# Cannot edit mp3 tag information

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-edit-mp3-tag-information/5149
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 15, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-edit-mp3-tag-information/5149 "2007-07-15T17:20:10Z")
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### Author: ![mostinuk](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mostinuk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mostinuk)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-edit-mp3-tag-information/5149/1 "2007-07-15T17:20:10Z")

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I'm at a loss. If I use mp3tag, I can see all the mp3 tag information, title, track album etc, but when I using windows explorer, I cannot see any of the information, only the filenames, this is also the case in media centre, winamp, media player.

This is only happening on certain mp3's. I have tried copying them to another folder, but still the same. I have full access to the files, and they are not read only.

Has anyone had this, and how can I sort the problem out.

Thanks in advance

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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: [July 23, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-edit-mp3-tag-information/5149/2 "2007-07-23T17:31:24Z")

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It's possible that your files contain APEv2 tags instead of ID3v2 tags. Please follow these steps

1. enable reading and writing of APEv2 and ID3v2.3 at Options \> Tags \> Mpeg
2. save the tags of the files again
3. enable removing of APEv2 only at Options \> Tags \> Mpeg
4. remove the APEv2 tag by pressing ![:mt_delete:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/f8cb09f7d5897904a6009038a284a45dd782a67f.png ":mt\_delete:")

Hope that helps!

Kind regards,  
Florian