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## [Sending file paths via command line must be sent twice](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-file-paths-via-command-line-must-be-sent-twice/57440)

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**Author:** [@mr\_bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mr_bug)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-file-paths-via-command-line-must-be-sent-twice/57440 "2022-05-29T13:11:56Z")

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Via PowerShell, when running: & "C:\\Program Files\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe" /fn:"C:\\a.mp3" "C:\\b.mp3" "C:\\c.mp3" This only succeeds without fail when Mp3tag is currently closed. If however it is already running with some file…

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## [Edit track number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-track-number/57439)

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**Author:** [@hannes1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hannes1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-track-number/57439 "2022-05-29T12:48:58Z")

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Hello, I wanted to edit the track numbers in, example 1970\_001a. Now I got in 1970\_001. This is the string I use: $right(%year%,4)\_$num(%track%,3) - %artist% - %title% How do I do this. I needed because I have some so…

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## [Data in REAL database, instead of tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/data-in-real-database-instead-of-tags/49914)

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**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/data-in-real-database-instead-of-tags/49914 "2020-08-15T22:55:29Z")

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I thought, it would be interesting and great to store my music data in a real database (like MySQL). In separate tables author, his nationality and life, work, presentation of the work, orchestra, conductor, his life and…

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## [Are there any benefits of using Library and 64-bit version?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-using-library-and-64-bit-version/57400)

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**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/are-there-any-benefits-of-using-library-and-64-bit-version/57400 "2022-05-28T13:30:21Z")

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Salut, ohrenkino! May i ask your help? Currently i have 40,000 files, but all of them has a lot of data in many fields. Is there a benefit for me to turn to 64 bit? Win7x64hun, without use of Library function in Mp3tag.

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## [Unable to convert TTA files with tags anymore](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-convert-tta-files-with-tags-anymore/57006)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-convert-tta-files-with-tags-anymore/57006 "2022-05-28T12:29:32Z")

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It seems that some time ago Mp3tag started to break my TTA files Here is a sample file: sample.zip (2.4 MB) If I convert this TTA to WAV with the usage of free Tau Producer, then such WAV file in myvery old audio…

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## [Action to rename files based on tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-rename-files-based-on-tags/57426)

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**Author:** [@Lenny](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lenny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-rename-files-based-on-tags/57426 "2022-05-28T08:38:08Z")

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Hey, It would be cool to have an action rename files based on tags, so I can add that to my action groups instead of pressing that button every time I apply my action groups. Since that option already exists, I hope it'…

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## [Update of Current VBS Script, by @DetlevD, to Change Windows File Properties "Created" date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-of-current-vbs-script-by-detlevd-to-change-windows-file-properties-created-date/57153)

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**Author:** [@wneclass2018](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wneclass2018)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-of-current-vbs-script-by-detlevd-to-change-windows-file-properties-created-date/57153 "2022-05-28T00:17:03Z")

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My apologies, and I hope it's not inappropriate to attach someone else's work, because even though I am not the original VBS script author, @DetlevD, who, according to someone within the Mp3Tag community, is no longer ac…

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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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