# Extra characters in columns if library is activated
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277
**Category:** Fixed Bugs
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [December 3, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277 "2022-12-03T13:54:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/1 "2022-12-03T13:54:17Z")
I'm using the latest development build and found that in the columns like filename, title, composer etc appear extra characters where there should be empty space. If I deactivate the library feature then everything is ok and the extra charaters dissapear. Using the library again makes the extra charaters appear again. Library cleaning also seemed not to help.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/2 "2022-12-03T13:58:32Z")
Could you show us a screendump of each state?
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### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/3 "2022-12-03T14:00:13Z")
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### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/4 "2022-12-03T14:02:24Z")
now without library
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/5 "2022-12-03T14:06:04Z")
I just checked with my 3.18d and that does not show any extra characters in either state of the library.
I have a standard installation on W10.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/6 "2022-12-03T14:14:51Z")
> [@yorickausyps](#):
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> now without library
If you enlarge the left side Tag panel - so we can see the complete Directory field entry - how does it show the complete path there?
Once with enabled library and once with disabled library?
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### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/7 "2022-12-03T14:23:47Z")
Even after deleting the database file mp3tag.db3 and rebuilding it the problem still exists:
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/8 "2022-12-03T14:49:21Z")
Honestly, I haven't got the foggiest what could cause this.
A messed up cfg file?
A strange column definition?
If you have anything else than switching on an off the library to reproduce the phenomenon, please tell us. Because right now I simply cannot reproduce it.
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### Author:  [@johnemc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnemc)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/9 "2022-12-03T15:02:39Z")
I have the same issue after installing the latest development build, 3.18d.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/10 "2022-12-03T15:16:16Z")
> [@yorickausyps](#):
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> and rebuilding it the problem still exists:
The filename of your song #9 `"09 Dust.mp3o3"` seems to suffer from this extra characters too. Strange thing.
What exactly do you use as definition for your column "Kurz-Pfad"? (Right-Click on column header, "Customize Columns", Value and Field definition?)
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/11 "2022-12-03T15:22:12Z")
I see it now - for some of my songs, not all - too:
I just have loaded some songs with an existing, previously builded libary. Many songs appear correct. Some of them have this extra characters.
If I scroll through the list with extra characters (pressing KeyUp), they disappear for every "touched" song for the TITLE or ALBUM, but not for the Filename.
The extra characters seems to be random:
My definition for the Filename column:
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### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/12 "2022-12-03T16:03:21Z")
After "repairing" some columns by scrolling through the list with page-up or down you may press f5 to reload the screen and you will have the unwanted extra characters back.
Here is another example
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### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/13 "2022-12-03T17:10:34Z")
The problem seems to be in the library generating process. If I throw the library away and go back to v3.18 the problem goes away also.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/14 "2022-12-03T17:40:31Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Because right now I simply cannot reproduce it.
Now I saw it also. Sorry for the disbelief earlier.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/15 "2022-12-03T19:32:48Z")
Many thanks for reporting!
I've just released [Mp3tag v3.18e](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) which should fix the issue. Please let me know, if it works for you with the library enabled.
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### Author:  [@johnemc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnemc)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/16 "2022-12-03T21:17:49Z")
It's now displaying correctly for me with 64-bit. Thank you!
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/17 "2022-12-03T22:14:51Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> Please let me know, if it works for you with the library enabled.
Not instantly. I had to delete my library `mp3tag.db3` to get rid of this extra characters.
Maybe a cleanup would do it too? It could be that only users of 3.18d are affected?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/18 "2022-12-04T08:50:42Z")
The issue was related to handling the values _after_ they were read from the database.
So deleting the library should not make any difference — once the extra characters would have been stored in the library, you'd also see them in the actual metadata of your files (and they wouldn't vanish if you delete the library).
Do you still have the `mp3tag.db3` which shows this?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/19 "2022-12-04T09:54:13Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> Do you still have the `mp3tag.db3` which shows this?
No, unfortunately I did not save it away.
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### Author:  [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extra-characters-in-columns-if-library-is-activated/59277/20 "2022-12-04T10:21:48Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> So deleting the library should not make any difference — once the extra characters would have been stored in the library, you'd also see them in the actual metadata of your files (and they wouldn't vanish if you delete the library).
I had not written any of the corrupted metadata to my mp3-files, because I was only browsing for songs (composed by the late Christine McVie) to generate a playlist. Therefore going back to a previous version AND removing the database file plus regenerating it from scratch did remove the extra characters also.
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