# Change the title

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-title/56783>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 24, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-title/56783 "2022-03-24T06:55:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Priska](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@Priska](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Priska)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-title/56783/1 "2022-03-24T06:55:40Z")

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I have been using your software for years and am very happy with it. Now I have a single file whose title I can't change at all. The file is not write-protected. I try alt+2 manually, with action, copy the file and try the copy - nothing worked. The existing title is retained and cannot be overwritten. Any idea what else may work? Thanks

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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:** [March 24, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-title/56783/2 "2022-03-24T07:20:38Z")

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How do you see that

> [@Priska](#):
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> The existing title is retained and cannot be overwritten

In MP3tag?  
Then check File\>Options\>Tags\>Mpeg which tag versions you read, write an delete and also check which tag versions are in the file.  
It could be that the file has (empty) APE tags, you read them - but you don't update them.

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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, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-the-title/56783/3 "2026-02-09T12:29:43Z")

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