# \\\\ problem

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem/13136
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 24, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem/13136 "2012-02-24T22:30:44Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem/13136/2 "2012-02-25T06:39:04Z")

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> [@chrisjj](#):
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> How can I prevent Mp3tag messing with \\ in fields?  
> If one V2.49 I edit a field containing "\\", Mp3tag changes what I see to ", ".  
> I guess the program thought I wanted multiple values.  
> But even then, it messes up - if I edit again, it concatenates the multiple values with ", " into a single value  
> I want it to keep my value intact regardless.

chrisjj, at first I recommend reading this thread ...  
[/t/11800/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11800/1)  
... then come back and we may discuss the "\\ double backslash problem" resp. the "built in multi-value functionality" from another point of view.

DD.20120225.0841.CET

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