# Staging Sparse Package failed
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** installation
**Created:** [August 9, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540 "2024-08-09T20:27:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@arork](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arork)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/1 "2024-08-09T20:27:50Z")
I thought this issue was resolved ?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/2 "2024-08-09T20:38:50Z")
Depends if you followed the notes on switching between the bit-versions:
> [@Notes on the 64-bit version of Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/notes-on-the-64-bit-version-of-mp3tag/57250):
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> I've released a [64-bit version of Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) a few days ago and received a few questions about differences between the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version. To make it short, there should not be any noticeable differences except for two things: The 64-bit version uses 64-bits to address memory and is no longer limited to 2 GB per application. While the [Library](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/library) feature of Mp3tag is already a very viable solution for large libraries, loosening the memory restriction is one of the key benefits of …
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### Author:  [@arork](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arork)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/3 "2024-08-09T20:48:18Z")
hmmmm...so I go back to 32bits then....that's a bummer.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/4 "2024-08-09T20:52:34Z")
The linked thread describes that you can switch from 32 to 64 bit if you backup the configuration first, de-install the 32-bit version, install the 64-bit version and then restore the configuration.
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### Author:  [@arork](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arork)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/5 "2024-08-09T21:02:08Z")
That is exactly what I did.
I had the 32bits installed. decided to installed the 64, so uninstalled the 32bits and then installed the 64bits. And got the message.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/6 "2024-08-09T21:08:04Z")
Please use the search function which returns a couple of threads with the search words "staging sparse package".
It is hard to say if really all got removed from the registry e.g. if there has also been a mixture of standard and portable installation.
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### Author:  [@arork](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arork)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/7 "2024-08-09T21:28:48Z")
ok..I uninstalled everything.
installed the 32bits, uninstalled the 32bits...rebooted...installed the 64bits with no error.
But I lost the context menu in the explorer.
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### Author:  [@arork](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arork)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/8 "2024-08-09T21:30:38Z")
ok..I installed the 64bits again ( without any uninstall ) and now I have the context menu
my god I hate windows !!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/staging-sparse-package-failed/65540/9 "2024-09-08T21:31:06Z")
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