# Warning: V2.49 can change users settings made with V2.44
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 18, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292 "2011-07-18T15:33:46Z")
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/1 "2011-07-18T15:33:46Z")
I ran V2.49 installed in a separate directory from V2.44, and upon reverting to V2.44 found that my references to BAND had been replaced by references to ALBUMARTIST.
Bad. Mp3tag should not secretly interefere with use settings thus.
I guess this is a design decision in connection with [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html) .
[2010-10-13] CHG: renamed field name BAND to ALBUMARTIST
But a poor one.
I suggest this behaviour be removed or at least made optional, failing which a warning be given to the user.
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### Author:  [@chrizoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrizoo)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/2 "2011-07-20T11:23:59Z")
QUOTE (https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/release-notes)
Mp3tag v2.47
**Tag fields renamed**
With this release some of the tag fields that are used for format strings, actions, columns, exports, and filters are renamed to have more accessible and intuitive names. This also means that all parts of Mp3tag where you have used the old names have to be updated. **We know that this is an invasive change** but think that it was a step **necessary** to keep it everything maintainable and understandable for new users of the program.
Please see the list below for details on the renamed tag fields:
**BAND to ALBUMARTIST**
[...]
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/3 "2011-07-20T19:59:00Z")
Thanks chrizoo but that makes no reference to the behaviour reported. And indeed its
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> This also means that all parts of Mp3tag where you have used the old names have to be updated.
indicates the behaviour reported is not Working as Designed.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/4 "2011-07-21T03:27:30Z")
> [@chrisjj](#):
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> I ran V2.49 installed in a separate directory from V2.44, and upon reverting to V2.44 found that my references to BAND had been replaced by references to ALBUMARTIST. ...
I do not think, that only the usage of two different install folders would divide two Mp3tag versions from each other.
As long as two installed versions of Mp3tag exist (how can this be resolved?), they possibly share the same %APPDATA%\Mp3tag\ folder structure for all the user related data and working files, especially for the files mp3tag.cfg and Mp3tagSettings.zip.
This way a true downgrading might not work.
You have to use the complete old Mp3tagSettings.zip and maybe other user and version related files together with an old version of Mp3tag.exe.
DD.20110721.0729.CEST
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/5 "2011-07-21T07:33:20Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
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> I do not think, that only the usage of two different install folders would divide two Mp3tag versions from each other.
Thanks, but that should make no difference, if Mp3tag was working as declared here:
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> This also means that all parts of Mp3tag where you have used the old names have to be updated.
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### Author:  [@chrizoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrizoo)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/6 "2011-07-21T09:47:07Z")
> [@chrisjj](#):
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> Thanks chrizoo but that makes no reference to the behaviour reported.
then what's the diff between post #2 and #1 ?
you said it yourself:
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> I guess this is a design decision in connection with [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html) .
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> [2010-10-13] CHG: renamed field name BAND to ALBUMARTIST
My quote is just the verbose release comment corresponding to the changelog.
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/7 "2011-07-21T09:58:02Z")
> [@chrizoo](#):
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> then what's the diff between post #2 and #1 ?
Everything.
> [@chrizoo](#):
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> My quote is just the verbose comment concerning the changelog.
It doesn't explain the reported behaviour.
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### Author:  [@chrizoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrizoo)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/warning-v2-49-can-change-users-settings-made-with-v2-44/12292/8 "2011-07-21T10:29:34Z")
thanks for explaining