Hi Been using "convert - tag - filename" on all albums before "exporting" - all have worked so far, nice clean files. But this one album I'm working on now just won't clean up. It's keeping data that is stripped (contributing artist) and not showing info that is there - (song titles) How do I i…

So... as long as it looks good inside mp3tag, it should be fine inside my DAP, right? (don't have it yet to test)

[image] Ven101: How do I insert an image here? See here: [image] Hints for asking Support Requests Support If you need support using Mp3tag, you can help the community members that are about to support you in finding a solution or workaround to your prob…

thanks, got the image inline now

what kind of files are these? What did you try to get tag data? Does it work to add tag data when you enter the data manually in a field without the help of a converter?

These are FLAC audio files. "What did you try to get tag data?" - the data is showing within mp3tag correctly but not in WIndows folder (as shown in image)

Windows File Explorer is the worst app you can use to show metadata. I suggest to use one of the many recommended specialized players or apps for this purpose. If you see the metadata included in your files in Mp3tag everything is fine. The same metadata will be shown in every decent metadata app…

Well, did anyone at mp3tag ever get to the bottom of this? there has to be a reason. PC users must make up a huge number of mp3tag users!

[image] Ven101: Well, did anyone at mp3tag ever get to the bottom of this? The root cause is the bad implementation to read flac tags on Microsoft's side. There are some plugins around that overcome this flaw. see e.g here: [image] Issue with cover art writing to mp3 files b…

[image] ohrenkino: The root cause is the bad implementation to read flac tags on Microsoft's side. There are some plugins around that overcome this flaw. Correct. Microsoft went in late in the game to support FLAC, and their implementation remains poorly set up. Explorer is not a good method …

One album of flac files won't tag correctly for Windows Explorer

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ohrenkino June 10, 2025, 12:03pm 8

The WE has a long history to fail with flac files.
Use the forum search function to look for "flac windows explorer", e.g here: