# Metadata mixed up in a screwy way (or it seems screwy to me)

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-mixed-up-in-a-screwy-way-or-it-seems-screwy-to-me/54414
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [September 17, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-mixed-up-in-a-screwy-way-or-it-seems-screwy-to-me/54414 "2021-09-17T23:15:30Z")
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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 18, 2021, 6:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/metadata-mixed-up-in-a-screwy-way-or-it-seems-screwy-to-me/54414/2 "2021-09-18T06:38:52Z")

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If you think that the metadata is the problem, then you should show us some:  
Show us the extended tags dialogue (Alt-T) of a single file.

Then show us that same file as it appears in your player.  
And then tell us where you expected the file to appear or what should be different.

Are you on a Mac?

And:  
See this thread about Roon:

> [@Way to "automate" setting the artist and album from the file name?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/way-to-automate-setting-the-artist-and-album-from-the-file-name/52190):
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> Just started using mp3tag, seems wonderful. My metadata is a mess, and it confuses Roon. So trying to fix it up and make Roon happier. Almost all of my mess is files missing tags. And the tag info is available in the path name. So I've been selecting an album, then typing in the artist and album tags in the left panel based on the directory name. I looked at action etc to see if there is a way to automate this, but I don't spot it. Is it possible? Thanks.

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