text to file help pls](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-text-to-file-help-pls/62181)

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**Author:** [@mbrazil05](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbrazil05)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-text-to-file-help-pls/62181 "2023-09-23T15:27:53Z")

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My files name is: (08) – Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up (104 Bpm) (11.40 MB) I want to be able to change the following fields to reflect the above informaiton: track, artist, title, bpm and file size. How do I go …

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## [Size Of Cover Art File is incorrect](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/size-of-cover-art-file-is-incorrect/62157)

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**Author:** [@MP3-Tagger1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3-Tagger1)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/size-of-cover-art-file-is-incorrect/62157 "2023-09-22T17:56:00Z")

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as of today the file size of the cover art picture is no more the same in MP3Tag and the Windows explorer. The MP3Tag coversize is bigger than the windows explorer shows. What happened? Example: in Windows explorer the …

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## [Can't Update mp3tag on Win 10 Pro...why?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-update-mp3tag-on-win-10-pro-why/62161)

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**Author:** [@rockman5150](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rockman5150)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-update-mp3tag-on-win-10-pro-why/62161 "2023-09-20T19:43:44Z")

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Every time I try to update to a new version of mp3tag on Win 10 Pro, I get about as far as agreeing to the terms, and the update freezes and shuts down. I'm still on version 3.21 because of this. What is causing this, an…

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## [New MP4 Publisher fields not recognized outside of program](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-mp4-publisher-fields-not-recognized-outside-of-program/62150)

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**Author:** [@tim](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-mp4-publisher-fields-not-recognized-outside-of-program/62150 "2023-09-20T05:24:42Z")

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I recently installed and started using the newest 64 bit version (stable build 3.22, as well as the 3.22a beta) and have really liked using the product. I have primarily been using the program over the past week to writ…

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