# \[Suggestion\] Add a 'Save (minimal)' entry to the File menu

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-a-save-minimal-entry-to-the-file-menu/64245
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 30, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-a-save-minimal-entry-to-the-file-menu/64245 "2024-03-30T21:07:18Z")
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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: [May 24, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-add-a-save-minimal-entry-to-the-file-menu/64245/10 "2024-05-24T05:58:45Z")

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At least the steps

> [@ricky](#):
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> - wrong Album Artist --\> another 100 writes
> - wrong capitalization in Album ---\> 100 writes
> - unnecessary Disc value ---\> 100 writes
> - "0" padding in numbering (run Auto-numbering wizard) --\> 100 writes

Could be dealt with in a single action which would require only 1 run.

I am still not sure whether simply writing the set tag data to a file is quicker than reading the file again, comparing it with new data and then write it or not.  
See also this dicussion

> [@Efficiency of Removing Tags (Extended Tags vs Remove Fields)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/efficiency-of-removing-tags-extended-tags-vs-remove-fields/64634/13):
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> This looks like the action had nothing to remove and just ran without touching the files. If you use extended tags, the tag of each file is always written. So when comparing performance, please make sure that all files are tagged with an album artist tag. I agree that there is a difference in performance, but not to this extent.

where apparently MP3tag speeds up the process if nothing is to do.  
To me it looks like the user would not have to think about how many files really get written. Still, as the files are touched, the modification date will probably be updated.

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