# Latest

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## [Feature Request - modify FileView alternate line coloring](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-modify-fileview-alternate-line-coloring/57427)

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**Author:** [@gstalnaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gstalnaker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-modify-fileview-alternate-line-coloring/57427 "2022-05-27T22:12:01Z")

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So that - if a subset of items in the File View are selected (which selection is shown with color highlighting - if cursor focus shifts to tag panel, etc, the color remains constant. Right now, if the focus shifts to a t…

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## [At A Loss Re Year/Date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/at-a-loss-re-year-date/57417)

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**Author:** [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/at-a-loss-re-year-date/57417 "2022-05-27T19:54:28Z")

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Morning All I have been tagging quite a bit of my back catalogue whereby the date in the year column shows as eg: 01-01-1980 I have changed this to show just the year (1980) and also deleted the date value in extended …

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## [Mp3tag is nominated for the Microsoft Store App Awards 2022](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-is-nominated-for-the-microsoft-store-app-awards-2022/57291)

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**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-is-nominated-for-the-microsoft-store-app-awards-2022/57291 "2022-05-27T18:05:39Z")

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I've just learned that Mp3tag is nominated for the Microsoft Store App Awards 2022 in the File Management category! "We'd like to recognize apps which are amazing, beautiful, and useful -- the apps which make your day …

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## [V3.15 - Mp3Tag missing in context menu on Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v3-15-mp3tag-missing-in-context-menu-on-windows-11/57416)

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**Author:** [@Sparky1024](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sparky1024)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v3-15-mp3tag-missing-in-context-menu-on-windows-11/57416 "2022-05-27T10:17:25Z")

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I just installed v3.15 on Windows 11. Before installing, I uninstalled v3.14. After installing, I noticed that the Mp3Tag entry in the folder context menu in explorer is missing.

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## [3.15 can't drop & drag album art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-15-cant-drop-drag-album-art/57387)

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**Author:** [@jamaroney](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jamaroney)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-15-cant-drop-drag-album-art/57387 "2022-05-31T15:23:24Z")

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Had to revert back to 3.14.

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## [Fehlermeldung bei Installation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fehlermeldung-bei-installation/57401)

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**Author:** [@Martin2108](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Martin2108)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fehlermeldung-bei-installation/57401 "2022-05-25T16:04:33Z")

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Ich bekommen folgende Meldung: Reboot des Systems hilft auch nicht, ebenso wenig ein Uninstall / Löschen des Verzeichnisses und neu erstellen.

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## [Eine Frage zu umbenennen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eine-frage-zu-umbenennen/57409)

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**Author:** [@Risk09](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Risk09)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eine-frage-zu-umbenennen/57409 "2022-05-25T15:33:06Z")

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Ich hätte da eine Frage zum umbennen der Dateinamen. ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) - HQ (128kbit\_AAC)-- das ist der Dateiname, soll in Tracknummer 9PM (Till I Come) Jahr umbenannt werden. Bitte um ganz einfache Tips da ich e…

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## [Markiertes Feld in die Zwischenablage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/markiertes-feld-in-die-zwischenablage/57404)

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**Author:** [@Fotoknipser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fotoknipser)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/markiertes-feld-in-die-zwischenablage/57404 "2022-05-25T14:13:55Z")

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Hallo, ich benutze die MP3Tag-Version: 3.15 (64Bit) Üblicherweise gehe ich Folgendermaßen bei einer neuen Filterung vor: klicke doppelt auf das Suchfeld (hier Interpret) Visions Of Atlantis, mit Ctrl & C kopiere ich …

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## [HAPPY 22nd ANNIVERSARY](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/happy-22nd-anniversary/57397)

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**Author:** [@hefo1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hefo1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/happy-22nd-anniversary/57397 "2022-05-25T14:59:34Z")

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May you be around for at least another 10 years (at my age I probably won't).

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## [Tags remove does not work anymore](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-remove-does-not-work-anymore/57406)

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**Author:** [@tMH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tMH)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-remove-does-not-work-anymore/57406 "2022-05-25T14:35:58Z")

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Hello ! I just found that current 3.15 version, even 3.11 too does not remove tags on my request. Let me post url to the video I made to show what is happening on: Please tell me - is something wrong with mp3…

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## [Text file-to-Tag w. %\_filename% as Safety Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-to-tag-w-filename-as-safety-tag/57358)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-to-tag-w-filename-as-safety-tag/57358 "2022-05-25T11:38:46Z")

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I frequently use %\_filename% as the first field in a Text file to Tag conversion, to make sure the entries in the text file align with the target mp3's. This feature only seems to work with a single folder (i.e., fails w…

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## [Mp3tag Mac vs Windows](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-mac-vs-windows/57218)

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**Author:** [@rootee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rootee)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-mac-vs-windows/57218 "2022-05-25T08:07:35Z")

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I'm noting some differences between the capabilities of the Mp3tag Mac and Windows version, for example Libaries is a Windows only feature. Is there a document somewhere that describes to features are not available on M…

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## [What is TAK and should I care?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-tak-and-should-i-care/57385)

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**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-tak-and-should-i-care/57385 "2022-05-24T20:59:47Z")

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What is TAK and what capabilities do I surrender by upgrading to the 64-bit version? We use Mp3tag to add textual metadata to .flac files and occasionally to add missing album cover (.jpg) artwork.

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## [Lowercase abbreviations such as 'Bout, 'Cause, 'Em, etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lowercase-abbreviations-such-as-bout-cause-em-etc/57393)

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**Author:** [@spongeAvenger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spongeAvenger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lowercase-abbreviations-such-as-bout-cause-em-etc/57393 "2022-05-25T05:18:52Z")

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I want an action to lowercase abbreviations such as 'Bout, 'Cause, 'Em, etc. to 'bout, 'cause, 'em, etc. I thought I had it solved but now it doesn't work for some reason, perhaps because \\b doesn't work in all files(?). …

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## [Improvement Idea: sort Convert Filename-Tag pulldown-list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improvement-idea-sort-convert-filename-tag-pulldown-list/17112)

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**Author:** [@OttoX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OttoX)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improvement-idea-sort-convert-filename-tag-pulldown-list/17112 "2022-05-25T05:32:13Z")

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Hi, I do a lot of different tag-conversions from filenames \[ALT-2\], for instance: %track% - %artist% - %title% %artist% - %title% (%year%) %album%-%title%-%artist% %track%%title%%artist% etc. The pulldown-list is …

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## [iTunes & Gruppierung](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-gruppierung/57377)

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**Author:** [@falkenried1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/falkenried1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-gruppierung/57377 "2022-05-24T07:19:35Z")

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Hallo miteinander, in iTunes gibt es ein Feld "Gruppierung", das ich nutze. Da ich häufig Files von z.B. FLAC in M4A konvertiere und dann die Tags mit MP3TAG für mich anpasse, um diese dann meiner iTunes Mediathek zu ve…

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## [How to edit tag and convert file name in one step](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-edit-tag-and-convert-file-name-in-one-step/57376)

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**Author:** [@dafamous12b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dafamous12b)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-edit-tag-and-convert-file-name-in-one-step/57376 "2022-05-24T06:14:52Z")

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Hello. First time poster. Love the app. I’m curious as to if there is a way to automatically change the file name to the tag info when I save the tag edit instead of having to convert it in a separate step. I’ve searched…

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## [Absturz beim Einstellen des Arbeitsverzeichnisses](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absturz-beim-einstellen-des-arbeitsverzeichnisses/57370)

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**Author:** [@Leichenengel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Leichenengel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/absturz-beim-einstellen-des-arbeitsverzeichnisses/57370 "2022-05-22T18:56:48Z")

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Hallo zusammen, habe mein Windows 10 neu aufgesetzt und da ich Mp3tag spitze finde, habe ich es natürlich in meine Installationsroutine mit aufgenommen. Nun wollte ich es eben einrichten um ein paar Tags zu bearbeiten u…

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## [Error when Format Value field is \_DIRECTORY and the format string is numerical](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-when-format-value-field-is-directory-and-the-format-string-is-numerical/57369)

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**Author:** [@FXMan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FXMan)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-when-format-value-field-is-directory-and-the-format-string-is-numerical/57369 "2022-05-22T18:52:30Z")

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I was using MP3TAG to correct errors in the folder name of albums. It was working great until I hit a folder with a numeric name e.g. ./Adele/19/ When ten Format Value field is \_DIRECTORY and the format string is numer…

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## [Updateing Artist Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309)

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**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309 "2022-05-22T15:52:42Z")

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Hi All. I lke to move the THE from the end of artist and have look at exsamples but i can't figure out what i'm doing incorrect. i tried action format value field Artist string the %arist% result i'm getting is the…

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## [Replace ARTISTSORT with ARTIST](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artistsort-with-artist/57367)

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**Author:** [@potato](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/potato)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-artistsort-with-artist/57367 "2022-05-22T15:13:08Z")

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Hello, I want to create an action to Check if ARTIST and ARTISTSORT are the same If they are the same, do nothing If they are not the same, replace ARTISTSORT with ARTIST (I know how to do a simple bulk replace, but …

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## [How to use Action to put single quote into field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-action-to-put-single-quote-into-field/57344)

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**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-action-to-put-single-quote-into-field/57344 "2022-05-21T20:04:26Z")

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I was organizing, and wanted to have Albums tagged with literal text and %year% Usually works, unless the literal text includes a single quote Action = Format Value Field = Album and Format String = Hits of the '70s …

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## [Removing tag fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-tag-fields/57364)

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**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-tag-fields/57364 "2022-05-21T18:40:44Z")

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Hello peeps i like to know an easy way of removing tag fields. i have some set like artist, title etc. that i wish to keep and i like to remove all others that i don't use. can this be done and without doing them manual…

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## [Version 3.14 folder picture isn't saved](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-14-folder-picture-isnt-saved/57355)

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**Author:** [@Newyouth](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Newyouth)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-14-folder-picture-isnt-saved/57355 "2022-05-21T02:22:45Z")

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Hi, I updated new version MP3Tag. In old version, when I write the tag infomation with MP3Tag, will saved folder.jpg in same folder of song files, but I found updated version isn't save, and I chose the option (save im…

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## [Export " .json " files for a large number of albums with a specific structure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-json-files-for-a-large-number-of-albums-with-a-specific-structure/55678)

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**Author:** [@Elina](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Elina)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-json-files-for-a-large-number-of-albums-with-a-specific-structure/55678 "2022-05-20T20:18:23Z")

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Hi, I have been familiar with this software for a while and I wanted to thank its developers, I only know the basic use of this software. But I heard that the software is perfect, I need to use this software for a specif…

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## [Create filename with conditional parts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-filename-with-conditional-parts/57345)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-filename-with-conditional-parts/57345 "2022-05-19T13:05:41Z")

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Did you know that you can filter for files where a particular field is missing with e.g. %mediatype% MISSING Did you know that you can prepare the format string for the filename that the string part for MEDIATYPE is on…

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## [How do I make a field from a tag source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-make-a-field-from-a-tag-source/57341)

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**Author:** [@corky608](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/corky608)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-make-a-field-from-a-tag-source/57341 "2022-05-19T08:32:09Z")

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I probably can't see for looking, I've used MP3 tag for a while, but I want to change the way it saves it on the pc. Right now I have it albumartist - album - year \\track#-disk# - title etc what I'm trying to achive …

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## [Can't remove multiple APEv2 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-remove-multiple-apev2-tags/57338)

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**Author:** [@spoko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spoko)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-remove-multiple-apev2-tags/57338 "2022-05-18T15:46:30Z")

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I have some MP3 files which are reported by MP3Val to have multiple APEv2 tags in each file. I'm trying to use MP3Tag to remove them, but getting nowhere. I have gone into Mp3tag Options and checked all options for both…

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## [Replace (Prod by XXX) to \[Prod. by XXX\]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-prod-by-xxx-to-prod-by-xxx/57330)

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**Author:** [@Bomba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bomba)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-prod-by-xxx-to-prod-by-xxx/57330 "2022-05-17T20:51:25Z")

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Hello, is there a way to replace the title like this with regex? my regex is pretty rusty lol 01.title (Prod by XXX) to 01.title \[Prod. by XXX\]

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## [Probleme bei/mit MusicBrainz?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/probleme-bei-mit-musicbrainz/57325)

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**Author:** [@Scyllo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Scyllo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/probleme-bei-mit-musicbrainz/57325 "2022-05-17T11:09:21Z")

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Hallo! Kann es sein, dass es momentan Probleme bei/mit MusicBrainz gibt? Als ich soeben aus der portablen Mp3tag Version 3.14 heraus Daten eines Album bei MusicBrainz abrufen wollte, erhielt ich stets nur diesen Hinwei…

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