# Problem with mp3Tag + MediaMonkey

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-mp3tag-mediamonkey/50446
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-mp3tag-mediamonkey/50446 "2020-10-12T11:51:24Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-mp3tag-mediamonkey/50446/7 "2020-10-12T14:38:39Z")

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> [@AndiHH](#):
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> It works perfectly the other way round: If I change tags in MM and refresh MP3Tag, the changes are shown in MP3Tag.

That's because MM works with a database (a collection of previously scanned id3 tags). You could even delete all your songs and still see this tags in MM. Don't do it anyway. 😋

Mp3tag read the tags directly from the tracks every time you load them. So you see every change instantly.

**You should update your Mp3tag to the [newest version](https://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html) and turn off "Preserve file modification time when saving tags" in Mp3tag**. This way Mp3tag changes the last modified date for your changed tracks. This should show MM to re-scan such files.

 ![Preserve file modification time](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cf322e1dc807f74c361902b33cd94dfba0963413.png)

Please [read this thread](https://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=94264) in the MM forum too.

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**Update 26.05.2025 for future readers:**  
You can find the option "Preserve file modification time when saving tags" in newer Versions of Mp3tag in the section:  
File -\> Options -\> General

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