# After using MP3TAG, Windows loses details for FLAC files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-using-mp3tag-windows-loses-details-for-flac-files/70241
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 27, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-using-mp3tag-windows-loses-details-for-flac-files/70241 "2025-11-27T01:42:52Z")
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### Author: ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/after-using-mp3tag-windows-loses-details-for-flac-files/70241/2 "2025-11-27T04:50:15Z")

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> [@JimH49](#):
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> After I updated 1 of the files with MP3TAG, all that information disappeared and the properties sub-function could no longer update the details.

What fields did you update? Did that include large album artwork by chance?

> [@No metadata in flac files after cover has been added](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-metadata-in-flac-files-after-cover-has-been-added/69418/5):
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> That SOLVED my problem immediately!! I reduced the .jpg file size below 4MB and the tag data was still intact in Windows after the album cover was written into the file. I am very thankful to you for that suggestion, I have been using MP3Tag for so many years and never had any issues at all and then this has been perplexing me for 2 days!star_struck

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