# Changing Tags Permanently **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-tags-permanently/54111 **Category:** Support **Created:** [August 18, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-tags-permanently/54111 "2021-08-18T20:16:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover) #### Post date: [August 18, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-tags-permanently/54111/2 "2021-08-18T21:56:20Z")
You can't copy files "in a certain order". The files are always sorted at the target by either a) the filename or b) the filedate or c) the filesize or d) the file extension/file type If you want that your files will be played from your usb stick in a certain order, you have to find out what your playing software except as "sort order attribute". Does it needs the filename to be named for example like 01 - artist - title.mp3 02 - artist - tilte.mp3 03 - artist - title.mp3 Or does it play the songs alphabetically like ABBA - title 1.mp3 COMMODORES - title 2.mp3 or does the player read the embedded ID3 tags inside your songs? If yes, by which tag are they sorted? By ARTIST? By TITLE? By ALBUM? --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-tags-permanently/54111)._