# Lost Album Art

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 9, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377 "2014-01-09T22:14:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![WeAreWolves](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ecd19e/32.png) [@WeAreWolves](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WeAreWolves)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377/1 "2014-01-09T22:14:23Z")

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I recently transferred all my music from one PC to another and the  
Album artwork has disappeared from my mp3 icons. The artwork  
Still shows in VLC player when I play it, and mp3 tag adds artwork ok  
In player but not to icons. Any ideas ?  
Windows 8. MP3 tag ver 2.58

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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:** [January 10, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377/2 "2014-01-10T09:07:47Z")

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So, if VLC, MP3tag and WMP still show the albumart then it is not lost, right?

Check n the Windows Explorer the display settings for your music folders: show at least medium sized icons. Also untick in folder options "always show symbols"

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**Author:** ![WeAreWolves](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ecd19e/32.png) [@WeAreWolves](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WeAreWolves)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 10:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377/3 "2014-01-10T10:25:20Z")

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I recently transferred all my music from one PC to another and the  
Album artwork has disappeared from my mp3 icons. The artwork  
Still shows in VLC player when I play it, and mp3 tag adds artwork ok  
In player but not to icons. Any ideas ?

Windows 8. MP3 tag ver 2.58

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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 10, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377/4 "2014-01-10T12:21:35Z")

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> [@WeAreWolves](#):
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> I recently transferred all my music from one PC to another and the  
> Album artwork has disappeared from my mp3 icons. The artwork  
> Still shows in VLC player when I play it, and mp3 tag adds artwork ok  
> In player but not to icons. Any ideas ?  
> Windows 8. MP3 tag ver 2.58

When this is the case I check:

1. Tags are using tag type v2.3, not 2.4. Tags including artwork will not show in windows explorer.
2. Then try scanning them with [http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/](http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/).

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-album-art/15377/5 "2026-02-09T12:24:51Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC