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## [Editing question - How do I bulk change the title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-question-how-do-i-bulk-change-the-title/68735)

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**Author:** [@Ed612313](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ed612313)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-question-how-do-i-bulk-change-the-title/68735 "2025-06-05T11:36:14Z")

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Hi guys, Complete amateur here with thousands of tracks that i need to bulk/batch edit. My File name is "The Transit Kings - The Last Lighthouse Keeper" Ive copied this on 1000s of tracks so the Title is "The Transit …

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## [TWO ARTIST fields? No, THANKS...! but, wait...!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-artist-fields-no-thanks-but-wait/68741)

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**Author:** [@sadgasmane](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadgasmane)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-artist-fields-no-thanks-but-wait/68741 "2025-06-04T21:38:57Z")

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Hi guys. First of all, i'd like to thank all command of mp3tag developers. Your editor is pure happiness, just a treasure from another reality. God bless you. So, i have another interesting problem - and would like to …

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## [Dateiname zu Tag - Nur der Titel wird getagged](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateiname-zu-tag-nur-der-titel-wird-getagged/68746)

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**Author:** [@mfitzen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mfitzen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateiname-zu-tag-nur-der-titel-wird-getagged/68746 "2025-06-04T17:31:28Z")

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Hallo, ich habe vorher MP3Tag auf einem Windows Notebook verwendet und dort für meine Musiksammlung immer die Option "Dateiname zu Tag" verwendet. Funktionierte problemlos. Titel und Interpret wurden immer korrekt ausge…

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## [Search for "\\\\" and replace with ", "](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-and-replace-with/68743)

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**Author:** [@hansph](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hansph)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-and-replace-with/68743 "2025-06-04T13:49:39Z")

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The Composer field typically contains multiple composer names separated by a double backslash (\\\\). For instance, “Solomon Burke\\\\Aretha Franklin\\\\Andre Williams\\\\Bert Berns\\\\Jerry Wexler\\\\Verlie Rice\\\\Otis Hayes\\\\Ted Wh…

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## [Text characters with accents](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-characters-with-accents/68740)

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**Author:** [@Noteworthy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Noteworthy)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-characters-with-accents/68740 "2025-06-04T08:58:07Z")

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I'm having a problem importing tags. The destination file contains accents in its name, for example: The Beyoncé Experience Live I get an error message in Mp3Tag that the file cannot be read. If I change the 'é' to '…

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## [Transfer Tags to Original map](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-tags-to-original-map/68731)

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**Author:** [@Dj\_Nicx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dj_Nicx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfer-tags-to-original-map/68731 "2025-06-04T04:41:28Z")

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Hey There. I have just bought MP3TAG but have allready spend so many hours to figure out how to transfer the changes I have made in my music collection (About 20.000 Tracks) I can see that MP3TAG saves the changes I ma…

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## [Renaming name of field DATE to YEAR](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-name-of-field-date-to-year/68733)

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**Author:** [@sadgasmane](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sadgasmane)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/renaming-name-of-field-date-to-year/68733 "2025-06-03T20:29:06Z")

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Hi, guys. Please, help me. Trying to rename name of field "DATE" to "YEAR" name, without changing values, but can't understand, whats wrong with me. Duplicating fields, formatting to wrong values... Just tired of trying. …

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## [Joining actions into a single action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/joining-actions-into-a-single-action/68723)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/joining-actions-into-a-single-action/68723 "2025-06-03T06:17:11Z")

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I have an action to change tracks from 1/11 2/11 etc to 01,02 etc Plus one to rename the filename based on if track exists or not, is it easy to join to actions together, thanks

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## [Suggestion info screen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-info-screen/68721)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-info-screen/68721 "2025-06-03T06:03:26Z")

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be handy to have a decent progress window showing the files that are being processed, with the opportunity to skip and log the associated filename / directory, sometimes accidently there are mp4 or mkv video files think…

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## [Unexpected: Dragging in second cover replaces first one](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719)

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**Author:** [@tozi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tozi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719 "2025-06-02T18:12:24Z")

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Until recently I would pull all songs of an album into MP3Tag, select them all and the drag the cover art files into the image location. First one: title cover, second one: back cover. Then save the whole thing. After u…

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## [MP3tag Displays Double CD/Track Count for Hybrid SACDs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-displays-double-cd-track-count-for-hybrid-sacds/68714)

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**Author:** [@newmanfung](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/newmanfung)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-displays-double-cd-track-count-for-hybrid-sacds/68714 "2025-06-02T09:01:48Z")

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When I try to sync metadata from MusicBrainz for hybrid SACDs (containing both CD and SACD layers), MP3tag displays an incorrect number of CDs and tracks, effectively doubling the actual count. Tagging the files in this …

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## [Cover art from discogs not showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-from-discogs-not-showing/68710)

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**Author:** [@Connal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Connal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-from-discogs-not-showing/68710 "2025-06-02T08:14:46Z")

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I just updated to v3.30 and now if I search for tags or cover art via discogs, it's very slow to find info, but after 15 seconds or so does find tags but isn't showing and cover art. I've tried this on multiple albums. I…

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## [Feature Request: Multiline Comments](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-multiline-comments/68712)

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**Author:** [@barryseymour](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/barryseymour)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-multiline-comments/68712 "2025-06-01T22:32:14Z")

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I want to put a multi-line comment into 'Comments' -- A copyright notice, my email, phone number and web site. I've tried typing it, but pressing Enter, Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter all do nothing. I tried writing my comm…

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## [Find files with missing TRACK](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-files-with-missing-track/68703)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-files-with-missing-track/68703 "2025-06-01T17:21:37Z")

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Only remaining questions.using using Square brackets to find a match it also adds the search itdm to the output e.g. \[$track$\] if positive it ads Track to the output Is there a way to perform this search without addin…

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## [Rename files if track number is there or not](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-if-track-number-is-there-or-not/68672)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-if-track-number-is-there-or-not/68672 "2025-05-31T19:40:40Z")

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Hello I have bulk removed leading and trailing spaces and moved 'The' to the correct position in the artist field However the filename doesn't reflect the artist changes re 'The' change of position I need 2 actions 1…

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## [Dumb question - entering descriptive keywords](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dumb-question-entering-descriptive-keywords/68701)

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**Author:** [@therealex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/therealex)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dumb-question-entering-descriptive-keywords/68701 "2025-06-01T12:18:49Z")

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Hi, I've been using Mp3Tag for quite awhile, but only basic functions. I put in the standard info and the album cover. Lately I've been trying to work with sync libraries, and they all ask for descriptive info when y…

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## [How to make bulk changes to the name format in the composer tag field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-name-format-in-the-composer-tag-field/68683)

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**Author:** [@MP3TaggingJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3TaggingJ)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-name-format-in-the-composer-tag-field/68683 "2025-06-01T09:00:44Z")

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I have thousands of tags showing the full name for composers in the normal conversational way, such as Maurice Ravel. However, for various reasons, I've decided that I'd like that field to have a different format: either…

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## [Transfering actions to from Mac to new Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfering-actions-to-from-mac-to-new-mac/68681)

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**Author:** [@djfdub](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djfdub)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transfering-actions-to-from-mac-to-new-mac/68681 "2025-05-31T08:47:53Z")

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I apologise if this is covered, I've tried finding the info and I'm likely missing something simple. How do I transfer my actions from my MacBook to my Mac Mini? All the guides I saw were about migrating from Windows, …

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## [How to populate different fields from string elements in the Title tag or file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-populate-different-fields-from-string-elements-in-the-title-tag-or-file-name/68644)

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**Author:** [@MP3TaggingJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3TaggingJ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-populate-different-fields-from-string-elements-in-the-title-tag-or-file-name/68644 "2025-05-31T15:28:33Z")

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I created a title field tag for about 450 files by importing the complete file name, except for the extension. The result is a set of Title tags with a consistent structure in terms of the sequence of metadata elements. …

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## [Execute regular expression only if brackets present](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/execute-regular-expression-only-if-brackets-present/68639)

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**Author:** [@viviancels](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/viviancels)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/execute-regular-expression-only-if-brackets-present/68639 "2025-05-31T14:32:17Z")

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Hello. I have trouble with $if(x,y,z) Often the artist is indicated in the title of the track, you need to transfer it to the artist tag. It can be done this way. Example: Andy Moor - Trespass (feat. Sue McLaren) (Maso…

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## [Coverbilder hinzufügen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coverbilder-hinzufugen/68677)

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**Author:** [@Karthagos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Karthagos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coverbilder-hinzufugen/68677 "2025-05-31T14:17:54Z")

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nach der tollen Hilfe durch LyricsLover für den Mehrfachfilter hat meine Auswertung jetzt knapp 1000 Coverbilder ergeben, die ich gerne den jeweiligen Einträgen zuweisen möchte. Das ist handisch ja doch ein ganz schöner …

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## [Pruning non-compliant dimension album art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pruning-non-compliant-dimension-album-art/68678)

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**Author:** [@JohnIV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JohnIV)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/pruning-non-compliant-dimension-album-art/68678 "2025-05-31T06:17:02Z")

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Hello, been using this for 20 years, thank you Florian! My daily workflow involves consuming and curating batches of music files. When they get to me I have to go into MP3Tag and run my action which resizes the largest…

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## [Filter-Schreibweise für Cover, Kommentar und Album?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-schreibweise-fur-cover-kommentar-und-album/68675)

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**Author:** [@Karthagos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Karthagos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-schreibweise-fur-cover-kommentar-und-album/68675 "2025-05-30T15:48:43Z")

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Hallo, ich kämpfe noch mit der Filterfunktion, obwohl ich die Anleitung ausführlich studiert habe. Folgende Filter möchte ich setzen: Cover %\_covers% leer Kommentar %comment% C + D Album…

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## [Albumeinträge korrigieren](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumeintrage-korrigieren/68600)

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**Author:** [@Karthagos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Karthagos)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumeintrage-korrigieren/68600 "2025-05-24T19:01:27Z")

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Hallo, unter \[Deutsche Hilfe online?\] wird die deutsche Hilfe unter hilfe.mp3tag.de erwähnt. Auch bei der Seite lande ich aber in der englischen Hilfe? Gibt es da was neues? Mein eigentliches Problem, ich habe in der R…

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## [What would cause this error dialog to pop up?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-would-cause-this-error-dialog-to-pop-up/68667)

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**Author:** [@raymondjiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/raymondjiii)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-would-cause-this-error-dialog-to-pop-up/68667 "2025-05-30T14:15:30Z")

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I opened the entire "Black Sabbath" directory (1317 files). I thought that some files might have an incorrect genre. So I ran my Action to change the GENRE to "Metal" over the entire file set. But I got five pop up warn…

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## [Copying various individual files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-various-individual-files/68614)

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**Author:** [@Wolksby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wolksby)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copying-various-individual-files/68614 "2025-05-30T13:58:19Z")

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I have a large collection of MP3s, catalogued via MP3. They are all saved in one music folder, which I have on my PC, Mobile Phone, MP3 Player, Backup Hard Drives respectively. I would like to achieve the following in t…

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## [Windows 11 on ARM: no entry in explorer context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-11-on-arm-no-entry-in-explorer-context-menu/65386)

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**Author:** [@Martin2108](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Martin2108)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-11-on-arm-no-entry-in-explorer-context-menu/65386 "2025-05-30T13:11:53Z")

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I installed MP3TAG on my Surface Pro 11 from the store. There is nothing in the file explorer context menu. Any hints how to add MP3TAG so it shows up with music folders? Thank you

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## [Move The at beginning of artist field to after artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-the-at-beginning-of-artist-field-to-after-artist/68622)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-the-at-beginning-of-artist-field-to-after-artist/68622 "2025-05-29T12:53:20Z")

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The, Beatles - hello goodbye to Beatles, The - Hello goodbye tried replace with regular expression ^(the)\\s(.+)$ $2 ($1) doesnt work thanks

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## [Cannot find how to do a simple replace with contents of a tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-find-how-to-do-a-simple-replace-with-contents-of-a-tag/68671)

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**Author:** [@HammersRocco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HammersRocco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-find-how-to-do-a-simple-replace-with-contents-of-a-tag/68671 "2025-05-30T11:17:31Z")

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Hello, New to MP3Tag - my first few hours with it - apologies if this is simple, but for the life of me could not find how to do the following: In the title tag, I want to rename the string '25 (XXXX' to using the t…

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## [Lyrics disappear after edit tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lyrics-disappear-after-edit-tags/68660)

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**Author:** [@teunholleman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/teunholleman)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lyrics-disappear-after-edit-tags/68660 "2025-05-29T19:50:51Z")

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Hello, I am new here and very happy with Mp3Tag. I have only been using it now for 2 days. Something strange happens when I edit tags of e.g. 10 mp3's at the same time, that all my lyrics suddenly disappear. Also after…

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