# adding new files to directory

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-new-files-to-directory/15727>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 9, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-new-files-to-directory/15727 "2014-05-09T10:48:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![firstken](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@firstken](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firstken)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-new-files-to-directory/15727/1 "2014-05-09T10:48:01Z")

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I add a new file to my music directory, over 750 files but the new files are not showing up in Mp3Tag.  
The files are there. I can access them and play them in Windows 7. Cannot edit the tags however.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-new-files-to-directory/15727/2 "2014-05-09T17:48:14Z")

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What kind of files are they? Do they have tags?  
WAV files do not have tags.  
MP3tag does not update the list if you add files with a running MP3tag. You have to refresh the list e.g. with F5.  
Did you set a filter that hinders MP3tag to show the files?

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-new-files-to-directory/15727/3 "2014-05-10T07:03:04Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> WAV files do not have tags.

They can have but are not supported by Mp3tag.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-new-files-to-directory/15727/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:02Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC