# How to fix ERROR: MP3 header parse error

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 18, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511 "2022-09-18T20:20:25Z")
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### Author: ![Slama](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Slama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slama)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511/1 "2022-09-18T20:20:25Z")

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I have 7 files displaying ERROR: MP3 header parse error and 3 files that show nothing other than file name. All files will play in VLC but they are not even visible in Davinci Resolve. I suspect error/missing meta-data is the problem.

Is there any way to fix this, so that I can use these MP3 files.

![MP3 error](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f7d9aa55b4b223e5a2f8a9175bdcebe205c9c34f.jpeg)

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### 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: [September 18, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511/2 "2022-09-18T20:22:34Z")

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> [@Slama](#):
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> I suspect error/missing meta-data is the problem.

No, I suspect corrupt files.  
See here:

> [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633):
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> It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong bitrate or length audible blips or skips tags seem to be sticky and cannot be removed There are some really good tools to check the files for errors, namely MP3 Diags — identifies many different issues in MP3 files Website: [http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net) Download: [MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/010_getting_the_program.html#binWindows) If the font size in MP3 Diags is …

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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: [October 18, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-fix-error-mp3-header-parse-error/58511/3 "2022-10-18T20:23:08Z")

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