# corrupted mp3 files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-mp3-files/4036
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 10, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-mp3-files/4036 "2006-11-10T05:39:00Z")
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### Author: ![waycoolJR](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@waycoolJR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/waycoolJR)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/corrupted-mp3-files/4036/1 "2006-11-10T05:39:00Z")

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I have been using Mp3tag for quite some time without any trouble. Recently I was retagging a group of files. Later when trying to play the files that had been re-tagged I discovered that most of them were corrupt and would not play. All of the meta-information will not display for the damaged files in windows explorer. The files are stored on my hard drive and I have scanned the drive to make sure it is not a problem with that and it checks out fine.

I have read that if the first few lines of the file are damaged the mp3 won't play. Is there any way to fix this?

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