# MP3 Tags Editing on External Hard Drive

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-editing-on-external-hard-drive/43701
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-editing-on-external-hard-drive/43701 "2018-11-28T06:17:06Z")
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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: [November 28, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-editing-on-external-hard-drive/43701/2 "2018-11-28T06:19:41Z")

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See here how to deal with "file cannot be opened for writing":

> [@File... cannot be opened for writing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/15631/5):
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> Thank You for Your help! You are right telling me that it is at question of accessing the file. I forgot to mention, that I use an extern harddisk which I connect to my old and my new computer on and off. I can follow Your thoughts, but I do not know how to solve the problem. I have tried to copy some files to my new intern hardisk on my new computer - and then I can use mp3tag without problems. slight_smile I can see, that the Owner information tells the drive S and a lot of numbers. Th…

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