# How to restore missing MEGADATA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 16, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513 "2025-05-16T14:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/21 "2025-05-18T08:02:34Z")
> [@toovia](#): > > I have tried all suggestions and nothing is "working." That is strange as they work over here. If you do not see in the extended tags dialogue a field called DATE then it is not stored in the file(s). What would still be of interest: a screenshot form the column definition dialogue. E.g. for Year it may look like this: ![grafik](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/4/3/43b439a380979cd9bab23f78241a5e1745fb5e44.png) ---
**Author:** ![toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/toovia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/22 "2025-05-18T09:13:30Z")
1- columns screenshot [[bilvavi.net/images/columns.jpg](https://bilvavi.net/images/columns.jpg)]([[bilvavi.net/images/columns.jpg](http://bilvavi.net/images/columns.jpg)]([https://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-פסח](https://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97) 055.jpg)) ![columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/1/4/141f3fd7c3e49e324206382e0f0ad99fc02f23d5.jpeg) 2-screenshot METADATA-055 פסח [[bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-פסח](http://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97) 055.jpg]([https://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-פסח](https://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97) 055.jpg) 3- screenshot tag file list [[bilvavi.net/images/tag-file](http://bilvavi.net/images/tag-file) list- פסח 055.jpg]([https://bilvavi.net/images/tag-file](https://bilvavi.net/images/tag-file) list- פסח 055.jpg) \*Please note that in the METADATA there are columns that do NOT appear in the Tag-file list What I am trying to do is to have the missing METADATA appear in the tag-file list ---
**Author:** ![toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/toovia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/23 "2025-05-18T09:17:17Z")
SORRY----|here are the correct links-- 2- [https://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-פסח%20055.jpg](https://bilvavi.net/images/METADATA-%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97%20055.jpg) ![METADATA-___ 055](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/b/7/b70f6ae7f0229ee9e9f44555fb3afb36fd8e6797.jpeg) 3- [https://bilvavi.net/images/tag-file%20list-%20פסח%20055.jpg](https://bilvavi.net/images/tag-file%20list-%20%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%97%20055.jpg) ![tag-file list- ___ 055](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/optimized/3X/3/f/3f140ead26ed2d82e81320edcf47b641d1bc7cc7_2_690x29.jpeg) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/24 "2025-05-18T09:20:25Z")
> [@toovia](#): > > What I am trying to do is to have the missing METADATA appear in the tag-file list So add a new column as described in > **[Customization – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/)** > > This section provides details on the customization of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. for e.g. DATE set a decent Label Value: %date% Field: %date% Repeat that correspondingly for all the other fields that you want to see in the file list. On a side note: the correct data format for DATE would be a 4-digit-number like `0401` for the date that you have as `04-01-2020` So, no hyphens and no year in that field. If you want to have a field that uses such a format, try RELEASETIME. You find more about fields in the documentation > **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/)** > > Overview of all available tag fields, their names in Mp3tag, and how they are mapped to the internal structures of the different tag formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. ---
**Author:** ![toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/toovia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/25 "2025-05-18T10:46:52Z")
THIS WORKS- ALL "MISSING COLUMNS" RE-APPEARED USING THIS CODE %title% %title% ---
**Author:** ![toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@toovia](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/toovia)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/26 "2025-05-18T10:54:34Z")
regarding the date- you are correct- they are not formatted properly ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-restore-missing-megadata/68513/27 "2025-06-17T10:55:24Z")
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