# convert filename - tag error
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 30, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116 "2004-06-30T05:14:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@gonen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gonen)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/1 "2004-06-30T05:14:38Z")
I want to create tag from filename.
after right-click, convert filename-tag
I get an error :
file could not be opened for writing.
the file is not read-only
any idea ?
thanks
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/2 "2004-06-30T06:31:09Z")
Your formatstring does not match the filename.
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@gonen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gonen)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/3 "2004-07-01T07:46:58Z")
Can't be a better answer !!!!
thanks
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### Author:  [@neilwilkes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/neilwilkes)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/4 "2018-12-01T12:55:29Z")
Confirmed here too.
I get exactly the same with WAV files, even ripped from CD with EAC which is usually fine.
Thesame folder tags okay if I turn the WAV into FLAC first though.
It cannot be a string, as this always used to work just fine
EDIT.
This is all from right-clicking the folder with the WAV files, and opening the complete album in MP3tag.
I select all files, and edit the tags - error. The file could not be opened.
Convert to FLAC leaving everythiung else exactly the same = no problem.
version 2.91 november 30th 2018
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/5 "2018-12-01T16:18:45Z")
see e.g. here:
> [@\[X\] .wav cannot be opened for writing replicable bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-wav-cannot-be-opened-for-writing-replicable-bug/18630):
>
> Here is an old piece of software that is irrelevant by itself, but it is useful to replicate an Mp3tag bug. So basically if you use this old software to convert any FLAC file to WAV file, the resulting WAV file cannot be edited by Mp3tag. Can you replicate this Florian, can it be of help to diagnose why the resulting .wav file cannot be edited by Mp3tag? It's a problem I'm having on my system. Here's the converter that creates a .wav file that causes this problem: [www.c627627.com](http://www.c627627.com)\setup.exe
(which links to further threads)
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### Author:  [@neilwilkes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/neilwilkes)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/7 "2018-12-03T09:26:58Z")
That's not the package that was used.
I used EAC and the referred thread says nothing about this.
The WAV files written by EAC are not truncated - they are verified by accurate rip and are exact copies of what is on the CD - IE RedBook Audio, 16-bit 44.1kHz.
We should be able to tag these - but it is not even just tagging!
I cannot even rename the file in MP3tag - I get the same error (cannot be opened for writing)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/8 "2018-12-03T09:30:21Z")
This looks to me like some other program accessing the file at the same time and blocks access for MP3tag.
You would have to check which program that might be.
I know that WMP is rather nosy and likes to block files but the same may apply to other players or rippers or indexers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-tag-error/1116/9 "2026-02-09T12:19:13Z")