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## [Delete Artist duplicate](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-artist-duplicate/40954)

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**Author:** [@Zontir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zontir)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-artist-duplicate/40954 "2018-03-20T09:40:41Z")

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Hello! Maybe someone else once opened a thread similar to this one, but I have actually searched the forum and couldn't solve my problem. I'm trying to eliminate duplicate artists from the %artist% field. Suppose I hav…

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## [\[F\] Tag-Panel: Navigating with Tab-Key does not scroll](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tag-panel-navigating-with-tab-key-does-not-scroll/41132)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-tag-panel-navigating-with-tab-key-does-not-scroll/41132 "2018-03-19T09:28:45Z")

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Using 2.86h If the MP3tag window size leads to scrollbars in the tag panel and the tab key is used to navigate between the input boxes then the tag panel does not scroll if the input focus moves to an input field lower …

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## [Datei umbenennen wiederholen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/datei-umbenennen-wiederholen/41125)

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**Author:** [@teddybaer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/teddybaer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/datei-umbenennen-wiederholen/41125 "2018-03-19T08:54:35Z")

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Ich bekomme jetzt öfters die Meldung "Der Prozess kann nicht auf die Datei zugreifen, da sie von einem anderen Prozess verwendet wird." beim Ändern des Dateinamens mit dem Buton "Tag - Dateiname". Das liegt dartan, dass …

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## [Export files as Calc files (.ods) for Libreoffice or any spreadsheet software (Excel etc.)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-files-as-calc-files-ods-for-libreoffice-or-any-spreadsheet-software-excel-etc/41130)

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**Author:** [@JLS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JLS)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-files-as-calc-files-ods-for-libreoffice-or-any-spreadsheet-software-excel-etc/41130 "2018-03-18T19:52:37Z")

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Hello I' ve been trying to export files to be convenient to any spreadsheet software as LibreOffice, Openoffice or Excel, but stumble! I don't know if I have to create a new export config with a .ods extension, (tried a…

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## [How can I obtain MP3tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-obtain-mp3tag/41126)

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**Author:** [@ibrownharrogate](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ibrownharrogate)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-obtain-mp3tag/41126 "2018-03-18T19:36:33Z")

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I have tried to download the program but keep getting transferred to other software titles that I don't recognise.

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## [Sorting in Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-in-export/41107)

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**Author:** [@TECH198](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TECH198)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-in-export/41107 "2018-03-17T12:27:18Z")

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In MP3Tag (Windows), I create a colum entry to sort by missing cover art. I select and export as i want to only export these but i want to sort by Album after the loopend for all three tags (%title, %album%, and %artis…

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## [\[F\] Ampersand not visible in the pop up info of Tag Panel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ampersand-not-visible-in-the-pop-up-info-of-tag-panel/41114)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ampersand-not-visible-in-the-pop-up-info-of-tag-panel/41114 "2018-03-18T12:47:30Z")

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Let's say among you files you have a one that in ARTIST field has something like Some Band A feat. Some Vocalist B & Guitarist C & Turtablist D And now, if you select all of the files and go to Tag Panel to the mandato…

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## [\[F\] Disabling immediate filter evaluation leads to irritating results](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-disabling-immediate-filter-evaluation-leads-to-irritating-results/41116)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-disabling-immediate-filter-evaluation-leads-to-irritating-results/41116 "2018-03-18T12:46:44Z")

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2.86f has the new feature that the filter expression is not evaluated immediately, this is more comfortable for larger collections. The filter application has now to be confirmed with Enter. Under the following circums…

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## [Wrong song appearing one phone even if the right one appears on my PC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-song-appearing-one-phone-even-if-the-right-one-appears-on-my-pc/41119)

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**Author:** [@Buzz37](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Buzz37)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-song-appearing-one-phone-even-if-the-right-one-appears-on-my-pc/41119 "2018-03-18T11:03:31Z")

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I don't know if someone already answered that, but I got an annoying bug. Sometimes the cover of a song appears on my pc but on my phone it's a different one, that I have used before for another song. For example, I go…

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## [Does MP3Tag retain data entires?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-retain-data-entires/41103)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-retain-data-entires/41103 "2018-03-17T16:51:05Z")

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Does MP3Tag maintains a memory of previous data? I'll try to explain why. I've created a field : Recorded Format, which shows where i got the music from. In this case: For some reason when I update the field it it s…

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## [Suggested Feature: 5-Star-Ratings "tag"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-feature-5-star-ratings-tag/41113)

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**Author:** [@djginge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djginge)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-feature-5-star-ratings-tag/41113 "2018-03-17T15:39:08Z")

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I always try to give tracks an "out-of-5" star rating. The stars are shown on other programms I use Traktor and Itunes. (Changes made on either of these softwares show up in the other so I guess it's a standard tag. C…

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## [Deaktivieren des Filters zum Schreiben eines Filterausdrucks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deaktivieren-des-filters-zum-schreiben-eines-filterausdrucks/41013)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deaktivieren-des-filters-zum-schreiben-eines-filterausdrucks/41013 "2018-03-17T07:56:28Z")

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Seit MP3Tag eine Datenbank benutzt ist es auch möglich, große Musikbestände zu laden, ohne dass einem das RAM ausgeht. Leider ist das Arbeiten mit so einem großen Bestand von der Natur der Sache her sehr mühsam. So daue…

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## [Trick iTunes "Show full album" feature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trick-itunes-show-full-album-feature/41075)

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**Author:** [@TheSongGuy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheSongGuy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trick-itunes-show-full-album-feature/41075 "2018-03-16T22:09:28Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm in desperate need of help right now. I have been trying for several hours to trick the "Show full album" feature in iTunes (english is not my native language so I don't have the exact term, sorry) so th…

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## [Folder-like tagging system?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-like-tagging-system/41089)

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**Author:** [@bdq](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bdq)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-like-tagging-system/41089 "2018-03-16T16:52:46Z")

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I am currently having a question. There is a group, which is consisted of different units. I want to find out a way to make the tags of the songs together form a folder-like(???) system on the computer. Like inside the m…

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## [What %tag% can I use to apply the "Date Taken" field (for a photo)?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-tag-can-i-use-to-apply-the-date-taken-field-for-a-photo/41095)

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**Author:** [@a20022970](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/a20022970)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-tag-can-i-use-to-apply-the-date-taken-field-for-a-photo/41095 "2018-03-15T06:28:13Z")

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This would be tremendously helpful to me if I knew what %tag\_or\_command% to use to get the program to recognize the value within the "Date Taken" field of a photo file. I'd like to know how to get a date & time stamp fr…

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## [Remove all text after specific character(s)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-text-after-specific-character-s/14409)

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**Author:** [@TMan459](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TMan459)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-text-after-specific-character-s/14409 "2013-02-02T07:31:28Z")

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Hey all! I’m searching around, and probably just missing something. So I’d like to cut all text to the right of a defined character. Example: My genre field has w/o quotes “Folk Rock\\Another\\A Third” I want to make …

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## [Extract artist from existing field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091)

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**Author:** [@JacopoTore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JacopoTore)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091 "2018-03-14T20:36:53Z")

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## [Remove instances of the folder name from the title tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-instances-of-the-folder-name-from-the-title-tag/41011)

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**Author:** [@DjPari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjPari)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-instances-of-the-folder-name-from-the-title-tag/41011 "2018-03-14T17:56:05Z")

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is there anyway to remove instances of the folder name from the title tag? let me explain..for example i have a file with the title testmp3(clean)(real riddim) with real riddim being the containing folder of the mp3 …

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## [Adding or removing unnecessary spaces](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-or-removing-unnecessary-spaces/41068)

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**Author:** [@DjPari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjPari)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-or-removing-unnecessary-spaces/41068 "2018-03-14T16:38:45Z")

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i want a script or bunch of scripts to correct the spaces in my tags(not filename) for example Original The Doctor ' s Team, and " Nurse "(New) \[ Old \] desired The Doctor's Team,and Nurse(New)\[Old\] wi…

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## [A storage concept for albums with multiple names / functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-storage-concept-for-albums-with-multiple-names-functions/40809)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-storage-concept-for-albums-with-multiple-names-functions/40809 "2018-03-14T14:25:54Z")

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The question is: how to store different "names" of the same album in one file? Let's say there is this "Album A". So you put "Album A" in the ALBUM tag field right? So far, so good But what if this "Album A" serves…

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## [MP3tag recognises the tags in one of these AIFF files but not the other, what's the difference?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-recognises-the-tags-in-one-of-these-aiff-files-but-not-the-other-whats-the-difference/41085)

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**Author:** [@IFTN](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IFTN)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-recognises-the-tags-in-one-of-these-aiff-files-but-not-the-other-whats-the-difference/41085 "2018-03-14T14:14:33Z")

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Hi, I have two AIFF files here. Both tagged with ID3v2.3.0. They are both tagged with the same Artist, Title and Album tags. The only difference, as far as I can tell, is that one additionally has a 'Tagging Time' tag, b…

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## [Ordnerstruktur - Unterordner mit übernehmen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ordnerstruktur-unterordner-mit-ubernehmen/41081)

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**Author:** [@Schali](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Schali)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ordnerstruktur-unterordner-mit-ubernehmen/41081 "2018-03-14T10:45:12Z")

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Hallo zusammen, auch ich möchte mich erst einmal für dieses Super-Programm bedanken. Nachdem ich mich jetzt ein wenig mit den Tags, Scripting und Variablen beschäftigt habe, funktioniert das Umbenennen und Einordnen in …

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## [Aus dem TITLE den Interpret löschen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aus-dem-title-den-interpret-loschen/41082)

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**Author:** [@Catteneo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Catteneo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/aus-dem-title-den-interpret-loschen/41082 "2018-03-14T10:36:52Z")

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ich hoffe ich finde hier hilfe, ich habe folgendes Problem in jedem meiner Title steht auch der Interpret. Title: Hans - Wurst nun will ich aber nur Wurst im Titelfeld haben und Hans als Interpret. Title: Wurst Inte…

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## [Tag to Filename formatting string shows incorrect preview but renames correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-formatting-string-shows-incorrect-preview-but-renames-correctly/41066)

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**Author:** [@planalp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/planalp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-formatting-string-shows-incorrect-preview-but-renames-correctly/41066 "2018-03-13T22:16:48Z")

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Gruß Gott, Have gerade Geld aufs Projekt spendiert, dazu ein Bug-Report: This formatting string for Tag to Filename: $replace($replace(%albumartistsort%%album%$num(%track%,2)-$num(%total%,2)\_\_%title%,' ',''),'/','-') …

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## [Cannot rename file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-rename-file/41016)

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**Author:** [@msrberlin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/msrberlin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-rename-file/41016 "2018-03-13T12:57:51Z")

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I am using MP3tag for some years on windows. Since some month I get the following error when I try to rename files: Datei "E:\\Temp\\Musik\\Grundhass - Stromkastenphilosophie\\Grundhass - Stromkastenphilosophie - 01 Intro.m…

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## [How To - Start Mp3tag from Total Commander / FreeCommander](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-start-mp3tag-from-total-commander-freecommander/14311)

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**Author:** [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-start-mp3tag-from-total-commander-freecommander/14311 "2018-03-12T19:49:58Z")

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For Users of the file manager Total Commander here is a little tool that makes loading Mp3tag with one or more files/folders possible. Also it's possible to automatically select all loaded files after sending them to Mp…

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## [Something which pulls tag info from discogs?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/something-which-pulls-tag-info-from-discogs/41031)

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**Author:** [@MartyK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MartyK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/something-which-pulls-tag-info-from-discogs/41031 "2018-03-12T05:42:29Z")

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Hey guys Wanting to tag FLAC files. first of all does MP3 Tag support tagging of FLAC? If so is there a plugin which pulls discogs info over into MP3 Tag to tag all artist info etc? If so where is it and how do i app…

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## [\[Feature Request\] Set read-only on exiting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-read-only-on-exiting/14192)

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**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-read-only-on-exiting/14192 "2018-03-11T12:41:17Z")

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It would be nice to have the option in the preferences to set all files’ attributes to “read-only” when closing Mp3Tag. It’s a neat little trick I got in the habit of doing after I tag an album to my liking. It prevents…

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## [Adding pre-defined values to drop-down lists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-pre-defined-values-to-drop-down-lists/41021)

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**Author:** [@Stem75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stem75)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 10:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-pre-defined-values-to-drop-down-lists/41021 "2018-03-11T10:10:32Z")

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Another thing I would suggest is to have the ability to scroll horizontally and the ability to add predefined values as you can do in the genre tag for example? Let's hope that \<\< GOD \>\> is reading this!!!

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## [Help on Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-actions/41018)

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**Author:** [@Topspin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Topspin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-actions/41018 "2018-03-11T08:45:01Z")

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It seems to me, that actions are very helpful. I practised that for simple string operations with good success. Is it possible to automatize the following two steps into an action?: Sort Files according to Tracknumber …

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