# Installing / updating to 64 bit version of mp3tag
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 7, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135 "2022-08-07T16:57:20Z")
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### Author:  [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135/1 "2022-08-07T16:57:20Z")
Hello -- is it advised to uninstall the 32 bit version before installing the 64 bit vesion?
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135/2 "2022-08-07T17:22:08Z")
It is recommended. See the original post here regarding moving from 32 to 64-bit.
> [@Notes on the 64-bit version of Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/notes-on-the-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/57250):
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> I've released a [64-bit version of Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) a few days ago and received a few questions about differences between the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version. To make it short, there should not be any noticeable differences except for two things: The 64-bit version uses 64-bits to address memory and is no longer limited to 2 GB per application. While the [Library](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/library) feature of Mp3tag is already a very viable solution for large libraries, loosening the memory restriction is one of the key benefits of …
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### Author:  [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135/3 "2022-08-07T17:40:36Z")
thanks for the info ---- what impact might I have without TAK support?
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135/4 "2022-08-07T17:41:46Z")
TAK support with 64-bit has already been added. But if you don’t use TAK files, it is irrelevant. I’ve updated the link above to show the newer details.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installing-updating-to-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/58135/5 "2026-01-15T08:13:40Z")
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