After installing an upgrade some time ago I lost all my user-defined genres for classical music (ap. 150). Now I can't even choose between different genres. The drop-down menue does not work nor can I enter new genres on the Tag-Panel option like I used to do. Has anybody an idea what has gone wrong…

You would have to untick "Prefer values..."

See here: [image] Add custom user-defined Genres Howto Add and Edit user-defined Genres via Custom List Values Every field on the Tag Panel can have custom values added to its drop-down list. These can be customized via Options → Tag Panel and the Genre field i…

Thanks for your help. I can now enter new GENRES (I remember having done this in a different much easier way before: I think I could choose directly under Tap-Panel something like adding a new Genre) however I still have no drop down menu in the GENRE field.

Then please show us the settings for that field in the tag panel that you find if you click on "Manage..." in the field definition dialogue.

[IMG_20230718_105301] Does that help?

[image] petziman: Does that help? Yes. If you are interested " How to use screenshots to exemplify the issue " From the Genre documentation : Show only user-defined genres If enabled, the drop-down list of the Genre field on the Tag Panel only shows user-defined genres after a restart of Mp3t…

THANK YOU! Now the drop down menu works again. Is there no easier way to add GENRES? It used to be so simple.

I doubt that there was a simpler way. Or you could create a list in a text file and load that contents into the "Manage" dialogue. I wonder where your old definitions have gone. Usually, the settings get migrated. Have you changed the installation method so that the old settings could not be rem…

I think all the mess started when I updated once the 32-bit instead of the 64-bit Version by mistake. I think I can live with the solution you showed me - thanks again for your fast help - I have just donated 10 bucks. Yours, sincerely Peter

GENRE Lost all my user-defined genres

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ohrenkino July 18, 2023, 8:22am 2

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