# Mp3 File cannot be opened for writing
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 14, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896 "2022-01-14T20:28:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Goleminho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Goleminho)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/1 "2022-01-14T20:28:45Z")
Hello!
I have read that a lot of people had this particular issue and I tried fixing it with the tips given but it did not work for me.
My problem: I downloaded the Fire Emblem Three Houses OST from a site for video game OSTs ([link](https://downloads.khinsider.com/?u=2655586)) and I wanted to change the tags a little bit (add covers to the files, change the genre, ...). I tried it on all 134 at once and it worked on almost all of them without a problem, but for 12 of them it said "File '-.mp3' cannot be opened for writing". I changed their location to a temporary folder on different drives and locations and tried tagging them one by one but I just would not work. Precisely, for 3 of them the genre, CD number and album can be changed but I cannot add a cover.
I also tried scanning all the files with mp3val and they are all ok and have no errors according to the scan.
Also, I cannot remove or cut the tag (the same error message appears).
I will add a screenshot of the problem and [here](https://we.tl/t-oR2ynURECj) is a wetransfer link to download one of the not working files (Note: The file works fine, it just will not let me tag them)
Thank you in advance for your help!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/2 "2022-01-14T20:32:46Z")
Did you check out this thread?
> [@V3.11 Tag Bugs(?) / Error 0xc00d36c4 in Groove Music when playing files that were converted from Youtube](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v3-11-tag-bugs-error-0xc00d36c4-in-groove-music-when-playing-files-that-were-converted-from-youtube/55345):
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> TL;DR - I tried editing my youtube to mp3 downloaded files through mp3tag but this corrupted the files. If I removed the tag, the files would be okay again. Okay so I'm no tech nerd so I apologise if anything I say makes no sense or uses the wrong terms. I downloaded a few songs from [YouTube to Mp3 Converter](https://ytmp3.cc/uu9cc/). I edited all the songs with the tags and album covers I wanted. However doing this prevented my computer (windows groove music - the default music app for windows I think) from playing th…
... and there are 2 more 2 tools that can be used to check the integrity of files. Which is advisable as all of them check different things.
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### Author:  [@Goleminho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Goleminho)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/3 "2022-01-14T20:44:16Z")
> Did you check out this thread?
I checked the thread now and it is not exactly the same. I have not used youtube and my files work perfectly for listening. I just cannot tag them all.
> ... and there are 2 more 2 tools that can be used to check the integrity of files. Which is advisable as all of them check different things.
What tools do you mean?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/4 "2022-01-14T20:45:36Z")
> [@Goleminho](#):
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> I just cannot tag them all.
This is more or less the symptom of the messed up files.
> [@Goleminho](#):
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> What tools do you mean?
MP3diags
Foobar2000
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### Author:  [@Goleminho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Goleminho)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/5 "2022-01-14T20:52:13Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> This is more or less the symptom of the messed up files.
Oh, I understand.
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> MP3diags
> Foobar2000
Thank you, I will check them out!
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### Author:  [@Goleminho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Goleminho)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/6 "2022-01-14T21:32:43Z")
Ok, I checked them with both. I attached the screenshot of the MP3diags analysis but I was not sure what do next to not break anything
I installed Foobar2000 too but I do not really know what to do with it. It seems like a tagging software too?
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### Author:  [@Goleminho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Goleminho)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/7 "2022-01-14T22:28:55Z")
Update: I repaired the files with MP3 diags and now everything works fine with MP3tag.
Thank you for your help @ohrenkino ! 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/55896/8 "2022-02-13T22:29:17Z")
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