# M4A tag missing between MP3TAG and iTunes **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tag-missing-between-mp3tag-and-itunes/71325 **Category:** Support **Created:** [May 22, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tag-missing-between-mp3tag-and-itunes/71325 "2026-05-22T04:09:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### 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: [May 22, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tag-missing-between-mp3tag-and-itunes/71325/3 "2026-05-22T08:48:05Z")
> [@deeperroots](#): > > After tagging an M4A file with an Album name in MP3TAG v3.34 it does not persist when viewing in iTunes. iTunes lives in its' own world. The metadata is only read from a file once when it is first added to the library. This becomes part of the iTunes database and is where the program looks for this data. External changes to the metadata afterwards will not immediately be recognized. There are ways to force changes to be updated in the iTunes database. See this article for some suggestions. > [@Force iTunes To Update Track Info After Using MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/force-itunes-to-update-track-info-after-using-mp3tag/58778): > > For those with IOS devices or are simply using iTunes as your primary music manager, you will find that mp3tag is far more flexible and powerful than the built-in Get Info editor. However any changes made outside of iTunes will not automatically be reflected into any music files that have already been loaded. There are two ways to get these changes to be reflected into iTunes. Open the Get Info panel for each track. This will force iTunes to grab the latest metadata info and overwrite whatev… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-tag-missing-between-mp3tag-and-itunes/71325)._