# MP3 tags read in top-level directory but not displayed in lower level directories

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 19, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246 "2017-08-19T18:55:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![hbrydle](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@hbrydle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hbrydle)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246/1 "2017-08-19T18:55:32Z")

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Windows 10. I see v2.3 tags for all 3000 mp3 audio files in my favorite directory (C:\users\howard\music) (and its sub-directories) but when I change directory to one of the sub-directories, no tags are displayed. Mp3tag was working up to an hour ago, and the files and tags are visible in TotalCommander, for example. I did not change any default options except to disable reading of APE but it does not help. I can move up one directory level to see additional music files.

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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 19, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246/2 "2017-08-19T19:10:16Z")

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What about an accidentally applied filter?

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**Author:** ![hbrydle](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@hbrydle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hbrydle)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246/3 "2017-08-21T20:15:38Z")

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A single click to select a folder, then a click on the 'Select Folder' button, opens the folder and displays the files. However, a double click to select a folder does **not** open the folder. It is equivalent to a single click, and it is then **still necessary** to click the 'Select Folder' button to open the folder. I expected the folder to open with a double click and when nothing appeared to happen I thought there was a problem.

It would nice if the double click behaviour could be changed to the standard behaviour. Otherwise document this non-standard behaviour.

No further action required.

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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 22, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246/4 "2017-08-22T03:08:02Z")

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THe dialogue that you see is the Windows standard dialogue to select folders. So any complaint about the behaviour in that dialogue should be addressed to Microsoft.

Also, I doubt that you see any files in that dialogue as it is to select folders.

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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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-tags-read-in-top-level-directory-but-not-displayed-in-lower-level-directories/19246/5 "2026-02-09T12:26:57Z")

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