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## [Remove leading and trailing spaces from all fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-leading-and-trailing-spaces-from-all-fields/15606)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-leading-and-trailing-spaces-from-all-fields/15606 "2014-03-24T17:02:54Z")

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Is there a way to do this in a way that works regardless of what fields are in the tracks? Action “Format value” would require a copy for each field name.

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## [Filtering on any field matching a regexp](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-on-any-field-matching-a-regexp/15607)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-on-any-field-matching-a-regexp/15607 "2014-03-23T22:14:33Z")

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How can one filter to show only the tracks in which any field matches a regexp? This was possible before the change of filter format, but with the new format I cannot find a placeholder equivalent to ALL. Thanks.

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## [Tips für einen Umsteiger von MP3 Book Helper](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tips-fur-einen-umsteiger-von-mp3-book-helper/15612)

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**Author:** [@grokit](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grokit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tips-fur-einen-umsteiger-von-mp3-book-helper/15612 "2014-03-23T20:00:23Z")

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hallo, Ich habe jahrelang mit MP3 Book Helper gearbeitet. Leider funktioniert dieser sehr sehr alte (von 2004) MP3 ID editor unter Windows 8 nicht mehr richtig. Also habe ich mich mal für den Mp3tag entschieden. Nach d…

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## [Repeated %\_max\_counter% fails](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/repeated-max-counter-fails/15608)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/repeated-max-counter-fails/15608 "2014-03-23T11:14:56Z")

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1 Select 10 tracks 2 Export using this config: $filename(C:\\temp\\temp.txt,ANSI)$loop(%title%)$loopend() MC1 %\_max\_counter%,MC2 %\_max\_counter%,MC3 %\_max\_counter%. Expected: MC1 10,MC2 10,MC3 10. Observed: MC1 10,MC2 6…

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## [Sub Folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sub-folders/15610)

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**Author:** [@xpac5896](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xpac5896)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sub-folders/15610 "2014-03-23T05:10:29Z")

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I was doing some work on some of my mp3’s and normally I don’t have sub folders, however I have recently added a number of them under my primary mp3 folder due to the repetition of some of the songs I have. I use WINAM…

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## [Convert für Titel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-fur-titel/15604)

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**Author:** [@vingar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vingar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-fur-titel/15604 "2014-03-22T17:44:11Z")

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Ich habe zwei spieler die nach den Titel sortieren. Wäre schön das ich meine wachsende Dateiensammlung einfach konvertieren konnte, ähnlich wie bei Filename, z.B. %1 \> 0%track% %1

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## [Line based text exports and line breaks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/line-based-text-exports-and-line-breaks/3649)

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**Author:** [@Crayon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crayon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/line-based-text-exports-and-line-breaks/3649 "2014-03-22T10:43:31Z")

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Hello everyone, I’ve looked through the documentation and the export sub-forum, but I can’t find a solution to my problem. It’s probably something simple that I have overlooked or maybe what I want to do is not possible…

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## [Web Sources Broken](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-broken/15458)

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**Author:** [@Crazy\_Tagger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crazy_Tagger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-broken/15458 "2014-03-22T03:04:17Z")

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I think Music Brainz may have changed something which has caused a lot of the Web Sources to no longer work. Has anyone else noticed this?

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## [Editing hidden metadata in iTunes M4A purchases?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-hidden-metadata-in-itunes-m4a-purchases/15597)

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**Author:** [@Fascion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fascion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-hidden-metadata-in-itunes-m4a-purchases/15597 "2014-03-21T02:05:33Z")

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Recently I decided to sit down and organize my music collection in a way that would make accessing it on my iPod touch much easier. Well, I’ve encountered a bit of a problem along the way… it would appear that M4A files…

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## [\[X\] Discogs source: cover art fails to download](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-discogs-source-cover-art-fails-to-download/15507)

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**Author:** [@Astragalus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Astragalus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-discogs-source-cover-art-fails-to-download/15507 "2014-03-20T14:53:32Z")

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This appears to be a new issue: When querying discogs, in the usual way (i.e., discogs.src) the GET request to api.discogs.com is coming back with a 401 unauthorized, resulting in no cover art appearing in the result. T…

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## [Feature request - text-pastable tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-text-pastable-tags/15192)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-text-pastable-tags/15192 "2014-03-20T13:41:57Z")

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Please could the tags copied to the clipboard be made pastable as text e.g. into a text editor? Thanks.

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## [Blinking mouse cursor when using Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/blinking-mouse-cursor-when-using-actions/15516)

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**Author:** [@Bran\_Dragon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bran_Dragon)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/blinking-mouse-cursor-when-using-actions/15516 "2014-03-20T12:43:17Z")

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Hia peepz :slight\_smile: I’ve restored my actions from a back-up and now when I click on the actions-button or menu (both have the same issue) my mouse cursor blinks reaaaally fast for a couple of seconds before opening…

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## [Tools - MP3tag-Tags in einer Batch-Datei](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tools-mp3tag-tags-in-einer-batch-datei/15591)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tools-mp3tag-tags-in-einer-batch-datei/15591 "2014-03-19T15:01:24Z")

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Hallo miteinander, ich habe einige Aufrufe von Irfanview in den Tools definiert, die ich gerne in einem Tools-Aufruf vereinen möchte. Daher benötige ich wohl statt des direkten Starts von Irfanview über das Tools-Menü d…

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## [Swap Artist - Title Easily](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swap-artist-title-easily/15602)

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**Author:** [@freekey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/freekey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swap-artist-title-easily/15602 "2014-03-19T07:09:33Z")

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Hi all. How can I easily swap the field of Artist & Title field easily in one shot? Is there any available functions for that? Thank you very much.

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## [Cover.X,Cover.Y\<Z?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-x-cover-y-z/15598)

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**Author:** [@CC-GoE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CC-GoE)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-x-cover-y-z/15598 "2014-03-19T05:49:32Z")

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HI! Is it possible to filter for cover X.Y values less than some Z pixels? Want to check the dimensions…

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## [Multiple artist edit fail](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artist-edit-fail/15599)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-artist-edit-fail/15599 "2014-03-18T22:26:20Z")

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If I enter multiple artist fields in the track list (using the undocumented \\\\ trick - I know no other way), I get: Fine. If I then make an edit there, Mp3tag combines the artists into a single field: This also hap…

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## [Not sure if this is even possible, but...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-sure-if-this-is-even-possible-but/15601)

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**Author:** [@ExitRitual](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ExitRitual)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-sure-if-this-is-even-possible-but/15601 "2014-03-18T21:05:37Z")

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Ahoy all. Long time. The easy part: Looking to rename album folders so that they’re as so: (%year%) %album% That i can do. Easy. The harder part: There may be artist folders with tracks in the root / not in an album…

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## [Feature request: confirmation dialogue when deleting actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-confirmation-dialogue-when-deleting-actions/15590)

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**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-confirmation-dialogue-when-deleting-actions/15590 "2014-03-18T17:19:11Z")

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Could we get a confirmation dialogue when deleting action groups and actions? Also, would it be possible to add separators or tabs to action groups window? My list of actions is quite long and I have different actions f…

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## [Apply one file's tag to all files using actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apply-one-files-tag-to-all-files-using-actions/15594)

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**Author:** [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apply-one-files-tag-to-all-files-using-actions/15594 "2014-03-18T16:47:39Z")

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Is this possible? Specifically, I wrote an action group that adds A-side and B-side track-info to comments for albums ripped from vinyl. Currently, I have to select tracks from side A (1-#) and apply it, which then also…

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## [Multiple same-name field export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-same-name-field-export/15600)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-same-name-field-export/15600 "2014-03-18T14:54:43Z")

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Is there an official documented way of exporting multiple fields of a single given name? E.g. multiple ARTIST fields as here: For some unfathomable reason, %artist% returns only one of the fields. Thanks.

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## [Zeitverzögerung](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zeitverzogerung/15561)

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**Author:** [@Antrubis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Antrubis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/zeitverzogerung/15561 "2014-03-17T12:48:50Z")

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Moin! Ich habe eine längere Aktion…wird nicht viel sagen, aber hier ist sie: Es geht darum Felder aus mp3Tag zu exportieren und diese wieder einzulesen. Export "OutPut TrackList" Export "OutPut GesamtLänge" Text-Da…

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## [Replace "Various Artists" with 1 artist.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-various-artists-with-1-artist/15596)

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**Author:** [@orlandorivers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/orlandorivers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-various-artists-with-1-artist/15596 "2014-03-17T10:54:20Z")

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Hello, I’m just looking to make editing my mp3’s easier and faster than what I’m currently doing. (Duh) Ok, so I have most of my music with “Various” or “Various Artists” as the album artist name, even though most of my…

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## [Removing numbers in the title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-in-the-title/15588)

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**Author:** [@Ridefort](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ridefort)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 9:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-in-the-title/15588 "2014-03-17T09:52:23Z")

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Goodmorning. I used the “Filename - Tag” option to fill in the "Title"field, however the files are numberd, like 01 Alpha ,02 Beta, 03 Gamma etc. Regretable the numbering als appears in the "Title"field. An other optio…

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## [Need Help with duplicated data](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-duplicated-data/15595)

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**Author:** [@bertiepr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bertiepr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-duplicated-data/15595 "2014-03-17T05:32:54Z")

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Hi ! I need to change this: (TITLE field) Girl Gone Wide (Live) (Live) to this: (TITLE field) Girl Gone Wide (Live) I don’t know what command to use. REPLACE delete both (Live), but I only want th…

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## [Can you add a script function for date processing?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-you-add-a-script-function-for-date-processing/8830)

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**Author:** [@JNicoll](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JNicoll)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-you-add-a-script-function-for-date-processing/8830 "2014-03-16T13:40:35Z")

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I mainly use mp3tag for processing BBC podcasts. These typically have filenames of form prg\_yyyymmdd.mp3 where ‘prg’ is a truncated version of the original radio programme’s name, and the ‘yyyymmdd’ portion is the ori…

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## [Changing file name from Title, with a twist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-file-name-from-title-with-a-twist/15576)

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**Author:** [@JPWRana](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JPWRana)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-file-name-from-title-with-a-twist/15576 "2014-03-15T22:21:39Z")

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I have a folder with 135 mp3’s. I was able to successfully change their file name to the same as the Title. However, there is a small quick that I was wondering can be batched. In the Title, is there a way that I can te…

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## [folder.jpg exists indicator](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-jpg-exists-indicator/15587)

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**Author:** [@risk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/risk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-jpg-exists-indicator/15587 "2014-03-15T17:47:49Z")

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For cover art, I generally have a folder.jpg in the album’s folder and I don’t include the cover tag in metadata. Is there a way from within mp3tag to see if folder.jpg exists?

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## [Set pre-defined Tag remotely](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-pre-defined-tag-remotely/15179)

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**Author:** [@DavidLago](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DavidLago)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-pre-defined-tag-remotely/15179 "2014-03-15T16:54:20Z")

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Hello all. That’s my first post here, gimme welcome :slight\_smile: I want to perform a bulk task operation to help me set genres automatically. I have a directory, where I keep my mp3, with almost 1 thousand albums. T…

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## [different styles - same album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-styles-same-album/15586)

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**Author:** [@faxinger666](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faxinger666)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 9:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-styles-same-album/15586 "2014-03-14T09:11:31Z")

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Hi I found out that if you search for one album you get different resutls for the style. So how can I avoid this confusing results? thanks

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## [File Order](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-order/15565)

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**Author:** [@Philfy1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Philfy1)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 8:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-order/15565 "2014-03-14T08:36:35Z")

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I have changed the tags for Title, Album & Artist to all read track 01, track 02 etc up to track 24 where track is all the same file name and it starts playing at track 16 instead of tract 01 any ideas?

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