# \[Request\] load only mp3s with certain fields missing
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-load-only-mp3s-with-certain-fields-missing/5091
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 30, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-load-only-mp3s-with-certain-fields-missing/5091 "2007-06-30T14:48:26Z")
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### Author:  [@Dolphine](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dolphine)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-load-only-mp3s-with-certain-fields-missing/5091/1 "2007-06-30T14:48:26Z")
With regards to the help topic I have here:
[/t/5081/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/5081/1)
I would like to formally suggest this as a request to be added into mp3tag. It would be most useful for me as when you are tagging on such a large scale - not having to scroll so much would be a blessing and also being able to highlight everything in one go would makes things so much easier.
I havent described the problem in detail here because reading the link I have provided will give an idea of what the problem is. I would just like to see this implemented and for us to choose either a single field or multiple fields - where if there is no info, the mp3 is listed within mp3tag.
For example - in the left hand column you could have the following - the [] would be like a check box:
**Show only where the following are missing:**
[]Artist
[]Title
[]Album
[] Year
[]Genre
and as you check or uncheck - mp3s show or disappear depending on the criteria you choose. So basically you wouldnt have to refresh - it would refresh itself as you check and uncheck.
# Advanced Options
1. If someone did a "space" in the tag (pressed spacebar and saved) - then technically it has some data so therefore it might not show up - although it isnt any valid data with regards to ID3 - so it would be good to see this ignored.
2. If an album contained both blank and filled ID3 tags - then an option is present to list the entire album, so that when tagging the files without tags - we can compare to make sure we add the same year/genre etc as has been put for the files within this album that are tagged.
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### Author:  [@aladoro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aladoro)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-load-only-mp3s-with-certain-fields-missing/5091/2 "2007-07-05T05:23:02Z")
you already can achieve this by using a filter:
load your files, hit F3 to see the filter subwindow, select the tag you're interested in (ie ARTIST) and enter a single dot (means "anything") in the filter field, then check the "invert" box ...
you still have to load _all_ files this way but you can limit the _display_
HTH, andreas