# When Editing on Secondary Monitor, A Field Update Wipes Out Items in List Window
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 4, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044 "2019-04-04T00:10:34Z")
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### Author:  [@psyberPunc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/psyberPunc)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/1 "2019-04-04T00:10:34Z")
Problem: When Editing on Secondary Monitor, A Field Update Will Causes a "reading directory" process to Resolve only The Currently Selected File (i.e., the window contains one file).
I've captured the problem on video and published on youtube here: [https://youtu.be/L\_SLykLC-nc](https://youtu.be/L_SLykLC-nc)
Things to think about:
This problem doesn't exist on the primary monitor.
I uninstalled v2.94, then installed v2.90 to find the same problem.
I can drag the windows to the primary monitor and the problem goes away.
My Environment:
Windows 10 1809
two monitors:
1. (3200x1800) primary Laptop display 225% scale
2. (1280x1024) seconardy external 100% scale
Settings:
Tags; both, "Save tags when..." and "Preserve file mod..." are ENABLED.
Does anyone else have a similar problem, or have heard of this problem?
Thanks,
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/2 "2019-04-04T04:51:44Z")
I frequently use MP3tag on a 2-display-system and it works as expected.
So I am no help to narrow down the problem.
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### Author:  [@psyberPunc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/psyberPunc)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/3 "2019-04-04T19:38:54Z")
That is my experience as well. On my ancient workstation it is fine.
I have an older (unsupported) Dell Inspiron 6400 also with a discrete video card running Window 10 1809, and:
1. (1280x800) Primary laptop display 100% scale.
2. (1280x1024) Secondary external 100% scalle.
and have no problems.
Just some quick questions: What is your scaling factor? are you using a 4K?
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/4 "2019-04-04T19:52:29Z")
It's W8, 2\* 1280 x 1024, 100%
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/5 "2019-04-06T15:58:28Z")
When I was bought an ultrawide monitor 2.5 year ago I was using it for a while along with my old one- and was tampering with Mp3tag
Unfortunately I do not remember if it was the first model that had 2560 x 1080 or the latter one running in 3440 x 1440; but the old monitor had 1920 x 1080 for sure. But I had no such problem,at least on Windows 7 x64. So that also tells us that a specific combination must be a problem; and / or the problem is something new as it was not present in earlier versions
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/6 "2019-09-06T16:10:41Z")
Is this problem still present?
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### Author:  [@psyberPunc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/psyberPunc)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/7 "2020-05-17T17:43:22Z")
yup. I just tested it on v3.01.
Since this original report I have swapped my primera displays and determined that the problem occurs on the éxtended'secondary monitor.
Still looking for a solution.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/8 "2020-05-18T04:56:17Z")
Could you shed a little light on all this:
How are the monitors connected to the PC? Individually each with its own port or via a Y-cable?
Is the graphics driver up to date?
Are there other programs running that hide somewhere at the edge of the display?
Have you tried to run MP3tag with a fresh mp3tag.cfg file (e.g. close MP3tag, rename the old one and see if a new start brings a change)?
Have you tried to disable both the options
> [@psyberPunc](#):
>
> Settings:
> Tags; both, "Save tags when..." and "Preserve file mod..." are ENABLED
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/when-editing-on-secondary-monitor-a-field-update-wipes-out-items-in-list-window/45044/9 "2026-02-09T12:28:01Z")