# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=94 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 95 --- ## [Can't connect to Musicbrainz.org](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-connect-to-musicbrainz-org/58769)
**Author:** [@AntonyM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AntonyM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-connect-to-musicbrainz-org/58769 "2022-10-13T07:06:06Z")
For the past couple of days, I get an error message when trying to get data from Musicbrainz. --------------------------- Mp3tag v3.18 --------------------------- Error connecting to server: musicbrainz.org \> 12002: 120… --- ## [REQUEST : ITUNES FIELDS COMPLETE](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-itunes-fields-complete/58775)
**Author:** [@j17](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/j17)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-itunes-fields-complete/58775 "2022-10-12T17:42:00Z")
Hello 1\> I would like to know if it is possible, to display, change, fields not in the list of MP3Tag Such as "Description" for sample in ITUNES very useful in the podcasts. 2 \> I don't know why some field with value … --- ## [Unable to save cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-save-cover-art/58762)
**Author:** [@hb19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hb19)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-save-cover-art/58762 "2022-10-12T05:23:21Z")
whenever i go to save cover art, it doesn’t actually save it and change the file picture. instead it just says (1/2) below the picture, the first one is blank and the second one is the actual picture(i added a picture be… --- ## [Moving "feat." from title to artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-feat-from-title-to-artist/58744)
**Author:** [@tdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tdog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-feat-from-title-to-artist/58744 "2022-10-10T06:10:56Z")
Got it now! Have 2 more actions I am struggling with. Need two swap between 2 artists. Artist 1, Artist 2 -\> Artist 2 Feat. Artist 1 Artist 1 - Title (Feat. Artist 2) -\> Artist 1 Feat. Artist 2 - Title Possible? --- ## [Splitting double/triple etc cds](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-double-triple-etc-cds/58741)
**Author:** [@fivebearz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fivebearz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/splitting-double-triple-etc-cds/58741 "2022-10-09T20:01:04Z")
Having ripped double cds i find they are amalgamated into one, with two track 1's, etc. How do i split them? --- ## [Help with a regular expression action to replace & with 'and'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-a-regular-expression-action-to-replace-with-and/58718)
**Author:** [@tdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tdog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-a-regular-expression-action-to-replace-with-and/58718 "2022-10-08T07:18:00Z")
I need to create an action that will replace the "&" sign with "And" only when & is the first word in either the title or the artist. I read the regular expression help but I can't say I understood much :slight\_smile: --- ## [Track Number Digits](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-digits/58713)
**Author:** [@umitseyhan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/umitseyhan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-number-digits/58713 "2022-10-07T18:43:14Z")
Hi, Is there any standardized way to tag track numbers? I am using the single digits for it like "5/9" or "4/11" but in some cases 11th track comes right after the first one, which sucks. Is this the software's problem … --- ## [3.18 - After update, title edit is massively slow](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-18-after-update-title-edit-is-massively-slow/58694)
**Author:** [@BoboPagh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BoboPagh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-18-after-update-title-edit-is-massively-slow/58694 "2022-10-05T19:46:33Z")
Hi. Updated to 3.18 yesterday. Now, when doing simple title edit, say for all tracks on an album, it takes approx. 40 seconds before the line is updated, and I can continue to next track. Not an issue with previous ve… --- ## [Extract album art to last used folder?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-album-art-to-last-used-folder/58681)
**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-album-art-to-last-used-folder/58681 "2022-10-05T17:45:46Z")
Howdy, is there a way to have the extract cover art feature remember the last place you extracted to? My use case is I upload my album art to last.fm when I see they don't have a cover yet, and each time I extract it go… --- ## [Syntax for tagging files, or extracting fields from tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/syntax-for-tagging-files-or-extracting-fields-from-tags/58699)
**Author:** [@Intarest](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Intarest)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/syntax-for-tagging-files-or-extracting-fields-from-tags/58699 "2022-10-05T16:39:17Z")
I am new to this forum & am just getting used to the features of MP3Tag, so apologies if this is a "dumb question". I used to use Tag&Rename, and was pretty compitent with all of its features. However, I find MP3Tag to b… --- ## [Use the dropdown menu with multi-value tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-the-dropdown-menu-with-multi-value-tags/58679)
**Author:** [@lionsEATlions](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lionsEATlions)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-the-dropdown-menu-with-multi-value-tags/58679 "2022-10-05T07:44:34Z")
So, I made a big list of user-defined genres and i want to write them using the dropdown menu. It's possible if the song has only one genre, but how I can add multiple genres without typing it manually? In the GENRE fie… --- ## [Favorite folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/favorite-folder/58687)
**Author:** [@Mario\_Pavel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mario_Pavel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/favorite-folder/58687 "2022-10-05T06:46:33Z")
How do I make a folder favorite? --- ## [3.16 64bit install error on registering shell with Windows 11 Insider Preview (Dev Channel 25126, 25136, 25140, 25145, 25151, 25158, 25169, 25174)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-16-64bit-install-error-on-registering-shell-with-windows-11-insider-preview-dev-channel-25126-25136-25140-25145-25151-25158-25169-25174/57464)
**Author:** [@comerbuck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/comerbuck)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-16-64bit-install-error-on-registering-shell-with-windows-11-insider-preview-dev-channel-25126-25136-25140-25145-25151-25158-25169-25174/57464 "2022-10-04T12:04:28Z")
--- ## [Copying tags from one directory tree to another directory tree](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-tags-from-one-directory-tree-to-another-directory-tree/58652)
**Author:** [@MagRogue](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MagRogue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-tags-from-one-directory-tree-to-another-directory-tree/58652 "2022-10-02T05:24:33Z")
I have a music folder and another playlist folder for the songs I transfer to my phone. The files in the playlist folder are a copy of the files in the music folder. Sometimes I update the tags in my music folder and cha… --- ## [Copied tags from MP3 to FLAC creates additional year entry](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copied-tags-from-mp3-to-flac-creates-additional-year-entry/58673)
**Author:** [@update.freak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/update.freak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copied-tags-from-mp3-to-flac-creates-additional-year-entry/58673 "2022-10-03T19:42:03Z")
Hi developer, I have noticed that when I delete the tags from FLAC-files and then insert the tags from the same song in MP3-format to the FLAC-file then the FLAC file has an additional year tag (which the MP3-file not h… --- ## [Using Last.FM to search Year & Genre fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-last-fm-to-search-year-genre-fields/58650)
**Author:** [@DaveSumm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DaveSumm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-last-fm-to-search-year-genre-fields/58650 "2022-10-02T21:44:22Z")
Is it possible to do use Last.FM (or Beatport) to batch search an album artist & Artist (or similar) to find the respective release's Year (in YYYY-MM-DD) & Genre? I really hope so 'cause it's been bugging me for years --- ## [Remove Artist Name from Album Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-artist-name-from-album-field/58649)
**Author:** [@DaveSumm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DaveSumm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-artist-name-from-album-field/58649 "2022-10-02T20:16:33Z")
Hi, all I am wanting to remove an annoying trait that a certain label (Pornostar) does with their album names. They include the artist's name in the album name and I'd like to remove it at the click of a button. Is this… --- ## [Action Group.Presets - having to apply twice?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-presets-having-to-apply-twice/58656)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-presets-having-to-apply-twice/58656 "2022-10-02T13:46:28Z")
So, as per the title... I'm having to apply my Preset Actions Groups twice in order for all of teh actions to be applied? Anyone got any insight on that? Wy could that be happening? --- ## [How to remove featured artist from Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-featured-artist-from-album-artist/58607)
**Author:** [@LW45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LW45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-featured-artist-from-album-artist/58607 "2022-10-02T05:40:51Z")
I read through similar threads on this and couldn't get a working solution. This solution should be exactly what I want if I just modify it to work with Album Artist instead, but I can't get it to work as it is (applying… --- ## [No Saved Album Artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-saved-album-artwork/58641)
**Author:** [@Atherworld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Atherworld)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-saved-album-artwork/58641 "2022-10-02T05:30:34Z")
Happens on 3.17 and 3.18 (yeah, just found it on 17, and upgrade to 18 didn't fix it). After pasting album artwork, and saving it, thumbnails on Windows10 doesn't show it, nor does it appear under Artwork on iTunes. Appe… --- ## [Feature request: edit custom tags contents in main columnar view](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-edit-custom-tags-contents-in-main-columnar-view/58637)
**Author:** [@gregstaten](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gregstaten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-edit-custom-tags-contents-in-main-columnar-view/58637 "2022-09-30T16:11:44Z")
For my classical albums I use the "Work" tag to record the name of the piece and then the "Title" tag for the movement. This aligns with the best practices for applications such as JRiver Media Center. Adding the "Work"… --- ## [Save embedded art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-embedded-art/58630)
**Author:** [@uncletim](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/uncletim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-embedded-art/58630 "2022-09-30T15:53:59Z")
I have 63 album compilation with different album art in each album I want to save when tagging. I do not want the generic box set album art. all files are in one folder at this point. all files are seen, just do not w… --- ## [How to map "Webpage" as in windows explorer?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-map-webpage-as-in-windows-explorer/58627)
**Author:** [@jgehrhardt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jgehrhardt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-map-webpage-as-in-windows-explorer/58627 "2022-09-30T15:20:26Z")
I looked through the mapping section of documentation but could not find "Webpage" as in windows explorer--I'd like to use that field for placing a promo URL: In the meantime, I have been attempting to use %www% for … --- ## [Import Cover Pic Only if File is Larger than Current?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-pic-only-if-file-is-larger-than-current/58628)
**Author:** [@shipaddict](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shipaddict)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-pic-only-if-file-is-larger-than-current/58628 "2022-09-30T11:38:47Z")
Any suggestions on how I would script a command to only import the cover pic only if it is larger than the cover pic currently associated with the sound file? I currently have things set to import any cover pic file I h… --- ## [Cannot Locate ALBUMARTIST when Converting Tag-Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-locate-albumartist-when-converting-tag-tag/58620)
**Author:** [@EIras\_Boss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/EIras_Boss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-locate-albumartist-when-converting-tag-tag/58620 "2022-09-29T14:20:23Z")
I have been using Mp3Tag for three years and think it is a great tool that has allowed me to create a great collection of albums/tracks. I have several Albums in my collection that do not currently contain an Album Autho… --- ## [Replace all Windows restricted characters to match WMP](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-all-windows-restricted-characters-to-match-wmp/58599)
**Author:** [@keylonta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/keylonta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-all-windows-restricted-characters-to-match-wmp/58599 "2022-09-28T05:03:08Z")
Hi, Why are these format strings invalid, Is there a workaround? $replace(%title%,a,') $replace(%title%,a,\]) $replace(%title%,a,\[) I tried the following Format Value action but ' \] \[ is corrupting the script: Field… --- ## [Replace \[brackets\] with (parentheses) if they contain certain words?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-brackets-with-parentheses-if-they-contain-certain-words/58594)
**Author:** [@LW45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LW45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-brackets-with-parentheses-if-they-contain-certain-words/58594 "2022-09-27T21:58:58Z")
Basically, I want to achieve the opposite of this thread. Here's the formula from that thread: $regexp(%TITLE%,'\\((\[^(\]\*\\b(?:remix|live|mix|edit)\\b\[^)\]\*)\\)','\[$1\]',1) This does the inverse of what I'm trying to accomp… --- ## [Batch downloading of all tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-downloading-of-all-tags/58602)
**Author:** [@gordy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gordy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-downloading-of-all-tags/58602 "2022-09-27T13:44:06Z")
Hi all I'm looking to see if MP3TAG is able to download all the correct tags in a batch rather than look up 1 by 1 under discogs Title - Song or is this not possible and best to use media monkey or music brainz? Thanks … --- ## [%\_id3v2\_unknown\_frames%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-unknown-frames/58572)
**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-unknown-frames/58572 "2022-09-26T11:05:30Z")
What exactly are these "unknown frames? I loaded my music library and defined a column for %\_id3v2\_unknown\_frames% and indeed there were some indicated. I had a look in the extended view and was satisfied with what I s… --- ## [Remove Duplicate Artist Name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-duplicate-artist-name/58585)
**Author:** [@kalman0](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kalman0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-duplicate-artist-name/58585 "2022-09-26T05:38:40Z")
What action can I use to remove duplicate Artist from an id tag? Expression All duplicates are separated by "\`\` \\\`" The topic from 12/2010 did not work for me. Here are a few examples: Pixie Lott\\\\Pixie Lott Coldpl… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=93) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=95)