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## [Action to import %artist% - %title% from filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-import-artist-title-from-filename/71612)

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**Author:** [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-import-artist-title-from-filename/71612 "2026-07-15T16:02:37Z")

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what would the action be to accomplish Convert\>Filename-Tag Format string: %artist% - %title%

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## [Case Conversion "McCrae"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/case-conversion-mccrae/71597)

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**Author:** [@wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wayniesinclair)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/case-conversion-mccrae/71597 "2026-07-14T03:55:58Z")

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Can someone help me. I want to be able to keep the word "McCrae" as it's showing now. But when I do case Conversion it puts it as "Mccrae". I want it to be "McCrae". Please dumb this down for me Step by Step. THANKS FOR …

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## [PLAYLIST REQUEST: Preview a song WITHOUT losing already selected non-adjacent songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-request-preview-a-song-without-losing-already-selected-non-adjacent-songs/71598)

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**Author:** [@JETMMPro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JETMMPro)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-request-preview-a-song-without-losing-already-selected-non-adjacent-songs/71598 "2026-07-13T12:14:25Z")

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PROBLEM: While creating a Playlist using the " (selected files) " method, scrolling through the 12000+ songs in the list, I select many non-adjacent songs. If I preview a song I automatically lose all of the previously …

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## [Date transformation function requested](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-transformation-function-requested/71556)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-transformation-function-requested/71556 "2026-07-12T20:58:59Z")

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Feature Request: Generic $dateformat() Scripting Function Mp3tag already provides several date/time properties, including locale-dependent values like %\_file\_mod\_datetime% and locale-independent raw values like %\_file\_mo…

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## [Musikindustrie beschließt abgestufte Kennzeichnung von KI-Inhalten](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musikindustrie-beschliesst-abgestufte-kennzeichnung-von-ki-inhalten/71599)

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**Author:** [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musikindustrie-beschliesst-abgestufte-kennzeichnung-von-ki-inhalten/71599 "2026-07-12T09:23:34Z")

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Zahlreiche Dachverbände und einzelne Interessenvertretungen der internationalen Musikindustrie haben sich auf eine Kennzeichnung von Stücken geeinigt, die mit Hilfe von Künstlicher Intelligenz erstellt wurden. Dafür sol…

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## [Has Mp3tag v3.35.1 Discogs changed import of artist?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-mp3tag-v3-35-1-discogs-changed-import-of-artist/71592)

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**Author:** [@hingehead](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hingehead)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/has-mp3tag-v3-35-1-discogs-changed-import-of-artist/71592 "2026-07-12T00:14:56Z")

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I recently updated to the latest version and noticed when I update metadata (via Discogs ID) the import is dropping the numbering convention Discogs uses to distinguish artists with the same name. I really rely on that …

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## [Create an exemption for "Orchestra" in ArtistSort](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-an-exemption-for-orchestra-in-artistsort/71595)

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**Author:** [@dvdr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dvdr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-an-exemption-for-orchestra-in-artistsort/71595 "2026-07-11T16:55:41Z")

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Hi I have several actions to properly address classical artist tags. They all have on thing in common: they do an "artistsort" action at the end, that changes "firstname(s) surname" into "surname, firstname(s)" and crea…

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## [Replace last comma in title with colon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-last-comma-in-title-with-colon/71594)

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**Author:** [@dvdr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dvdr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-last-comma-in-title-with-colon/71594 "2026-07-11T15:49:13Z")

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Hi with classical music, I often get a mix of different ways, a title is written. xxxx, xxxx, op.2, I. Largo or xxxx op. 2, I. Largo Is there a way, I can always just address the LAST comma in the title (no matter, …

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## [Can't find Dune via Audible](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-find-dune-via-audible/71593)

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**Author:** [@LT.Son](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LT.Son)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-find-dune-via-audible/71593 "2026-06-09T18:18:43Z")

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Sorry, no entries are matching your search criteria. "Frank Herbert Dune", "Dune", "Frank Herbert". Audible.com (US?), Audible.com.au, Audible.co.uk. Tried several books and authors. Searched directly from existing m…

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## [Are you not building the portable version anymore?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/are-you-not-building-the-portable-version-anymore/71588)

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**Author:** [@callor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/callor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/are-you-not-building-the-portable-version-anymore/71588 "2026-07-10T07:18:52Z")

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Are you not building the portable version anymore?

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## [Tags quit displaying](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-quit-displaying/71572)

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**Author:** [@MikeMac](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeMac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-quit-displaying/71572 "2026-07-09T21:35:29Z")

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Since yesterday a refresh will read the correct directory with the correct number of MP3 files but when finished nothing displays in any column. The problem occurred at the end of a long session of manually updating tag…

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## [Problem: Doppelklick startet die mp3-Datei!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-doppelklick-startet-die-mp3-datei/71584)

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**Author:** [@hiddenkarma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hiddenkarma)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-doppelklick-startet-die-mp3-datei/71584 "2026-07-09T07:56:08Z")

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Problem: Will man z. B. den Albentitel ändern/ergänzen, muss man mit dem ersten Klick den Track auswählen, mit dem zweiten kommt man ins Feld rein, um es zu editieren. Folgen die beiden Klicks zu rasch aufeinander, fängt…

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## [Kontextmenü fehlt unter Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/kontextmenu-fehlt-unter-windows-11/57642)

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**Author:** [@Karthagos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Karthagos)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/kontextmenu-fehlt-unter-windows-11/57642 "2026-07-08T17:21:02Z")

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Hallo, obwohl ich bei der Installation einen Haken bei "Explorer Kontextmenü-Erweiterung" gesetzt habe, fehlt ein entsprechender Kontext-Menü-Eintrag. Habe zwar einige Beiträge zum Thema Kontext-Menü gefunden, leider ab…

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## [Speed improvement is unbelieveable](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/speed-improvement-is-unbelieveable/71581)

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**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/speed-improvement-is-unbelieveable/71581 "2026-07-07T19:00:21Z")

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My first impression is that the running time of tag source scripts is now up to 10 times faster than before! Thank you @Florian.

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## [Tagging AAC files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-aac-files/71579)

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**Author:** [@Fjorse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fjorse)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-aac-files/71579 "2026-07-07T18:37:37Z")

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Hello together, by MP3TAG I can tag AAC files. If I playback these files artist and track are set to "unknown". So what to do? In settings most is set to ID3v2 (UTF-16), but there is no extra section for AAC, only MPEG.…

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## [Auto-Numbering Wizard Error with remebering last state](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-wizard-error-with-remebering-last-state/71574)

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**Author:** [@trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trucken)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-numbering-wizard-error-with-remebering-last-state/71574 "2026-07-06T19:32:03Z")

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Good morning! I've noticed that the Wizard doesn't remember the last switch setting or the contents of the checkboxes, as it used to. I set what I need. When I use it again, it reverts to the default settings and inse…

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## [How do I paste the genre's as a batch into the genre field that Co-Pilot found for me?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-paste-the-genres-as-a-batch-into-the-genre-field-that-co-pilot-found-for-me/71568)

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**Author:** [@Reijer59](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Reijer59)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-paste-the-genres-as-a-batch-into-the-genre-field-that-co-pilot-found-for-me/71568 "2026-07-06T17:31:29Z")

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Good afternoon, I did Copilot find the genre's that belong to my tracks, now I want to paste them as a batch into my genre field. I did try various options but I can't get it to work. Is there an option I don't know abo…

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## [Possible memory leak when addressing very large integers in 'json\_select\_many'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-memory-leak-when-addressing-very-large-integers-in-json-select-many/71567)

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**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-memory-leak-when-addressing-very-large-integers-in-json-select-many/71567 "2026-07-06T09:53:44Z")

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Greetings to all, I've been trying to get to the root cause of this for a few hours, so please forgive me if this bug title is misleading, as I'm by no means an expert, but here's what I found: Today, when tagging some…

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## [Dateiattribut Quelle entfernen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateiattribut-quelle-entfernen/71564)

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**Author:** [@Wake1611](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wake1611)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dateiattribut-quelle-entfernen/71564 "2026-07-05T19:46:53Z")

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Hallo, ich bin jahrzehntelanger MP3TAG-Nutzer und habe nun doch mal eine Frage. In der Mac-Version gibt es bei den Aktionen "Dateiattribut Quelle entfernen (Entfernt Dateisystem-Metadaten, die beschreiben, woher die Da…

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## [How to replace special characters when renaming directory?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-replace-special-characters-when-renaming-directory/71563)

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**Author:** [@aspnxl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aspnxl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-replace-special-characters-when-renaming-directory/71563 "2026-07-05T08:28:29Z")

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I am trying to replace backslash "/" characters with a dash "-" character when I rename a directory from the album name. By default MP3Tag will use an underscore "\_" but I want to use a dash instead. I tried using the te…

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## [\[WS\] Qobuz (Available in 24 countries)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-qobuz-available-in-24-countries/60860)

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**Author:** [@GMK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GMK)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-qobuz-available-in-24-countries/60860 "2026-07-03T15:05:58Z")

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Hello, MP3TAG users! I decided to post my first Web Source. Please let me know if there are improvements that can be made. I'm not currently happy with the way COMPOSER is extracted. Inconsistent fields are causing pr…

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## [Sentence case conversion issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sentence-case-conversion-issue/71559)

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**Author:** [@bollemanneke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bollemanneke)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sentence-case-conversion-issue/71559 "2026-07-03T12:47:35Z")

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Could anyone help? I'm trying to convert the title field in sentence case, but want to create exceptions for things like . ( and -. So the title needs to look like: Introduction. Allegro non troppo. Or: Variation 23 (And…

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## [3.35.1 Toolbar Icons](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-35-1-toolbar-icons/71558)

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**Author:** [@bigcitydealer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bigcitydealer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3-35-1-toolbar-icons/71558 "2026-07-02T14:13:58Z")

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Hi Just updated to 3.35.1 The toolbar icons look odd and or not as nice as the old version. Is this a bug or a redesign? Thanks

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## [Cannot sort by file size](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-sort-by-file-size/71554)

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**Author:** [@RobNeptune](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RobNeptune)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-sort-by-file-size/71554 "2026-07-01T23:32:43Z")

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Clicking on the size column does not sort the files by filesize: Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 25H2 OS build 26200.8655 mp3tag version: 3.35.1 x64

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## [I would like to format %\_file\_mod\_date% as YYMMDD but](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-would-like-to-format-file-mod-date-as-yymmdd-but/71541)

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**Author:** [@tzackin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tzackin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-would-like-to-format-file-mod-date-as-yymmdd-but/71541 "2026-07-01T20:45:36Z")

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I would like to format %\_file\_mod\_date% as YYMMDD but other proposed solutions do not work. Please note that for the date 20260630 %\_file\_mod\_date% is rendered without the leading zero making it virtually impossible to r…

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## [Bug for Sequoia 15.7.4](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bug-for-sequoia-15-7-4/71551)

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**Author:** [@kinoian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kinoian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bug-for-sequoia-15-7-4/71551 "2026-07-01T20:16:36Z")

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Mp3tag 1.13.1 on macOS Sequoia 15.7.4 shows “Please move Mp3tag to your Applications folder” even though it is installed at /Applications/Mp3tag.app. mdfind "kMDItemFSName == 'Mp3tag.app'" returns only /Applications/Mp3…

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## [Odd behavior with the description tag for MP3 files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-behavior-with-the-description-tag-for-mp3-files/71542)

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**Author:** [@DaveKent](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DaveKent)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odd-behavior-with-the-description-tag-for-mp3-files/71542 "2026-07-01T18:06:45Z")

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I was able to figure out how to fix the issue by using a field mapping in Mp3tag, but I'm still unsure whether the underlying problem is something that needs a more dedicated fix in Mp3tag or Swinsian. The story: I rec…

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## [Mp3tag v3.35 released](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v3-35-released/71458)

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**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v3-35-released/71458 "2026-07-01T12:37:15Z")

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Mp3tag v3.35 released I've just released Mp3tag v3.35 and wanted to outline some of the new features and changes. File-related Configuration Options I've added a new Options → Files dialog that groups together file-rela…

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## [Mp3tag reads different MP4/M4A tags than Windows Explorer and MusicBee](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-reads-different-mp4-m4a-tags-than-windows-explorer-and-musicbee/71540)

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**Author:** [@yurishalk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yurishalk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-reads-different-mp4-m4a-tags-than-windows-explorer-and-musicbee/71540 "2026-07-01T11:56:18Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm experiencing a strange issue with some .m4a (MP4) files. Windows Explorer and MusicBee display the same metadata, but Mp3tag shows completely different values for fields like Album, Artist, and Title. …

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## [Changing Folder Names Not Working Tag - Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-folder-names-not-working-tag-tag/71535)

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**Author:** [@billyghost](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/billyghost)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-folder-names-not-working-tag-tag/71535 "2026-07-01T04:10:24Z")

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Hi, I've been trying to find a solution on the forum for a couple hours now. I'm not well-versed in MP3Tag commands. I'm trying to rename folders to something basic (Artist Name, Album Name) and I believe it's supposed …

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