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## [In einer Aktion viele Werte ändern - Syntax ähnlich wie im Total Commander?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-einer-aktion-viele-werte-andern-syntax-ahnlich-wie-im-total-commander/49021)

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**Author:** [@lerob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lerob)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-einer-aktion-viele-werte-andern-syntax-ahnlich-wie-im-total-commander/49021 "2020-05-20T09:03:58Z")

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Gibt es eine elegante Alternative, um viele einzelne Werte in einer Ersetzen-Aktion zu ändern, die nicht so viel Schreibarbeit abverlangt? Ich denke dabei an die Syntax aus dem Total Commander. Beispiel: Suche nach: …

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## ["Artist" cover art is useless?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-cover-art-is-useless/48982)

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**Author:** [@Dmob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dmob)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-cover-art-is-useless/48982 "2020-05-20T04:33:30Z")

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Hi there, I discovered lately that we could add a picture of the artist/band as a cover art into the the music files, so I took the time to do it on my last albums tags. But then, either on my smartphone, my car's head…

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## [Bulk Changing of Year Tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-changing-of-year-tag/49015)

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**Author:** [@random123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/random123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bulk-changing-of-year-tag/49015 "2020-05-20T04:28:42Z")

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So I have over 2000+ files that have the tag format in the year field as "1999-02-23T08:00:00Z" due to iTunes tagging it for M4A files. I want to be able to rename it to the format of just "1999-02-23". Is this possibl…

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## [Size of ALL covers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/size-of-all-covers/49019)

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**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/size-of-all-covers/49019 "2020-05-20T00:50:29Z")

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%\_cover\_size%: Size of first cover art in the tag of the file in bytes Is it possible to know the size of the other (or all) images? If not: a suggestion -- it would be nice.

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## [Artist tag as folder name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-tag-as-folder-name/49013)

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**Author:** [@RayMLG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RayMLG)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-tag-as-folder-name/49013 "2020-05-19T17:01:56Z")

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Hello Mp3tag Community! Brand new user here, here's my question. I have many mp3 files organized in folders whose name matches the artist of the song. Is it possible to make the artist tag in the audio file equal to t…

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## [Removing text from \_Directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-text-from-directory/49000)

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**Author:** [@SpirosG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpirosG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-text-from-directory/49000 "2020-05-19T16:29:23Z")

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Hi i tried to create a guess value action to remove a part from directory but it doesn't work. the action i used was: Action type: Guess values Source format: \_DIRECTORY Guessing pattern: %\_DIRECTORY% ( %dummy% what…

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## [Installationsprozeß](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installationsprozess/48258)

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**Author:** [@mpiontek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mpiontek)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installationsprozess/48258 "2020-05-19T11:59:03Z")

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Es gibt zwei Dinge die man bei der Installation einer neuen Version wünscht: Anstoßen eines Updates aus dem Tool heraus, nicht nur den Link auf die Download-Seite. Also mit Klick, Download, Autostart Update. Die Erkenn…

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## [Trying to remove leading track numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-remove-leading-track-numbers/49006)

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**Author:** [@GreatEMU](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GreatEMU)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-remove-leading-track-numbers/49006 "2020-05-18T16:17:54Z")

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## [Different Artwork album and title in compilation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-artwork-album-and-title-in-compilation/49002)

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**Author:** [@Gludfssr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gludfssr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-artwork-album-and-title-in-compilation/49002 "2020-05-19T06:02:35Z")

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Hopefully someone can help me with my problem. When I tag a greatest hits album I want to tag each song with a different photo (single artwork) but when The album is show in listings I want the Greatest Hits cover to be…

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## [Feature request - disable field entry without any files being selected](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-field-entry-without-any-files-being-selected/48981)

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**Author:** [@Who\_knows](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Who_knows)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-field-entry-without-any-files-being-selected/48981 "2020-05-19T02:16:52Z")

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I would like to see mp3Tag DIsable the ability to insert info into fields until at least one file is selected for editing. I have been tagging lots of digitised LP's and after I select the relevant folder I often input …

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## [Column Dropdown](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-dropdown/48996)

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**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/column-dropdown/48996 "2020-05-18T17:41:54Z")

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Hi, i was wondering if there is a way to have metatag info that is enter in a column to stay so that info does not have to be enter each time (Ex. year 2020 or a custom column location US / Texas). any help would be gre…

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## [ID3TAG bereinigen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3tag-bereinigen/48989)

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**Author:** [@Holundervogel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Holundervogel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3tag-bereinigen/48989 "2020-05-18T16:59:20Z")

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Hallo allerseits, ich habe mangels besserem Wissens festgestellt, daß ich unterschiedliche ID3Tag-Versionen in meinen MP3's habe. Ich möchte dieses nun bereinigen und letztendlich nur noch ID3TAG V2.3 in meinen MP3's h…

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## [Add release year and bitrate to folder names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-release-year-and-bitrate-to-folder-names/48998)

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**Author:** [@denisuu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/denisuu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-release-year-and-bitrate-to-folder-names/48998 "2020-05-18T16:19:01Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm not sure MP3TAG is capable of doing what I would want to, and I don't find what I want to do on the forums. I'm kind of hoping someone already has a script I can modify or use as a starting point as my …

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## [Merging two tag rules into one. Is it possible?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merging-two-tag-rules-into-one-is-it-possible/5635)

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**Author:** [@Harakiri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Harakiri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merging-two-tag-rules-into-one-is-it-possible/5635 "2007-10-29T11:11:32Z")

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Hello fellow mp3tag users and respected developers! First of all, i’d like to congratulate all of you for making this tool one of the most effective that i’ve found and use frequently. Through all this years using mp3t…

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## [Excluding %field% from an "\_ALL" action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/excluding-field-from-an-all-action/48993)

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**Author:** [@SpirosG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SpirosG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/excluding-field-from-an-all-action/48993 "2020-05-18T15:51:01Z")

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Hi i am trying to figure out if there is a way to create an "\_ALL" action while i exclude Filename an Directory from being touched. For example i want to remove extra spaces from all the fields, but not from filename or…

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## [Ansicht mehrzeiliger Tagfelder in erweiterter Tagansicht](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ansicht-mehrzeiliger-tagfelder-in-erweiterter-tagansicht/48988)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ansicht-mehrzeiliger-tagfelder-in-erweiterter-tagansicht/48988 "2020-05-18T09:32:57Z")

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Wenn man ein mehrzeiliges Tagfeld (COMMENT, UNSYNCEDLYRICS) in der erweiterten Tagansicht zum Editieren öffnet und der dort enthaltene Text länger als die vertikale Größe des Fensters ist, zeigt MP3Tag die Textzeilen bis…

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## [When Editing on Secondary Monitor, A Field Update Wipes Out Items in List Window](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044)

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**Author:** [@psyberPunc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/psyberPunc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044 "2020-05-18T04:56:17Z")

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Problem: When Editing on Secondary Monitor, A Field Update Will Causes a "reading directory" process to Resolve only The Currently Selected File (i.e., the window contains one file). I've captured the problem on video a…

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## [Capitalizing sentence with commas inside parentheses](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalizing-sentence-with-commas-inside-parentheses/48985)

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**Author:** [@malganis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/malganis)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalizing-sentence-with-commas-inside-parentheses/48985 "2020-05-17T22:10:00Z")

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Hello fellow members. Long time no see! I'm trying to capitalize only the first letter of the following strings inside parentheses: 4:47AM (The Remains of Our Love) 5:01AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Pt. 10) T…

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## [Discogs search results showing total tracks - narrow results request](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-search-results-showing-total-tracks-narrow-results-request/48984)

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**Author:** [@Ron\_Mark](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ron_Mark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-search-results-showing-total-tracks-narrow-results-request/48984 "2020-05-17T16:22:19Z")

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When searching music one finds diffferent versions for different countries and or reissues much later after the original...is there a way to have the search results popup window show the total number of tracks per releas…

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## [Feature Request: Descriptions for Column Headings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-descriptions-for-column-headings/48979)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-descriptions-for-column-headings/48979 "2020-05-17T16:00:08Z")

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I have added a dozen or so new tags to my mp3's and now that the years are passing I'm forgetting some of the uses for those tags. It would be great to have a description field (filled in with customize columns) availabl…

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## [How can I batch remove text appended to album titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-batch-remove-text-appended-to-album-titles/48976)

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**Author:** [@Ninja\_Theory](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ninja_Theory)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-batch-remove-text-appended-to-album-titles/48976 "2020-05-17T12:11:00Z")

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Hi how can I batch remove text appended to my album titles? I have thousands of files with album titles that have the album catalogue ID appended to the album title, but I want to batch delete the appended catalogue IDs …

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## [Custom action to set TCMP field according to Album artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action-to-set-tcmp-field-according-to-album-artist/48978)

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**Author:** [@Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Etz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/custom-action-to-set-tcmp-field-according-to-album-artist/48978 "2020-05-17T11:51:47Z")

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It has been a while I created my last conditional action, so I’m a bit struggling again. How to set COMPILATION tag to 1 if ALBUMARTIST=“Various Artists” and delete COMPILATION field (or should it be set to 0?) if ALBUM…

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## [Perhaps a subreddit for Mp3tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/perhaps-a-subreddit-for-mp3tag/48975)

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**Author:** [@Wakaku](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wakaku)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/perhaps-a-subreddit-for-mp3tag/48975 "2020-05-17T08:11:26Z")

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Just suggesting an official Mp3tag subreddit, even if not active, but perhaps with a few sticky posts or descriptions pointing to this community. So that Reddit users could be directed here, even those who are only searc…

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## [Mp3tag Columns Extraction](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-columns-extraction/48217)

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**Author:** [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-columns-extraction/48217 "2020-05-17T00:18:12Z")

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Hi, i like to extract some columns from mp3tag to an open office doc but for some reason i cannot do this. i'm no programmer so any help would be wonderful. these are the columns i like to extract artist / country. Tha…

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## [I can't seem to write tags to some of my WAV files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cant-seem-to-write-tags-to-some-of-my-wav-files/48974)

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**Author:** [@Ninja\_Theory](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ninja_Theory)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cant-seem-to-write-tags-to-some-of-my-wav-files/48974 "2020-05-16T23:08:12Z")

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Hi guys. I'm having a small issue writing tags to some of my WAV files, and I'm hoping someone can advise of a solution. I have a lot of WAV files without ID3 tags and I am not able to write tags to them at all. When I …

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## [Folder Name to Album Tag, Is it possible?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-name-to-album-tag-is-it-possible/48968)

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**Author:** [@sasansadr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sasansadr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-name-to-album-tag-is-it-possible/48968 "2020-05-16T14:38:50Z")

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Hi. First, thank you for a fantastic app. It's helping me a lot. I've always organized my music by folder name. Recently, Windows 10 changed their file structure so folder names are no longer showing in streaming devi…

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## [Import cover art error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-error/48937)

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**Author:** [@hm3093](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hm3093)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-error/48937 "2020-05-16T10:56:53Z")

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I created a folder that has all my exported cover art by album (not by file) using: d:\\music\\covers%artist%\_%album%.jpg How can I import the covers to their corresponding albums (being that I didn't save it by file)?

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## [Automatische Discogs suche und NUR Jahr speichern](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatische-discogs-suche-und-nur-jahr-speichern/48960)

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**Author:** [@Gregorianfan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gregorianfan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatische-discogs-suche-und-nur-jahr-speichern/48960 "2020-05-16T07:04:41Z")

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Moin :slight\_smile: Gibt es zufällig ein Script welches Folgende Aufgabe erfüllt: Suche anhand von Titel+Interpret nach der ältesten VÖ und automatisches Speichern NUR des "year" tags? Oder Alternativ auh mit bestätigen…

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## [Inserting Track Length on the Tag Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inserting-track-length-on-the-tag-panel/48930)

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**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/inserting-track-length-on-the-tag-panel/48930 "2020-05-16T07:00:58Z")

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Hello! I have a problem that is driving my crazy. I am trying to insert the track length in my tag panel but it will not populate. Apparently, at some point, in order to get Track Length in my columns, I had to create…

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## [Mp3tag als UWP App im Win10 Store?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-als-uwp-app-im-win10-store/42394)

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**Author:** [@Kamui18](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kamui18)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-als-uwp-app-im-win10-store/42394 "2020-05-15T12:30:25Z")

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Hallo, Ich würde gerne Mp3tag als UWP App im Windows 10 Store sehen. Besteht eine Möglichkeit, dass es passiert?

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