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## [\[F\] $eql() function case-sensitivity](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-eql-function-case-sensitivity/12112)

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**Author:** [@ptrk.mj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ptrk.mj)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-eql-function-case-sensitivity/12112 "2017-05-19T12:38:46Z")

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$eql() function is case-insensitive despite Mp3tag help file claims it “returns true, if x equals y”. Mp3tag lacks case-sensitive boolean function for verifying equality of two strings. At the moment, one must resort to…

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## [How to remove only the second cover art from 2 existing in a 500 tracks compilation?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-only-the-second-cover-art-from-2-existing-in-a-500-tracks-compilation/18986)

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**Author:** [@Phil-57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phil-57)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-only-the-second-cover-art-from-2-existing-in-a-500-tracks-compilation/18986 "2017-05-19T09:46:56Z")

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Hi, I tried to find the solution on the forum but couldn’t, therefore my support question: A compilation of 500 tracks has 2 covers: the first of the artist, the second of the compilation album. The first is individual…

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## [Eingebettetes Cover nach Typ behandeln](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eingebettetes-cover-nach-typ-behandeln/18989)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eingebettetes-cover-nach-typ-behandeln/18989 "2017-05-19T05:50:12Z")

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MP3tag erlaubt es ja, eiinzubettende oder schon eingebettete Bilder mit einem eigenen Bildtyp (Lead Artist, Front, Leaflet etc.) auszuzeichnen. Es wäre ein schönes Feature, wenn man diese einzelnen eingebetteten Bilder …

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## [Ich kappiere mal gar nix... :( - Titeln die Tracknummer voranstellen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ich-kappiere-mal-gar-nix-titeln-die-tracknummer-voranstellen/18985)

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**Author:** [@Steveee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Steveee)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ich-kappiere-mal-gar-nix-titeln-die-tracknummer-voranstellen/18985 "2017-05-17T17:29:10Z")

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Hallo allerseits, ich versuche schon seit nunmehr einer Stunde durchzusteigen, wie das Programm funktioniert, also die Vorgehensweise, das grundlegende Pinzip. Ich habe in der Anleitung gelesen und sehe nur irgendwelche…

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## [iTunes as a Tag Source?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-as-a-tag-source/18987)

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**Author:** [@2000Lbs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/2000Lbs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-as-a-tag-source/18987 "2017-05-17T17:22:31Z")

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I know that it’s alot to ask but can you consider using iTunes as a Tag Source? Last.FM uses information from iTunes to populate their fields. Several Internet Radio Station players use last.fm to grab metadata. Unless …

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## [Suggestion - Customizable track tooltips](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-customizable-track-tooltips/14377)

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**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-customizable-track-tooltips/14377 "2017-05-16T15:48:55Z")

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How about a popup tooltip for tracks like Total Commander/dbPoweramp? Completely customizable to show any field, property or value we choose, just by mouse hover. Then we can see at a glance our important data and don’t …

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## [List of tracks for each album (CSV)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-of-tracks-for-each-album-csv/18984)

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**Author:** [@pabloluih](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pabloluih)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-of-tracks-for-each-album-csv/18984 "2017-05-16T11:49:08Z")

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Hello, I am not an expert with syntax of CSV, I have been reading about it but I cannot reach my objetive. I want to export a CSV with 1 line=1 album=a list of all its tracks. Because of the csv format limitation I do n…

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## [Assigning one field's value to another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/assigning-one-fields-value-to-another/18973)

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**Author:** [@freedomfries](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/freedomfries)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/assigning-one-fields-value-to-another/18973 "2017-05-15T17:27:00Z")

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First of all, MP 3 tag is the best. Now that we got this out of the way, here’s a tech question. I want to assign the value from the “artist” field into the value of the “album artist” field for about 400 different file…

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## [Input from multiple paths](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/input-from-multiple-paths/18982)

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**Author:** [@jazzthieve](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jazzthieve)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/input-from-multiple-paths/18982 "2017-05-15T07:15:31Z")

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Hi there, is there a way for mp3tag to accept multiple paths to files at once? Before I always added the folder(s) manually that I wanted to get processed. As far as I know, despite the various export and tag options mp3…

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## [\[X\] Replacing 2 consecutive backslashes in Fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-replacing-2-consecutive-backslashes-in-fields/18983)

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**Author:** [@frankydevil](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/frankydevil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-replacing-2-consecutive-backslashes-in-fields/18983 "2017-05-15T03:05:47Z")

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I have a problem replacing 2 consecutive backslashes in fields. Let’s say I have multiple artists in the field Artist, each separated with 2 consecutive backslashes : Eminem\\Dido When I try to use Actions --\> Replace.…

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## [Tags austauschen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-austauschen/18979)

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**Author:** [@Gypsyqueen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gypsyqueen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-austauschen/18979 "2017-05-12T13:50:37Z")

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Einen schönen guten Tag in die Runde :slight\_smile: obwohl ich jetzt geraume Zeit in den Beispielen (FAQ etc) gesucht hab, bin ich nicht schlauer geworden was mein Problem betrifft. Aber wahrscheinlich bin ich doch zu …

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## [removing random string of character at the end of title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-random-string-of-character-at-the-end-of-title/18978)

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**Author:** [@asd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/asd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-random-string-of-character-at-the-end-of-title/18978 "2017-05-12T10:06:17Z")

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I have been using MP3TAG while digitizing my music and it has been a huge help. The only problem I have come across is some files have a random string of letters and numbers at the end of the file and I can’t figure out …

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## [\[X\] Fehlermeldung beim Datei umbenennen (macOS)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-fehlermeldung-beim-datei-umbenennen-macos/18953)

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**Author:** [@mnemo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mnemo)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-fehlermeldung-beim-datei-umbenennen-macos/18953 "2017-05-12T08:57:53Z")

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Hallo, ich habe auf dem Mac mit macOS Sierra mit dem aktuellen (2.82) offiziellen Mp3tag-Release inkl. Wine das Problem, dass einzelne Dateien nicht manuell umbenannt werden können, wenn sich nur die Großschreibung einz…

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## [Batch convert tag-filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-tag-filename/18975)

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**Author:** [@globygirl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/globygirl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-convert-tag-filename/18975 "2017-05-12T04:22:50Z")

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I had no problem doing a batch filename --\> tag operation.. But I can't seem to rename files with tag --\> filename Using mp3tag version 2.82 Any suggestions appreciated The first part worked great Convert a director…

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## [Adding mp4 tag fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-mp4-tag-fields/18976)

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**Author:** [@TechGirl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TechGirl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-mp4-tag-fields/18976 "2017-05-12T00:28:10Z")

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Hello, Apologies if this has been asked. I searched the forum but couldn't find an existing post. If there is one please provide the link. I have a bunch of movies and TV shows in mp4 that I want to metadata to. I came…

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## [JFIF APP0 marker and UTF8](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/jfif-app0-marker-and-utf8/18974)

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**Author:** [@boddhi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/boddhi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/jfif-app0-marker-and-utf8/18974 "2017-05-11T08:42:36Z")

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Hi everybody, First, be tolerant with my english, it's not my mother tongue :smiley: Secondly, I discovered MP3Tag recently and it seems to be a (very) good app ! Thanks to Florian for his development. Finally, the r…

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## [What Happened  (Moreover) where's my Tag Info?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-moreover-wheres-my-tag-info/18907)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happened-moreover-wheres-my-tag-info/18907 "2017-05-10T10:59:56Z")

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I have several albums (Folders) where the meta data no longer showing or hidden in MP3 Tag Editor. The information is still embeded in the files, but will not show in the Editor. There seems to be no logic as to which …

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## [Was tut MP3tag eigentlich beim Start?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/was-tut-mp3tag-eigentlich-beim-start/18970)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/was-tut-mp3tag-eigentlich-beim-start/18970 "2017-05-10T04:04:45Z")

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Vorbemerkung: Das ist nur eine Schilderung der Umstände. Es gibt genügend Alternativen, um trotzdem zum Ziel zu kommen. Symptom: Beim Starten braucht MP3tag ewig (\>3 Minuten), um das erste Fenster zu zeigen, man sieht s…

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## [\[X\] Album art, Cover art copy and paste not working as expected](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-album-art-cover-art-copy-and-paste-not-working-as-expected/18969)

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**Author:** [@12345chris](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/12345chris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-album-art-cover-art-copy-and-paste-not-working-as-expected/18969 "2017-05-09T06:57:16Z")

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When copying from the Tag Panel from one file and pasting to another the file size of the image is different. It’s the same if you go into Extended Tags and right click on a cover image and then go to another file and pa…

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## [Pasting lyrics from text files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pasting-lyrics-from-text-files/18967)

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**Author:** [@pmattke93](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pmattke93)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pasting-lyrics-from-text-files/18967 "2017-05-08T08:56:48Z")

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Hi all, I am currently working on getting the song’s lyrics into the tags of my music collection. So I first started by creating a directory structure, which is equal to those in my music collection. The difference is, …

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## [Album Tags not usable in Android players](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tags-not-usable-in-android-players/18944)

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**Author:** [@inkadue](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/inkadue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tags-not-usable-in-android-players/18944 "2017-05-08T06:44:58Z")

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Being new here, maybe this is a stupid issue: I edited carefully the tags, album titles, interpretes, writer etc. in this marvelous tool MP3Tag. After that I downloaded the entire Music directory to my Fairphone. I ope…

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## [\[X\] Inactive Help Menu Options](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-inactive-help-menu-options/18966)

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**Author:** [@sridharb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sridharb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-inactive-help-menu-options/18966 "2017-05-08T06:29:09Z")

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In Help Menu, the options Contents, Keyboard Shortcuts and First Steps are resulting in the Alerts as enclosed.

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## [Tag source enhancement](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-source-enhancement/18959)

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**Author:** [@djcaesar9114](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcaesar9114)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-source-enhancement/18959 "2017-05-07T15:41:30Z")

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Hello, I have a lot of MP3 to tag, and it’s kind of annoying to select everytime “Discogs” after clicking on “tag source”. Is it possible to set a default tag source (in my case Discogs), and be able to fetch the tags …

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## [\[X\] Case conversion broken](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-case-conversion-broken/18957)

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**Author:** [@10ff](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/10ff)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-case-conversion-broken/18957 "2017-05-07T09:40:40Z")

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In 2.82 capital to lowercase conversion is broken. Deleting and applying the rule again is without result.

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## [French translation for the website](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/french-translation-for-the-website/18960)

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**Author:** [@djcaesar9114](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcaesar9114)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/french-translation-for-the-website/18960 "2017-05-07T07:51:55Z")

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Hello, I know you have some public in France. I can help you translate the website for those who don’t speak English (or German!). Have a good day :slight\_smile:

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## [Enhanced tag matching](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/enhanced-tag-matching/18958)

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**Author:** [@djcaesar9114](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djcaesar9114)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/enhanced-tag-matching/18958 "2017-05-07T07:42:06Z")

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Hello, When I look for a tag on discogs, I select an album, then I have a window with two lists: the Discogs list the MP3 list on my drive For the moment (2.82), I can only move a MP3 up or down in the list. What I …

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## [Desktop configuration copy to portable](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/desktop-configuration-copy-to-portable/18954)

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**Author:** [@Ron\_Mark](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ron_Mark)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/desktop-configuration-copy-to-portable/18954 "2017-05-06T19:11:34Z")

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I am able to back up my configuration files but would like to copy them to a portable version installed on an external harddrive can someone please explain how or if this can be accomplished?

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## [Updateproblem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateproblem/18952)

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**Author:** [@ERZZZ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ERZZZ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateproblem/18952 "2017-05-05T16:21:52Z")

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Hallo liebe Com, folgendes hat sich gerade abgespielt: Ich wollte mp3 Tag updaten und habe die neue Version ausversehen auf der falschen Festplatte installiert. Nun wollte ich beide Versionen deinstallieren und neu auf…

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## [Teil aus Dateinamen in Herrausgeber-Tag schreiben](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/teil-aus-dateinamen-in-herrausgeber-tag-schreiben/18950)

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**Author:** [@quitta75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/quitta75)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/teil-aus-dateinamen-in-herrausgeber-tag-schreiben/18950 "2017-05-05T12:48:58Z")

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Hallo, bin durch Zufall auf diese Software gestoßen. Echt klasse! Hat mir schon sehr geholfen Ordnung in meine Sammlung zu bringen :slight\_smile: Eine Frage habe ich allerdings noch. Meine MP3-Dateinamen sehen immer …

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## [cover tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-tag/18832)

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**Author:** [@chuckstarck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chuckstarck)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-tag/18832 "2017-05-05T03:20:40Z")

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I have the wrong cover attached in all my mp3’s I have selected the cover I want with extended tags but it won’t rewrite it. In the cover block bottom left corner, there are three options and one is right but I don’t w…

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