# Unexpected: Dragging in second cover replaces first one
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 2, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719 "2025-06-02T16:44:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@tozi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tozi)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719/1 "2025-06-02T16:44:53Z")
Until recently I would pull all songs of an album into MP3Tag, select them all and the drag the cover art files into the image location. First one: title cover, second one: back cover. Then save the whole thing.
After update to v3.30 here is what I see:
1. drag in title cover - displays OK
2. drag in back cover - replaces! the title cover
Same thing also happens when I do a save after step 1.
I only realized this when all my lately added albums only had back-covers ☹
Workaround: Adding multiple covers persistently only works if I add them by means of the "add cover" context menu (CTRL+ALT+A). Dragging works OK for the first cover (title), but the second one has to be added with CTRL+ALT+A lest it will replace the first one.
Looks like a bug to me ...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719/2 "2025-06-02T16:49:19Z")
Please see the notes of changes that come with the
> [@tozi](#):
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> update to v3.30
> [@Mp3tag v3.30 released](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v3-30-released/68652):
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> Mp3tag v3.30 released I've just released Mp3tag v3.30 and wanted to outline some of the new features and changes: Improvements for Multiple Files with Varying Covers So far, adding a cover to multiple files with varying covers was only possible via a dedicated action and not directly via drag and drop or the right-click context menu on the Tag Panel. This release adds support for adding covers to files with varying covers (also via drag and drop if the Ctrl key is pressed) at Tag Panel and Exte…
Press Ctrl if you want to add pictures - or use the context menu and "Add cover ..."
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719/3 "2025-06-02T16:53:54Z")
> [@tozi](#):
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> Adding multiple covers persistently only works
That is correct. You can not add multiple selected cover picture files using drag & drop. Also not if you press Ctrl during drag & drop in Mp3tag v3.30.
I'm not sure if this was possible in Mp3tag versions prior to v3.30.
(I have just tested v3.29 and found the same behaviour. Only 1 cover at once will be accepted by drag & drop).
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### Author:  [@tozi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tozi)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719/4 "2025-06-02T18:10:12Z")
I see - in fact I did read this note, but somehow couldn't make the connection to my use case. It sounded like prior it was possible " **not** directly via drag and drop" (which in fact I think it was), so I missed the point wit the CTRL key. Verified that with CTRL pressed I can add a second cover with drag and drop, like before.
THANKS!
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### Author:  [@tozi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tozi)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719/5 "2025-06-02T18:12:24Z")
I didn't expect to add several files at once with drag and drop. This wouldn't give me control over which one is the title anyway. (Unless there was a dedicated UI for rearranging the order of covers, which sometimes indeed would be beneficial).
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unexpected-dragging-in-second-cover-replaces-first-one/68719/6 "2025-07-02T18:12:59Z")
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