# Slow to save mp3 tags the first time
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slow-to-save-mp3-tags-the-first-time/2644
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 17, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slow-to-save-mp3-tags-the-first-time/2644 "2005-12-17T12:41:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@rstran](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rstran)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slow-to-save-mp3-tags-the-first-time/2644/1 "2005-12-17T12:41:48Z")
I just upgraded to the newest version. Prior to that, my first save only took seconds. Now, it takes a minute for the first save, then, as I fill in other fields, the save is almost simulataneous. I usually do the song numbering first, save that, then put in the artist song titles, etc.
ANyone know what changed between versions?
thanks for helping
Ron
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slow-to-save-mp3-tags-the-first-time/2644/2 "2005-12-17T13:35:44Z")
The first save is usually slower because the whole file has to be rewritten in order to make room for the ID3v2 tag. After that, ID3v2 is padded with 2 KB (IIRC) in MP3Tag so additional saves are faster. Only if you enter more data than available padding, the file has to be rewritten again.
However, I don't know why your previous version worked faster - it's the other way round here.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/slow-to-save-mp3-tags-the-first-time/2644/3 "2026-02-09T12:19:33Z")