# "Tag to Filename" not working
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 28, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993 "2019-03-28T22:45:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@warnellsoto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warnellsoto)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/1 "2019-03-28T22:45:15Z")
Hi guys,
The feature "Tag-Filename" is not working.
I get a this message (redacted):
_"File "C:\Users\###\audio\book 3 Part 1\01 Track 01.mp3" cannot be renamed to "C:\Users\ ###\audio\book 3 Part 1\Half Life - 01.mp3"._
_ **The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process**._ "
I have checked, no other program is running, no other program besides mp3tag is accessing this file.
I have tried with 1 and multiple files, always the same.
I'm using MP3TAG ver. 2.94
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@zappaphone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zappaphone)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/2 "2019-03-29T00:01:03Z")
Have you tried to use a tool to check that the file in question is really not being used by another process? I use Tag-Filename a lot and I never have any issue with it. You can use [Handle from Microsoft](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle) or [Process Explorer (GUI version)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer) to check the file in question.
It could also be a permission issue, perhaps try to start with "Run as Administrator" by right clicking Mp3tag.exe and retry the Tag-Filename operation.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/3 "2019-03-29T05:52:44Z")
> [@zappaphone](#):
>
> Run as Administrator
In many cases this is not enough, you also have to take ownership.
Here is one of the many threads that deal with various aspects of files that cannot be written:
> [@"File Cannot Be Opened For Writing"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/12416/1):
>
> I'm having trouble tagging a specific album. I usually use this program (because it's the best there is) but with this album I've tried other programs and none of them are able to tag them. It's an album of .FLAC files but when I press "Save Tag" it says "This file cannot be opened for writing". I've checked permissions and I'm the owner with Full Control - this is just boggling my mind. Has anyone seen this before? If so can you please advise?
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### Author:  [@warnellsoto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warnellsoto)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/4 "2019-03-29T15:25:28Z")
I try to use "handle", dont know how to use it.
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### Author:  [@warnellsoto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warnellsoto)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/5 "2019-03-29T15:26:57Z")
"Run as Admin" also did not work.
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### Author:  [@PYR8HD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PYR8HD)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/6 "2019-03-29T15:48:10Z")
> [@warnellsoto](#):
>
> _ **The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process** _ .
I hate to sound like your friendly neighborhood tech guy (and it is a drastic measure), but sometimes you just have to do a restart of your computer for all hooks into certain files to be relinquished.
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### Author:  [@warnellsoto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warnellsoto)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/7 "2019-03-29T15:48:42Z")
DONE. I reboot the computer twice and ran MP3Tag as admin.
This worked.
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### Author:  [@warnellsoto](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/warnellsoto)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/8 "2019-03-29T15:50:13Z")
🤣 🤣 🤣
Exactly as I did. And it worked!.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-not-working/44993/9 "2026-02-09T12:28:00Z")