# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=95

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## [Publisher tag not embedded properly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/publisher-tag-not-embedded-properly/58545)

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**Author:** [@MituButChi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MituButChi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/publisher-tag-not-embedded-properly/58545 "2022-09-25T22:12:53Z")

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Hi. I'm editing tags for my audiobooks (.m4b) and everything works flawlessly except for the Publisher tag. I added a new column and choose field & value %publisher% for it (the %publisher% field is an already availabl…

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## [Display multiple values in year field in column view?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-multiple-values-in-year-field-in-column-view/58576)

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**Author:** [@ngs428](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ngs428)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-multiple-values-in-year-field-in-column-view/58576 "2022-09-25T06:46:03Z")

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I have some files which have a date such as this in the year field "2012 \\ \\ 2012-02-18" as shown in the tag panel on the LH side. The column view on the RH side will only show "2012" for that value. It does not show bo…

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## [What Happened To Dark Mode?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-to-dark-mode/58575)

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**Author:** [@KYShop713](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KYShop713)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-to-dark-mode/58575 "2022-09-25T05:33:50Z")

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I am using V. 3.15. Several previous versions going back maybe 6 months have supported DARK MODE. However when I first opened V. 3.15 I see that it doesn't show Dark Mode. My system: Win 10 Pro Version 22H2 OS build…

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## [Display Lyricist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-lyricist/58574)

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**Author:** [@jerrybo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jerrybo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-lyricist/58574 "2022-09-24T16:02:29Z")

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For tracks I display the following: Track Filename Title Artist Composer Length Is there any way to display the Lyricist (ID3Tag - Text)? If not is it possible to add it to the available display Tag List in a fu…

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## [Bulk edit "artist" and "album artist" and "composer"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-edit-artist-and-album-artist-and-composer/58564)

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**Author:** [@navarannan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/navarannan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-edit-artist-and-album-artist-and-composer/58564 "2022-09-24T03:46:15Z")

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Hi there I'm trying to correct tagging of my music files, 10,000+ tracks. I have multiple tracks with wrong format for artist", "album artist" and "composer" For example %albumartist% - AR Rahman needs to be correcte…

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## [Track numbers with characters to filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-with-characters-to-filename/58556)

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**Author:** [@Furbell](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Furbell)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-with-characters-to-filename/58556 "2022-09-24T03:37:33Z")

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I should start by saying I have virtually no experience with regexes, so crafting my own is a bit beyond me. I've been using this regex to rename my collection and replace invalid characters with underscores. $validate(…

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## [Tag Sources Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-discogs/58563)

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**Author:** [@bill56](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bill56)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-discogs/58563 "2022-09-23T11:24:57Z")

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Some of my album info is not found on Discogs but when I go to their website it is clearly there. Any idea what I can do?

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## [Batch convert specified content of a tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-specified-content-of-a-tag/58561)

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**Author:** [@AdamHuemer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AdamHuemer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-specified-content-of-a-tag/58561 "2022-09-23T11:20:06Z")

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Hello people, I want to batch change a tag (like genre) with specified content like "Theoldone" to "Thenewone". All (genre) tags which do not have the content "Theoldone" should remain untouched during the batch process…

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## [How to only get RecordingID from MusicBrainz?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-only-get-recordingid-from-musicbrainz/58543)

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**Author:** [@LWiv7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LWiv7)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-only-get-recordingid-from-musicbrainz/58543 "2022-09-21T14:23:27Z")

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Automatedly for each song I select in MP3Tag. I only want it and don't want to deselect options in each song.

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## [Cut After \<specified character\> (also Cut Before)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cut-after-specified-character-also-cut-before/58528)

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**Author:** [@scott](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cut-after-specified-character-also-cut-before/58528 "2022-09-20T05:41:01Z")

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Hi, How do I cut all characters after - also, How do I cut all characters before - Thanks!

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## [How are cover pictures tagged to an .mp3?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-are-cover-pictures-tagged-to-an-mp3/58535)

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**Author:** [@mgew](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mgew)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-are-cover-pictures-tagged-to-an-mp3/58535 "2022-09-20T15:47:07Z")

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I downloaded the software a few days ago and very quickly found out how to use the parts I need. The numbering wizard is so helpful. It didn't seem to be available altering the tags in Windows 10. One question: How are…

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## [Adding numbers (01, 02...) to track names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-numbers-01-02-to-track-names/58524)

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**Author:** [@Stallion777](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stallion777)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-numbers-01-02-to-track-names/58524 "2022-09-20T14:59:42Z")

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Ive seen some posts trying to answer this question, and I guess I'm dense, but I'm not getting the answers. The answers have symbols like && and what not, but they don't answer my question. If I give an actual example, c…

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## [Remove identical text from all files (Action?)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-identical-text-from-all-files-action/58532)

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**Author:** [@ondarocks](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ondarocks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-identical-text-from-all-files-action/58532 "2022-09-20T14:30:42Z")

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I have multiple track names formatted like this: Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (Remastered 1999) All files have (Remastered 1999) in the tag. I want (Remastered 1999) removed from all. I'm thin…

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## [Set Artist to Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-artist-to-album-artist/58526)

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**Author:** [@Eqnesto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eqnesto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-artist-to-album-artist/58526 "2022-09-20T01:21:42Z")

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How can I make the Album Artist field to use the same as the Artist field?

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## [Tagging greek songs mp3s for Lyrics progs and apps](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-greek-songs-mp3s-for-lyrics-progs-and-apps/58504)

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**Author:** [@mpampis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mpampis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-greek-songs-mp3s-for-lyrics-progs-and-apps/58504 "2022-09-19T15:59:40Z")

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How should i tag greek songs mp3s so that lyrics programms ( e.g musixmatch, cu lrc plugin at kodi ) can search for the lyrics and displayed them ? Should i use greek characters for the words or the greek words written …

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## [Remove Parentesis & Square Brackets Content](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521)

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**Author:** [@Eqnesto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eqnesto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parentesis-square-brackets-content/58521 "2022-09-19T15:46:27Z")

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Can someone please help on how to remove parentesis and square brackets content using automation? How it is: Angels (Beethoven AI) \[XXV\] How I want it to be: Angels Thanks!

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## [Selecting a part of the track list (from discogs) to record tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-a-part-of-the-track-list-from-discogs-to-record-tags/58516)

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**Author:** [@Reniont](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reniont)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-a-part-of-the-track-list-from-discogs-to-record-tags/58516 "2022-09-19T13:27:12Z")

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Hi all. Tell me, please, how to assign tags from a certain part of the track list of an edition to files when choosing a discogs tag source? For example:

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## [Strip all accents from accented characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-all-accents-from-accented-characters/58514)

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**Author:** [@steve1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/steve1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-all-accents-from-accented-characters/58514 "2022-09-19T12:12:08Z")

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Is there a way to strip all accents from accented characters (for example: à, è, ì, ò, ù, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù = a, e, i, o, u A, E, I, O, U)

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## [How to fix ERROR: MP3 header parse error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511)

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**Author:** [@Slama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slama)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511 "2022-09-18T20:22:34Z")

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I have 7 files displaying ERROR: MP3 header parse error and 3 files that show nothing other than file name. All files will play in VLC but they are not even visible in Davinci Resolve. I suspect error/missing meta-data i…

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## [Cannot tag m4b file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-tag-m4b-file/58507)

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**Author:** [@DarthDobber](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DarthDobber)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-tag-m4b-file/58507 "2022-09-18T17:05:06Z")

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I have gone through multiple threads concerning this issue and I am still at a loss for a solution. The problem is that I have one m4b file that gives the "File cannot be opened for writing" error. Here are the details…

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## [\[File\] cannot be opened for writing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/18437)

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**Author:** [@Kyte\_Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kyte_Logan)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/18437 "2022-09-15T15:50:19Z")

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I’ve been getting the following error message a lot lately: “\[File\] cannot be opened for writing.” Sometimes a computer reboot or program close/restart fixes the problem for a while, but it always comes back and then g…

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## [ITunes Purchased By](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-purchased-by/58500)

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**Author:** [@Sonus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sonus)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-purchased-by/58500 "2022-09-17T22:08:17Z")

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I want to find all songs in my iTunes library where the Purchased By is not me. Is there a column that exposes this data? Is there a way to search an entire directory to find just those Purchased By that I am seeking? …

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## [Newbie asks: Where to get metaflac and make MP3tag detect it?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-asks-where-to-get-metaflac-and-make-mp3tag-detect-it/58486)

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**Author:** [@DreamyQuiet258](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DreamyQuiet258)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-asks-where-to-get-metaflac-and-make-mp3tag-detect-it/58486 "2022-09-17T05:21:44Z")

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Hi everyone, Excuse my ignorance, I just learned about metaflac which I was told it could remove padding with MP3Tag, but I didn't find the link to download this tool. It seems obvious, but I genuinely can't find it. Ca…

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## [Problem showing mp3 tag options on windows 11 context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-showing-mp3-tag-options-on-windows-11-context-menu/58495)

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**Author:** [@amir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amir)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-showing-mp3-tag-options-on-windows-11-context-menu/58495 "2022-09-17T05:17:11Z")

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Hi. I've recently installed windows 11. I have a problem. When i open the context menu in a mp3 folder to choose open with mp3 tag, I can't see this option. This option was available in the previous versionns of wind…

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## [Tag Composer based on Folder Structure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-composer-based-on-folder-structure/58457)

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**Author:** [@olazzzzz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/olazzzzz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-composer-based-on-folder-structure/58457 "2022-09-16T20:45:02Z")

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Hi everyone, First question on the forum, so please be gentle :smiley: I looked and looked online for the answer to this issue, but couldn't find exactly what I am looking for, so here it goes: I have a huge library o…

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## [Customize output of total length to h m without seconds](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customize-output-of-total-length-to-h-m-without-seconds/58477)

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**Author:** [@Palladio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Palladio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customize-output-of-total-length-to-h-m-without-seconds/58477 "2022-09-14T17:55:39Z")

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Is there a way to change the format of the duration of the album, that is, from this format "02:32:39" to this format "02h 32m 39s" ? Then remove the second value and remove the zero before the number to convert the r…

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## [Using temporare directory for mass tagging of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-temporare-directory-for-mass-tagging-of-files/58466)

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**Author:** [@CommandoBot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CommandoBot)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-temporare-directory-for-mass-tagging-of-files/58466 "2022-09-13T14:47:00Z")

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Hi there, I am in the situation that I want to rework my tags on a rather large music and movie collection. I prepared everything as import files to assign to the tags (and I also have a backup in case something goes w…

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## [Rename a folder using tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-a-folder-using-tags/58463)

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**Author:** [@baboo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/baboo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-a-folder-using-tags/58463 "2022-09-12T14:24:37Z")

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Hello. is it possible to rename the folder using tags?

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## [Deleting QuickTime chapter titles in an m4b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-quicktime-chapter-titles-in-an-m4b/58292)

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**Author:** [@nerfherder616](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nerfherder616)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-quicktime-chapter-titles-in-an-m4b/58292 "2022-09-11T01:57:37Z")

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I have an audiobook in an m4b file with incorrect chapter titles that I am trying to fix. I have used Mp3tag version 3.17 to alter the titles and when I test it with VLC or Foobar2000, it seems to have worked. Unfortunat…

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## [Remove TRAKTOR-specific fields from FLAC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-traktor-specific-fields-from-flac/58446)

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**Author:** [@viviancels](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/viviancels)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-traktor-specific-fields-from-flac/58446 "2022-09-10T13:13:28Z")

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Please tell, how to remove traktor's priv tag from flac? Is your tool works with flac?

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