# 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")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@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")

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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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