# iTunes can change mp3 tags but mp3tag cannot

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-can-change-mp3-tags-but-mp3tag-cannot/12889
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 1, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-can-change-mp3-tags-but-mp3tag-cannot/12889 "2012-01-01T23:54:23Z")
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### Author: ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-can-change-mp3-tags-but-mp3tag-cannot/12889/2 "2012-01-02T00:13:46Z")

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Make sure your tag type has not got APE tags in them. And run with tag type ID3v.2.3.

Follow this [post](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12874/2).

It should solve your problem. Do this before you try tagging your files. Let me know how you get on.

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