# Understanding TAGS Problems

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** player\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354 "2023-10-10T15:01:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/reddwarf4ever/32/22473_2.png) [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354/1 "2023-10-10T15:01:38Z")

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I have many thousand of MP3 files, I set all AlbumArtist to Various, which shows ok in explorer and mp3 tag, but on my media player they all show as Unknown ????

Ive now deleted the ID3 V3.1 Tags, but have TWO ID3 V3.2 tags, should i need to remove one of these ? or does it matter

thanks

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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:** [October 10, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354/2 "2023-10-10T15:34:55Z")

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Do you really mean

> [@reddwarf4ever](#):
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> ID3 V3.1

tags or ID3V1 tags?  
ID3V1 tags do not have a place to store ALBUMARTIST.  
What do you mean by

> [@reddwarf4ever](#):
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> but have TWO ID3 V3.2 tags

Could you supply a screenshot of the extended tags dialogue Alt-T of a single file?

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**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354/3 "2023-10-11T01:22:08Z")

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> [@reddwarf4ever](#):
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> I have many thousand of MP3 files, I set all AlbumArtist to Various, which shows ok in explorer and mp3 tag, but on my media player they all show as Unknown ????

Most media players show the %artist% tag by default. The %albumartist% tag is more likely to be used when browsing the library though.  
What player are you using, and what screen are you seeing the “Unknown” label?

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**Author:** ![reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/reddwarf4ever/32/22473_2.png) [@reddwarf4ever](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/reddwarf4ever)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354/4 "2023-10-11T08:54:01Z")

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The innioasus G1 player, the track properties shows all albumartist shows unknown

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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:** [October 11, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354/5 "2023-10-11T09:02:53Z")

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According to the [user manual](https://manuals.plus/innioasis/innioasis-g1-mp3-player-with-bluetooth), this device only offers  
"...several song categories, such as Title, Folder, Artist, Album, and Genre"

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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:** [June 19, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/understanding-tags-problems/62354/6 "2025-06-19T07:04:30Z")

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