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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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## [Help please %track%-%artist% - %title%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-please-track-artist-title/68978)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-please-track-artist-title/68978 "2025-06-29T20:47:25Z")

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hello is there a way to change this such that it always converts to 2 digits, automatically even if the track numbers are 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc i.e. rename to 2 digits 01,02,03,04 etc %track%-%artist% - %title% thank you

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## [Artist1/Artist2 should become Artist1 - Song title (feat. Artist 2)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist1-artist2-should-become-artist1-song-title-feat-artist-2/68982)

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**Author:** [@domimilagro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/domimilagro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist1-artist2-should-become-artist1-song-title-feat-artist-2/68982 "2025-06-29T17:51:50Z")

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Hey, I've been using ChatGPT for about a half an hour but nothing it tells me works. Maybe you could help me :confused: I tried all the above, and what happens is it shortens ARTIST: Artist1/Artist2/Artist3 to Artist1, …

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## ["genre" list lost](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-list-lost/68976)

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**Author:** [@BrunoPouchele781](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BrunoPouchele781)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-list-lost/68976 "2025-06-29T09:51:03Z")

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Bonjour I deleted the genre list and wanted to know how to reload it. Thank you for your help. Bruno

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## [Check title includes mix](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/check-title-includes-mix/68968)

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**Author:** [@ianwat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ianwat)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/check-title-includes-mix/68968 "2025-06-28T18:08:01Z")

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So I'm at the level that I'm pretty much finished with my music collection and am now de-duplicating it. One of the issues I've run into, is that for some songs, they are Artist - title and there is a rag remix/mix or…

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## [Changes regarding symbolic links in Mp3tag v3.30c](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changes-regarding-symbolic-links-in-mp3tag-v3-30c/68967)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changes-regarding-symbolic-links-in-mp3tag-v3-30c/68967 "2025-06-28T10:35:39Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Mp3tag Development Build Status: Could you please explain this change in behavior in detail?

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## [Reset track number on next disc appears broken](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reset-track-number-on-next-disc-appears-broken/68966)

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**Author:** [@nekno](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nekno)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reset-track-number-on-next-disc-appears-broken/68966 "2025-06-28T08:58:47Z")

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The Reset track number on next disc option in the Auto-numbering Wizard appears not to have any effect. Repro steps: Load tracks with different disc numbers, where the tracks are sorted in order 10 tracks with Discnu…

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## [How to use the Filter to display only files in one or more directories instead of all the directories I have loaded into MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-the-filter-to-display-only-files-in-one-or-more-directories-instead-of-all-the-directories-i-have-loaded-into-mp3tag/68946)

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**Author:** [@MP3TaggingJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3TaggingJ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-the-filter-to-display-only-files-in-one-or-more-directories-instead-of-all-the-directories-i-have-loaded-into-mp3tag/68946 "2025-06-28T06:21:02Z")

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At any given time, I have files from multiple directories, on multiple partitions, loaded into MP3tag. I'd like to be able to use the filter field to quickly see only the files in one or more of those directories instead…

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## [Addition or suppression of part of text in a field - Ajout ou suppression d’une partie de texte dans un champ](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/addition-or-suppression-of-part-of-text-in-a-field-ajout-ou-suppression-d-une-partie-de-texte-dans-un-champ/68951)

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**Author:** [@garotapi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garotapi)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/addition-or-suppression-of-part-of-text-in-a-field-ajout-ou-suppression-d-une-partie-de-texte-dans-un-champ/68951 "2025-06-27T14:44:47Z")

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Hello everyone, It’s not going to be simple, hardly speaking and understanding English, but thank you the AI that helps me convert... There, I expose my concern: I would like to be able in a complete collection of alb…

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## [Why I am blocked from replying to this message?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-i-am-blocked-from-replying-to-this-message/68947)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-i-am-blocked-from-replying-to-this-message/68947 "2025-06-25T21:40:37Z")

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https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-command/16064 No Reply button https://i.imgur.com/Vqn6Bbt.png . Other messages are fine.

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## [ID3v1 tag not showing in WAV file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v1-tag-not-showing-in-wav-file/68937)

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**Author:** [@DLWARD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DLWARD)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v1-tag-not-showing-in-wav-file/68937 "2025-06-25T11:58:22Z")

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ID3v1 tag not showing after converting WAV to MP3

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## [Find command](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-command/16064)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-command/16064 "2025-06-25T06:58:58Z")

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I’d still really like a Find command that would search the list for my string and place the focus on the match.

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## [Question/Problem regarding Regular Expression Capturing GROUPS: "$regexp(x,e,r,c)" vs "Replace with regular expression" (ONLY available via .MTA/Quick Action)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-problem-regarding-regular-expression-capturing-groups-regexp-x-e-r-c-vs-replace-with-regular-expression-only-available-via-mta-quick-action/68931)

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**Author:** [@wneclass2018](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wneclass2018)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/question-problem-regarding-regular-expression-capturing-groups-regexp-x-e-r-c-vs-replace-with-regular-expression-only-available-via-mta-quick-action/68931 "2025-06-25T06:56:06Z")

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Concerning group capture (i.e., "add 12 to $1 PM"), the two strings BELOW 100% WORKS for "Replace with regular expression" (ONLY available via .MTA/Quick Action): Field: DATE\_TIME\_BACKUP Regular expression: (?\<!\[\\d\])(…

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## [How to perform a tag \> tag conversion using only part of the info in the source field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-perform-a-tag-tag-conversion-using-only-part-of-the-info-in-the-source-field/68940)

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**Author:** [@MP3TaggingJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3TaggingJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-perform-a-tag-tag-conversion-using-only-part-of-the-info-in-the-source-field/68940 "2025-06-25T06:39:09Z")

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I have a problem that involves using a "tag \> tag" conversion with a regular expressions. As an example, in the Title field, I have: "The Sleeping Beauty (Suite), Op. 66a, TH. 234: I. Introduction - The Lilac Fairy." I …

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## [How to make bulk changes to the Album field by adding a word in front of the current field text?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-album-field-by-adding-a-word-in-front-of-the-current-field-text/68939)

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**Author:** [@MP3TaggingJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3TaggingJ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-album-field-by-adding-a-word-in-front-of-the-current-field-text/68939 "2025-06-25T05:44:00Z")

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I have hundreds of tags that show the name of a classical composition in the Album field, like this: "Suite for Orchestra No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 43, TH 31". They have arrived in that form because I've created a title fie…

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## [Don't Know How to Use Export Configuration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dont-know-how-to-use-export-configuration/68830)

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**Author:** [@danzig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danzig)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dont-know-how-to-use-export-configuration/68830 "2025-06-25T04:02:42Z")

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Hello. I have mp3s with comments, and I'm trying to follow the instructions given here: Here's what I did: I copied and pasted the code given in the thread, pasted it to a text file, called it "playlist.mte", and the…

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## [Remove parenthesis and its content from the Artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthesis-and-its-content-from-the-artist-field/68932)

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**Author:** [@tdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tdog)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthesis-and-its-content-from-the-artist-field/68932 "2025-06-24T20:02:06Z")

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I need a regular expression that will convert the artist field from Artist (some text) to Artist. I had this expression but lost it and can't find anymore. Please help.

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## [Request: Ability to translate tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-ability-to-translate-tags/68936)

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**Author:** [@mwidunn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mwidunn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-ability-to-translate-tags/68936 "2025-06-24T20:03:07Z")

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I would love it if MP3Tag had the ability to translate tags from language to language, for example, Japanese into English or vice versa, Chinese to Spanish, etc. I don't know if there is any way to do that now. But, it…

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## [Tagfeld mit viel Text aufteilen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagfeld-mit-viel-text-aufteilen/68933)

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**Author:** [@FreaQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FreaQ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagfeld-mit-viel-text-aufteilen/68933 "2025-06-24T16:49:09Z")

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Hallo, ich möchte eine Aktion haben mit der ich den Tag %UNSYNCEDLYRICS% aufteilen kann. Leider ist es nicht so einfach mit der integrierten Aktion möglich. Alles was zwischen den Minussen steht soll nach %COMMENT%, d…

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## [MP3Tag Comments Removal not Working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-comments-removal-not-working/68922)

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**Author:** [@bobgrey1997](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobgrey1997)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-comments-removal-not-working/68922 "2025-06-21T22:22:59Z")

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I have a bunch of old music files that have a comments section in the metadata filled with useless crap. I want to blank them all out. Unfortunately, MP3Tag can only change the "Comment" section, NOT the "Comments" secti…

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