# Removed all tags - need to put back **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 25, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286 "2020-03-25T16:34:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![finzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/finzer/32/7422_2.png) [@finzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/finzer)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286/1 "2020-03-25T16:34:34Z")
Hi all. I removed the tags on all of my mp3s in order to stop unwanted Album Art from appearing in my directories (inappropriate for my young students). I didn't realise that this would stop Media Player from recognising my mp3s. Idiot!!!! How do I put tags back on and what should those tags be in order for Media Player to play my mp3s but not attract unwanted Album Art from the internet (or wherever)? Thank you in advance for your help. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286/2 "2020-03-25T16:48:24Z")
Unless you have some information hidden in the file or folder names, you have to listen to every track and enter what it is. MP3tag does not guess what it might be. There are settings in the Windows Media Player in File\>Options\>Player like "Connect to the internet" or in the tab "Data security" \> Show media information from the internet which should all be disabled. May be worthwhile to check the settings first. ---
**Author:** ![finzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/finzer/32/7422_2.png) [@finzer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/finzer)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286/3 "2020-03-25T17:08:24Z")
Thank you very much for such a fast response. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286/4 "2020-03-25T17:59:32Z")
> [@finzer](#): > > How do I put tags back on If you really can not derive the song names, artists and album names from the folder or file names you can try to use [Picard](https://picard.musicbrainz.org/) (from MusicBrainz). This software "listen" to your music and "guess" what song it could be - with the help of acoustic fingerprints. [More infos at step #5](https://picard.musicbrainz.org/quick-start/) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removed-all-tags-need-to-put-back/48286/5 "2026-02-09T12:28:29Z")