# Latest

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## [Moving \[Featuring Artist\] From Artist To Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-featuring-artist-from-artist-to-title/70882)

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**Author:** [@Dash\_Anderson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dash_Anderson)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-featuring-artist-from-artist-to-title/70882 "2026-03-16T12:34:10Z")

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Good day, all and sorry for the bothering. I’ve seen posts for the opposite (move featuring artist from title to artist) but in this ocassion, I need the opposite. Actual Example: Artist: Bad Woves \[Featuring Daughtry…

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## [After v3.33.1 Update Rating is Removed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-v3-33-1-update-rating-is-removed/70788)

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**Author:** [@tagboy69](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tagboy69)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-v3-33-1-update-rating-is-removed/70788 "2026-03-16T01:30:50Z")

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Hello! After updating to v3.33.1, when previously tagged files are updated and saved, the track rating is now also being overwritten and results in the rating being removed. If the original track rating was not modified …

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## [Mac App Freezing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-app-freezing/70839)

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**Author:** [@oliverntaylor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oliverntaylor)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-app-freezing/70839 "2026-03-16T01:06:58Z")

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I have an issue where when I add in the library of files I am looking to tag, the pop up comes up to match tracks to the right source. When I press next, the app just freezes.

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## [Replace Filename doesn't work](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-filename-doesnt-work/70879)

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**Author:** [@godzfire](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/godzfire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-filename-doesnt-work/70879 "2026-03-16T00:48:23Z")

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2018 Intel Mac Mini, Mac OS 15.7.4 (24G517), MP3Tag Version 1.10.3 (133) Trying to use search/replace action for filenames doesn’t actually work. Using a different field like Title functions fine.

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## ["Publisher" showing up in Windows Properties as "Producer" (FLAC)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/publisher-showing-up-in-windows-properties-as-producer-flac/70878)

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**Author:** [@VeonV1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VeonV1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/publisher-showing-up-in-windows-properties-as-producer-flac/70878 "2026-03-15T19:57:59Z")

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Hi! I was just curious on how to edit the “Publisher” field in Windows Properties through MP3tag, as using “PUBLISHER” comes through as “Producer” in Windows Properties for some reason. I’m new using MP3tag so I’m not su…

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## [DisCoverArt: Batch import album cover art based on artist and title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discoverart-batch-import-album-cover-art-based-on-artist-and-title/14521)

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**Author:** [@xplorr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xplorr)\
**Replies:** 77\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discoverart-batch-import-album-cover-art-based-on-artist-and-title/14521 "2026-03-15T14:11:20Z")

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DisCoverArt 2.11.0.1 (Freeware tool used in conjunction with mp3tag) Get albumart/coverart for music based on artist and title or album You can download it here: http://bit.ly/3aT8RNM This software is distributed as f…

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## [RegExp to isolate disc/track# leaves 0 and 0/0 untouched](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-to-isolate-disc-track-leaves-0-and-0-0-untouched/70877)

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**Author:** [@UserWithName](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/UserWithName)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-to-isolate-disc-track-leaves-0-and-0-0-untouched/70877 "2026-03-14T23:24:37Z")

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I want for track# and disc# only no zero values w/o leading zeros, e.g. 0/0 → 0 → 01/0 → 1 02/02 → 2 1 → 1 2 → 2 3 34 → 3 But using ^\[\\s0\]\*(\[1-9\]\\d\*).\*$ ⟶ $1 works for every example above (and a lot …

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## [Tag - Filename ALT+1 String](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-alt-1-string/70876)

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**Author:** [@MrMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MrMix)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-alt-1-string/70876 "2026-03-14T18:53:55Z")

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Hello and always big thank you for this great program ! Right now I’ve the following string to rename the filename $num(%track%,2). $left(%album%,25)\_%title% I’d like to change it in $num(%track%,2). XXXXXXXXX\_%title%…

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## [Remove ID3 tag or similar feature available from "Context menù"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-id3-tag-or-similar-feature-available-from-context-menu/70871)

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**Author:** [@DjDiabolik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjDiabolik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-id3-tag-or-similar-feature-available-from-context-menu/70871 "2026-03-13T15:20:21Z")

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Currently if i want to remove ID3 tag from some file i need to: Select some file from “File Explorer” (if use windows obviusly) Open “Context Menù” -Select “Mp3Tag” and it’s be start mp3tag with only file select Usin…

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## [M4A not recognised as stem file in Traktor](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-not-recognised-as-stem-file-in-traktor/70869)

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**Author:** [@xavius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xavius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-not-recognised-as-stem-file-in-traktor/70869 "2026-03-13T14:14:08Z")

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Hello, I’m experiencing an issue when editing Traktor Pro 4 stem files with MP3Tag. Situation: I generate stems using NUO-Stems. The files are correctly recognized as Stem files in Traktor. To test this: I create a…

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## [Rating WMP not autopopulating](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-wmp-not-autopopulating/70864)

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**Author:** [@stevegershwin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevegershwin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-wmp-not-autopopulating/70864 "2026-03-13T07:43:16Z")

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I’m wondering if anyone has had any luck in getting Rating WMP to autopopulate in their libraries. I’m trying to get my files to be Windows friendly, which doesn’t jive with some of the automation that Mp3tag uses for ra…

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## [Album Artwork Obfuscation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artwork-obfuscation/70863)

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**Author:** [@kennethdotsey21](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kennethdotsey21)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artwork-obfuscation/70863 "2026-03-12T15:43:55Z")

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All I want to do is apply album artwork without Mp3tag changing all the metadata i.e. filename track number etc.

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## [Skriptfunktion für erstes nicht leeres Feld](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/skriptfunktion-fur-erstes-nicht-leeres-feld/70851)

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**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/skriptfunktion-fur-erstes-nicht-leeres-feld/70851 "2026-03-12T15:12:50Z")

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Der angezeigte Feldinhalt einer meiner nutzerdefinierten Spalten ist ein Häkchen, wenn wenigstens eines der Felder einen Wert hat. Dazu verwende ich einfach $if($or(%field1%,%field2%,…),✔,). Für die Sortierung nach dies…

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## [Ways to fill sort fields for uPNP server](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ways-to-fill-sort-fields-for-upnp-server/70862)

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**Author:** [@simbun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/simbun)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ways-to-fill-sort-fields-for-upnp-server/70862 "2026-03-12T14:19:26Z")

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It's interesting that you say that ("rather specialized") because it baffles me that neither Mp3tag nor Picard (by default) offer what I believe to be the most important artist tag; that is a multivalue (or delimited) a…

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## [\[WS\] MusicBrainz expanded](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-musicbrainz-expanded/55909)

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**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-musicbrainz-expanded/55909 "2026-03-10T18:26:42Z")

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Intro This Mp3tag Web Sources Script (WSS) collects metadata from MusicBrainz using the JSON-based MusicBrainz API. Please scroll down for the download- and installation instructions. Like any other Web Sources Script …

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## [Possibility to sort covers by size](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possibility-to-sort-covers-by-size/70857)

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**Author:** [@Sergius2991](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius2991)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possibility-to-sort-covers-by-size/70857 "2026-03-11T12:55:27Z")

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Hello, I have little experience with MP3 Tag. Could you please tell me if the program has a function for sorting covers by their size?

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## [APE-Tags standardmäßig automatisch entfernen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ape-tags-standardmassig-automatisch-entfernen/53828)

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**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ape-tags-standardmassig-automatisch-entfernen/53828 "2026-03-10T13:34:21Z")

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Immer wieder gibt es hier Anfragen zu Problemen, die aus dem Vorhandensein von APE-Tags in MP3s resultieren: Es gibt inhaltliche Unterschiede zwischen APE und ID3v2 und es wird nicht das erwartete (nämlich womöglich fr…

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## [F5 Key Not Refreshing in Ver 3.33.1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f5-key-not-refreshing-in-ver-3-33-1/70852)

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**Author:** [@Drumstick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Drumstick)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f5-key-not-refreshing-in-ver-3-33-1/70852 "2026-03-10T13:26:16Z")

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I am no longer able press the F5 key to refresh. I now have to click view then refresh

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## [Bug Concerning File/Tag Syntax with square brackets](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bug-concerning-file-tag-syntax-with-square-brackets/70850)

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**Author:** [@muzikpusher](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/muzikpusher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bug-concerning-file-tag-syntax-with-square-brackets/70850 "2026-03-10T11:35:09Z")

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I’m using mp3Tag since many years and I can’t appreciate enough the work and engagement of the coders and providers. Ok, lets come back to the topic. Bug: When I takeover the file name from tag with following format st…

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## [Boolean function difficulty with Export format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-function-difficulty-with-export-format/70844)

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**Author:** [@awck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/awck)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-function-difficulty-with-export-format/70844 "2026-03-10T01:48:27Z")

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I am trying to export tag data to a file (TSV/CSV). I want to add two columns to indicate the external source of the music. One column would contain ‘CD’ or nothing, the other ‘Download’ or nothing. I am trying to use $i…

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## [Import from Discogs - Tracknumbers for wma](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-from-discogs-tracknumbers-for-wma/70828)

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**Author:** [@thbe51](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thbe51)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-from-discogs-tracknumbers-for-wma/70828 "2026-03-09T21:59:36Z")

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Hi, I’m currently digitazing my analog LP:s and 45:s (and my dads old 78:s for that matter) using Discogs for the metadata. As Discogs use A1, A2….. for tracknumbers I got an error when writing the data. When update it…

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## [Stamping a track To Show Cover When Playing Windows media Player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845)

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**Author:** [@Bongopete](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bongopete)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/stamping-a-track-to-show-cover-when-playing-windows-media-player/70845 "2026-03-09T19:26:57Z")

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I have downloaded a album image cover and selected the cover and saved through MP3 Tag which is fine but when I play the track in both MP3 tag and Windows Media Player it still shows the old cover. How do I get it to sho…

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## [Any way to see all the cover art options for an album at once?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-see-all-the-cover-art-options-for-an-album-at-once/70849)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-see-all-the-cover-art-options-for-an-album-at-once/70849 "2026-03-09T18:14:30Z")

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I love the feature under Tag Sources to get cover art for my music (the other fields are often incorrect at all the available sources, at least for the albums I tend to look up), but as far as I can tell, Mp3tag’s select…

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## [Action script to change track details](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-script-to-change-track-details/70842)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-script-to-change-track-details/70842 "2026-03-09T16:49:31Z")

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I need an action or group action for the following. Will use the action for all files in an album, to change from one album to a different one. 1-Replace cover art, from folder/ file 2-rename genre to.. 3-rename albu…

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## [Can't find the preview txt file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-find-the-preview-txt-file/70838)

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**Author:** [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-find-the-preview-txt-file/70838 "2026-03-08T19:02:23Z")

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What am I missing here?

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## [Coverbilder mit externem Viewer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coverbilder-mit-externem-viewer/70841)

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**Author:** [@jsc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jsc)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coverbilder-mit-externem-viewer/70841 "2026-03-08T15:29:04Z")

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Hallo, das Thema wurde zwar 2020 schon mal angesprochen, aber ich fände es schön, wenn man seinen eigenen Bildebetrachter (bei mir bspw. irfanView) einbinden könnte. Ich hatte es unter Datei - Optionen - Tools - irfanv…

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## [Generate playlist name to name of directory containing the files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-playlist-name-to-name-of-directory-containing-the-files/70834 "2026-03-06T22:07:19Z")

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is it possible to generate playlist name to name of directory containing the files

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## [Convert or Action on Title (not file name)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-or-action-on-title-not-file-name/70827)

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**Author:** [@UdubDawg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/UdubDawg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-or-action-on-title-not-file-name/70827 "2026-03-06T19:17:13Z")

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I’ve followed some of the examples I found but still can’t get it to work. My titles say “Name of Song” \[SC Karaoke\] And variations of that, ie, just \[ or \[SC, ect…. So I have been trying to replace/delete everything …

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## [How can I open a directory for an external connected music player?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832)

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**Author:** [@silverlamp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/silverlamp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-open-a-directory-for-an-external-connected-music-player/70832 "2026-03-06T14:07:44Z")

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I would like to add tags to music already on my music player. When I connect the player to my laptop and ask mp3tag to add a directory, the music player does not appear as an option. Is there a workaround for this? (I sh…

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## [Add Artist to filename only if Albumartist is different AND present](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-to-filename-only-if-albumartist-is-different-and-present/70830)

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**Author:** [@Wild\_Chocolate](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wild_Chocolate)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-to-filename-only-if-albumartist-is-different-and-present/70830 "2026-03-06T13:43:21Z")

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Hi, I would like to add the artist to the end of a filename when its different from Albumartist. Therefore I’m using the following string to format: \\$if2(%albumartist%,%artist%)\\\[%year% - \]%album%\\\[CD$num(%discnumber%…

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