# High Data Usage by Mp3tag

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 8, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426 "2017-10-08T06:06:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![9944990](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/9/dfb087/32.png) [@9944990](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/9944990)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426/1 "2017-10-08T06:06:25Z")

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I just noticed that MP3tag is using my data around 20GB in 30 days. Is MP3tag uploading all my Mp3s which I edit somewhere ?

If not why MP3tag should use that much data ?

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/5/58dd96e55bea93d38034fcee261342be866f21c1.png)

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**Author:** ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426/2 "2017-10-08T07:22:03Z")

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> [@Kohistani A](#):
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> I just noticed that MP3tag is using my data around 20GB in 30 days. Is MP3tag uploading all my Mp3s which I edit somewhere ?
> 
> If not why MP3tag should use that much data ?

(Sure we all got a copy of your files 😃 - No, just kidding!)

Where are your media files located? Somewhere in the local network?  
"Ethernet" is internet traffic but local (LAN) traffic too.

I guess you did edit about 20 GB Files with mp3tag from another device in local network,  
another computer or nas.

regards  
Peter

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**Author:** ![9944990](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/9/dfb087/32.png) [@9944990](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/9944990)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 7:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426/3 "2017-10-08T07:59:23Z")

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> [@MP3Freak\_Peter](#):
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> (Sure we all got a copy of your files 😃 - No, just kidding!)
> 
> Where are your media files located? Somewhere in the local network?  
> "Ethernet" is internet traffic but local (LAN) traffic too.
> 
> I guess you did edit about 20 GB Files with mp3tag from another device in local network,  
> another computer or nas.
> 
> regards  
> Peter

( Where should i send my DMCA Notice ? 🙂 )

Yes the files are stored in a network share. I didn't know Windows 10 includes LAN traffic in Data Usage.

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**Author:** ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426/4 "2017-10-08T13:28:48Z")

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> [@Kohistani A](#):
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> ( Where should i send my DMCA Notice ? 🙂 )
> 
> Yes the files are stored in a network share. I didn't know Windows 10 includes LAN traffic in Data Usage.

Windows can't know where LAN (maybe complex one with different SubNet's) end's up and internet begins.  
It's up to your network - at home normaly just an simple internet router - to route to the internet if destination is outside your LAN.  
For Windows it's all the same, goes out/comes in over your Ethernet Card.

Btw. if you would still use an simple 56k Modem, you would have an statistics for internet (DFÜ) 😛 ,  
same if you would use an VPN, maybe to connect to your office.

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**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, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/high-data-usage-by-mp3tag/19426/5 "2026-02-09T12:27:02Z")

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