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## [Genre bei mehreren markierten Dateien](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-bei-mehreren-markierten-dateien/12987)

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**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-bei-mehreren-markierten-dateien/12987 "2012-01-24T17:43:06Z")

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Wenn ich zwei Tracks eines Albums markiere (einer ist sauber getagged, der andere leer), dann kann ich den Interpret, das Album und das Jahr aus der aufgeklappten Dropdown-Box übernehmen. Warum funktioniert das mit dem …

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## [Programs Start Menu shortcut!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/programs-start-menu-shortcut/12982)

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**Author:** [@saad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/saad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/programs-start-menu-shortcut/12982 "2012-01-24T15:54:11Z")

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This may be a stupid question, but I’ll ask it anyway. I think programs Start Menu shortcut should be without the version infos. e.g ‘Mp3tag’ instead of ‘Mp3tag v2.49b’ Another suggestion. I have tried another tag edit…

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## [mark multiple files under Paralles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mark-multiple-files-under-paralles/12983)

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**Author:** [@kurt1232](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kurt1232)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mark-multiple-files-under-paralles/12983 "2012-01-24T07:57:32Z")

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Hi, I’m using mp3tag under Windows XP with Parallels and Mac OS Lion. Unfortunately, I cannot mark multiple files within mp3tag. Just sometimes it works for some seconds but normally it’s not possible with the common key…

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## [Exists "Same Folder String"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exists-same-folder-string/12977)

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**Author:** [@caroxo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/caroxo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exists-same-folder-string/12977 "2012-01-24T06:01:24Z")

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Hi Boys and Girls! I didn’t find any answer, thats becouse I’m posting… And becouse I couldn’t realise how to do it myself… I would like to know if exists any string that means “same folder”… I explain the function I w…

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## [ID3v2.4 tag Year not shown](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-4-tag-year-not-shown/12979)

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**Author:** [@Roadrunner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roadrunner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-4-tag-year-not-shown/12979 "2012-01-24T04:51:36Z")

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mp3 files tagged with linux package eyeD3 do show the Year tag when shown in MP3TAG. eyeD3 defaults to ID3v2.4 and can read the year tag on previously tagged files. Should ID3v2.4 generally be avoided ?

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## [\[AF\] Tastaturkürzel Alt+T funktioniert nicht](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/af-tastaturkurzel-alt-t-funktioniert-nicht/12975)

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**Author:** [@Minimax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Minimax)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/af-tastaturkurzel-alt-t-funktioniert-nicht/12975 "2012-01-23T20:22:23Z")

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Seit einiger Zeit funktioniert bei mir das Tastenkürzel Alt+T nicht. Es scheint keinerlei Wirkung zu haben. Ich habe immer wieder MP3Tag geupdatet und auch mit der neuesten Version 2.49 funktioniert es nicht. Wo könnte d…

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## [removing last word/number ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-last-word-number/12872)

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**Author:** [@sergeant](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sergeant)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-last-word-number/12872 "2012-01-23T19:32:11Z")

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Hey guys How can I remove only the last word or number from a filename or a title ? Example: How do I eliminate “1957” from “ricky nelson - your true love 1957” and similar filenames ? Please note that the words in t…

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## [Suche vergebens nach Filter "\< 3600 sek"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suche-vergebens-nach-filter-3600-sek/12980)

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**Author:** [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suche-vergebens-nach-filter-3600-sek/12980 "2012-01-23T16:31:05Z")

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Da ich die Dateien, die eine Spiellänge über 1 Std aufweisen, vor der Bearbeitung filtern möchte, brauche ich von den Skript-Gurus mal 'nen Tipp \[:huh:\]

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## [Auf Datei kann nicht zugegriffen werden](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auf-datei-kann-nicht-zugegriffen-werden/12976)

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**Author:** [@kurt1232](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kurt1232)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auf-datei-kann-nicht-zugegriffen-werden/12976 "2012-01-23T06:45:35Z")

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Ich habe in manchen Verzeichnissen Flac-Dateien, die in mp3tag ohne Tags angezeigt werden. In anderen Programmen (Max, XLD) sind diese Tags alle vorhanden. Möchte ich diese Dateien in mp3tag ändern, kommt der Hinweis, da…

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## [Separate album art results in album clone?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separate-album-art-results-in-album-clone/12978)

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**Author:** [@ChexGuy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ChexGuy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/separate-album-art-results-in-album-clone/12978 "2012-01-23T05:07:53Z")

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I use my phone to play music, and I recently started using Mp3tag to put the album art in. My phone’s music player also has an album filter, but I’ve noticed that using two different images for album art with one album n…

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## [Multiple Genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-genre/12972)

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**Author:** [@kurt1232](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kurt1232)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-genre/12972 "2012-01-22T19:16:07Z")

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Hallo, ich möchte gerne mehrere tags ‘Genre’ in FLAC Dateien anlegen damit mein Asset UPnP Server hier mehrere Genres anzeigt. Und jetzt meine seltsame Beobachtung. Setze ich im Genre Tag die Werte \\\\ wird dieser Wert ge…

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## [ARTIST to ALBUMARTIST, but only when ALBUMARTIST is blank](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-to-albumartist-but-only-when-albumartist-is-blank/12973)

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**Author:** [@adrianh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/adrianh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-to-albumartist-but-only-when-albumartist-is-blank/12973 "2012-01-22T18:50:33Z")

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Hi I hope somebody can help. I want to update all my ALBUMARTIST fields from ARTIST but only when ALBUMARTIST is blank. I searched the forum and tried making an format value action but I can’t find where I can specifi…

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## [Adding the same text to artist name without removing any tag info](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-the-same-text-to-artist-name-without-removing-any-tag-info/12970)

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**Author:** [@wfujay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wfujay)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-the-same-text-to-artist-name-without-removing-any-tag-info/12970 "2012-01-22T17:08:54Z")

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Is there a way to do this? For instance if I want to add "VA - " to the beginning of each artist name without removing any portion of the artist tag info that is already there. It’s pretty tedious to have to manually a…

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## [Webpage opens when launching Mp3 Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/webpage-opens-when-launching-mp3-tag/12974)

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**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/webpage-opens-when-launching-mp3-tag/12974 "2012-01-22T16:34:56Z")

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Yeah, weird… Every time I launch Mp3 Tag, the Mp3Tag webpage opens up to the the new Mp3 version changes… How do I stop this from happening… Thanks

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## [Add "Cd #" to "%ALBUM%" for albums with multiple CDs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-cd-to-album-for-albums-with-multiple-cds/12971)

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**Author:** [@SataS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SataS)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-cd-to-album-for-albums-with-multiple-cds/12971 "2012-01-21T23:05:40Z")

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I asked about this before and it worked but now for some reason this doesnt return the CD # to add to the ALBUM tag… Filter: “%\_filename%” MATCHES “^(.+?) - (.+?) - (.+?)$” AND “%\_directory%” MATCHES “^CD\\s\*\\d+$” Conve…

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## [Remove Part of the File name, after the "-"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-part-of-the-file-name-after-the/12965)

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**Author:** [@monet60707](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/monet60707)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-part-of-the-file-name-after-the/12965 "2012-01-21T19:40:15Z")

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Hi, Can you help me with Regular Expressions? I want to remove part of the file name after the dash “-” e.g. Depeche Mode - People Are People should become just Depeche Mode. I figured out the way to do it with single w…

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## [Replace Tags from other Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-tags-from-other-tags/12893)

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**Author:** [@thorsonb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thorsonb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-tags-from-other-tags/12893 "2012-01-21T15:21:58Z")

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I got some music files that are a bit messed up. Rating to be specific. I use another program called MediaMonkey to rate my music. Rating for MP3 songs are written to the " RATING MM " Tag, but the FLAC files ratings…

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## [Albumname von Ordnername übernehmen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumname-von-ordnername-ubernehmen/12968)

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**Author:** [@samoht123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/samoht123)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumname-von-ordnername-ubernehmen/12968 "2012-01-20T19:05:43Z")

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Hallo und guten Tag. Ein Anfänger benötigt Eure Hilfe. Trotz intensiver Suche bin ich leider noch nicht fündig geworden. Mein Musik ist wie folgt auf dem PC abgelegt: D:\\Musik\\Klassik\\Komponist - Album\\tracks Niun mö…

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## [\[X\] MP3TAG not reading tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-not-reading-tags/12967)

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**Author:** [@Pegleg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pegleg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-not-reading-tags/12967 "2012-01-20T13:47:43Z")

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Hi MP3tag has stopped reading some tags. Here is the explorer view and the MP3tag view. If I take an untagged MP3 and enter the tag using Windows 7 MP3tag also ‘seems to knows’ there are tags there because it will no…

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## [Windows doesn't recognize cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-doesnt-recognize-cover-art/12954)

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**Author:** [@bj33813](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bj33813)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-doesnt-recognize-cover-art/12954 "2012-01-20T02:40:39Z")

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I don’t know if I am missing a support file or if something is awry with my pc (VIsta). The program will let me make changes and edit everything but the album art. It says it takes it, but when I look at the file afterwa…

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## [iTunes can change mp3 tags but mp3tag cannot](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-can-change-mp3-tags-but-mp3tag-cannot/12889)

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**Author:** [@stonejg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stonejg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-can-change-mp3-tags-but-mp3tag-cannot/12889 "2012-01-19T19:19:24Z")

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I am using v2.49 and I keep finding mp3 files that I cannot change the tags. I know the files can be edited with iTunes. It is not the software because v2.49 works correctly on other files. No errors message, the soft…

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## [filter for mp3’s that have more than one album name in the same folder?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-mp3-s-that-have-more-than-one-album-name-in-the-same-folder/12962)

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**Author:** [@bobbydriver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobbydriver)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-for-mp3-s-that-have-more-than-one-album-name-in-the-same-folder/12962 "2012-01-19T18:24:13Z")

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Slightly obscure question I know but is there anyway I can script or filter for mp3’s that have more than one album name in the same folder? My folder structure is %Genre%%artist%%year% %album%%track% - %title% I seem…

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## [Tagging standards](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-standards/12963)

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**Author:** [@Captain\_kachiiing](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Captain_kachiiing)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-standards/12963 "2012-01-19T17:48:31Z")

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Hello! I have a couple of nagging questions concerning tag fields and file types but before I put forth these questions I would like to point out that I HAVE read the help section about tag fields and found nothing of v…

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## [Removing prefix of mp3 filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-prefix-of-mp3-filename/12959)

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**Author:** [@Aluminari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aluminari)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-prefix-of-mp3-filename/12959 "2012-01-19T12:02:31Z")

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Hi there, I’m hoping someone can help me. Recently I mistakenly tagged my whole mp3 collection with a software that inserts the BPM at the beginning of the filename. My mistake, should’ve tested it on one file first, bu…

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## [How to get the right tag format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-right-tag-format/12952)

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**Author:** [@bobbydriver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobbydriver)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-right-tag-format/12952 "2012-01-19T10:08:44Z")

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I have discovered that quite a lot of my mp3’s have been hiding away APE tags when I thought I had cleaned them all up. Looks like mp3tag was not showing me APE tags, but I’m getting confused as to how to do a proper cl…

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## [Update Delete My Export File!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-delete-my-export-file/12961)

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**Author:** [@Punko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Punko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-delete-my-export-file/12961 "2012-01-19T05:54:36Z")

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Hi Mates! Today i update my Mp3tag to v2.49b, and now i dont have my export files. i dont remember how to make it works again, coz i copy-paste some lines that i got from the forum… so, can you plz help to figure out …

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## [Help with Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-action/12960)

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**Author:** [@mumdigau](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mumdigau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-action/12960 "2012-01-19T00:26:37Z")

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Hi, I’ve got a compilation with tags as follows: title --\> ARTIST / TITLE artist --\> Various I tried to define a new action which should give title --\> TITLE artist --\> ARTIST for all tracks, but I failed. Any hel…

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## [Portable install method](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-method/12958)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-method/12958 "2012-01-18T19:19:52Z")

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Since answers to my question at to http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopi…amp;#entry60930 have been prohibited by a someone for unspecified reasons, I repeat the question here: Has anyone else tried this method and …

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## [Portable installation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680)

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**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680 "2012-01-18T18:49:28Z")

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Was wondering if there were any plans to create a portable installation of Mp3tag. I keep my collection on a portable drive that I take to work with me, and it would be nice to have my favorite editor with me (installin…

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## [Newbie question  - including artwork in batch tagging.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-including-artwork-in-batch-tagging/12956)

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**Author:** [@softfoot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/softfoot)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-including-artwork-in-batch-tagging/12956 "2012-01-18T15:13:44Z")

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Hi, I have a search through the FAQs and forum but could find nothing that seemed to answer this. I keep my music in a directory structure that has the form genre\\artist\\album and then I have a jpg in some directories c…

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