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## [Virtual tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virtual-tracks/16044)

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**Author:** [@Antonski](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Antonski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virtual-tracks/16044 "2014-08-24T13:46:49Z")

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Hello Florian, Some time ago I asked about chapter support in Musepack files and then you suggested to display them as “virtual tracks”. I think this is a brilliant idea, because it can be applied to (almost) all file …

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## [How to make paths in \*.m3u playlists relative?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-paths-in-m3u-playlists-relative/16031)

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**Author:** [@pstein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pstein)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-paths-in-m3u-playlists-relative/16031 "2014-08-24T07:43:40Z")

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As you know users can put all songs from a directory in a order they like and save the playlist (with the order) into a \*.m3u playlist file. This works fine as long as all songs in the \*.m3u playlist are inside the cur…

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## [Artists with dashes in their names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artists-with-dashes-in-their-names/16018)

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**Author:** [@Masterito](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Masterito)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artists-with-dashes-in-their-names/16018 "2014-08-24T05:43:47Z")

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Good afternoon all, I am trying to work myself around the following issue here. I have a very simple setup where I just make the filenames nice and clean and then want to filename to tag for just artist and title. as …

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## [Copied bitrate field now bitrate is 0.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copied-bitrate-field-now-bitrate-is-0/16040)

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**Author:** [@sl4life](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sl4life)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copied-bitrate-field-now-bitrate-is-0/16040 "2014-08-23T16:22:52Z")

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Hi Love the program. I copied a tag to tag bit rate to genre ( for a specific program ) And now my bit rate is 0. I thought a copy was a copy.

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## [increase number of albums found from musicbrainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increase-number-of-albums-found-from-musicbrainz/16041)

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**Author:** [@fatmanpeters](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fatmanpeters)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increase-number-of-albums-found-from-musicbrainz/16041 "2014-08-23T13:07:45Z")

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how do i increase number of albums found from musicbrainz in mp3tag from 40 to larger number of search results as the album im looking for is not being found from musicbrainz

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## [increase number of albums found from musicbrainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increase-number-of-albums-found-from-musicbrainz/16038)

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**Author:** [@fatmanpeters](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fatmanpeters)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/increase-number-of-albums-found-from-musicbrainz/16038 "2014-08-23T13:02:54Z")

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how do I increase number of albums found from musicbrainz as it only finds 40 and none are the album I’m looking for

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## [Adding cover to a FLAC file is too slow...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-cover-to-a-flac-file-is-too-slow/16035)

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**Author:** [@pepeillo001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pepeillo001)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-cover-to-a-flac-file-is-too-slow/16035 "2014-08-23T09:29:50Z")

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Hi, When I add covers in FLAC files, usually mp3tag is too slow. In APE files is less than a second, in most of FLAC files I have to wait about 20-30 seconds per file. ¿Is it normal?. In earlier versions of mp3tag ther…

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## [(Feature request) "Save configuration" to save the dropdown entries of the Convert/Actions submenus](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-save-configuration-to-save-the-dropdown-entries-of-the-convert-actions-submenus/16021)

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**Author:** [@ricky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ricky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-save-configuration-to-save-the-dropdown-entries-of-the-convert-actions-submenus/16021 "2014-08-22T20:00:02Z")

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When pressing File\>"Save Configuration" to backup your settings, I'd like to also backup the dropdown history entries in the Convert/Actions submenus. In my case, I've got quite a few entries. For example: Convert\>"Ta…

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## [Feature request: Increase timestamp with x seconds](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-increase-timestamp-with-x-seconds/16033)

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**Author:** [@verypsb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/verypsb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-increase-timestamp-with-x-seconds/16033 "2014-08-22T03:22:46Z")

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Hi, Right now we have two options when dealing with timestamps: Update timestamp (modified date/time) with current date and time Do NOT update timestamp (modified date/time) I think an extra option would be useful… …

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## [Funktion speichert Titel nicht](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/funktion-speichert-titel-nicht/16036)

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**Author:** [@snooky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/snooky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/funktion-speichert-titel-nicht/16036 "2014-08-21T16:36:11Z")

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Hallo, ich habe schon viel versucht und auch hier die Suchfunktion genutzt. Finde aber keine Lösung. Ich will mit der Funktion Dateiname - Tag meine mp3s bearbeiten. Die Dateien haben das Format Artist - Titel. Allerdi…

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## [Playlist (Dateien) kopieren, Reihenfolge behalten](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-dateien-kopieren-reihenfolge-behalten/16032)

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**Author:** [@robwag66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/robwag66)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-dateien-kopieren-reihenfolge-behalten/16032 "2014-08-21T13:47:20Z")

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Hallo, gibt es eine Möglichkeit, den Inhalt einer Playlist unter Beibehaltung der Reihenfolge zu kopieren? Die Musikdateien werden in MP3tag ja in der richtigen Reihenfolge eingelesen, beim Kopieren (auf SD/USB/Mobil …

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## [Words Count](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/words-count/16029)

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**Author:** [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/words-count/16029 "2014-08-21T03:56:22Z")

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Hi All, Trying to find a function that will return a count of total word strings in a field. Is this possible? Thanks!

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## [Verzeichnis umbenennen / Files kopieren](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/verzeichnis-umbenennen-files-kopieren/16026)

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**Author:** [@Helmut\_Ruf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Helmut_Ruf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/verzeichnis-umbenennen-files-kopieren/16026 "2014-08-20T18:21:33Z")

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Hi, ich versuche meine Musikdateien in Ordner zu verschieben, z.B. nach dem Muster: %artist% - %album% (%year%) %genre% (%\_samplerate% Hz)$num(%track%,2) - %title% Das funktioniert auch einwandfrei; allerdings :frown…

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## [Position des Featuring im Dateinamen verschieben](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/position-des-featuring-im-dateinamen-verschieben/16017)

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**Author:** [@wesleyhennekes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wesleyhennekes)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 8:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/position-des-featuring-im-dateinamen-verschieben/16017 "2014-08-20T08:44:59Z")

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Hallo! Ich habe noch eine weitere Frage zu Featurings in Dateinamen. Sie stehen bei meinen MP3’s oft an verschiedenen Stellen und nun möchte ich alles einheitlich gestalten! Ist es möglich, das Featuring im Dateinamen…

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## [Saving empty string value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-empty-string-value/16028)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-empty-string-value/16028 "2014-08-19T20:10:29Z")

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Can anyone suggest a fix to this? The intent of the highlighted lines is that any subsequent run use the same input value of e.g. %artist% as the first. The effect is that where the input value was an empty string, it…

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## [How may I get REPLAYGAIN\_TRACK\_GAIN sorted in value order?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-may-i-get-replaygain-track-gain-sorted-in-value-order/16024)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-may-i-get-replaygain-track-gain-sorted-in-value-order/16024 "2014-08-18T12:01:10Z")

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Here sort ignores the sign: http://i.imgur.com/NiXyK.png Thanks.

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## [urgent:how to batch copy the names of files into the title ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/urgent-how-to-batch-copy-the-names-of-files-into-the-title/16027)

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**Author:** [@petertawfik](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/petertawfik)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/urgent-how-to-batch-copy-the-names-of-files-into-the-title/16027 "2014-08-18T05:59:56Z")

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I have hundreds of files that has a file name but has no title names I want to copy each file name into its title name how can I do that without doing one by one I really need this problem solved as fast as possible …

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## [Help removing specific characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-removing-specific-characters/16023)

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**Author:** [@taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/taran2ula)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-removing-specific-characters/16023 "2014-08-17T17:10:14Z")

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Hello friends and good day to you. I am pretty new at using mp3tag but I am learning fast. I have some questions I hope someone can help me with' First, I would like to remove double dashes from my file name and replace…

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## [What regep modifiers are in use, if any?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-regep-modifiers-are-in-use-if-any/16022)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-regep-modifiers-are-in-use-if-any/16022 "2014-08-17T13:32:58Z")

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What rexgep modifiers are in use by $regexp’s Boost.Regexp Perl (PCRE) function, if any? List of candidates here http://i.imgur.com/R0uSPsu.png

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## [mp3tag can't open mp3 file for writing tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020)

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**Author:** [@esox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020 "2014-08-17T09:36:13Z")

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Hello, I just installed mp3tag v2.62 and on some mp3 files when I want to write a tag it says it can’t open th e mp3 file for writing. Any idea ?

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## [Cover Art & filesize](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-filesize/16012)

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**Author:** [@bryanb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bryanb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-filesize/16012 "2014-08-16T19:29:01Z")

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I’m a new mp3tag user. What I was looking for was primarily a tool to allow me to add album art to my MP3’s. I use CD-EX to rip and it’s pretty good about getting the tags I want into the files, with the exception of art…

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## [WAV-Dateien auf Onedrive werden nicht erkannt](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-dateien-auf-onedrive-werden-nicht-erkannt/15976)

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**Author:** [@Mittelbach](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mittelbach)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wav-dateien-auf-onedrive-werden-nicht-erkannt/15976 "2014-08-16T17:40:50Z")

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Hallo, ich nutze die Programmversion 2.61a und wollte damit einige Audio-tags ändern. Die Audiodateien befinden sich auf Microsoft OneDrive (einer Cloud-Festplatte mit Einbindung in den Windows-Explorer). Beim Kommando…

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## [Replace empty field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-empty-field/10511)

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**Author:** [@embeeuu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/embeeuu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-empty-field/10511 "2014-08-16T09:41:31Z")

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I’m sure I’m missing something, but I want to replace empty ALBUM fields with a string and can’t work out how to do it. Can I use “Replace with regular expression”? If so, what do I put in “Regular expression” to test …

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## [\[FEATURE REQUEST\]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/16010)

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**Author:** [@sfman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sfman)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/16010 "2014-08-16T00:37:27Z")

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Hi. First of all, thank You very much for mp3tag. I really like it and found it extremaly useful :slight\_smile: Now my request: My proposition is to add to mp3tag contex menu (over selected file) new command “open con…

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## [Feature suggestion: 0==false](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestion-0-false/16016)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestion-0-false/16016 "2014-08-15T20:17:28Z")

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Please make $if interpret 0 and empty string as false. This would allow e.g. $if($strstr(haystack,st),found, not) which currently must (AFAICS) be written: $if($neql(0,$strstr(haystack,st)),found, not)

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## [Feature request: hotkey labels on context menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-hotkey-labels-on-context-menu/16014)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-hotkey-labels-on-context-menu/16014 "2014-08-15T14:53:06Z")

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Please add the hotkey labels to the context menu inc. CTRL+1 etc. on the Tools menu:

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## [Feature request: edit items on Edit menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-edit-items-on-edit-menu/16015)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-edit-items-on-edit-menu/16015 "2014-08-15T13:42:58Z")

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On the Edit menu, please add the edit commands that are missing from there, e.g. Tag Copy.

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## [Label Catalogue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/label-catalogue/16006)

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**Author:** [@antBruss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/antBruss)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/label-catalogue/16006 "2014-08-15T03:45:56Z")

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Hey guys, so i’m currently tagging a lot of music with different labels (espacially when it comes to electronic music), but many of them have pretty long names. Is it possible to have/create some kind of catalogue like …

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## [How to remove unwanted cover art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-unwanted-cover-art/16004)

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**Author:** [@similia40](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/similia40)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-unwanted-cover-art/16004 "2014-08-15T00:49:41Z")

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I use MP3tag to tag audio from a site that records streaming radio for later listening. Problem is, I now have an unwanted picture (of the “Grease” soundtrack, which I’m not really fond of, never have been) in the cover…

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## [Copy YEAR field from one group of files to another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-year-field-from-one-group-of-files-to-another/15991)

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**Author:** [@JeffBDVS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JeffBDVS)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-year-field-from-one-group-of-files-to-another/15991 "2014-08-14T16:14:43Z")

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I have many compilation albums ripped from my CDs. I rip to FLAC and Apple Lossless. For sorting and display purposes on my DLNA devices, I try to keep the year of each individual track in the YEAR field. (Some will su…

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