# Latest

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=196&state=muted

[Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md)

**Page:** 197

---

## [Question on how to complete this Tag Edit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-on-how-to-complete-this-tag-edit/56036)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@HumanJukeBoxDJMO](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HumanJukeBoxDJMO)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-on-how-to-complete-this-tag-edit/56036 "2022-01-24T19:02:03Z")

</div>

Attached is a screenshot of files that I want to edit the tags in. You will see the filename has various fields that are bracketed out with numbers and abbreviations "(##) (####) (Vid).mp4”. What I am trying to do is mas…

---

## [Revise Multiple Album Titles?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/revise-multiple-album-titles/56002)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Tag2022](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tag2022)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/revise-multiple-album-titles/56002 "2022-01-25T19:55:00Z")

</div>

Is it possible to add "(5.1)" or "(CD)" to the end of multiple Album Title tags? I need to do this to hundreds of album titles. The albums are named correctly. Example... "Abbey Road" is how it is named with multiple e…

---

## [Context menu entry for Windows 11 store version?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-entry-for-windows-11-store-version/56052)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-entry-for-windows-11-store-version/56052 "2022-01-25T19:18:26Z")

</div>

Hi Florian, I thought I had read in one of your changelogs that you added 'Open with MP3Tag' to the Windows 11 version. I uninstalled the stand-alone (non Win11) and then installed the Win11 version from the Win11 Store…

---

## [Preserve Modification Date Oddity](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preserve-modification-date-oddity/55718)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pws442](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pws442)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preserve-modification-date-oddity/55718 "2022-01-25T19:17:46Z")

</div>

New to this app. Like it ...... but I have an issue with the file creation and modification date. If I do not select Preserve Modification Date in Preferences, both it AND the file creation date are changed. I prefer the…

---

## [Suggestion for 'adjust to square' quick action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-adjust-to-square-quick-action/52133)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@msw141](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/msw141)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-adjust-to-square-quick-action/52133 "2022-01-25T16:32:14Z")

</div>

I love this feature. I am curious if you could consider changing or adding an option to scale non-proportionally instead of cropping. In the current function, cropping will remove part of the original image which could…

---

## [Alternative to crop-to-square?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/alternative-to-crop-to-square/54628)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@DonBoscque](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DonBoscque)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/alternative-to-crop-to-square/54628 "2022-01-25T16:31:07Z")

</div>

Is there not a way to add a 2nd resize option that doesn't crop? I don't know why anyone would want to crop their artwork since it will remove part of the image and you have no control over where it is cropping. Image …

---

## [Replacing All Text After a Certain Point](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-all-text-after-a-certain-point/56049)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bfdscarecrow1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bfdscarecrow1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing-all-text-after-a-certain-point/56049 "2022-01-25T14:58:38Z")

</div>

I'm looking to do a batch "Replace" for file title tags and replace/remove all characters after a certain phrase in the title. For example, the title is Superboy Saves the Day (Remix) by Wonderman. Replace (Remix) by..…

---

## [Classical Music tagging, Intersting links](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/classical-music-tagging-intersting-links/56046)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Norbert](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Norbert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/classical-music-tagging-intersting-links/56046 "2022-01-25T08:30:24Z")

</div>

Hello all like so many others i struggle with the problem to implement the complex logical structure of classical music on the rather simple model of Tags. Reading about this I found this rather interesting webpage by …

---

## [Populate document](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/populate-document/56039)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jds1339](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jds1339)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/populate-document/56039 "2022-01-25T05:14:25Z")

</div>

Hi. I have what I assume to be a very basic question. The people who set up my BluOS Vault for me also set up mp3tag so I could edit the cd descriptions. I have really enjoyed using it, both to correct errors and to con…

---

## [Sort Oddity After Using Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-oddity-after-using-mp3tag/56042)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@KenOhrn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KenOhrn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-oddity-after-using-mp3tag/56042 "2022-01-25T00:34:27Z")

</div>

This isn't much to go on, I know. But. I have a multi-disc (55 discs) album, where all tracks show the same data for "album". Using Mp3tag, I modified two discs to change "album" to "discnumber.album". This is to facil…

---

## [\[CHG-Request\] Feld \[Verzeichnis\] sortieren + löschen der Verzeichnispfade im Dropdown-Feld nicht möglich](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chg-request-feld-verzeichnis-sortieren-loschen-der-verzeichnispfade-im-dropdown-feld-nicht-moglich/56027)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@useforMP3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/useforMP3tag)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chg-request-feld-verzeichnis-sortieren-loschen-der-verzeichnispfade-im-dropdown-feld-nicht-moglich/56027 "2022-01-24T16:34:43Z")

</div>

Hallo, es geht um das Feld "Verzeichnis" Normal kenne ich aus editierbaren Dropdown-Feldern die Funktionalität, dass man mit den Pfeiltasten nach oben/unten markiert und mit \[Entfernen\] einen Listeneintrag löschen k…

---

## [Freezes when writing more than about 8 files at once](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freezes-when-writing-more-than-about-8-files-at-once/56029)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MSchef](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MSchef)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freezes-when-writing-more-than-about-8-files-at-once/56029 "2022-01-24T16:11:23Z")

</div>

With version 3.12 I still have the problem, that the programm freezes after writing a single tag (here: Artist) on multiple files. I have to kill the prog with TaskManager. All firles have been tested with MP3Diags and …

---

## [Aktion kopieren Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aktion-kopieren-tag/56003)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zimbo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zimbo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aktion-kopieren-tag/56003 "2022-01-24T14:56:50Z")

</div>

Guten Abend, ich habe in dem Tagfeld „Artists“ entweder mehrere Einträge getrennt mit einem Semikolon, also Interpret1; Interpret2; … oder nur einen einzigen Eintrag ohne Semikolon, also nur Interpret1 und möchte d…

---

## [Es wird bei einigen m4a nur der Dateiname aber keine Tags angezeigt…](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/es-wird-bei-einigen-m4a-nur-der-dateiname-aber-keine-tags-angezeigt/56012)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Heino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Heino)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/es-wird-bei-einigen-m4a-nur-der-dateiname-aber-keine-tags-angezeigt/56012 "2022-01-24T08:39:36Z")

</div>

…obwohl bei allen Dateien alle Tags und Covers vorhanden sind und ich die in z. Bsp. Music auch richtig angezeigt bekomme. Weiß jemand was ich da machen kann. Gruß Heino

---

## [Resume support for windows XP](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/resume-support-for-windows-xp/55949)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@A14](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/A14)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/resume-support-for-windows-xp/55949 "2022-01-23T17:47:54Z")

</div>

Resume support for windows XP, at least for audio files, even without network functions. :disappointed\_relieved:

---

## [Album Artist shows in iTunes but blank in Mp3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-shows-in-itunes-but-blank-in-mp3tag/56015)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@crl713](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/crl713)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist-shows-in-itunes-but-blank-in-mp3tag/56015 "2022-01-23T17:41:45Z")

</div>

Hello, I have several thousand mp3s with Album Artist, but no Artist. I'd like to update the Artist with Album Artist, but Album Artist shows empty in Mp3Tag. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

---

## [Cover Art disappearing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-disappearing/55841)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Boutman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Boutman)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-disappearing/55841 "2022-01-23T16:11:35Z")

</div>

Hello, new here. I made cover art for 650+ mp3 files last month, took me a week, with no problems: all came up (this really is a great program, thanks!), I used some covers I made myself, some copied from discogs, or Mus…

---

## [MySQL Export Escaping paths](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mysql-export-escaping-paths/56010)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@charlie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/charlie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mysql-export-escaping-paths/56010 "2022-01-23T11:56:52Z")

</div>

Hi I'm trying to export my tag data into a MySQL database, I have a script but its not doing the escaping on the path (I think I need double \\ for each directory) and if the filename has ' sign it breaks it completely. …

---

## [MP3tag aus Windows Kontextmenü verschwunden](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-aus-windows-kontextmenu-verschwunden/55997)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@juergenz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/juergenz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-aus-windows-kontextmenu-verschwunden/55997 "2022-01-22T14:28:57Z")

</div>

Hallo, bei mir ist - zumindest seit Ver. 3.11 MP3tag aus dem Windows Kontextmenü verschwunden, wenn ich ein Verzeichnis ausgewählt habe, sobald ich mich in dem Verzeichnis befinde und 1 oder mehrere Dateien markiert hab…

---

## [Icon missing for new Open in Explorer context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/icon-missing-for-new-open-in-explorer-context-menu/55988)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/icon-missing-for-new-open-in-explorer-context-menu/55988 "2022-01-22T12:10:15Z")

</div>

I only assume there was meant to be one seeing as when explore.exe was added to the tools it had one. Thanks for adding this as a native feature.

---

## [Album covers flat out dont work](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 8:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987 "2022-01-22T08:37:36Z")

</div>

I tried to put on a cover but it didnt work please for godsake help me i cant put a cover on a mp3 file it says it cant write the file

---

## [Mp3tag v3.12 released](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v3-12-released/55975)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v3-12-released/55975 "2022-01-21T18:28:34Z")

</div>

Mp3tag v3.12 released Welcome to 2022! It’s my wish that the year has started well for you and that it has something new to offer. I've just released Mp3tag v3.12 and wanted to outline some of the new features and chang…

---

## [Unexpected SYNTAX ERROR with apostrophe](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-syntax-error-with-apostrophe/55978)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-syntax-error-with-apostrophe/55978 "2022-01-21T13:04:12Z")

</div>

Actions \> Format Value \> (add text to TITLE) \> %title% (text, e.g. Live At Jane's House) If the (text) contains a single apostrophe, you get a \[SYNTAX ERROR\]. If two apostrophes, they are removed. Same behavior in Conv…

---

## [Version 3.11h virus signature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-11h-virus-signature/55893)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@albiek1976](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/albiek1976)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/version-3-11h-virus-signature/55893 "2022-01-21T11:05:03Z")

</div>

I received multiple times on Windows Defender using Windows 10 home a virus detected warning and this version would not download to my computer. As a workaround, I shut off all windows protection settings, installed the…

---

## ["Cannot write tags to file.." error message](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-tags-to-file-error-message/55960)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Wayne1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wayne1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-tags-to-file-error-message/55960 "2022-01-20T19:07:16Z")

</div>

Hello, first time user in Trial mode here. I'm trying to fix tags for mostly WAV audio files, and get the error message Cannot write tags to file "01 - Violin Concerto No. 3 in E major, MS 50- Revised by Henryk Szeryng.…

---

## [Perform action with keyboard hotkey? (Mac)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/perform-action-with-keyboard-hotkey-mac/55967)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@npx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/npx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/perform-action-with-keyboard-hotkey-mac/55967 "2022-01-20T16:59:24Z")

</div>

I have found several threads in the forums discussing a keyboard hotkey for user created actions. Apparently it is not possible due to technical limitations. However all threads I have found discuss this for the Windows …

---

## [Tag Sources search window Search button](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-search-window-search-button/55965)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@npx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/npx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-sources-search-window-search-button/55965 "2022-01-20T16:53:18Z")

</div>

It would be helpful if the "Search"-button in the search window for the Tag Sources defaulted to the enter key. Currently this button has to activated (by mouse) to perform a search and the enter key has no function. Ch…

---

## [Audiobook ID3 tag used for book\\series order or position](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-id3-tag-used-for-book-series-order-or-position/55964)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Lou2k7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lou2k7)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audiobook-id3-tag-used-for-book-series-order-or-position/55964 "2022-01-20T15:54:28Z")

</div>

Hello, I've been searching by had no luck. Trying to get a suggestion on what field other audiobook listeners use for audio book order(position in series) e.g. 5th book in series, or 5.5 a short novella. Is there a s…

---

## [CONVERT Modified dates, December 25th 2020 11:15:23 PM AND 12/25/2020 11:15:23 PM, to 2020-12-26T07:15:23Z AND 2020-12-25 23:15:23-08:00, to UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-modified-dates-december-25th-2020-1123-pm-and-12-25-2020-1123-pm-to-2020-12-26t0723z-and-2020-12-25-2323-08-00-to-utc/55899)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wneclass2018](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wneclass2018)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-modified-dates-december-25th-2020-1123-pm-and-12-25-2020-1123-pm-to-2020-12-26t0723z-and-2020-12-25-2323-08-00-to-utc/55899 "2022-01-20T02:18:23Z")

</div>

Can someone provide a regex for me on how to convert dates to UTC because I am trying to create 2 separate format value (format string) ACTIONS? For example, from the image below, that is RED-BOXED highlighted, I would …

---

## [Delete or replace multiple instances of a quote in a field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-or-replace-multiple-instances-of-a-quote-in-a-field/55930)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Telstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Telstar)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-or-replace-multiple-instances-of-a-quote-in-a-field/55930 "2022-01-20T01:11:48Z")

</div>

Hello & thanks for looking. I've not found a script or other action (batch) which can delete multiple instances of quotes " or replace multiple instances of quotes in a field. I appreciate any help you can give to thes…

[Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=195&state=muted)

[Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=197&state=muted)
