# \[Idea\] Ignore Errors, bulk skip un-editable files **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idea-ignore-errors-bulk-skip-un-editable-files/60188 **Category:** General Discussion **Created:** [February 24, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idea-ignore-errors-bulk-skip-un-editable-files/60188 "2023-02-24T13:02:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 10
### Author: ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG) #### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idea-ignore-errors-bulk-skip-un-editable-files/60188/10 "2023-02-24T14:48:02Z")
> [@Youzer](#): > > I work with 20,000+ files, I don't have time to check and fix each one. But this shouldn't be the job for a program designed to edit metadata tags for files. I'm sure the backlash would be much stronger if the opposite were the case, and files that were not updated were just skipped as you are requesting. Imagine the frustration assuming all changes were savedas expected, but they actually weren't? Where would you begin to go back and find those files to start again? > [@Youzer](#): > > and they mostly .wav, not .mp3 Regardless of the format, if a file is corrupt for any reason, it should be repaired before any metadata changes are attempted. This is not a task for mp3tag. > [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633/4): > > How to repair files identified as corrupted? If the file in question is a MP3 file which is reported as corrupted or where the MP3 header cannot be read, chances are it is an MP4 file with a \*.mp3 file extension. This often happens if online services, e.g., to download files from YouTube are involved. Changing the file extension to \*.mp4 might solve the problem. If the problematic file is a WAV or AIF file, re-saving the file with an audio-editing program like Audacity might repair the files. … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idea-ignore-errors-bulk-skip-un-editable-files/60188)._