# Support

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## [Caputuring BPM from end of title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caputuring-bpm-from-end-of-title/61943)

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**Author:** [@ianwat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ianwat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/caputuring-bpm-from-end-of-title/61943 "2023-08-28T08:56:35Z")

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So apologies I have searched for this, but whilst there are a number of similar posts, none are quite the same. So I have lots of files that are. Artist - Title BPM So examples Goya Menór & Nektunez - Ameno Ampiano (Y…

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## [How to find albums containing tracks of various years?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-albums-containing-tracks-of-various-years/61931)

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**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-albums-containing-tracks-of-various-years/61931 "2023-08-27T12:57:47Z")

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Is it possible to filter for ALBUMs that contain tracks of various YEARs? E.g. a "greatest hits" collection. I might have screwed up Album Gain calculations for these albums and I'd like to check. Thanks.

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## [Music files disapear the re appear when opening a folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-files-disapear-the-re-appear-when-opening-a-folder/61930)

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**Author:** [@Plugyuk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Plugyuk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/music-files-disapear-the-re-appear-when-opening-a-folder/61930 "2023-08-27T05:59:28Z")

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I have a folder set up on my SSD drive and when I open an album folder the files start to disappear like there being deleted then start to rebuild/appear again. This takes 30seconds or so, but very frustrating and slow. …

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## [Tag field mapping](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-field-mapping/61913)

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**Author:** [@ceo54](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ceo54)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-field-mapping/61913 "2023-08-25T14:38:19Z")

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Hello, I need to remap some tag fields. I tried options -\> Tags -\> Mapping I put "ITUNESCOUNTRYID" in source and "Country" in target but after tagging the files the entire field disappears. How does this suppose to wo…

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## [How to add custom Genre?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-custom-genre/61906)

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**Author:** [@ceo54](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ceo54)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-custom-genre/61906 "2023-08-25T10:54:13Z")

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Hello, I'm updating from v 3.08 to the latest beta and I noticed there's no more drop down user defined custom genre field. How can I get it back ? And if that's not possible, how can I add user defined genre to the…

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## [Applying information from one file to another based on file sequence](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-information-from-one-file-to-another-based-on-file-sequence/61903)

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**Author:** [@jobasha](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jobasha)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-information-from-one-file-to-another-based-on-file-sequence/61903 "2023-08-25T06:28:29Z")

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Hi! I have a fair few classical flac files from the Classical mega box sets, and a fair number are titled as follows (%track%: %title%): 5: Op.4 No.1 in G minor, HWV 289: I. Larghetto e staccato 6: II. Allegro 7: II…

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## [Parsing tags form filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-tags-form-filenames/61902)

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**Author:** [@jerryfreak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jerryfreak)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-tags-form-filenames/61902 "2023-08-25T05:32:33Z")

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hi i need to parse and apply disc and track numbers from filenames as follows artistYYMMDDd1\_01\_Trackname.flac that would be disc 1 track 1 of the series any help?

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## [My eyes need help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-eyes-need-help/61898)

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**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/my-eyes-need-help/61898 "2023-08-24T18:15:37Z")

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Is there any way, within the application itself, to increase the size of the display and the text within it without affecting the appearance of other applications? I'm finding it harder and harder to use mp3tag alongsid…

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## [Exporting to Exccel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-to-exccel/61896)

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**Author:** [@Scorpius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Scorpius)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-to-exccel/61896 "2023-08-24T16:28:27Z")

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Hello, I don't know what I've done to revert back to my early days of using the program. I was trying to edit the sequence below not to include track pathway size album and file size. I thought I changed but I didn't.…

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## [No 64-bit version in the Microsoft Store](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-64-bit-version-in-the-microsoft-store/58814)

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**Author:** [@zhangzihan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zhangzihan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-64-bit-version-in-the-microsoft-store/58814 "2023-08-24T13:33:33Z")

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My Windows is 64-bit and I should have installed the 64-bit version of MP3TAG, but the 32-bit version was actually installed. And the "Supported languages" in the Microsoft Store page is incomplete. For example it shows…

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## [Fill accidentally emptied tag panel again](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fill-accidentally-emptied-tag-panel-again/61885)

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**Author:** [@Wolksby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wolksby)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fill-accidentally-emptied-tag-panel-again/61885 "2023-08-24T12:09:21Z")

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OOPS! Somehow I have managed to hide or delete (hopefully not!) all the tags in the left hand tag panel, except for the Album Art. The tags and associated data must be around somewhere, but I just can't seem to fin the…

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## ["File Cannot Be Opened For Writing"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/12416)

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**Author:** [@comicsnut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/comicsnut)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/12416 "2023-08-23T18:24:26Z")

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I’m having trouble tagging a specific album. I usually use this program (because it’s the best there is) but with this album I’ve tried other programs and none of them are able to tag them. It’s an album of .FLAC files…

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## [Bulk tag change - Track Number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-tag-change-track-number/61887)

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**Author:** [@Bluesky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-tag-change-track-number/61887 "2023-08-23T11:43:01Z")

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Hi, I have a compilation album with approximately 500 songs in it. The track numbers are all over the place and I would like to do a bulk change operation, if possible, so that I can renumber them in either this format…

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## [Customising tags for my specific MP3 collection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customising-tags-for-my-specific-mp3-collection/61829)

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**Author:** [@Wolksby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wolksby)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customising-tags-for-my-specific-mp3-collection/61829 "2023-08-20T20:20:02Z")

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Hi, back in June I asked how it would be possible to customise the Genre List, so that, when entering any new track, I would be presented only with the Genres that I use in my collection. I was shown how to achieve this…

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## [For MKV files, placeholder, %\_video\_bitrate% is NOT working, and audio bitrate (aka %\_bitrate%) is inaccurate](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/for-mkv-files-placeholder-video-bitrate-is-not-working-and-audio-bitrate-aka-bitrate-is-inaccurate/61879)

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**Author:** [@wneclass2018](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wneclass2018)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/for-mkv-files-placeholder-video-bitrate-is-not-working-and-audio-bitrate-aka-bitrate-is-inaccurate/61879 "2023-08-22T18:46:19Z")

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I noticed this last year, but it slipped my mind. For .mkv, or .mka, files, with the presence of a video track, the place holder, "%\_video\_bitrate%", is NOT working. The place holder, %\_video\_bitrate%, fails to read th…

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## [Filter argument to check composer info](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-argument-to-check-composer-info/61877)

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**Author:** [@DTW](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DTW)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-argument-to-check-composer-info/61877 "2023-08-22T07:42:46Z")

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I am wondering if the could be a filter argument to help identify differences in the composer details for the same track title different artist or maybe same track title same artist. Just to help identify where differnc…

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## [Mass convert cover art from png to jpg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-convert-cover-art-from-png-to-jpg/61840)

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**Author:** [@karwlkwh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/karwlkwh)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-convert-cover-art-from-png-to-jpg/61840 "2023-08-22T00:17:59Z")

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I have about 7500 audio files with PNG cover art. JPG takes up less space, so I want to convert all the cover art to JPG without doing it manually (this would take forever). I don't want to import from a server, I want…

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## [Extended File Data export BPM field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extended-file-data-export-bpm-field/61863)

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**Author:** [@Moggy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moggy)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extended-file-data-export-bpm-field/61863 "2023-08-20T20:05:16Z")

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Hi I have a folder of circa 400 audio files. I would like to make a list of these and save as a csv file. However, some of the extended file data is not being included when exported as a csv (or html). There is only …

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## [Change Artist Name from "Bandname, The to "The Bandname"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-artist-name-from-bandname-the-to-the-bandname/61872)

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**Author:** [@NuclearMike](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NuclearMike)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-artist-name-from-bandname-the-to-the-bandname/61872 "2023-08-20T12:24:58Z")

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Hi. I'm a longtime user of MP3Tag but have never done a deep dive into the advanced features. I have a huge library and have ripped Album Artist as "Bandname, The" but would now like to change that to "The Bandname". Man…

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## [Uconnect not displaying mp3 tag for year - all other tags display fine](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uconnect-not-displaying-mp3-tag-for-year-all-other-tags-display-fine/61861)

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**Author:** [@Benny75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Benny75)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/uconnect-not-displaying-mp3-tag-for-year-all-other-tags-display-fine/61861 "2023-08-20T06:22:09Z")

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All the .mp3 files on my device show as ID3 v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3) and tags were set with mp3tag. For some reason the "year" tag displays as "unknown" in my vehicle using Uconnect. Album, album art, title, artist, and genr…

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## [Album with catalog # pattern](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-with-catalog-pattern/61859)

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**Author:** [@djepeto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djepeto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-with-catalog-pattern/61859 "2023-08-19T23:19:18Z")

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If I have 2 fields: %album only% and %catalog #%, how to implement pattern for Album field like %album only% \[%catalog #%\] with convert or action way? Is possible at all?

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## [Bulk remove cover description](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-remove-cover-description/61845)

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**Author:** [@MrMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrMix)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-remove-cover-description/61845 "2023-08-18T08:08:14Z")

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Hello, I have more than 500 cover descriptions to be removed. Is there a way to remove them not one by one ? Thank you for the help Regards MM

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## [Mp4 files not listed on MP3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-files-not-listed-on-mp3tag/19696)

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**Author:** [@arturn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arturn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-files-not-listed-on-mp3tag/19696 "2023-08-18T05:37:12Z")

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Hi, I would like for some help with my problem. First please accept my excuse for potential duplicity of this thema, but I cant find any help topic. So I downloaded mp4 files from my itunes (I´using icloud music library…

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## [Issue with FLAC files from Steam](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-flac-files-from-steam/61847)

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**Author:** [@nightsofni423](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nightsofni423)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-flac-files-from-steam/61847 "2023-08-17T23:33:05Z")

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My apologies if this is seems like a common issue, I have not been able to find anything that matches my issue and wondering if there is a workaround. Several times now, I have downloaded OSTs off of Steam, and while th…

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## [Application stall with mapped drive on Windows 10](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/application-stall-with-mapped-drive-on-windows-10/61841)

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**Author:** [@djquartz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djquartz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/application-stall-with-mapped-drive-on-windows-10/61841 "2023-08-17T06:52:48Z")

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I've been noticing for a while that mp3tag will randomly hang when working with a mapped drive on my Win10 workstation. It does come back but will hang for a few seconds randomly and other times work without issue. It'…

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## [How to compare actual track length with length from Tag Source?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-compare-actual-track-length-with-length-from-tag-source/61831)

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**Author:** [@bitskream](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bitskream)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-compare-actual-track-length-with-length-from-tag-source/61831 "2023-08-16T16:43:58Z")

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I'm finding myself defeated by a tagging challenge that I hope someone here can assist with. I have performed some batch tagging via source scripts, which is remarkable accurate, but also occasionally mis-matches. In ord…

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## [Remove the text that is in one tag from another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-text-that-is-in-one-tag-from-another/61833)

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**Author:** [@JamFestival](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JamFestival)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-text-that-is-in-one-tag-from-another/61833 "2023-08-16T14:27:21Z")

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Is this do-able? I have a bunch of files that have no tags, and the filenames are terrible, e.g. Stevie Wonder You Are The Sunshine of my Life.FLAC I have populated all the %title% tags with this filename. I figure i…

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## [Tag exporting format/script doesn't respond to changes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-exporting-format-script-doesnt-respond-to-changes/61825)

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**Author:** [@VojtaNesvadba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VojtaNesvadba)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-exporting-format-script-doesnt-respond-to-changes/61825 "2023-08-14T19:11:27Z")

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Hello, I tried to export all tags to a .txt file and wanted to edit tags to export Title and Composer tag, so I edited and saved .mte file but nothing changed, it showed the default Artist - Album - Title etc. format... …

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## [Need a little help with formatting an action for potentially empty field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-a-little-help-with-formatting-an-action-for-potentially-empty-field/61803)

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**Author:** [@DoomDitz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DoomDitz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-a-little-help-with-formatting-an-action-for-potentially-empty-field/61803 "2023-08-12T17:35:13Z")

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Hi all, First of all I'm sorry if this is asked before, I searched but cannot find an answer. I'm setting up an action to rename filenames in a folder using the "Format value" action and setting \_FILENAME for the field…

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## [Deleted Files gone forever?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleted-files-gone-forever/61799)

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**Author:** [@Penguino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Penguino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleted-files-gone-forever/61799 "2023-08-12T01:17:34Z")

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I did something really stupid, I think. I'm creating 4 directories for music files by different artists. Usually put 3 or 4 in a bunch and number them and etc. Well I had 113 .mp3 files on my C drive and things were goi…

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