# Album covers flat out dont work
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 21, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987 "2022-01-21T23:01:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987/1 "2022-01-21T23:01:37Z")
I tried to put on a cover but it didnt work please for godsake help me i cant put a cover on a mp3 file it says it cant write the file
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987/2 "2022-01-21T23:04:53Z")
Probably something wrong with the file. Have you checked it for integrity?
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### Author:  [@ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ALBUMCOVERSDONTWORK)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987/3 "2022-01-21T23:05:23Z")
I guess it can be the fact i put the rest of the info on audacity
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987/4 "2022-01-22T01:35:17Z")
I use audacity to rip vinyl and include basic data. Then I edit the balance in mp3tag. I’ve never had any issues adding album art.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2022, 8:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987/5 "2022-01-22T08:37:36Z")
Or could it be that this is the cause:
> [@Mp3s wont play after using mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3s-wont-play-after-using-mp3tag/55283):
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> So I'm using MP3Tag to reorganize some of my Local Files on Spotify, but after I edit the MP3s they are no longer playable and don't show up in the local files section. After editing, the Tag becomes "ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3) but I have no idea what this means xD. Whenever I try to play the MP3 it opens into Groove Music and gives me the error "This file isn’t playable. That might be because the file type is unsupported, the file extension is incorrect, or the file is corrupt." and is no longer …
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-covers-flat-out-dont-work/55987/6 "2026-02-09T12:29:38Z")