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## [Possible to prompt for a value in an action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-prompt-for-a-value-in-an-action/66408)

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**Author:** [@JCDinPGH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JCDinPGH)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-prompt-for-a-value-in-an-action/66408 "2024-11-03T14:53:32Z")

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When trying to properly format, for example, titles for an mp3, I find a lot of times they are not properly named. So I have an action built that uses cutLeft(%title%,4) but what I am hoping is to be able to replace the …

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## [Help on action groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-action-groups/66414)

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**Author:** [@chrisbxc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisbxc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-action-groups/66414 "2024-11-03T13:51:36Z")

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I have a group of actions with some operations, I will describe them in order: top to bottom (first to last): Replace "\_FILENAME" - 49 actions Case conversion "\_FILENAME" - 1 action Export .m3u - 1 action Export .sfv…

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## [In ganze Spalte ein Wort anhängen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-ganze-spalte-ein-wort-anhangen/66413)

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**Author:** [@Bundy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bundy)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-ganze-spalte-ein-wort-anhangen/66413 "2024-11-03T10:52:15Z")

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Hallo Freunde, ich möchte in Spalte Titel, nach dem Titel ein Wort anhängen, ohne dass der Titel verloren geht. Manuell dauert das ewig, ein Wort anzuhängen. Habt ihr eine Lösung, wie man das auf Knopfdruck hinbekomme? …

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## [Batch download artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-download-artwork/66405)

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**Author:** [@lukedj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lukedj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-download-artwork/66405 "2024-11-03T08:33:13Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm trying to batch download artwork for my music. I have more than 1500 songs and doing this song by song is an endless job. I run MacOS. Thank you so much! -Luca

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## [Eigenes Various Artists Album taggen, worauf achten?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eigenes-various-artists-album-taggen-worauf-achten/66333)

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**Author:** [@Bongripper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bongripper)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eigenes-various-artists-album-taggen-worauf-achten/66333 "2024-11-03T05:29:01Z")

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Ich möchte meine Musiksammlung optimieren und aus knapp 2000 Alben die besten Tracks auswählen und diese in ein VA Album umwandeln. Keine Playlist, die restlichen Songs sollen weg. Es gibt Alben, die ich komplett behalte…

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## [Convert title case to "sentence"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-title-case-to-sentence/66406)

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**Author:** [@lukedj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lukedj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-title-case-to-sentence/66406 "2024-11-02T22:46:25Z")

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Hello folks, Following Case Conversion – Mp3tag Documentation I'm trying to convert my song titles in the sentence format. Anyway, I can't find the sentence option in the context menu. I'm running the latest version o…

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## [Is there a field for channel modes?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-field-for-channel-modes/66400)

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**Author:** [@pwallin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pwallin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-field-for-channel-modes/66400 "2024-11-02T11:47:40Z")

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Hi, I can add a "mode" information field to the view columns, but it seems that is just a 2 for stereo and a 1 for mono. How can i distinguish between "Joint Stereo", "Stereo", "Dual Channel Mono", and "Single Channel …

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## [AutoNumber Series or Movement Action?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-series-or-movement-action/66398)

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**Author:** [@SoCalDad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SoCalDad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/autonumber-series-or-movement-action/66398 "2024-11-02T06:42:52Z")

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Hi! Anyone know of an action to autonumber the series or movement (or any field aside from TRACK)? Trying to add "series number" automatically but the autonumber wizard only places data in TRACK... would be super to hav…

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## [Is there cmd argument for adding cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-cmd-argument-for-adding-cover-art/66397)

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**Author:** [@mrklhsnbrg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrklhsnbrg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-cmd-argument-for-adding-cover-art/66397 "2024-11-02T02:37:51Z")

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Hello, I have very limited coding knowledge and I am using AI to build an automation script with Python that helps me to add cover art to my MP4 videos. But the AI only opens the Mp3tag program and not doing anything aut…

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## [Removing numbers, etc is the middle of a tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-etc-is-the-middle-of-a-tag/66396)

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**Author:** [@coremedia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/coremedia)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-etc-is-the-middle-of-a-tag/66396 "2024-11-01T20:25:15Z")

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1970 - 001 - Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water I need to remove the track number on about 5000 songs and just keep the year. 1970 - Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water I know there are form…

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## [Year tag manipulation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-manipulation/66393)

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**Author:** [@lordlance](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lordlance)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-tag-manipulation/66393 "2024-11-01T17:48:30Z")

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Hello I want to know specifically how to rename title and filenames with my requirement: I set year in yyy-mm-dd format for all files. I then wish to rename my filenames and titles in the format of %title% (dd-mm-yyyy) …

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## [I'm trying to replace album tags with disc titles tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/im-trying-to-replace-album-tags-with-disc-titles-tags/66391)

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**Author:** [@elpirata](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/elpirata)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/im-trying-to-replace-album-tags-with-disc-titles-tags/66391 "2024-11-01T14:05:40Z")

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nothing changes. what am I doing wrong?

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## [Embedded lyrics and which tags to use?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedded-lyrics-and-which-tags-to-use/64698)

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**Author:** [@Casual\_Tea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Casual_Tea)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/embedded-lyrics-and-which-tags-to-use/64698 "2024-11-01T11:51:17Z")

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Over the last couple of weeks I've refined a python script I have used in the past to find all .lrc files in my collection that don't have a corresponding song with the same name (which, prior to mp3tag renaming .lrc fil…

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## [Creating Synced Lyrics with Translations by merging with another field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-synced-lyrics-with-translations-by-merging-with-another-field/66389)

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**Author:** [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-synced-lyrics-with-translations-by-merging-with-another-field/66389 "2024-11-01T08:08:26Z")

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I'd like to shuffle / zip two fields together. Allow me to explain. My music player now supports non timestamped lines in synced lyrics. So this: \[00:00.00\] Agua Water Means both those lines will appear at the times…

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## [MP3Tag zu Dateiname](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-zu-dateiname/66383)

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**Author:** [@M.alsehen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/M.alsehen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-zu-dateiname/66383 "2024-10-31T10:09:33Z")

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Hallo! Vorerst, ich bin ein großer Fan des Tools und benutze es schon lange Zeit und finde die Mühe dahinter grossartig! Ich habe das Forum durchsucht nur leider hab ich keine Lösung gefunden :frowning: Ich habe ein p…

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## [Lost License Key](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-license-key/66386)

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**Author:** [@treycmcl359](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/treycmcl359)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-license-key/66386 "2024-10-31T07:59:52Z")

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I can't seem to find my license key. How can I retrieve it?

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## [Using same configuration schema keys across multiple scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-same-configuration-schema-keys-across-multiple-scripts/66278)

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**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-same-configuration-schema-keys-across-multiple-scripts/66278 "2024-10-31T01:02:53Z")

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This is an issue that took me quite a while to pin down, and longer to consider it a bug, but since the conditions required to trigger it are somewhat random, I'll try to explain by retelling the story of how I came acr…

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## [Any way to set the cover type of all mp3s at once?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-set-the-cover-type-of-all-mp3s-at-once/66372)

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**Author:** [@AllTnoPain](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AllTnoPain)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/any-way-to-set-the-cover-type-of-all-mp3s-at-once/66372 "2024-10-29T23:58:03Z")

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I have downloaded a lot of mp3s and would like the cover art to work properly, they all downloaded with it but in order for it to appear in rekordbox I have to set the cover to be the front cover. The only way I have …

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## [Need format string to get data in front of first //](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-format-string-to-get-data-in-front-of-first/66377)

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**Author:** [@Pigler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pigler)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-format-string-to-get-data-in-front-of-first/66377 "2024-10-29T17:59:35Z")

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I already tried my \*\*\* off. I want a format string that: if there is no " // " just copy everything in the tag "Artist" to "Album Artist" if there is " // " just copy everthing before the first " // " from "Artist…

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## [Sort Sequence in main panel is not alphabetic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-sequence-in-main-panel-is-not-alphabetic/66375)

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**Author:** [@powell](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/powell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-sequence-in-main-panel-is-not-alphabetic/66375 "2024-10-29T14:21:40Z")

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Hi, I opened a directory of tracks which were file named by a number and then descriptive text. I applied a sort by clicking on the filename. This was confirmed by the column having a circumflex added to the title. A…

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## [Advice: Massive Grateful Dead Metadata Project](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/advice-massive-grateful-dead-metadata-project/55998)

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**Author:** [@Temporal\_Dissident](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Temporal_Dissident)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/advice-massive-grateful-dead-metadata-project/55998 "2024-10-29T14:06:21Z")

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MP3TAG Community, Hey now! New member. My first post. I want to outline a massive project I am embarking upon. Background/Context: In their 30+ year career, the Grateful Dead played over 2,300 live concerts. They perm…

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## [Replace specific character in tags and filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-specific-character-in-tags-and-filename/48931)

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**Author:** [@tomy91](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tomy91)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-specific-character-in-tags-and-filename/48931 "2024-10-28T22:05:43Z")

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Hello dear Mp3tag community, I purchased old Pioneer CDJ-200 turntables to practice mixing in my bedroom. It supports MP3 CDs, I burned a few and found out that the players stop with an 8304 error when the filename or a…

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## [Library idrow or id as function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-idrow-or-id-as-function/66370)

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**Author:** [@kliclick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kliclick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-idrow-or-id-as-function/66370 "2024-10-28T14:31:48Z")

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Hi, I've just looked at the "library" option and saw that it is an SQLite database. I think that maybe it could be nice to get a key value from library available as a function (that we can use to tag a file), for example…

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## [Get Album Recognised By Spotify](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-album-recognised-by-spotify/66358)

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**Author:** [@CT04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CT04)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-album-recognised-by-spotify/66358 "2024-10-27T17:26:51Z")

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Hello, I am trying to import some mp3's to Spotify and I added my songs to an album (and put COMPILATION and DISCNUMBER of all songs to '1') via Mp3tag and while it does say on Spotify that the songs belong to an album,…

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## [Setting year field with full incrementing date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-year-field-with-full-incrementing-date/66363)

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**Author:** [@NadCat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NadCat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-year-field-with-full-incrementing-date/66363 "2024-10-27T14:26:16Z")

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I have a program that requires my audio files to have their release date in YYYY-MM-DD format in their year tag in order to sort them. I do not care about the actual dates but I need to set this value for 140 files. Is t…

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## [How to Delete String inside Parens and preceding space](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-delete-string-inside-parens-and-preceding-space/66359)

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**Author:** [@parodytx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/parodytx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-delete-string-inside-parens-and-preceding-space/66359 "2024-10-27T02:39:35Z")

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Sorry new to scripting, could not find in community - I have a number of titles that have a song title followed by a space and a string inside a set of parens (). The string is of differing lengths and content. I would …

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## [How to sort columns doubly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-columns-doubly/66355)

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**Author:** [@Owens](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Owens)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-columns-doubly/66355 "2024-10-26T17:51:31Z")

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I would like to sort columns doubly, example: Short by years and also genres. That i can see by years and not have the genres scattered. Other option would be use the Filter but i would have input year by year manually…

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## [Album Art Not showing in MP3 Tag since upgrade to Win11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-not-showing-in-mp3-tag-since-upgrade-to-win11/66218)

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**Author:** [@ChipUK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ChipUK)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-not-showing-in-mp3-tag-since-upgrade-to-win11/66218 "2024-10-26T17:49:48Z")

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Hi I recently upgraded to a new PC running win 11. I copied all my music files over but in the MP3 Tag app the album art is missing. I have tried to work out why but it's defeated me. What has gone wrong or changed?

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## [Difference between Discogs' timestamp and actual file duration of track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/difference-between-discogs-timestamp-and-actual-file-duration-of-track/64608)

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**Author:** [@eowar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/eowar)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/difference-between-discogs-timestamp-and-actual-file-duration-of-track/64608 "2024-10-26T15:29:55Z")

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Hiya. Is there any way of having a column when getting results of a release to show the difference of seconds (even minutes, if so) between Discogs' data and the actual files we're tagging? Not this release in partic…

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## [Searching some double spaces](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-some-double-spaces/66349)

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**Author:** [@Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thg6276)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-some-double-spaces/66349 "2024-10-25T19:07:19Z")

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Good day, I would like to know how to search the filename which contains some double spaces. Thanks for your help

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