# Coversearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 2, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143 "2016-08-02T11:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Recatol)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/1 "2016-08-02T11:44:37Z")
Hi, I'm appreciating mp3 tag as very useful tool. One question: How can I change the search for a cover from "album" to "artist"? ---
**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:** [August 3, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/2 "2016-08-03T02:51:54Z")
As you do not tell us which script you use, it is very hard to tell. Some scripts allow to modify the search string in a dialogue box - which can try. ---
**Author:** ![Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Recatol)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/3 "2016-08-03T10:50:13Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > As you do not tell us which script you use, it is very hard to tell. > Some scripts allow to modify the search string in a dialogue box - which can try. ---
**Author:** ![Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Recatol)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/4 "2016-08-03T10:52:14Z")
sorry - bin nicht so tief in der Sache. Was ist gemeint mit script? Ich benutze mp3 tag 2.78 und habe in "data - sources- "album" in "artist" geändert. Hatte aber keinen Erfolg. Irgendwann vor ein paar Jahren habe ich das schon mal so hinbekommen. Gibt es sonst eine Einstellung? ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/5 "2016-08-03T14:09:09Z")
Du hast also ein Script bearbeitet und die Zeile [SearchBy]=%album% in [SearchBy]=%artist% geändert? ---
**Author:** ![Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Recatol)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/6 "2016-08-04T09:47:55Z")
> [@poster](#): > > Du hast also ein Script bearbeitet und die Zeile > [SearchBy]=%album% > in > [SearchBy]=%artist% > geändert? Exakt, und zwar in der Programmdatei unter data\sources\ und dann die Datei Coverart#Amazon.de.scr ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/7 "2016-08-04T10:18:39Z")
> [@Recatol](#): > > Exakt, und zwar in der Programmdatei unter data\sources\ und dann die Datei Coverart#Amazon.de.scr Oops. We changed the language from English to German in the international foum in the same thread. I carry on in English. This should work and it works here. But if changing this why don't you change it to "%artist% %album% which will will deliver a much shorter list to select. Are you sure that you seleted the right folder? You only mention part of the path which should be %appdata%\Mp3Tag\data\sources or C:\Users\Your Username\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources Maybe you changes the src-file in a backup-folder. ---
**Author:** ![Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Recatol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Recatol)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/8 "2016-08-05T14:04:24Z")
> [@poster](#): > > Oops. > We changed the language from English to German in the international foum in the same thread. > I carry on in English. > > This should work and it works here. > But if changing this why don't you change it to "%artist% %album% which will will deliver a much shorter list to select. > > Are you sure that you seleted the right folder? You only mention part of the path which should be > %appdata%\Mp3Tag\data\sources > or > C:\Users\Your Username\AppData\Roaming\Mp3tag\data\sources > > Maybe you changes the src-file in a backup-folder. You are absolutely right!!!I've changed the setting in a backup file, was war under "programs". Now I've found the appdata file, which was up to now hidden. After releasing it, I changed the setting - and it works now!!! Thank you very much for your immediat help! ---
**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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/coversearch/18143/9 "2026-02-09T12:26:21Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC