# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=79 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 80 --- ## [Copying length field value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-length-field-value/60957)
**Author:** [@MarianG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MarianG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-length-field-value/60957 "2023-05-15T12:00:39Z")
Hi, I have a short question. I would like to copy (Ctrl+C) a value from the Length field. Due to earlier information (from 2010) this field was a read only field. Is it still a case? Regards Marian --- ## [Remove leading number from title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-leading-number-from-title/60975)
**Author:** [@MyHome](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MyHome)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-leading-number-from-title/60975 "2023-05-15T05:17:20Z")
Thank you so much. One last request: Many of the titles have a track number first, and a space, taking up the first 3 characters of the title. How do I delete just the first 3 characters of a title? Is there a "wild c… --- ## [Replace any text with a string](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-any-text-with-a-string/60971)
**Author:** [@MyHome](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MyHome)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-any-text-with-a-string/60971 "2023-05-14T18:45:15Z")
I want to replace any of the text in Artist with a String. Is there a simple way to do this? Thanks. --- ## [What is best field format for the Title field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-best-field-format-for-the-title-field/60968)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-best-field-format-for-the-title-field/60968 "2023-05-14T11:50:00Z")
my file name format is 'track artist - track name \[album name\] \[additional info\] \[track/album year\] i have laboriously changes Title field name to just 'Track Name \[optional track info eg Live\] ie i stripped the initia… --- ## [Solution for integrating loose MP3s in a music collection consisting of albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solution-for-integrating-loose-mp3s-in-a-music-collection-consisting-of-albums/60865)
**Author:** [@Nyapet](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nyapet)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/solution-for-integrating-loose-mp3s-in-a-music-collection-consisting-of-albums/60865 "2023-05-14T11:14:11Z")
Hi MP3Tag Community, I have learned a lot from you, so I now want to share a solution that may be helpful to some of you: how to keep your (album-based) music collection tidy, when you start adding loose MP3 tracks? My … --- ## [How to execute a script in mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-execute-a-script-in-mp3tag/60967)
**Author:** [@navarannan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/navarannan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-execute-a-script-in-mp3tag/60967 "2023-05-14T05:54:59Z")
Hi all I've been learning about the powerful scripting language of mp3tag. I have an example here $ifgreater($len(%title%),30,This title is too long!,) This basically adds "This title is too long!" to the %comment% t… --- ## [Delete Track/File](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-track-file/60956)
**Author:** [@dec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dec)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-track-file/60956 "2023-05-14T01:54:03Z")
the only discussion i see n this is very old, and not quite relevant. i see the Manual states that Del REMOVES file from List Ctrl-Del actually deletes to Recycle and Shift-Ctrl-Del permanently deletes my question is… --- ## [Reordering proper names in file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reordering-proper-names-in-file-name/60964)
**Author:** [@DaPeaceMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DaPeaceMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reordering-proper-names-in-file-name/60964 "2023-05-14T01:03:55Z")
I would like the program to change Bobby Vinton to Vinton, Bobby or Elvis Presley to Presley, Elvis. Can it do this? --- ## [Ability to add/change genres has been removed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ability-to-add-change-genres-has-been-removed/60963)
**Author:** [@mwidunn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mwidunn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ability-to-add-change-genres-has-been-removed/60963 "2023-05-13T20:36:29Z")
It seems like the ability to edit the genres has been removed from "Options" in 3.20. Could you, please, put it back? Otherwise, great software! --- ## [Add One New Genre Tag to all mp3 files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-one-new-genre-tag-to-all-mp3-files/60958)
**Author:** [@ceefax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ceefax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-one-new-genre-tag-to-all-mp3-files/60958 "2023-05-13T13:23:14Z")
I want to add tag 'New Music' to a chunk of my collection that already has one or two genre tags applied. I cant just add a new genre tag in extnded tags as it appears to overright \< keep \> with the new tag. Im using ko… --- ## [How to append a new genre to existing genre?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-append-a-new-genre-to-existing-genre/60951)
**Author:** [@navarannan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/navarannan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-append-a-new-genre-to-existing-genre/60951 "2023-05-13T11:17:45Z")
Hi I have a requirement where a collection of songs have existing genre like "Rock", "Rock/Pop", "Pop" etc. I want to select all of them and add a custom genre like "Audio CD" Is there a way to achieve this? --- ## [Copy filename to title, removing leading numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943)
**Author:** [@AudioBabble](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AudioBabble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title-removing-leading-numbers/60943 "2023-05-12T12:39:56Z")
How would I do this with Mp3Tag? My filenames are 01 Title Of Song -- can go up to three digits if a multidisc, e.g 101 / 201, etc So... I need to remove ANY number characters, plus the leading space... and copy what's… --- ## [Formatting all collaborations on the same model](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-all-collaborations-on-the-same-model/60938)
**Author:** [@UION](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/UION)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatting-all-collaborations-on-the-same-model/60938 "2023-05-11T20:05:45Z")
I am trying to create an action that wil format all collaboration templates as: Artist 1, Artist 2 it is meant to replace formatting such as: Artist 1 feat Artist 2 Artist 1 feat. Artist 2 Artist 1 featuring Artist … --- ## [User Defined Genres](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-genres/60935)
**Author:** [@wordman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wordman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-genres/60935 "2023-05-11T14:26:08Z")
I see there has been a change in MP3tag for adding User Defined Genres. However I am unable to see how to do this. Can anyone help? --- ## [Export cover art with folder name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-cover-art-with-folder-name/60932)
**Author:** [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-cover-art-with-folder-name/60932 "2023-05-11T10:34:41Z")
hi im guessing this may have been covered but please could someone assist, im trying to export all my cover art and rather than the art being labeled as folder, i would like to name it under the album \\ song. $replace(… --- ## [Search for discs without track numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-discs-without-track-numbers/60930)
**Author:** [@Bookbear](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bookbear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-discs-without-track-numbers/60930 "2023-05-11T05:15:37Z")
I have a large music collection, groomed over the years with MP3Tag (yea, Heinrich!). I need to search for the relatively few CDs that do not have track numbers in their records, rather than just stumbling across them w… --- ## [Filter (for latin letters in greek artist or title) not working as expected](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-latin-letters-in-greek-artist-or-title-not-working-as-expected/60928)
**Author:** [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-latin-letters-in-greek-artist-or-title-not-working-as-expected/60928 "2023-05-10T07:37:39Z")
Why this is not working. \* MATCHES \[A-Z\] on this artist and title names in a list: Στέλιος καζαντζίδhς (artist tag problem letter h) H κοινωνία (title tag problem letter H) --- ## [After editing, tracks won't play on devices](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-editing-tracks-wont-play-on-devices/60917)
**Author:** [@tkspitzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tkspitzer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-editing-tracks-wont-play-on-devices/60917 "2023-05-08T00:58:37Z")
I use several devices to play music, including Denon's HEOS and Roku's Media player. I editing the tracks in two folders, basically prepending the track number to the titles. After editing, HEOS and Roku both do not rec… --- ## [Import from list - Open same folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-from-list-open-same-folder/60891)
**Author:** [@Cafony](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cafony)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-from-list-open-same-folder/60891 "2023-05-07T19:05:40Z")
When importing names from text file. Open same folder as the files Thanks --- ## [How to use $replace?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-replace/60905)
**Author:** [@VojtaNesvadba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VojtaNesvadba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-replace/60905 "2023-05-06T07:48:28Z")
Hello, I've been reading scripting functions and would find handy the function $replace, but I don't understand how does that work. What I basically want to achieve: I have a long string in Composer tag (multiple values… --- ## [Adding a character prefix to autonumbering](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-character-prefix-to-autonumbering/60901)
**Author:** [@dmr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dmr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-character-prefix-to-autonumbering/60901 "2023-05-05T15:10:00Z")
I'm wondering if there is any way, when using the auto-numbering wizard, to not just specify a number from which the numbering starts, but also to add an alpha-numeric character string as a prefix? This would really hel… --- ## [Extract Cover with the SAME file name and BATCH IMPORT/EXPORT](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900)
**Author:** [@VagnerVideo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VagnerVideo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900 "2023-05-05T14:30:42Z")
Friends, please agree that "folder.jpg" is not an ideal name to extract cover art. I suggest that when extracting the cover, it has the same name as the source file. BATCH IMPORT COVER ART Another suggestion is to bat… --- ## [Parsing a portion of current folder name to rename files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-a-portion-of-current-folder-name-to-rename-files/60812)
**Author:** [@jerryfreak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jerryfreak)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-a-portion-of-current-folder-name-to-rename-files/60812 "2023-05-05T06:21:34Z")
say i have a lot of folders in the uniform format of %artist% - yyyy-mm-dd - venue, city, state i.e Led Zeppelin - 1973-12-01 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY with files named 01. %title%.flac 02. %title%.flac … --- ## [Adjust album art doesn't work if many files are selected](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-album-art-doesnt-work-if-many-files-are-selected/60881)
**Author:** [@TTT](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TTT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adjust-album-art-doesnt-work-if-many-files-are-selected/60881 "2023-05-05T05:09:24Z")
When making my music album art smaller selected all (about 1500 files) and then going to Edit \> Cover \> Adjust cover and entering 800 in the max size box. The prompt will immediately close and clicking save shows it writ… --- ## [How to extract data from title field after specific characters to artist field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-data-from-title-field-after-specific-characters-to-artist-field/60875)
**Author:** [@jared01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jared01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-data-from-title-field-after-specific-characters-to-artist-field/60875 "2023-05-04T07:54:00Z")
Hi I have a lot of music in this format: title: It's Yourz (ft. Raekwon, U-God, RZA, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah) artist: Wu-Tang Clan I want it to look like this: title: It's Yourz artist: Wu-Tang Clan\\Ra… --- ## [Folder Name to Album & Artist Tag via Text File Import](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-name-to-album-artist-tag-via-text-file-import/60866)
**Author:** [@Saltshaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Saltshaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-name-to-album-artist-tag-via-text-file-import/60866 "2023-05-04T05:30:16Z")
Im sorry if this has been brought up before but I didn't quite see what I was looking for. I am working on tagging tons of different setlists that are in separate folders for each concert by importing a text file that l… --- ## [Scripts Lost In Upgrade to V3.20](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripts-lost-in-upgrade-to-v3-20/60876)
**Author:** [@jerrybo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jerrybo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripts-lost-in-upgrade-to-v3-20/60876 "2023-05-03T17:45:14Z")
Hi. I just upgraded to MP3Tag v3.20. I had a well used regular expression, as well as a couple of other scripts, which I no longer have in v3.20. Do I now have to re-code all those scripts or is there some way, or pla… --- ## [Removing Artist Name!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-artist-name/60864)
**Author:** [@Raystr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Raystr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-artist-name/60864 "2023-05-03T08:43:42Z")
Hi everyone, I am VERY new to all of this and could really do with some help! I have filenames like this: (10cc - Donna.mp3) All I want to do is remove the 10cc bit in the filename, so that it finishes up like: Donna.m… --- ## [Action help with %subtitle%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-help-with-subtitle/60869)
**Author:** [@joehenson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joehenson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-help-with-subtitle/60869 "2023-05-03T05:26:55Z")
New to Actions with MP3 tag! I am renaming all my audio books by looking them up with the audible Tag source. I am trying to append the subtitle to the file name - Specifically for all the Star Wars books - it grabs th… --- ## [Shell Extension install fails. "provisioning sparse package failed" 3.20b-x64 Win 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shell-extension-install-fails-provisioning-sparse-package-failed-3-20b-x64-win-11/60857)
**Author:** [@SkippyDaKushKangaroo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SkippyDaKushKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shell-extension-install-fails-provisioning-sparse-package-failed-3-20b-x64-win-11/60857 "2023-05-03T03:44:44Z")
G'day, This error during install began with 3.20a-x64 on Windows 11 22H2. The context menu fails to install. Same result with 3.20b. It's installed in the default C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe I've tried the u… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=78) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=80)