# Some files show incorrect (or no) time in Length field **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-files-show-incorrect-or-no-time-in-length-field/17485 **Category:** Support **Created:** [December 22, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-files-show-incorrect-or-no-time-in-length-field/17485 "2015-12-22T00:37:24Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### 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: [February 4, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-files-show-incorrect-or-no-time-in-length-field/17485/7 "2025-02-04T07:40:15Z")
I do not think that it is true that adding or removing an embedded picture in a file effects the length of the audio part. It influences the total size of a file. But as tag data and payload data should be separate, any difference in play length can come only from players that do not interpret the tag part correctly or from corrupted header data. Also, for files with variable bitrate sometimes a certain player uses calculations that are different from other programs. So differing lengths could be the result. But if a file that shows no length at all - as the OP stated - then the file is seriously damaged and needs repairs. Ways to repair files have been mentioned in this thread. See also > [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633): > > It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong bitrate or length audible blips or skips tags seem to be sticky and cannot be removed There are some really good tools to check the files for errors, namely MP3 Diags — identifies many different issues in MP3 files Website: [http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net) Download: [MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/010_getting_the_program.html#binWindows) If the font size in MP3 Diags is … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-files-show-incorrect-or-no-time-in-length-field/17485)._