# mp3tag can't open mp3 file for writing tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 17, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020 "2014-08-17T08:48:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![esox](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/6de8d8/32.png) [@esox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esox)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020/1 "2014-08-17T08:48:32Z")

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Hello,

I just installed mp3tag v2.62 and on some mp3 files when I want to write a tag it says it can't open th e mp3 file for writing. Any idea ?

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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 17, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020/2 "2014-08-17T09:36:13Z")

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See this thread (and the links in it) if you find a similar behaviour on your system:  
[File... cannot be opened for writing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/15631/1)

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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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:12Z")

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