# tagged fields not showing in Windows Explorer
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagged-fields-not-showing-in-windows-explorer/1409
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 24, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagged-fields-not-showing-in-windows-explorer/1409 "2004-10-24T07:23:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@alanj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alanj)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagged-fields-not-showing-in-windows-explorer/1409/1 "2004-10-24T07:23:10Z")
hi every1,
i have been using Mp3tag v2.25 with Windows XP SP2 and i notice that sometimes certain tracks will show as blank in an all fields except the file name field when viewing in Windows Explorer. This seems strange because the same field names (Title, Artist, Bit Rate, Year, Genre, etc.) show the correct information in mp3tag, after i have edited them. Why do the changes not show in Windows Explorer in some cases?
Is there a setting i have missed or could it be an issue with the file itself?
Any help much appreciated,
Alan J.
---
### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagged-fields-not-showing-in-windows-explorer/1409/2 "2004-10-24T08:13:30Z")
Hello!
Are you writing ID3v1/ID3v2 or APEv2 tags?
Regards,
Sebastian
---
### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagged-fields-not-showing-in-windows-explorer/1409/3 "2026-02-09T12:19:15Z")