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## [How to use Unicode character words in a Field?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-unicode-character-words-in-a-field/53065)

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**Author:** [@siyer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/siyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-unicode-character-words-in-a-field/53065 "2021-05-03T16:13:49Z")

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Whenever I use a unicode character words in a title or any other text field, the app converts it into question marks characters e.g. "Shiv Mahima-परमविदुषो यद्यसदृशी", gets written in as "Shiv Mahima-???? ??????????". D…

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## [Not able to save cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-able-to-save-cover-art/4589)

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**Author:** [@cdysthe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cdysthe)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-able-to-save-cover-art/4589 "2007-03-10T20:19:36Z")

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Hi, In the latest betas of Mp3tag you can add cover art which is great. However, I am not able to save the tag with the cover art I added. It saves the tag, but the cover art isn’t there. I know it’s a beta, but I was w…

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## [Can't figure out how to create a custom field for podcast](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-figure-out-how-to-create-a-custom-field-for-podcast/53071)

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**Author:** [@Slomoexplo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slomoexplo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-figure-out-how-to-create-a-custom-field-for-podcast/53071 "2021-05-03T12:01:41Z")

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I have been trying for awhile now and nothing seems to work. I am entering $metasep(podcast,\\\\) in the "Value" line and it appears as a column but nothing I add shows up. What am I doing wrong?

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## [Bug on rename directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bug-on-rename-directory/52959)

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**Author:** [@Nick0las](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nick0las)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bug-on-rename-directory/52959 "2021-05-03T10:12:43Z")

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Hi, When I have an action to rename a directory in an action group, MP3tag report an error: "Impossible to move to x from x..." I have to create a separate action to rename the folder :-/ Here are the task with al…

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## [Nummern im Dateiname ändern](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nummern-im-dateiname-andern/52826)

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**Author:** [@Zippelkapp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zippelkapp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nummern-im-dateiname-andern/52826 "2021-05-02T10:56:08Z")

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Hallo, bin "neu" hier. kann man die fortlaufenden Nummern im Dateinamen ändern. Beispiel: 01 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May.mp3 02 - David Bowie - Lets Dance.mp3 03 - Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain.mp3 ändern in: …

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## [Changing separator for multiple values via "search & replace"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-separator-for-multiple-values-via-search-replace/53057)

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**Author:** [@ehrlacher](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ehrlacher)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-separator-for-multiple-values-via-search-replace/53057 "2021-05-02T10:45:21Z")

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Till now I used the ";" as separator for multiple values and try to change it to "\\" (resp. the binary code) I experienced when I do it with a search & replace action - sometimes it works, sometimes it leaves "Artist 1\\…

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## [Including multiple tag values in file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/including-multiple-tag-values-in-file-name/53058)

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**Author:** [@ehrlacher](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ehrlacher)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/including-multiple-tag-values-in-file-name/53058 "2021-05-02T10:41:15Z")

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For renaming tags I use $num(%track%,2) - %artist% - %title% This worked fine as long as I used the ";" as a separator for multiple artists in the %artist% field. Since chaning to split them ("\\") only the first artis…

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## [Searching for field name only](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-for-field-name-only/53033)

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**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-for-field-name-only/53033 "2021-05-02T02:33:17Z")

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hello, i've look all around and i can't seem to find anything on this, and maybe i can't but is there a way to search for a single field name only. by this i have a field called single and when i filter that single come…

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## [Automatic addition of TAG data from a text file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-addition-of-tag-data-from-a-text-file/52800)

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**Author:** [@33-45-78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/33-45-78)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-addition-of-tag-data-from-a-text-file/52800 "2021-05-01T22:36:38Z")

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Hi guys, I hope you can help... I have a large collection of digitised cassette recordings, 45 RPM singles, 33.333 RPM LPs, and even some 78 RPM, erm, singles, I suppose. I also have a Word table listing the titles, art…

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## [Hidden Tips & Tricks - CTRL Drag & Drop](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-tips-tricks-ctrl-drag-drop/17817)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hidden-tips-tricks-ctrl-drag-drop/17817 "2021-05-01T21:23:16Z")

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I discovered the other day you can CTRL drag & drop mp3’s into an open panel, adding them to an existing listing. Pretty helpful for how I do my tag cleanup routines. If you just drag them into the panel then you lose th…

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## [Convert MP4-file to MP3-file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-mp4-file-to-mp3-file/53053)

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**Author:** [@paynter2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paynter2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-mp4-file-to-mp3-file/53053 "2021-05-01T19:34:53Z")

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Some of the podcasts I want to listen to are available only in MP4. My Sandisk MP3 player will not play them. I found free ware that allows me to translate from MP4 to MP3. But I prefer to use MP3TAG - I've used it fo…

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## [Titles not taken into account](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titles-not-taken-into-account/53043)

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**Author:** [@djcaesar9114](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcaesar9114)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titles-not-taken-into-account/53043 "2021-05-01T15:11:37Z")

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Hello, For some records on Discogs MP3tag finds the title but doesn't put it in the good column. For example: release number 2927571 (I can't put the link because MP3Tag community bot thinks I'm advertising...). Does a…

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## [New feature: Progress indicator](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-progress-indicator/52493)

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**Author:** [@R.J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/R.J)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-progress-indicator/52493 "2022-07-08T08:52:14Z")

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I'm fequently working with my entire library (\> 130K tracks). I can't tell when a filter is done working. Mp3Tag says "Ready" at the bottom even though the page isn't displaying the results of the current filter. The s…

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## [Select first file after opening](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/select-first-file-after-opening/53023)

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**Author:** [@Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dreamer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/select-first-file-after-opening/53023 "2021-04-30T19:21:57Z")

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Often I want to add just 1 tag field for 1 file, so I open the file from a file manager with F4, then add 1 tag field, e.g. year or genre, then save, but it doesn't work like this. The problem is, that opened file is no…

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## [How do you deal with artists with alot of name variations?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-deal-with-artists-with-alot-of-name-variations/52602)

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**Author:** [@Flemming](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flemming)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-deal-with-artists-with-alot-of-name-variations/52602 "2021-04-30T18:50:46Z")

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Example: How do you deal whit them, do you have a lot of almost identical ARTIST tags or do you select a way of writing it? Or somthing else? For my part I have the release-name-variant in the filename and one "stan…

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## [Renaming tool for pdf and word](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-tool-for-pdf-and-word/52974)

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**Author:** [@royden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/royden)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-tool-for-pdf-and-word/52974 "2021-04-30T18:05:38Z")

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but i was wondering, is there was any software similar to mp3tag for tagging and renaming word and pdf documents?

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## [Selecting with drag isn't editable](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-with-drag-isnt-editable/53019)

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**Author:** [@R.J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/R.J)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/selecting-with-drag-isnt-editable/53019 "2021-04-30T17:34:51Z")

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When you want to select text in a text box that includes the starting character, if you drag from right to left, if you drag past the beginning, the selection can't be deleted with the keyboard

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## [Export and import of the cover image](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014)

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**Author:** [@Pirounette](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pirounette)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-of-the-cover-image/53014 "2021-04-30T14:26:45Z")

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I would like to export the cover image to a .csv file Then in a text file to tag converter import this image into another file

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## [Action "Remove fields except" and Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-remove-fields-except-and-cover-art/53009)

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**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-remove-fields-except-and-cover-art/53009 "2021-04-30T12:36:34Z")

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hey, i created a action called test and set it to remove fields except Album;Artist;Contributing Artist;Ep;Recorded;Re-Recorded;Title;Year. i ran that action and it did what should have however it lost all cover art. i'…

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## [Better way to share custom field mappings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/better-way-to-share-custom-field-mappings/53007)

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**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/better-way-to-share-custom-field-mappings/53007 "2021-04-29T10:30:37Z")

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I've never used custom tag field mappings much, but for 3GPP MP4 boxes and QT MOV atoms I wanted to try it. I then realized that they are exported as part of the binary mp3tag.cfg. I'd like to suggest to export (and imp…

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## [Doku main\_tags.html](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/doku-main-tags-html/53015)

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**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/doku-main-tags-html/53015 "2021-04-30T09:42:37Z")

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EN Help vs. DE Hilfe Es gibt Unterschiede zwischen der deutschen und der englischen Dokumentation: eine Spalte für Matroska gibt es nur in der englischen Version und die Reihenfolge der Spalten von WMA und MP4 ist umged…

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## [What is the pixel size of the cover image?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-the-pixel-size-of-the-cover-image/52896)

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**Author:** [@GNNBRASIL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GNNBRASIL)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-is-the-pixel-size-of-the-cover-image/52896 "2021-04-30T02:43:47Z")

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Hello, friends I have the following difficulty. I would like to know the pixel dimension of the cover image. It would be 250x250px ??? I'm trying one that fits well, but the ones I've tried are either too big or too sma…

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## [Keep tags information (improvement solving clumsiness)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-tags-information-improvement-solving-clumsiness/53008)

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**Author:** [@mjeanmonod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjeanmonod)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/keep-tags-information-improvement-solving-clumsiness/53008 "2021-04-29T17:44:55Z")

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Hello, I am often update fields in the tag column without having selected files in the list... When a file is selected all tags information are - obviously - cleared, because there are no tags in it, and the information …

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## [Key & BPM aus Filename entfernen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/key-bpm-aus-filename-entfernen/52998)

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**Author:** [@DJSA](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJSA)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/key-bpm-aus-filename-entfernen/52998 "2021-04-29T07:38:04Z")

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Hallo zusammen, ich stehe vor folgender Herausforderung und zwar geht es darum, das ich mehrere Songs habe die zum Bsp wie folgt heißen: Drake - One Dance \[Dirty\] 1B 101.mp3 Mein Wunsch ist es die Namen wie folgt zu än…

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## [Recent directories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recent-directories/52918)

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**Author:** [@s-malik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/s-malik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recent-directories/52918 "2021-04-28T18:27:56Z")

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Could you please add an option to remove the history of recent directories?

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## [Umbenennen funktioniert nicht mehr](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/umbenennen-funktioniert-nicht-mehr/52994)

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**Author:** [@Gebs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gebs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/umbenennen-funktioniert-nicht-mehr/52994 "2021-04-28T14:46:14Z")

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Beim Umbenennen wird immer gemeldet: "Die Syntax für den Dateinamen, Verzeichnisnamen oder die Datenträgerbezeichnung ist falsch." Details im Anhang.preview.txt (3.4 KB)

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## [Mp3tag for Mac v1.1 released](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-mac-v1-1-released/52539)

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**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-for-mac-v1-1-released/52539 "2021-04-28T14:38:14Z")

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Mp3tag for Mac v1.1.0 released It’s been a little more than a month when I’ve released Mp3tag for Mac. Thanks to everyone who supports my work and who helped to make the launch a success! You’ve probably noticed that I’…

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## [Directory name when tagging in multiple directories](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-when-tagging-in-multiple-directories/6436)

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**Author:** [@Mihey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mihey)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-name-when-tagging-in-multiple-directories/6436 "2021-04-28T07:38:06Z")

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I select many directories, right click and choose “Mp3tag”. All the files from them are loaded into the program, but the directory displayed in main window title and on the left is the last directory in the list. I don’t…

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## [Possible to randomize track number assignment?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-randomize-track-number-assignment/52980)

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**Author:** [@coriander](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/coriander)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-randomize-track-number-assignment/52980 "2021-04-27T23:21:11Z")

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I would like to assign random track numbers to a collection of tracks; is that possible? So is I have 100 tracks in view, I would like those tracks to be numbered from 1-100, but not as a result of sorting by time or alp…

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## [Disc number from folder name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-from-folder-name/52985)

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**Author:** [@apl4](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/apl4)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-from-folder-name/52985 "2021-04-27T19:19:00Z")

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Hi, I’m after some help. I’m trying to set the disc number of multiple MP3’s, based on the folder name. There are 115 folders with multiple files in each. I want each file to have a ??/115 set depending on the folder it…

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