### Author:  [@mattydread](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mattydread)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2004, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/1 "2004-09-02T11:10:04Z")
Hi again,
the only other small problem i have is that when trying to rename MP3's files using information retrieved from freedb it comes up with a dialogue box saying files are read only. Then it shuts down with some error message in German.
ANy help greatly appreciated
Cheers
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/2 "2004-09-02T11:29:41Z")
Can you please press [Ctrl+C] on the error message box and post the information here?
Thanks!
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/3 "2004-09-20T14:00:38Z")
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## Mp3tag V.2.24
File "D:\mp3s\Live\Live - Mental Jewelry - 01 - Pain
Lies On The Riverside.mp3" could not be opened for writing.
## Do you want to continue?
## Yes No
Here's a copy of the error message I get. The files aren't in use by any application, nor are they set as read-only... I converted filename-\>tag for fully half my mp3 library before this error started occuring, and there shouldn't be any difference in security flags or anything between the former and latter halves. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/4 "2004-09-20T16:02:46Z")
Please try again with the latest version.
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/5 "2004-09-20T19:23:22Z")
Thanks for responding, Florian! I upgraded to v.2.25 (I only installed the app 3 days ago, I was surprised to see a new version out so fast!) - and now I'm getting a different error.
I highlight a group of mp3s, right-click, Convert, filename -\> tag, click OK, and it says that it's converted, say, 12 of 12 filenames to tags. Except, the tag information doesn't appear under Artist, Title, etc. I've refreshed my view to make sure it wasn't just a question of it not immediately showing the new info, but that doesn't appear to be it. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/6 "2004-09-21T04:13:40Z")
Hi Mierdaan!
It seems that Mp3tag didn't update your column set properly. Could you please post the contents of the file
C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mp3tag\data\columns.ini ?
Thanks!
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/7 "2004-09-21T10:51:02Z")
Sure thing.
[#0]
numeric=0
width=445
name=Filename
value=%\_filename\_ext%
field=%\_filename\_ext%
[#1]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Path
value=%\_folderpath%
field=%\_folderpath%
[#2]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Title
value=%title%
field=%title%
[#3]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Artist
value=%artist%
field=%artist%
[#4]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Album
value=%album%
field=%album%
[#5]
numeric=1
width=150
name=Track
value=%track%
field=%track%
[#6]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Year
value=%year%
field=%year%
[#7]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Genre
value=%genre%
field=%genre%
[#8]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Comment
value=%comment%
field=%comment%
[#9]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Codec
value=%\_codec%
field=%\_codec%
[#10]
numeric=1
width=150
name=Bitrate
value=%\_bitrate% kBit/s
field=%\_bitrate%
[#11]
numeric=1
width=150
name=Frequency
value=%\_samplerate% Hz
field=%\_samplerate%
[#12]
numeric=0
width=150
name=Length
value=%\_length%
field=%\_length%
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/8 "2004-09-21T13:10:39Z")
Mmm, seems okay.
Could it be by chance, that you've applied MP3Gain information to your files and have APEv2 tag reading enabled at Options, Tag, Mpeg?
Regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/9 "2004-09-21T13:32:16Z")
Well, I hadn't heard of MP3Gain till I checked out the Sourcefourge project page, and the option you mentioned isn't set. I really haven't messed with any of the configuration options, since it "just worked" upon initial install. ☹
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/10 "2004-09-21T13:48:01Z")
Could you please try to delete that columns.ini file?
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/11 "2004-09-21T13:57:31Z")
Done, reloaded my library, same behavior as before. Columns.ini didn't recreate, if that's of any interest.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/12 "2004-09-21T15:32:55Z")
Something really weird is happening there.
Could you please send me the file Mp3tagSettings.zip and a screenshot of Mp3tag to my [support address](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/contact.html)?
Thank you!
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/13 "2004-09-21T17:26:09Z")
Okay, thanks for the screenshots - I misunderstood you 
It seems that you're using a wrong formatstring at Filename - Tag. The formatsting have to match the filename and Mp3tag will show a dynamic preview of the tag fields, which will be imported.
Example:
Hope that helps!
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/14 "2004-09-21T19:31:50Z")
Sorry, I'm still not getting it 🙂 In what way is my formatstring wrong? It looks the same as yours, as far as I can tell, and I haven't altered it from the form that converted filename - tag for fully half of my mp3s.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/15 "2004-09-22T10:34:17Z")
Do you get the preview for artist, album, track and title in this case?
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2004, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/16 "2004-09-22T10:59:09Z")
Nope, I don't get the preview. My format string is
%artist - %album% - %track% - %title%
and my filename is
Live - Mental Jewelry - 01 - Pain Lies On The Riverside.mp3
which looks pretty identical to what you have, no?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/17 "2004-09-22T11:49:26Z")
Could you please try it with
_%artist **%** - %album% - %track% - %title%_
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Mierdaan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mierdaan)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/18 "2004-09-22T17:05:02Z")
Sorry, that was my typo here in the forum - I do have the % in the string, in mp3tag.
Here's a copy/pasted version, instead of the one I typed before.
%artist% - %album% - %track% - %title%
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/19 "2004-09-24T05:49:30Z")
Okay, can you please do the following steps:
- open Mp3tag
- select Live's first track
- press [Ctrl+Shift+F5]
- run the converter
- close Mp3tag
After these steps you should find a file called Mp3tagLog.zip in Mp3tag's data directory. Could you please email me this file?
Thanks!
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2nd-minor-problem/1263/20 "2026-02-09T12:19:14Z")