# Tags visible in file explorer are not visible in mp3tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-visible-in-file-explorer-are-not-visible-in-mp3tag/65136
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 25, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-visible-in-file-explorer-are-not-visible-in-mp3tag/65136 "2024-06-25T06:00:00Z")
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### Author: ![justd](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/justd/32/17370_2.png) [@justd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/justd)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-visible-in-file-explorer-are-not-visible-in-mp3tag/65136/1 "2024-06-25T06:00:00Z")

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Tags visble in file explorer are not visible in mp3tag. I can see Title, Contribuiting artists etc. in file explorer but not in mp3tag. How can I edit these tags in mp3tag?

Screenshot in file explorer:  
 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/6/6/666bfef00bec242e1d5adf7002a7e75dc45dcfad.png)

Screenshot in mp3tag:

 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/b/1/b1d8427ed1e097547029a8f2dd8f6d16b3c52702.png)

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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: [June 25, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-visible-in-file-explorer-are-not-visible-in-mp3tag/65136/2 "2024-06-25T06:09:52Z")

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Please check the files for integrity:

> [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633):
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> 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 …

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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-visible-in-file-explorer-are-not-visible-in-mp3tag/65136/3 "2024-06-25T06:14:06Z")

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And please also check this section:

> [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633/4):
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> How to repair files identified as corrupted? If the file in question is a MP3 file which is reported as corrupted or where the MP3 header cannot be read, chances are it is an MP4 file with a \*.mp3 file extension. This often happens if online services, e.g., to download files from YouTube are involved. Changing the file extension to \*.mp4 might solve the problem. If the problematic file is a WAV or AIF file, re-saving the file with an audio-editing program like Audacity might repair the files. …

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-visible-in-file-explorer-are-not-visible-in-mp3tag/65136/4 "2026-02-09T12:30:18Z")

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