# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=87 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 88 --- ## [Right click context menu not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/right-click-context-menu-not-working/59926)
**Author:** [@aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aslaksen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/right-click-context-menu-not-working/59926 "2023-02-02T12:40:45Z")
I somehow ended up with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Removed both manually, and installed the 32-bit version in the x86 folder. Said yes to overwriting config files during installation. The program opens fine from st… --- ## [3.19 Program Files (x86) 3.18 Program Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-19-program-files-x86-3-18-program-files/59924)
**Author:** [@aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aslaksen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-19-program-files-x86-3-18-program-files/59924 "2023-02-02T11:45:11Z")
I just updated to 3.19 on Windows 10. I right-clicked a file and opened Mp3tag, but 3.18 still came up. However, if I searched for Mp3tag, 3.19 came up. I looked around and discovered that 3.19 had placed the files in Pr… --- ## [To put the "artist involved"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/to-put-the-artist-involved/59911)
**Author:** [@willy95100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/willy95100)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/to-put-the-artist-involved/59911 "2023-02-01T13:56:04Z")
Hello, I am a new French user of MP3tag (I used to use TAGSCANNER), I am tagging my albums, and I have a small problem, I would like to know how to move in artists all the people after the feat. in involved people. I'… --- ## [Album und Interpret und Jahr aus Dateiname herauslesen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-und-interpret-und-jahr-aus-dateiname-herauslesen/59915)
**Author:** [@KLausi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KLausi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-und-interpret-und-jahr-aus-dateiname-herauslesen/59915 "2023-02-01T09:14:13Z")
Hallo in die Runde aller gut informierten MP3Tag Anwender und Anwenderinnen, ich habe eine große Musikliste in meinem Bestand, die leider völlig falsch aufgesetzt wurde. Unter Dateiname steht Folgendes; 1978 - 001 - B… --- ## [When I use discogs scan, it always sets the file as the track 1 of the album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-i-use-discogs-scan-it-always-sets-the-file-as-the-track-1-of-the-album/59896)
**Author:** [@foff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/foff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-i-use-discogs-scan-it-always-sets-the-file-as-the-track-1-of-the-album/59896 "2023-01-30T18:05:51Z")
I'm about to lose my mind here. I use the discogs artist+title to scan for file data. It finds the correct album, and I click on the correct song, In the upper right parts of the windows the title changes to the one I cl… --- ## [Can't use brackets for a $regexpr within an Action script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-use-brackets-for-a-regexpr-within-an-action-script/59853)
**Author:** [@Flamiusrex31](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flamiusrex31)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-use-brackets-for-a-regexpr-within-an-action-script/59853 "2023-01-29T10:03:23Z")
Hi everyone, I was messing around with the Actions feature and wanted to make a script that ONLY fills ARTISTSORT with the artists' names that start with "The", "A" or "An" (and their Spanish equivalents), but leaving it… --- ## [Shortcut on all m3u files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-on-all-m3u-files/59815)
**Author:** [@dostordu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dostordu)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-on-all-m3u-files/59815 "2023-01-29T08:57:28Z")
bonjour, je voudrais créer un raccourci de tous mes fichiers playlist m3u. comment le faire faire à mp3tag, merci? Hello, mp3tag is a very good tool, thanks to the creator. With it, how creating automaticaly a shortcut … --- ## [Accidently copying one file metadata to all songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/accidently-copying-one-file-metadata-to-all-songs/59833)
**Author:** [@Bryn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bryn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/accidently-copying-one-file-metadata-to-all-songs/59833 "2023-01-28T16:45:58Z")
I am still not sure how I did it, but somehow I copied the metadata from one song to all the other songs in the directory. I did not get a prompt to confirm the copy/overwrite. I tend to use the keyboard short cuts, so c… --- ## [Log error in mp3tag folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/log-error-in-mp3tag-folder/59836)
**Author:** [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/log-error-in-mp3tag-folder/59836 "2023-01-28T15:11:39Z")
I have this error in my log, don't know its important or not: ================================================================================ Mp3tag v3.18f - 28.01.2023 - 09:33:12 --------------------------------------… --- ## [Covers no longer show in file explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/covers-no-longer-show-in-file-explorer/59826)
**Author:** [@jamesjreilly\_yahoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jamesjreilly_yahoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/covers-no-longer-show-in-file-explorer/59826 "2023-01-27T18:38:53Z")
Until recently, the mp3 and mp4 files appeared with covers in file explorer on my computers; now they show as the default program icon. When mp3s are opened by the default programs (VLC, Windows Media player, etc) they a… --- ## [After installing 3.19 for Windows, 3.18 was not overwritten](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-installing-3-19-for-windows-3-18-was-not-overwritten/59825)
**Author:** [@Horseflesh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Horseflesh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-installing-3-19-for-windows-3-18-was-not-overwritten/59825 "2023-01-27T18:33:37Z")
I almost always launch mp3tag via a Windows context menu option. After installing the new release 3.19, I noticed that launching mp3tag via the context menu opened the prior version, 3.18. Opening mp3tag from the instal… --- ## [Mp3tag 3.18 opens behind all other windows](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-18-opens-behind-all-other-windows/59371)
**Author:** [@JWKauffman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JWKauffman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-18-opens-behind-all-other-windows/59371 "2023-01-27T18:06:10Z")
I don't know if this is an Mp3tag issue, or something wrong in my system, but when I open Version 3.18 (including the betas) the main window opens behind all other open windows ("Z" in Z order). I'm running the latest Wi… --- ## [Regular Expression Sought to Change Name Pattern of Multi-Disc Albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-sought-to-change-name-pattern-of-multi-disc-albums/59801)
**Author:** [@ragtag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ragtag)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-sought-to-change-name-pattern-of-multi-disc-albums/59801 "2023-01-27T09:31:01Z")
Hello Everyone, I need a regular expression, please, with which to modify the naming convention of multi-disc albums, which are named according to the following pattern: Album Name (CD 1^6) Album Name (CD 2^6) Album … --- ## [Automatically change tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-change-tags/59803)
**Author:** [@Tshipshape1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tshipshape1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-change-tags/59803 "2023-01-26T11:45:25Z")
I have a huge music collection and I'm always adding additional music. Tagging can be a nightmare requiring tedious renaming of my data. I use Media Monkey and have been unable to figure out a way to retag in the format … --- ## [Changing tags in thousands of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-tags-in-thousands-of-files/59787)
**Author:** [@Morbeas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Morbeas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-tags-in-thousands-of-files/59787 "2023-01-25T21:34:08Z")
Hello everyone. I have a need to be able to change the RATING tag on several thousand files to another tag (ROONTRACKTAG) because the software I'm using (Roon) only imports and displays this particular tag in their GUI. … --- ## [Codec in exports](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec-in-exports/59773)
**Author:** [@afcchris](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/afcchris)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec-in-exports/59773 "2023-01-24T19:38:48Z")
Hi all. Been away from the tool for a long time and seem to have lost my old config file for exporting. I have selected Codec in my columns to display but when i export i can't see any codec information in the CSV file. … --- ## [First Name Last Name with any frailing words to Last Name, First Name and Trailing words](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-name-last-name-with-any-frailing-words-to-last-name-first-name-and-trailing-words/59734)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-name-last-name-with-any-frailing-words-to-last-name-first-name-and-trailing-words/59734 "2023-01-24T16:20:12Z")
I have been using this Action to switch a simple First Name Last Name to Last Name, First Name: Replace with regular expression: Regular Expression ^(\[^,\]+)\\s(\[^,\]+)$ Replace with: $2, $1 One reason why I use this … --- ## [Switching first and last name of Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-first-and-last-name-of-artist/11020)
**Author:** [@chrismp3junkie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrismp3junkie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/switching-first-and-last-name-of-artist/11020 "2023-01-24T16:09:54Z")
Hello, let me start by praising this excellent application. As someone with a large collection of MP3s, I am looking for a way to switch the artist name to a different order. Right now, most of my MP3s are in the follo… --- ## [Case insensitive tag names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/case-insensitive-tag-names/59778)
**Author:** [@Samnorthernlights](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Samnorthernlights)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/case-insensitive-tag-names/59778 "2023-01-24T11:43:49Z")
Hi. I am in a bit of a mess with the tags to some of my albums (maybe quite a few). I think at some point I was tagging files with the custom field ComposerSort and then when I did a fresh install of mp3tag because of Ma… --- ## [Exporting files and having album art exported into the CSV](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-files-and-having-album-art-exported-into-the-csv/59771)
**Author:** [@mbpt1984](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbpt1984)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-files-and-having-album-art-exported-into-the-csv/59771 "2023-01-24T06:35:45Z")
Hi, i was wondering, is there a way of exporting the data of the songs but also having the cover art exported into the CSV file as well. If not could this be added into an upcoming version? many thanks --- ## [%\_id3v2\_unknown\_frames% - which are they?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-unknown-frames-which-are-they/58677)
**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-unknown-frames-which-are-they/58677 "2023-01-24T05:09:03Z")
I made a list of frames which are mentioned in the ID3V2 standard but which are not supported by MP3tag: ID3-Id Description AENC Audio encryption CHAP Chapters in audio file COMR Commercial frame CTOC Tabl… --- ## [Cannot replace double back slashes ( \\\\ ) using simple Replace action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-double-back-slashes-using-simple-replace-action/59743)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-double-back-slashes-using-simple-replace-action/59743 "2023-01-23T02:47:47Z")
I tried a simple replace where I was trying to replace a " \\\\ " with ", " but the action does nothing. I assume this has to do with \\\\ signalling separate fields. Is there a way to get around this? I thought I had repl… --- ## [Tag to filename stopped working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-stopped-working/59754)
**Author:** [@Speedy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Speedy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-stopped-working/59754 "2023-01-23T01:42:37Z")
Just ran into this problem where all of mp3tag is functional, save for the tag to filename tool. The file list gets grayed-out and nothing happens; the only way out is to kill the program in task manager. Updated to th… --- ## [File - Options - Tools - MusicBrainz Picard](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-options-tools-musicbrainz-picard/59757)
**Author:** [@nohart](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nohart)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-options-tools-musicbrainz-picard/59757 "2023-01-22T23:10:26Z")
Hello I am trying to create a Tool entry in my right click for MusicBrainz Picard. I have the program on my win11 but under Parameter: I don't know what to put. I have tried - /add "%\_filename\_ext%" and check marked - "… --- ## [Connect api discogs failure OAUTH(1)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/connect-api-discogs-failure-oauth-1/59193)
**Author:** [@joshen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joshen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/connect-api-discogs-failure-oauth-1/59193 "2023-01-22T16:24:08Z")
When trying to use discogs I get this message and I can't find a solution please. ¿What should I do? "Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1)." Thank you --- ## [How to create custom lists for Tag Panel pull down fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-custom-lists-for-tag-panel-pull-down-fields/59760)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-create-custom-lists-for-tag-panel-pull-down-fields/59760 "2023-01-22T00:12:49Z")
I have tried and cannot believe I cannot find instructions on how to create the pull down lists to appear in the tag panel. I have searched the forum and documentation but have not found much other than how to delete a w… --- ## [Mp3tag with windows file explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-with-windows-file-explorer/59758)
**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-with-windows-file-explorer/59758 "2023-01-21T23:22:22Z")
Hello, i like to know how i can get window file explore to see my files when i right click on them. i have mp3tag juaded on a different drive. when i right click a file within file explore mp3tag does come up to open. w… --- ## [Field MATCHES field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/field-matches-field/59756)
**Author:** [@TGD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TGD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/field-matches-field/59756 "2023-01-21T18:29:13Z")
I want to filter singles that do not have the same TITLE and ALBUM value. Like this: TRACK HAS 1/1 AND NOT TITLE MATCHES ALBUM The only problem is that ALBUM is taken as a string. Is there a way to refer to it as a fie… --- ## [Metadata size management?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-size-management/59751)
**Author:** [@arficus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arficus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-size-management/59751 "2023-01-21T02:39:04Z")
For years, when editing previously tagged FLAC files, if attached album art seemed very large (say over 750kB), I would remove it and replace with smaller image, perhaps around 50kB (via mp3tag). Imagine my shock when I … --- ## [Replace Function Not replacing apostrophe in Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-function-not-replacing-apostrophe-in-filename/59744)
**Author:** [@cldcp00](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cldcp00)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-function-not-replacing-apostrophe-in-filename/59744 "2023-01-20T18:07:51Z")
I have this filename and you will not that it has a single quote just before the file extension. The replace command below works if the qoute is anywhere else in the the filename but not when it is just before the file e… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=86) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=88)