# REQUEST: file write progress for large files

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 17, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409 "2021-09-17T18:26:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![RussianMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@RussianMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussianMix)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409/1 "2021-09-17T18:26:26Z")

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When i rename audiobook that is single 500MB mp3 file updating tags takes some time, however progress is not displayed properly, always shows full progress bar.

![1](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0db8a21af84bfee68948ddaf06364f79d35a7fb7.jpeg)

I understand this feature was implemented with small mp3 files in mind.

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**Author:** ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409/2 "2021-09-17T20:55:04Z")

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possibly that feature was designed for progress when updating multiple files?  
file 1 of 10 [X...................]  
file 5 of 10 [XXXXX............]  
file 10 of 10 [XXXXXXXXXX]

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**Author:** ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409/3 "2021-09-18T11:47:33Z")

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> [@RussianMix](#):
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> progress is not displayed properly, always shows full progress bar.  
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[![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c5466036067699a7b1b0f715d3b63907a7be502d.jpeg "Why Are Progress Bars Wrong So Often?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvkOWb1U-LI)

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**Author:** ![RussianMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@RussianMix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussianMix)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409/4 "2021-10-08T12:35:41Z")

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**Zerow** there is no estimate that updates, mp3tag always shows full green bar as on my screenshot from very beginning to an very end, that's the problem.

> [@MP3Freak\_Peter](#):
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> possibly that feature was designed for progress when updating multiple files?

That's exactly what i said, thus when updating audio that is one huge mp3 file it works not as expected.

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**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, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-file-write-progress-for-large-files/54409/5 "2026-02-09T12:29:25Z")

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