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## [Prefered genres also on external boot](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/prefered-genres-also-on-external-boot/19763)

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**Author:** [@N.D.M](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/N.D.M)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/prefered-genres-also-on-external-boot/19763 "2018-02-04T17:29:51Z")

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hey there! 1st for all, Love the app!! I installed it on my micro sd card that’s in my mp3 player. That means i boot it from there. Works perfect! Only 1 thing… is there a possibility to manage the prefered music ge…

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## [REQUEST: pre-load of files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-pre-load-of-files/19265)

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**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-pre-load-of-files/19265 "2018-02-04T17:14:01Z")

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I would like Mp3tag to somehow run in itself the background after the system waking up, loading up designated folders / playlists It’s not every time that I use Mp3tag and it not that I run it from the starting of the o…

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## [Can't access MusicBrainz, error 503](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-access-musicbrainz-error-503/19714)

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**Author:** [@dukdukgoos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dukdukgoos)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-access-musicbrainz-error-503/19714 "2018-02-04T12:05:21Z")

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Started happening after upgrading to 2.86, not sure if it’s unrelated or not…

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## [CJK characters in the WINE container for MP3Tag on OSX](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cjk-characters-in-the-wine-container-for-mp3tag-on-osx/19605)

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**Author:** [@kezzism](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kezzism)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cjk-characters-in-the-wine-container-for-mp3tag-on-osx/19605 "2018-02-04T11:52:29Z")

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Greetings, I used to love using Mp3Tag on my Windows machine, now that I only have a Mac I've found downloading the prepackaged WINE version to be the best option out there. However, I'm not really an expert with WINE …

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## [Einige Cover nur auf Windows zu sehen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/einige-cover-nur-auf-windows-zu-sehen/19743)

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**Author:** [@acs384](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acs384)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/einige-cover-nur-auf-windows-zu-sehen/19743 "2018-02-02T19:27:14Z")

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Hi, ich habe mich nun einige Tage damit beschäftigt doch ich komme nicht zu einem Ergebnis. Ich brauche mal eure Hilfe. Einige Dateien haben zwar ein Cover doch dieser wird auf meinem Android Apps nicht angezeigt. In…

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## [Convert or Add ID3v tags to MP4 Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-or-add-id3v-tags-to-mp4-files/19750)

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**Author:** [@s4zando](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/s4zando)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-or-add-id3v-tags-to-mp4-files/19750 "2018-02-02T18:59:00Z")

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It would be great to have the ability to convert or add ID3v tags to MP4 files. (I have some players that, amazingly, will play .m4a files, but can’t read MP4 tags, or some characters within the MP4 tag). I believe that…

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## [Disappearing cover art from music directories/folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappearing-cover-art-from-music-directories-folders/19739)

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**Author:** [@Rohnan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rohnan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disappearing-cover-art-from-music-directories-folders/19739 "2018-02-02T18:46:28Z")

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I use thumbnails for all my picture, video & audio files. Icaros helps with the video files & MP3Tag helps with the music cover art. At least it did until last week when I updated to v2.86. After applying the update l…

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## [Dauer: Auch nur als Stunden (nicht Tage+Stunden)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dauer-auch-nur-als-stunden-nicht-tage-stunden/19725)

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**Author:** [@acs384](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/acs384)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dauer-auch-nur-als-stunden-nicht-tage-stunden/19725 "2018-02-01T15:23:04Z")

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Hi, zurzeit muss ich ständig mit dem Taschenrechner herumrechnen sobald ein Hörbuch über 24h lang ist um auf die Stunden zu kommen. (Siehe Anhang) Einiges geht auch im Kopf doch vieles ist mehrere Tage lang und dann is…

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## [Nero tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nero-tags/14449)

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**Author:** [@nitz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nitz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/nero-tags/14449 "2018-02-01T15:01:46Z")

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Is there any way to write an Action to delete the Nero “Encoded By” tag in m4a files? I’ve had no luck so far.

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## [Dateizuordnung](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateizuordnung/19746)

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**Author:** [@teddybaer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/teddybaer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateizuordnung/19746 "2018-01-31T12:48:17Z")

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Hallo, Ich arbeite gerade die Einzelsongs einer MP3-Sammlung durch. Zwar kann man das Formular für die Zuordnung der Dateien zum Track vergrößern, aber sehr häufig reicht auch das nicht aus und ich muß durch markieren e…

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## [mp3tag replaces Track Title with Album Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-replaces-track-title-with-album-title/19736)

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**Author:** [@xdb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xdb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-replaces-track-title-with-album-title/19736 "2018-01-31T12:27:50Z")

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I’ve been trying to use mp3tag to edit some albums which I’ve ripped to a NAS and which I now play via a Bluesound Powernode2 (and other Bluesound players). This particular problem frustrates me. When opening the album…

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## [Filter not working if field name contains $ or %](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-not-working-if-field-name-contains-or/19740)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-not-working-if-field-name-contains-or/19740 "2018-01-31T06:47:10Z")

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The help file indicates that this might be possible but I can't make it work. e.g. If I have a user-defined field named $123 containing text "ok" $123 HAS ok $123 IS ok $123 MATCHES .? $123 PRESENT Nothing works. S…

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## [\[F\] Manual typing in of directory name bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-manual-typing-in-of-directory-name-bug/19738)

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**Author:** [@c627627](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/c627627)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-manual-typing-in-of-directory-name-bug/19738 "2018-01-30T15:52:59Z")

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If you have three folders C:\\z C:\\zz C:\\zzz etc. If you had already previously opened these folders, when you now go to the Directory line and manually type: C:\\z or C:\\zz and immediately press Enter, the program …

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## [adding Tag storrage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-tag-storrage/19734)

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**Author:** [@maszmyt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/maszmyt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-tag-storrage/19734 "2018-01-29T19:52:31Z")

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Hi, I was thinking very often that one option is really needed. When I create tag “composer” and write for example Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) I can save it in all the track opened. But for another album or when I want…

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## [Probleme mit Musicbrainz seit neuem Update](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/probleme-mit-musicbrainz-seit-neuem-update/19735)

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**Author:** [@Merowinger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Merowinger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/probleme-mit-musicbrainz-seit-neuem-update/19735 "2018-01-29T14:36:21Z")

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Hallo! Seit dem Update auf Version 2.86 kann ich keine Verbindung mehr zu Musicbrainz herstellen. Ich erhalte diese Fehlermeldung: “503: Service Unavailable”

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## [how can i let mp3tag to see more fied tag for example foobar rating?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-let-mp3tag-to-see-more-fied-tag-for-example-foobar-rating/19730)

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**Author:** [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-let-mp3tag-to-see-more-fied-tag-for-example-foobar-rating/19730 "2018-01-29T09:51:12Z")

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hi i really love mp3tag , with the time i started to learn all its power i have searched in the forum ,but i did no find a good answer well , for example foobar write in the file this rate value this is a screenshot …

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## [Mehr Information zur Bibliothek](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mehr-information-zur-bibliothek/19733)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mehr-information-zur-bibliothek/19733 "2018-01-29T06:30:49Z")

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Ich würde gerne mehr über meine MP3tag-Datenbank wissen. Und zwar: Anzahl der aktuell gespeicherten Datensätze Datum der letzten Änderung Datum der letzten Bereinigung Größe der Datenbank in Bytes Speicherort der Date…

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## [Filename übernehmen und Nummerierung, Titel und Artist aufteilen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-ubernehmen-und-nummerierung-titel-und-artist-aufteilen/19717)

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**Author:** [@IndianWells](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IndianWells)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-ubernehmen-und-nummerierung-titel-und-artist-aufteilen/19717 "2018-01-29T06:27:32Z")

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Guten Tag… Wusste nicht, dass es so eine tolle Hilfe zu MP3Tag gibt. Klasse Forum ! Entsprechend der Anleitung zum Erstellen von Aktionen, habe ich mir nun einige nützliche Aktionen erstellt. Hierbei komme ich aber ge…

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## [How does new database feature work?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-does-new-database-feature-work/19732)

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**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-does-new-database-feature-work/19732 "2018-01-28T19:04:29Z")

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I guess I don’t understand. I enabled it in options and put my top-level music folder in the index list. Loaded my 60k files and it took as long as usual, but next time I expected it to load fast. Having the database …

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## [\[X\] Problem bei Aktion "Textdatei importieren"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-bei-aktion-textdatei-importieren/19723)

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**Author:** [@Jantle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jantle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-problem-bei-aktion-textdatei-importieren/19723 "2018-01-28T12:19:24Z")

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Hallo allerseits, bei der Aktion “Textdatei importieren” ist mir ein Fehlverhalten im Zusammenhang mit Datei- bzw Pfadnamen der zu importierenden Textdatei aufgefallen. Meine Ordner haben die Struktur “Künstler - \[Jahr…

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## [Problems with dash in scripting functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-dash-in-scripting-functions/19727)

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**Author:** [@bookworm1632](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bookworm1632)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-dash-in-scripting-functions/19727 "2018-01-28T10:22:31Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to perform a fairly simple operation - take a filename which is Artist 1, Artist 2 - Title and populate the Artist field with “Artist 1 || Artist 2” I’m working using Actions here so that I can easily re…

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## [Change "Kinks The" to "The Kinks"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-kinks-the-to-the-kinks/19715)

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**Author:** [@bollie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bollie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-kinks-the-to-the-kinks/19715 "2018-01-27T21:26:03Z")

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Can someone show me how to do the following: Change........Kinks The, to The Kinks I have too many to do individually Thanks if you can help a newbie.....MarkB

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## [Can anyone help me with this error?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-this-error/19722)

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**Author:** [@jrsousa2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jrsousa2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-this-error/19722 "2018-01-27T17:00:54Z")

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The replace command in the image is not working. Any clues why? Thanks

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## [\[X\] v2.69 - Check for newer version - no reaction](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-69-check-for-newer-version-no-reaction/19718)

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**Author:** [@RussellRay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussellRay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-v2-69-check-for-newer-version-no-reaction/19718 "2018-01-27T15:24:35Z")

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Hello all V-2.69 \<Help - Check for newer version\> No reaction ?!? Under \<File - Options - Updates\> I have both boxes ticked. Best regards Ray

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## [How to insert same information in empty field for multiple tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-insert-same-information-in-empty-field-for-multiple-tracks/19387)

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**Author:** [@Florio60](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florio60)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-insert-same-information-in-empty-field-for-multiple-tracks/19387 "2018-01-27T10:59:16Z")

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I’m sure there must be an easy way to do this using mp3tag. I have to create my own tags for a recording of an opera, and most of the fields, including album, albumartist, artist and composer, are empty. I basically nee…

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## [Question about cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-cover-art/19720)

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**Author:** [@treadhead194](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/treadhead194)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-about-cover-art/19720 "2018-01-27T10:09:43Z")

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Is it possible, once the cover art is saved in the mp3, to copy the art and place it somewhere else other than another mp3, say a folder for later use or reference? I’ve tried copy and paste but needless to say that don’…

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## [MusicBrainz not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-not-working/19721)

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**Author:** [@Sideburnz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sideburnz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-not-working/19721 "2018-01-26T22:37:40Z")

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Every time I attempt to tag files using Musicbrainz I get this error: Error connecting to server 503: Service unavailable Any help would be greatly appreciated! I know I’m not looking in the right spot or something. T…

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## [The new library feature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-new-library-feature/19719)

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**Author:** [@wonderboyy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wonderboyy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-new-library-feature/19719 "2018-01-26T16:02:12Z")

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Hello Florian, tested the new library feature with 80.000 song files from external hard disk. That really speeded up read time from one hour to only five minutes. Great! In the past, when opening the 80.000 song files…

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## [Another "file cannot be opened for writing" issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing-issue/14967)

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**Author:** [@Jeroen1000](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jeroen1000)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing-issue/14967 "2018-01-26T09:51:10Z")

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Hi everyone, I cannot stress more how nice this program is. I’ve tagged my entire collection with it in no time and was very glad I to find the ITUNESMEDIATYPE-tag. Really saved me tons of work. Thank you. \[:music:\] F…

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## [\[REQUEST\] CDJapan](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-cdjapan/17583)

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**Author:** [@Herr1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Herr1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-cdjapan/17583 "2018-01-26T08:47:23Z")

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CDJapan is the prefect place to find information on Japanese CDs, and the track listing feature would be good as well..! Thanks!

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