# Can't change artwork image of a CD **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 11, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531 "2013-03-11T22:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FranciscoC)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/1 "2013-03-11T22:35:02Z")
Hi, One of my Eminem CDs didn't donwload any art work when I ripped it onto my laptop and into Itunes so I put the artwork image on MP3 tag and it won't work? Been a day and it still doesn't show. Anyone know why? ---
**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:** [March 12, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/2 "2013-03-12T05:43:33Z")
> [@MP3NooB](#): > > ...Been a day and it still doesn't show. Which program does not show the artwork? You mention a laptop, iTunes and Mp3tag. ---
**Author:** ![FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FranciscoC)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/3 "2013-03-12T11:11:30Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > Which program does not show the artwork? You mention a laptop, iTunes and Mp3tag. It's Itunes on a laptop. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/4 "2013-03-12T17:42:17Z")
> [@MP3NooB](#): > > It's Itunes on a laptop. If mp3tag shows the cover but itunes doesn't it looks a lot like an itunes problem, right? Delete the tracks from the itunes library and add them again. itunes only updates the track information if you either add the track again or play it. There is no update function that parses folders regularly on its own. ---
**Author:** ![FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FranciscoC)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/5 "2013-03-13T15:38:06Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > If mp3tag shows the cover but itunes doesn't it looks a lot like an itunes problem, right? > Delete the tracks from the itunes library and add them again. > itunes only updates the track information if you either add the track again or play it. There is no update function that parses folders regularly on its own. I think Itunes may have a block on changing CD cover pictures or something as I tried it on another CD and again no image showed up but when I change the artwork for a CD I downloaded it changes straight away. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/6 "2013-03-13T15:44:57Z")
> [@MP3NooB](#): > > I think Itunes may have a block on changing CD cover pictures or something as I tried it on another CD and again no image showed up but when I change the artwork for a CD I downloaded it changes straight away. Well, if you think so ... Have you tried my advice? Actually: if you download a CD from somewhere, the process of downloading also updates the database. If you first modify the tags in files and then include them in the iTunes database then iTunes will show the cover that it finds in the files. ---
**Author:** ![FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FranciscoC](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FranciscoC)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/7 "2013-03-13T15:58:03Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > Well, if you think so ... Have you tried my advice? > > Actually: if you download a CD from somewhere, the process of downloading also updates the database. > If you first modify the tags in files and then include them in the iTunes database then iTunes will show the cover that it finds in the files. Nevermind I tried your method and it worked, thanks for the help buddy. ---
**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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-change-artwork-image-of-a-cd/14531/8 "2026-02-09T12:24:23Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC