# Missing Tags in some MP3 files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tags-in-some-mp3-files/46170
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 17, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tags-in-some-mp3-files/46170 "2019-08-17T10:05:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![DrFix](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DrFix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DrFix)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tags-in-some-mp3-files/46170/1 "2019-08-17T10:05:01Z")

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Some mp3 files that I open in MP3Tag do not show tags for length (duration) nor bitrate.  
This information is available in Windows File Explorer, right click the mp3 and choose properties.  
This information is available when listening to the song in WinAmp, right click the mp3 and choose View File Info.

Some screenshots to illustrate ...

MP3Tag

 ![MP3TagInfo](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c99d6141c0613980bc07e30ce9f4b19ab836123e.png)

Windows File Explorer  
 ![WinExplorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9c7106c57d95b2150df6203ce2cfcbf20d368b50.png)

WinAmp  
 ![WinAmp](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3ccbb2d87f2fe60ebde44394ea9e7840bfd52df.png)

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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: [August 17, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tags-in-some-mp3-files/46170/2 "2019-08-17T11:09:38Z")

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This is header information. If there is none, then this may be the indication that the header has been corrupted.  
See if one of the utilities linked in this "HowTo" thread helps you:

> [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633):
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> It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong bitrate or length audible blips or skips tags seem to be sticky and cannot be removed There are some really good tools to check the files for errors, namely MP3 Diags — identifies many different issues in MP3 files Website: [http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net) Download: [MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/010_getting_the_program.html#binWindows) If the font size in MP3 Diags is …

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### Author: ![DrFix](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DrFix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DrFix)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tags-in-some-mp3-files/46170/3 "2019-08-17T11:38:43Z")

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Thank you, thank you. MP3Val fixed this for me.

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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, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tags-in-some-mp3-files/46170/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:12Z")

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