# Issue with the comment field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 7, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115 "2014-09-07T16:10:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![laurent.pialoux](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@laurent.pialoux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/laurent.pialoux)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115/1 "2014-09-07T16:10:49Z")

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Hello,  
I am a "brand new user" of this software.  
I want to change the value of "comment".  
I know how to do it in MP3Tag (2.63).  
I can check the change is ok when opening WINAMP.  
But not when using Windows Files : the field "comment" is empty. The new value is not "readable".  
Any clue ?  
Thanks in advance.

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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 7, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115/2 "2014-09-07T16:23:19Z")

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Could you check one these files with mp3val (-\>google to find a source).  
Sometimes Windows gets a hickup with tags.

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**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115/3 "2014-09-07T16:27:22Z")

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> [@loux62](#):
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> ... I want to change the value of "comment".  
> I know how to do it in MP3Tag (2.63). I can check the change is ok when opening WINAMP.  
> But not when using Windows Files : the field "comment" is empty. The new value is not "readable". Any clue ? Thanks in advance.

Hello "brand new user", ...  
assuming you work with mp3 files, ...  
then set Mp3tag to read and write the tagtype ID3v2.3 UTF-16, which promises best compatibility today.  
Set the tagtype APE completely disabled.  
See dialog "Mp3tag/Tools/Options/Mpeg"  
 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4b02a330d1a1a1bc341aef55f5517c6069c06b38.png)

DD.20140907.2037.CEST

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4b02a330d1a1a1bc341aef55f5517c6069c06b38.png)

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**Author:** ![laurent.pialoux](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@laurent.pialoux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/laurent.pialoux)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115/4 "2014-10-12T15:42:59Z")

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Hello,  
I made the changes.  
The comment field remains not changed when viewed through WINDOWS File and after being changed with MP3TAG.  
I give up.  
No more time to waste.  
Many thanks for your help.  
bye

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-the-comment-field/16115/5 "2026-02-09T12:25:15Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC