# Mp3Tag 3.34.1 does not display existing tags
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 8, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192 "2026-05-08T12:44:52Z")
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### Author:  [@perturbo45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/perturbo45)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192/1 "2026-05-08T12:44:52Z")
The latest Winx64 version of this program does not display the existing tags on files when I drag and drop them into Mp3Tag. All of fields for the tags are empty.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192/2 "2026-05-08T12:48:11Z")
It works OK over here.
What kind of files are these?
Do you have APE tags in the files?
What are the settings in Options\>Tags\>Mpeg for the various tag types?
Se also here:
> [@New install, most of old tags not showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-install-most-of-old-tags-not-showing/18161):
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> So brand new install of 2.78 because i needed to tag about 20 new files and didn't want to use iTunes and could not remember what i had used before that. Anyhow out of about 1400 title loaded only about 100 are showing tag info and cover art. They are all tagged and showing fine in Windows 7 and iTunes though. I checked options tags and the read are showing v1, v2, and APE. Looked through the forums no luck on how to fix. Not sure how to tell what kind of tags they are but I was pretty sure they…
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### Author:  [@perturbo45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/perturbo45)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192/3 "2026-05-08T19:23:32Z")
As it turned out, the (FLAC) files I had downloaded did not have _any_ tags or metadata. Never seen that before. Thanks for your reply!
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192/4 "2026-05-08T19:57:01Z")
This is unusual for the traditional online sellers. But if these were from an online seller I would send them feedback about the expected but missing metadata.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-3-34-1-does-not-display-existing-tags/71192/5 "2026-05-15T19:57:56Z")
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