# Weird (possible common) problem?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-possible-common-problem/18991>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 19, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-possible-common-problem/18991 "2017-05-19T15:43:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jmuirhead](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@jmuirhead](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jmuirhead)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-possible-common-problem/18991/1 "2017-05-19T15:43:41Z")

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All,

Hoping this is a known problem... in that I've had it happen a few times in the past, but always worked around it. Lately? More often (and specifically, twice in the last 3 days)... and under versions 2.81 and 2.82.

So here's an example of the issue. I right click a folder of MP3s to be tagged and open it in Mp3tag. The folder contains 15 known and verified good MP3 files. Mp3tag only seems to recognize a small number of them.

Even dragging one of the files it didn't originally recognize into Mp3tag doesn't work. Nor does right-clicking one of those files and "Open in Mp3tag".

Again, seen this before, and twice in recent days... both in the latest version 2.82 (and in 2.81, simply because I thought maybe it was an issue in the latest version).

So, is this a known issue? Well trodden ground? (as I'm a newbie to these forums, so it is very possible). Maybe there's even a few posts in these forums that cover this issue and I was too lazy to look? 🙂

Thanks in advance,

John

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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:** [May 19, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-possible-common-problem/18991/2 "2017-05-19T15:47:03Z")

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Have a look at the statusbar at the bottom There you see the number of loaded and the number of displayed files.  
If you see a number in brackets it means that you probably have a "leftover" filter.  
Press F3 to disable the filter and check if you now see all the files.  
Press F3 again to see if the files get hidden again.

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**Author:** ![jmuirhead](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@jmuirhead](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jmuirhead)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-possible-common-problem/18991/3 "2017-05-20T00:55:07Z")

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Omg! I feel like an idiot! Please abuse me at will. Sorry! That is exactly my problem! ☹

Thank you!

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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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/weird-possible-common-problem/18991/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:49Z")

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