# Retry save if file is locked

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retry-save-if-file-is-locked/44969
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retry-save-if-file-is-locked/44969 "2019-03-26T12:19:40Z")
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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: [March 26, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retry-save-if-file-is-locked/44969/2 "2019-03-26T12:56:48Z")

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> [@stheine](#):
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> This issues has been confirmed in v2.94.

AFAIR there has been a discussion that it would be nice to have such a feature.

> [@Request: Repeat Last Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-repeat-last-action/44452):
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> Can you consider adding a new feature to Mp3Tag to Redo the last action. Similar to some Microsoft Office programs that you can re-apply the last edit to another selection by pressing F4. This feature could be triggered from an icon next to Undo icon in the toolbar. Rationale A Redo feature will considerably speed up a workflow when editing mp3 tags. Instead of going through a keystroke combination to get to the desired action, a Redo feature will put he last performed action one click or s…

I do not see any confirmation about "issues" or "bugs".

Just to give a more complete picture, here is another thread that also deals with the pair of foobar and Mp3tag leading to blocked files.

> [@Possible to change behavior when "cannot be opened" occurs?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-to-change-behavior-when-cannot-be-opened-occurs/19047/1):
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> I have used Mp3tag for years. It is one of my favorite programs, and it is a critical part of my music workflow. Still, one issue has bugged me for a while. I searched the application options and the forum, but I didn't see anything. Short Version: When editing tags, is there a way to make Mp3tag display a "Try Again" option when it encounters a file that is in use and cannot be opened for writing? Long Version I use foobar as my music library and I use Mp3tag for all of my tagging. I very o…

The conclusion at the time was, that the topic is on the "radar".

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