# v2.42 crashes on import
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 9, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068 "2009-03-09T17:18:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@syracus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/syracus)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/1 "2009-03-09T17:18:57Z")
Hi guys,
first of all i love mp3tag. I've used it same time ago and after a fresh install of WinXP SP3 i wanted to install mp3tag also.
Installation (with default settings) was fine. Starting mp3tag also works perfectly, but when i try to scan a directory, regardless if it's the base directory of all my mp3 files or even another test directory with only one mp3 in it, mp3tag dies unexpectatly.
I receive the common error message from XP saying, that i should send the error report to microsoft, what i haven't yet 😉
Is there a chance to get a look at a log-file of mp3tag or some to get information about whats going wrong elsewhere. Help would be nice.
greets
Syracus
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/2 "2009-03-09T17:53:34Z")
Does this also happen with the current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de)?
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### Author:  [@Theloniouz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Theloniouz)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/3 "2009-03-10T20:25:23Z")
Hi, i have the same problem... i install the current Development Build and the problem appears again.. my mp3 collection have 40.000 files...
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/4 "2009-03-10T20:26:33Z")
Does it happen at a particular file? Can you somehow identify that file?
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### Author:  [@Theloniouz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Theloniouz)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/5 "2009-03-11T20:46:27Z")
No, it's random...
(sorry about my english, i speak spanish)
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/6 "2009-03-15T11:46:17Z")
Then the only suggestion I can give is to use a smaller set of files.
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### Author:  [@Theloniouz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Theloniouz)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/7 "2009-03-23T13:42:23Z")
Hi,
Should be the size of the collection, because sometimes it works and sometimes falls
Thanks for the reply
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v2-42-crashes-on-import/8068/8 "2026-02-09T12:21:25Z")