# Problem copying tags to multiple files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 26, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974 "2010-02-26T05:59:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@seedpress](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/seedpress)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974/1 "2010-02-26T05:59:33Z")
When I copy a set of tags from one file and paste them to selected mutiple files, I get the message that the tags are being saved, however, the tags will only be saved to one of the selected files. The message box will say "saved tag in five of five files, " but ONE file is actually saved with the new tags!
I'm using MP3TAG V. 2.45a, in Vista SP2.
😳
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974/2 "2010-02-26T09:09:18Z")
> [@seedpress](#):
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> ... "saved tag in five of five files, " but ONE file is actually saved with the new tags!
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> I'm using MP3TAG V. 2.45a, in Vista SP2.
> 😳
check whether your file has also APE tags (select one of the tag-resistent files and press Alt-T: the heading of the then opened dialog box shows the tags stored in that file.)
If something like APE appears then delete all APE tags from the file.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974/3 "2010-02-26T11:15:00Z")
> [@seedpress](#):
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> When I copy a set of tags from one file and paste them to selected mutiple files, I get the message that the tags are being saved, however, the tags will only be saved to one of the selected files. The message box will say "saved tag in five of five files, " but ONE file is actually saved with the new tags! ...
Yes, I can confirm this behaviour in Mp3tag v2.45b too.
I've mentioned this case anywhere here in the forum, didn't I?
This behaviour is rather surprising.
It would be very helpful if "cut/copy one - paste multiple" could work.
DD.20100226.1314.CET
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974/4 "2010-02-26T14:09:21Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
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> It would be very helpful if "cut/copy one - paste multiple" could work.
This will be improved to the next release. Thanks for bringing this to my attention (again).
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974/5 "2010-02-27T13:17:19Z")
This is now fixed with [Mp3tag v2.45c](http://developer.mp3tag.de).
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-copying-tags-to-multiple-files/9974/6 "2026-02-09T12:22:12Z")