# MKA File Support: ERROR: cannot parse file as mka file

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mka-file-support-error-cannot-parse-file-as-mka-file/69724>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 14, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mka-file-support-error-cannot-parse-file-as-mka-file/69724 "2025-09-14T16:00:21Z")\
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**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:** [September 15, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mka-file-support-error-cannot-parse-file-as-mka-file/69724/6 "2025-09-15T15:34:20Z")

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Ah, the old downloaded-from-YouTube-tool issue.

> [@Auto-populating blank (or incorrect) Metatag fields in new YT import](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-populating-blank-or-incorrect-metatag-fields-in-new-yt-import/61057/5):
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> I am suspicious of these 3rd party "tools" that are designed to circumvent YouTube's right to otherwise limit download access to these files. This has been discussed at length here already with problems including missing data as you have experienced, corrupt headers, and even the wrong extensions being used for different audio formats. Certainly this is well outside of the scope of mp3tag, and any questions you have should be directed to those "tools" (use of the term has a couple of applicable…

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