# Textfile - Tag updating only empty fields

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-updating-only-empty-fields/14748>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 22, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-updating-only-empty-fields/14748 "2013-05-22T21:21:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-updating-only-empty-fields/14748/1 "2013-05-22T21:21:25Z")

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What is the best automatic way to get Textfile - Tag to update only empty fields?

Then best I can think of is to import all values into temporary fields, in a Action Group copy conditionally, then delete the temporary fields.

I'm hoping there is a better way.

Thanks.

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-updating-only-empty-fields/14748/2 "2026-02-09T12:24:29Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC