# Why doesn't mp3tag check for title matching when importing csv tags?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 11, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494 "2020-01-11T19:52:37Z")
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### Author:  [@brvnbld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brvnbld)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/1 "2020-01-11T19:52:37Z")
I have been wondering,. Why doesn't mp3tag software or any other tag software check if the title from the csv file and the mp3 files match before copying the tags from the text files?.
Or is there a way to do it?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/2 "2020-01-11T20:00:13Z")
MP3tag would align the record with the file if the filename is part of the data record.
(What would you do if the data that you want to update of all things the field TITLE and that is needed for the alignment ...)
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### Author:  [@brvnbld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brvnbld)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/3 "2020-01-12T02:44:17Z")
Ok, so if filename is inside the csv, mp3tag would verify the files and match and update the tags?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/4 "2020-01-12T07:49:51Z")
> [@brvnbld](#):
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> verify the files and match and update the tags
I don't know what you mean by "verify".
You have to define a list of field names during the import and then MP3tag puts the data it finds into the field that you set.
See also the help:
> **[Import Tags from Text Files – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-text-files/)**
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> Documentation on Text File to Tag, a converter to import tags from text files. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@brvnbld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brvnbld)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/5 "2020-01-12T07:58:41Z")
by verify I meant, if the filename matches, then update the tags, else skip the file.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/6 "2020-01-12T08:34:20Z")
That is the function Convert\>Text file-Tag, exactly.
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### Author:  [@brvnbld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brvnbld)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/7 "2020-01-12T11:08:25Z")
No, if I convert text file to tag, it just copies the tags from the text file into the files.
is it possible to update the tags only if the filename or title matches?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/8 "2020-01-12T11:18:57Z")
Did you have a look at the help?
There, the whole procedure is described.
MP3tag only uses the filename but never the data for TITLE to align record and file.
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### Author:  [@brvnbld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brvnbld)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/9 "2020-01-12T11:36:22Z")
so, mp3tag doesn't try matching filename or title.
Do you think it would be a great feature to add it?.
Thanks a lot.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/10 "2020-01-12T12:03:03Z")
> [@brvnbld](#):
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> so, mp3tag doesn't try matching filename or title.
What?
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> MP3tag ... uses the filename
Quote from the help:
"This converter imports tag information from a text file. In this text file, each line corresponds to the tag information for one file. The format string describes the format of these lines. "
And
" Matching files from text file to file list in Mp3tag
`%_filename_ext%` or `%_path%` are used to ensure the correct file gets tagged. Use `%_filename_ext%` if you have lots of files in one folder. Use `%_path%` if you have many folders each containing files. If you do not use either of these tags, mp3tag will simply work through the text file one line at a time, applying changes to each selected file in turn. It is possible that tags will be applied to the wrong files if the selected files and the text file are in a different order."
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### Author:  [@brvnbld](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brvnbld)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/11 "2020-01-12T12:18:02Z")
ok, now I understand, but how do I implement this?. any article please?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/12 "2020-01-12T14:22:51Z")
> [@brvnbld](#):
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> any article please?
This one isn't too bad:
> [@Text File to Tag Conversion Tips](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-to-tag-conversion-tips/8299):
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> This post is intended to summarize various other threads and my experience on the subject of creating MP3 tags from text files. Also, I want to offer some suggestions I have found useful. The online Help files at this time simply do not provide enough details to use this feature. I had to use earlier posts here and my own experimentation to determine how to make this feature work. This post may seem long and too detailed, but if you have several thousand "loose" files (no album organization) as …
or perhaps here:
> [@Import from csv file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-from-csv-file/11632):
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> Hi, According to [this help page](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters/import-tags-from-text-files) I created the following csv file:: C:\Users\dodo\Desktop\exp,99fcbf40bc9f73f94d6259326f7e88ca.mp3,nī hǎo,Lesson1,1,你好 C:\Users\dodo\Desktop\exp,e245ba62ae39ec9cea31460a5da61611.mp3,wǒ,Lesson1,2,我 and I'm using the following format string: %\_path%%\_filename\_ext%%title%%album%%track%%dummy% but all I get in preview is this:: "C:\Users\dodo\Desktop\exp\99fcbf40bc9f73f94d6259326f7e88ca.mp3" -\> title: album: track: "C:\Users\dodo\Desktop\exp\e245ba62ae39ec9…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-doesnt-mp3tag-check-for-title-matching-when-importing-csv-tags/47494/13 "2020-02-11T14:22:53Z")
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