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## [Any way to stop apple music from recognizing og files for released songs as the released song?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-stop-apple-music-from-recognizing-og-files-for-released-songs-as-the-released-song/69088)

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**Author:** [@livinwitdat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/livinwitdat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-stop-apple-music-from-recognizing-og-files-for-released-songs-as-the-released-song/69088 "2025-07-11T06:05:32Z")

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I like to tag OG files for songs i like but a lot of the time apple music recognizes the file as the song that's out on streaming. Is there anyway to bypass this?

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## [How to add year to Folder "Album title"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-year-to-folder-album-title/14119)

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**Author:** [@stanray](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stanray)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-year-to-folder-album-title/14119 "2025-07-10T13:21:19Z")

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Good evening, When I add “year” from the Tag to an Album title in the Folder stucture I end up with 2 Folders. One with the renamed structure (Artist\\Album (year)\\Tracknumber - Track) and the old one with only the Fold…

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## [Tags not applying in Windows Explorer (Mostly)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-applying-in-windows-explorer-mostly/69082)

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**Author:** [@TheMystique](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheMystique)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-applying-in-windows-explorer-mostly/69082 "2025-07-10T11:24:39Z")

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I asked this question a good while back but it's happening again and I just don't understand it. I've attached an image so you can see in Windows Explorer (top image) the videos are meant to be ordered by "Album Artist" …

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## [I cannot get the action "export cover to file" to work properly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cannot-get-the-action-export-cover-to-file-to-work-properly/69084)

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**Author:** [@Ronstang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronstang)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cannot-get-the-action-export-cover-to-file-to-work-properly/69084 "2025-07-10T04:16:09Z")

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I have read a bunch of threads on this and I have been experimenting with it for over an hour and I simply cannot get it to work correctly. I just want every folder that contains the tracks from an album to have the cov…

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## [Is it possible to modify the data of the Tags: START DATE and END DATE with an Actions command?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-modify-the-data-of-the-tags-start-date-and-end-date-with-an-actions-command/69078)

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**Author:** [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-modify-the-data-of-the-tags-start-date-and-end-date-with-an-actions-command/69078 "2025-07-09T18:38:57Z")

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Hello everyone, is it possible to modify the data of the Tags: START DATE and END DATE with an Actions command ? Data received for the START DATE and END DATE tags: mm-dd-yyyy Data to modify for the START DATE and EN…

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## [MP3Tag does not see Microsoft OneDrive File Directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-see-microsoft-onedrive-file-directory/69080)

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**Author:** [@Bighoss3x](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bighoss3x)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-does-not-see-microsoft-onedrive-file-directory/69080 "2025-07-09T18:15:46Z")

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I recently moved all my music to Microsoft OneDrive. I tried to edit an album (directory), but it's no longer showing the MP3 files. I am using the File/Change Directory on the navigation bar to select the folder on On…

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## [Filter all TITLE with dates](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-all-title-with-dates/69077)

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**Author:** [@Apesbrain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Apesbrain)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-all-title-with-dates/69077 "2025-07-09T13:47:52Z")

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Is there a way to do this? Thanks. Dates may have different formats, e.g.: 1/1/00 1/1/2000 10/10/00 10/10/2000

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## [Cant name some tracks with disk number 1/22 2/22 etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-name-some-tracks-with-disk-number-1-22-2-22-etc/69060)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-name-some-tracks-with-disk-number-1-22-2-22-etc/69060 "2025-07-07T17:34:19Z")

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Can\`t name some tracks with disk number 1/22 2/22 etc, it immediately jumps back to 1, 2 etc this only happens one one album only elsewhere i can name disks in the 1/22 2/22 etc pattern, these are flac files, but as i s…

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## [Mp3tag Tools - VLC uses two different folders, from Windows XP to Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-tools-vlc-uses-two-different-folders-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/69058)

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**Author:** [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-tools-vlc-uses-two-different-folders-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/69058 "2025-07-06T22:54:06Z")

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Hello everyone, I ran some tests and was surprised by the results: For those who would like to transfer your Mp3tag Tools - VLC Media Player data from one Windows to another, this is unfortunately not possible with all…

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## [TAGS not being populated correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-being-populated-correctly/68970)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-being-populated-correctly/68970 "2025-07-06T20:48:09Z")

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I realise that 160K of music tracks is a lot, but when i added these to mp3tag, several hundred of them only had the filename populated, all other tags were empty, however as i click on a filename the TAG fields are inst…

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## [Is it possible to add cover art to mutiple tracks in various albums unattended](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-add-cover-art-to-mutiple-tracks-in-various-albums-unattended/69061)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-add-cover-art-to-mutiple-tracks-in-various-albums-unattended/69061 "2025-07-06T20:46:13Z")

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is it possible to add cover art to multiple tracks in various albums unattended, some albums have the cover art in the root folder some not, i assume this isn\`t possible, even using an online source thanks

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## [Help with cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-cover-art/69057)

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**Author:** [@johan12](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johan12)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-cover-art/69057 "2025-07-06T16:25:17Z")

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i added cover art to my songs, but when i open it on my phone the album art is from another album that i dont even have

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## [AHK to auto run a Web Source Script from outside Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ahk-to-auto-run-a-web-source-script-from-outside-mp3tag/52002)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ahk-to-auto-run-a-web-source-script-from-outside-mp3tag/52002 "2025-07-06T13:34:46Z")

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Revolut Here's something I wrote to automatically run a script outside of Mp3tag, in my case foobar2000. Any CLI will work so long as AHK is supported. It'll ask the user to close once the saved file operation…

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## [Why am having on the tab TAG this message: MP3 header parse error](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-am-having-on-the-tab-tag-this-message-mp3-header-parse-error/69050)

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**Author:** [@lokochon21](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lokochon21)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-am-having-on-the-tab-tag-this-message-mp3-header-parse-error/69050 "2025-07-05T01:29:41Z")

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ERROR: MP3 header parse error; ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3V2.3) and how can I fix......and why this ERROR is happening ??/ please and thanks

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## [Combine "Tool" and "Action" to treat CDG files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combine-tool-and-action-to-treat-cdg-files/69027)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_Golly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sven_Golly)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combine-tool-and-action-to-treat-cdg-files/69027 "2025-07-04T11:47:53Z")

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Is there a way of combining what a particular tool does along with a related action? For example, I have made a tool that deletes a CDG & MP3 pair (or pairs) selected in MP3Tag (runs the DOS DEL command). I'd like to pa…

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## [Can my $regexp() code be made any better?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-my-regexp-code-be-made-any-better/69024)

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**Author:** [@Erichwanh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Erichwanh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-my-regexp-code-be-made-any-better/69024 "2025-07-03T21:56:55Z")

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I was wondering if my code can be streamlined any more than it is. Quick background: I'm writing actions to read and write cuesheet \<-\> tags. My current, albeit unfinished, code works, so if nothing changes, that's 100…

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## [Combine values ​​from two fields into one field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combine-values-from-two-fields-into-one-field/69010)

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**Author:** [@Alexey\_Rzayev](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Alexey_Rzayev)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combine-values-from-two-fields-into-one-field/69010 "2025-07-03T19:50:47Z")

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Hello! Having studied the information on the Internet and on your site, I still could not find the answer to my question. Tell me, please, is it possible to use your program to combine values ​​from two fields into one…

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## [Chapters or Bookmarks for Smart AudioBook Player on Android](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chapters-or-bookmarks-for-smart-audiobook-player-on-android/69038)

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**Author:** [@Aviator1968](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aviator1968)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/chapters-or-bookmarks-for-smart-audiobook-player-on-android/69038 "2025-07-03T19:10:16Z")

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When the next button on my player is pressed, instead of going from "file a" to "file b" the player moves forward a minute or so. Apparently the MP3 file has embedded chapter markers or bookmarks. How do I remove these? …

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## [Cannot play the file because the file header is too large](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-play-the-file-because-the-file-header-is-too-large/69026)

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**Author:** [@OCCiera](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OCCiera)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-play-the-file-because-the-file-header-is-too-large/69026 "2025-07-03T18:59:30Z")

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Hello, I realise that this issue would probably be better suited to a Winmobile/WinCE forum, but given this is probably the community with the most knowledge on this subject I figured I would toss this into the ring her…

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## [How can we have real statistics with Windows XP?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-we-have-real-statistics-with-windows-xp/69002)

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**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-we-have-real-statistics-with-windows-xp/69002 "2025-07-03T12:14:44Z")

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Source Whenever you visit a website, information about your operating system, screen resolution, browser name and more details is left behind. This can be collected and the results can be seen in the numbers shown…

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## [Remove song from list via Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-song-from-list-via-actions/46622)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_Golly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sven_Golly)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-song-from-list-via-actions/46622 "2025-07-03T10:24:16Z")

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I know this is an ancient request but perhaps it could be revisited. When I'm working on a LOT of songs, it would really help if, once I had applied an Action to a song, they'd disappear from the list (via some funciton …

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## [Filter %artist% NOT "The"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-artist-not-the/69022)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-artist-not-the/69022 "2025-07-03T09:33:40Z")

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%artist% NOT "The" want to filter all artist tracks that does NOT contain The thought this would work but doesn't Nor does %artist% MISSING "The" help please

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## [Merge it add actions from another database](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-it-add-actions-from-another-database/69021)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-it-add-actions-from-another-database/69021 "2025-07-02T13:01:26Z")

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I have a long list of actions on my pc, is there a way to merge these actions with the database on my laptop or import them Thanks

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## [Filter question find The as first 3 characters in artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-question-find-the-as-first-3-characters-in-artist-field/69014)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-question-find-the-as-first-3-characters-in-artist-field/69014 "2025-07-02T11:27:23Z")

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What would the filter be to see if the first 3 characters of the artist field is The Thank you

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## [Label manually added to MP3tag but when importing to Rekordbox not showing after reloading tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/label-manually-added-to-mp3tag-but-when-importing-to-rekordbox-not-showing-after-reloading-tags/69008)

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**Author:** [@willow8426](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/willow8426)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/label-manually-added-to-mp3tag-but-when-importing-to-rekordbox-not-showing-after-reloading-tags/69008 "2025-07-01T17:08:09Z")

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Hi, I've recently decided to add year and label onto my tracks. Year was available to select in MP3tag but I had to manually add Label using the below copying off other fields; Name: Label Value: $meta\_sep(Label,\\) …

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## [Garbled tags, might be Japanese encoding?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/garbled-tags-might-be-japanese-encoding/69004)

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**Author:** [@middle\_pickup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/middle_pickup)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/garbled-tags-might-be-japanese-encoding/69004 "2025-07-01T15:38:08Z")

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I have some .mp3 files from a Japanese CD which have garbled tags. Because of the music's origin I suspect the tags might be using shift JIS encoding. Is there some way to convert these to UTF-8, or whatever it is that m…

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## [Convert tags from directory name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tags-from-directory-name/4063)

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**Author:** [@The\_Dragon\_NL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/The_Dragon_NL)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tags-from-directory-name/4063 "2025-07-01T13:02:19Z")

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Is it possible to fill the artist, album, year, etc. from the name of the directory? I have a lot of files that have no tags, are not known by freedb but have a good directory name. I would take a long time to manualy …

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## [Renaming tags fails - program freezes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-tags-fails-program-freezes/68784)

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**Author:** [@Su2025](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Su2025)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-tags-fails-program-freezes/68784 "2025-06-30T19:40:51Z")

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I use mp3Tag for quite a while, but for some months now, renaming tags from filenames will freeze frequently. I use MS10 home built 19045.5854 I don´t know if windows is the problem or that mp3tag changed somehow. and…

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## [\[WS\] VocaDB.net](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-vocadb-net/17192)

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**Author:** [@PBX\_g33k](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PBX_g33k)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-vocadb-net/17192 "2025-06-30T13:05:37Z")

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How do I install the script? Website: vocadb.net Usage: Search by album Download the latest version here(github) Changelog: 2015-09-01 v1.02 - Changed default language to romaji - Removed LANGUAGE field - Changed…

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## [Fehler bei Durchnummerierung der Tracks, wenn größer als 100](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fehler-bei-durchnummerierung-der-tracks-wenn-grosser-als-100/68991)

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**Author:** [@joergstenzel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/joergstenzel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fehler-bei-durchnummerierung-der-tracks-wenn-grosser-als-100/68991 "2025-06-30T07:44:57Z")

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Ich habe sehr viele Dateien (mehr als 100) und möchte die Tracks durchnummerieren (Tracknumber). Wenn ich das Häkchen setze für "Setzen von voranstehenden Nullen", also z.B. 004, dann kommt es beim späteren Anschauen der…

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