# Program creating a tmp file
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 5, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448 "2021-06-05T00:22:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@amotaudio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amotaudio)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448/1 "2021-06-05T00:22:13Z")
I log this program and have been using it for awhile (donation sent) but since updating I'm having problems. Running Windows 10. All of a sudden I'm getting a TMPF28.tmp file and when I go to save the tag the program freezes up. Help
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448/2 "2021-06-05T05:55:49Z")
see e.g. this thread
> [@\[F\] Leftover .tmp file if media file could not be opened for writing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-leftover-tmp-file-if-media-file-could-not-be-opened-for-writing/12001):
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> If mp3tag for some reason fails do save tag data to a media file, a temporary copy of the media file is left and not deleted. To reproduce: run mp3tag in a given directory open a media file in this directory with a second application, f.e. winamp or ultraedit change the tag data of the file when attempting to save the tag data, a modal dialog will popup informing you that the file cannot be opened for writing choose ok and open the directory in the browser -\> You'll find an additional tmp fi…
So see which other program accesses the file that you currently treat with MP3tag and close it.
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### Author:  [@amotaudio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amotaudio)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448/3 "2021-06-07T22:16:07Z")
There is no other program using the file. That is the only program open.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448/4 "2021-06-08T04:26:10Z")
A look at the task manager should show that there are numerous other programs running.
The tmp file is generated if the padding is not big enough but for some reason the original file gets blocked by the OS (something outside MP3tag's control) so that the tmp file could not be moved to the original file. It would be up to you to check your environment which other program/process blocks the original file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/program-creating-a-tmp-file/53448/5 "2026-02-09T12:29:16Z")