# Latest

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## [Remove everything before - in \_filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-before-in-filename/52404)

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**Author:** [@Clayman648](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Clayman648)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-everything-before-in-filename/52404 "2021-03-17T09:28:49Z")

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Hey, basically I need a line of code that I can use to remove everything before: - including the space on the right side so I can use do in tag to tag Before: Shaggy - It Wasn't Me After: It Wasn't Me I can't do %TI…

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## [Append tag to variety of existing tags/files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-tag-to-variety-of-existing-tags-files/52406)

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**Author:** [@charibancho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/charibancho)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-tag-to-variety-of-existing-tags-files/52406 "2021-03-17T08:18:36Z")

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I'm hoping this will help me make some smart playlists...smarter. Imagine I have 2 tracks tagged as A and B in their respective genre tags. I want to append X to both tags at the same time so I end up with AX and BX. Ex…

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## [Lock file creation date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lock-file-creation-date/52403)

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**Author:** [@bigohi5041](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigohi5041)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lock-file-creation-date/52403 "2021-03-17T06:51:26Z")

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Can you add this feature (file creation date did not change after changing tags)?

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## [Possible tag panel issue in 2.35b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-tag-panel-issue-in-2-35b/2898)

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**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-tag-panel-issue-in-2-35b/2898 "2021-03-16T19:38:27Z")

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Florian - I think I may have found an issue with the new Tag Panel options in that you are not able to see all of the text in a long string. Standard Title Field Text: Just Be (Feat Kirsty Hawkshaw) (Carmen Rizzo’s Ch…

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## [WMP Rating to ROONTRACKTAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-rating-to-roontracktag/52394)

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**Author:** [@lubinarora](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lubinarora)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-rating-to-roontracktag/52394 "2021-03-16T19:26:19Z")

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Hi, I am still figuring out how to use mp3tag. I am thinking of shifting to Roon from WMP for my music library. In WMP I rate songs and have rated ~19000 songs. Now I need to bulk tag these songs as 1-5 stars in Roon t…

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## [Action For Year Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-for-year-field/52386)

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**Author:** [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-for-year-field/52386 "2021-03-16T09:40:58Z")

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Hiya All Sometimes my 'YEAR' field displays it as eg 12/03/2021, is there a way please via an action to have it just as the year 2021 or whatever the year may be thanks

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## [How to import and reuse parts of the folder structure into the tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-and-reuse-parts-of-the-folder-structure-into-the-tag/52374)

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**Author:** [@xepoy82925](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xepoy82925)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-and-reuse-parts-of-the-folder-structure-into-the-tag/52374 "2021-03-15T21:58:19Z")

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How to import and reuse parts of the folder structure into the tag? As stated in the FAQ: For example, the information from the path Amon Tobin\\\[2000\] supermodified\\02 - For Ton Mantis.mp3 can be imported using %arti…

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## [I don't believe Ctrl+Z should undo saving tag while I edit tags in Tag panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-dont-believe-ctrl-z-should-undo-saving-tag-while-i-edit-tags-in-tag-panel/15438)

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**Author:** [@Claude](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Claude)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-dont-believe-ctrl-z-should-undo-saving-tag-while-i-edit-tags-in-tag-panel/15438 "2021-03-15T20:58:39Z")

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In my mind, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+X and Ctrl+Z are a standard bunch of shortcuts associated with editing and their behaviour should be the same. Now (in Mp3tag 2.58) we have that Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V and Ctrl+X act differently …

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## [Occasional problem with Letter case edit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/occasional-problem-with-letter-case-edit/52376)

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**Author:** [@nutcracker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nutcracker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/occasional-problem-with-letter-case-edit/52376 "2021-03-15T19:05:12Z")

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Latest beta version (3.05d). I found a peculiar problem: Sometimes I cannot change the letter case from the keyboard. Shift or Caps Lock do not always work in the fields (for example I tried to change - in the album fie…

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## [Add moving of karaoke file pair](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-moving-of-karaoke-file-pair/51944)

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**Author:** [@omar.francisco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/omar.francisco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-moving-of-karaoke-file-pair/51944 "2021-03-15T19:03:41Z")

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Its been a while since I used Mp3tag. I updated to version 3.05. When trying to move mp3 + cdg pairs mp3tag only moves the mp3. I recall this being one of my most used feature in previous versions. Can you please ena…

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## [Possible easy solution to Failed to Authenticate using QAuth (1) .401: UNAUTHORIZED](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381)

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**Author:** [@lgc935fm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lgc935fm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381 "2021-03-15T17:39:46Z")

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I was getting a Failed to Authenticate using QAuth (1) .401: UNAUTHORIZED" Error. After investigating, I found that my computer hadn't adjusted for DST. Once I updated that, the error message went away.

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## [Freedb and Web Sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-and-web-sources/2748)

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**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-and-web-sources/2748 "2021-03-15T17:38:08Z")

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How to resolve connection issues to freedb or Web Sources? How to use a \*.src web source file? How to find the configuration folder? Discogs is reporting a 401 error

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## [Discogs - Various](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364)

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**Author:** [@v4c](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/v4c)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-various/52364 "2021-03-15T08:49:47Z")

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Hello, I love the tool. A question: would it be possible to have an option to replace "Various" as albumartist when importing from Discogs with "Various Artists"? that would be a great addition. Kind regards Gernot

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## [Leerzeichen vor Satzzeichen/Fragezeichen entfernen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leerzeichen-vor-satzzeichen-fragezeichen-entfernen/52371)

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**Author:** [@Timmmm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Timmmm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/leerzeichen-vor-satzzeichen-fragezeichen-entfernen/52371 "2021-03-15T05:49:16Z")

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Guten Morgen werte Gemeinde, ich möchte gerne im Titel Leerzeichen vor dem Satzzeichen entfernen. Mein Titel sieht so aus: What Is There To Say ? Er soll aber so aussehen: What Is There To Say? Welche Formel kann i…

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## [Cover werden nicht übernommen macOS Big Sur](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-werden-nicht-ubernommen-macos-big-sur/52350)

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**Author:** [@Tomlin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tomlin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-werden-nicht-ubernommen-macos-big-sur/52350 "2021-03-14T18:43:16Z")

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Hallo Community, ich möchte auf einem neuem MacBook mit macOS Big Sur meine Mediathek weiter sortieren und aufräumen. Hatte damit auf meinem alten MacBook angefangen. Soweit so gut, aber: Wenn ich die Mediathek auslese…

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## [Tag-Quellen: Spaltenbreiten](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-quellen-spaltenbreiten/17966)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-quellen-spaltenbreiten/17966 "2021-03-14T17:33:44Z")

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Bei der Verwendung der Tag-Quellen bekommt man als erstes die Seite “Ergebnis der Suchanfrage” gezeigt. wo mehrere Ergebnisse gelistet werden und ein Ergebnis zur weiteren Auswertung ausgewählt werden kann. Die Länge de…

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## [Add retry button to 'Tag Sources' error dialog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-retry-button-to-tag-sources-error-dialog/17918)

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**Author:** [@SteveE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SteveE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-retry-button-to-tag-sources-error-dialog/17918 "2021-03-14T17:29:59Z")

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Add retry button to ‘Tag Sources’ error dialog Currently, there is a retry button for the error dialog when retrieving the ‘List of search results’, however, if there’s an error after selecting an album from the list, t…

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## [Suggestion - Add Tag Sources and actions to the RMB context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-tag-sources-and-actions-to-the-rmb-context-menu/51896)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-tag-sources-and-actions-to-the-rmb-context-menu/51896 "2021-03-14T17:22:50Z")

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See attached. Sort of a combined suggestion but these two would be nice to have on the context menu on RMB.

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## [Teile des Dateinamens entfernen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/teile-des-dateinamens-entfernen/52354)

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**Author:** [@Geby\_Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Geby_Tag)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/teile-des-dateinamens-entfernen/52354 "2021-03-14T14:08:54Z")

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Ich hoffe, dass dieser Thread an der richtigen Stelle landet....?! (Absoluter Anfänger) In all meiner Musik habe ich (überall) im Dateinamen das Album integriert und zwar so: Beispiel: BONFIRE - Cold Days - The Best o…

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## [Cover kann nich runtergeladen werden](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-kann-nich-runtergeladen-werden/52298)

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**Author:** [@Urms](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Urms)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-kann-nich-runtergeladen-werden/52298 "2021-03-14T09:46:29Z")

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Hallo Zusammen, seit gestern kann ich auf einmal keine Cover mehr installieren. Es wird bei Aufruf des Album kein Cover mehr angezeigt nur eine leere Platte". Hoffe, dass mir Jemand helfen kann. Danke

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## [File size display format (scripting for column)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-display-format-scripting-for-column/52360)

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**Author:** [@Quisquose](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quisquose)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-display-format-scripting-for-column/52360 "2021-03-14T02:11:06Z")

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I have been using the %\_file\_size% value to automatically display KB, MB or GB units depending on the file size. It works fine, but the units seem to switch based upon binary values instead of decimal values (i.e. 1024 …

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## [Wie bekomme ich meine Umlaute zurück?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wie-bekomme-ich-meine-umlaute-zuruck/52356)

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**Author:** [@Discipulus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Discipulus)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wie-bekomme-ich-meine-umlaute-zuruck/52356 "2021-03-13T19:00:00Z")

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Hallo Zusammen, nach langem Suchen und versuchen (ich bin ein Autodidakt von Skripts und Co auf einem Level das kurz über dem von einem Wurstbrot liegt) bin ich am Ende. Ich denke ihr könnt mir weiterhelfen. In meinem…

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## [Empty Tag Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-tag-panel/52345)

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**Author:** [@TOC178](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TOC178)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-tag-panel/52345 "2021-03-13T11:04:20Z")

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Hi. I'm completely new to MP3Tag so please forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am familiar with Excel and some SQL, so indexing and formatting is not new to me. Whenever I open MP3Tag and select a directory, I s…

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## [REQUEST: Cancel button for Actions groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-cancel-button-for-actions-groups/19758)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-cancel-button-for-actions-groups/19758 "2021-03-12T19:05:24Z")

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Right now in Mp3tag the window of Action groups provides us with option of: Utils OK Close Help What about “Cancel”? It seems also that there is no difference between OK and Close- after deleting some action group, i…

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## [Suggestion: Track numbering assistant with start value from 1st file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-track-numbering-assistant-with-start-value-from-1st-file/52285)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-track-numbering-assistant-with-start-value-from-1st-file/52285 "2021-03-12T18:40:11Z")

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My suggestion is: The track numbering assistant should offer an already existing track number in the first file as starting value. Naturally, the starting value could be overwritten if it does not fit. The workflow be…

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## [Mp3tag's RAM clean up? A counter-productive behavior for reloading of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tags-ram-clean-up-a-counter-productive-behavior-for-reloading-of-files/52328)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tags-ram-clean-up-a-counter-productive-behavior-for-reloading-of-files/52328 "2021-03-12T18:11:15Z")

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In the wake of this issue I have noticed that after some time the files that were loaded do Mp3tag and thus to RAM, will get somehow removed from the RAM The secondary purpose of pre-loading of files to Mp3tag is to h…

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## [Adding on the fly of even more new files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-on-the-fly-of-even-more-new-files/44973)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-on-the-fly-of-even-more-new-files/44973 "2021-03-12T18:10:29Z")

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Not so long ago the user could start loading up to Mp3tag e.g. 10 000 file - and before waiting for them to be loaded, the user could add another 5000 files. The result was 15 000 files in Mp3tag But now \[i.e. 2.94\] I h…

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## [Suchen und Ersetzen Frage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suchen-und-ersetzen-frage/51950)

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**Author:** [@Starfox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Starfox)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suchen-und-ersetzen-frage/51950 "2021-03-12T14:05:49Z")

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Hi zusammen, ich habe eine Frage zur Suchen und Ersetzen Funktion, wie bekomme ich einen Titel so formatiert bzw abgeändert das der Titel Titel1 - Radio Mix so geändert wird: Titel1 (Radio Mix) Vielen Dank für di…

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## [SUGGESTION: Edit action from the list with a single right click](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-edit-action-from-the-list-with-a-single-right-click/52330)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-edit-action-from-the-list-with-a-single-right-click/52330 "2021-03-12T11:36:26Z")

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I propose a new way to access the edit process for actions When the user clicks the Actions icon a list of actions appears. And when navigating in that menu, the user can left click to execute an action or reveal a sub-…

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## [Change the font of the app to differentiate l (L) from I (i)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-font-of-the-app-to-differentiate-l-l-from-i-i/52284)

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**Author:** [@1024mb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/1024mb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 6:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-font-of-the-app-to-differentiate-l-l-from-i-i/52284 "2021-03-12T06:19:08Z")

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Currently the L (lowercase) and I (uppercase) look the same in MP3Tag, can you please change the font for one that shows "more" different chars for those two letters? SubtitleEdit had this problem and they fixed it usin…

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