# MP3TAG not updating ID-TAG as displayed by DBPoweramp **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 2, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189 "2022-05-02T10:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jonhinch/32/11524_2.png) [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/1 "2022-05-02T10:49:56Z")
Hello, I have a feeling this is in options somewhere but I can't see it. Anyway, I updated an MP3 to have no Composer. When I upload it to my server the composer field still exists. I have just noticed that if I right mouse click in Windows and edit ID-Tag the composer field is still displayed as the old composer. How do I make MP3TAG update everything and how can I get it to display whatever is being used by DBPowerAmp to displayed the composer field with the old value in it? Many thanks ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/2 "2022-05-02T11:42:15Z")
Here is a thread about a rather stubborn genre. > [@Genre tags hang around](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-tags-hang-around/55875/2): > > It could be that somewhere in the course of time you stopped updating APE tags (if you have any). You find out whether there are files with APE tags with a filter: %\_tag% HAS APE All the files that are displayed with that filter have APE tags which are probably out of sync with the ID3 tags. Get rid of the APE tags and then see what the genre list on your player does. could you check for APE tags and the way you treat them in File\>Options\>Tags\>Mpeg? ---
**Author:** ![jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jonhinch/32/11524_2.png) [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/3 "2022-05-02T15:10:53Z")
Thanks that seems a rather promising line. I did have APE not being read or written and I am not sure if they were being removed ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/4 "2022-05-02T15:12:18Z")
You can filter for files with APE tags with %\_tag% HAS APE ---
**Author:** ![jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jonhinch/32/11524_2.png) [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/5 "2022-05-02T15:32:35Z")
If I have the options for remove tag only on Ape and I removed tag from file will I lose all tag information or just the APE tag stuff? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/6 "2022-05-02T15:38:37Z")
To remove just the APE tags set File\>Options\>Tags\>Mpeg APE: read, delete on, write: off all ID3: off Load the APE files, Select the APE files Right-Click on the selected files and select "Remove tag" The tag data in the file list should now be empty. Go back to File\>Options\>Tags\>Mpeg and set ID3: Read, write, delete on as you need it (I would set ID3V2 to read, write UTF16 and delete) and set APE on only for Delete. Return to the files list and press F5 to refresh the list - you should now see the ID3Vx tag data (again). ---
**Author:** ![jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jonhinch/32/11524_2.png) [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/7 "2022-05-02T15:40:58Z")
Oh I tried that but I see I missed turning off the All ID3 step. Whoops! Thanks again ---
**Author:** ![jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jonhinch/32/11524_2.png) [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/8 "2022-05-02T15:50:04Z")
Sorry, another question. Is this likely to be the case with only my MP3s or also APE and Flac files? And is it a problem for APE files since that presumably is the default format for it? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/9 "2022-05-02T15:55:19Z")
THis is for MP3s only - and only if there are APE tags and these do not get updated. You could easily write them with MP3tag in addition to ID3Vx tags. Flac files have Vorbis Comments - which is something else. ---
**Author:** ![jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jonhinch/32/11524_2.png) [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/10 "2022-05-02T15:57:15Z")
OK thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-not-updating-id-tag-as-displayed-by-dbpoweramp/57189/11 "2025-01-25T13:32:05Z")
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