# \[X\] cover type changes not kept for .ape files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [November 3, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420 "2008-11-03T17:31:31Z")
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### Author:  [@galileo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/galileo)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/1 "2008-11-03T17:31:31Z")
Hi,
It seems that changing the cover type to anything else other then front or back in a monkey audio file (.ape) is not kept. The cover type revert back to front after i save the change.
Thanks
galileo
BTW Florian could you take a look at the following jpeg, i made a montage of screen shots to suggest a possible enhancement by merging the extended tag panel with the standard one to combine the benefits of both.
it's only a suggestion.
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/2 "2008-11-07T11:37:38Z")
This is because only front and back cover are supported in APEv2 tags. I should probably make this more clear somewhere.
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### Author:  [@ilrandir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ilrandir)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/3 "2009-10-22T14:23:19Z")
> [@galileo](#):
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> It seems that changing the cover type to anything else other then front or back in a monkey audio file (.ape) is not kept. The cover type revert back to front after i save the change.
I have the same problem, but with .mp3 file. I have mp3 files with tags: "APEv2(ID3v1 ID3v2.4 APEv2)" and can change the cover type only to front or back. What is your suggestion for this case? May be i should use only ID3v1 & ID3v2.4 tags? And what analogue for Cover art tag "Disc" in foobar we have in Mp3tag?
PS. So i sugges such form of Tag editing dialogue:
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/4 "2009-10-22T15:28:26Z")
Just get rid of the APEv2 tags.
> [@](#):
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> And what analogue for Cover art tag "Disc" in foobar we have in Mp3tag?
"Media" works for me. Maybe you must restart foobar to recognize it.
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### Author:  [@ilrandir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ilrandir)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/5 "2009-10-23T13:28:35Z")
But when i remove ability to write APEv2 tags (in Options-\>Tags-\>Mpeg-\>Write) - now i can't save WWW (i add field WWW by Options-\>Tag Panel-\>Add field...). But in id3v2.x there are some fields for saving URL, like "[WXXX](http://www.id3.org/id3v2-00)". May be in Options-\>Tags-\>Mapping it needs to add some equivalents between id3v2.x and APEv2 tags?
And next thing i understand, that it's hard to remove only APEv2 tags if i have "APEv2(ID3v1 ID3v2.4 APEv2)" in my file. I should set in "Options-\>Tags-\>Mpeg-\>Remove" only APEv2, remove all tags (it removes only all APEv2 tags), and then turn on all functions in Remove tab again. I sugges add these 3 buttons to quick add/remove some type of tags (with confirmation) and to quick switch between tag type modes to edit in:
But after removing APEv2 tags, mp3tag can save WWW (now i have ID3v1 ID3v2.4 tags) and Winamp show url in ID3v2 properties. But if i have "APEv2(ID3v1 ID3v2.4 APEv2)" tags, Winamp show url only in APEv2 properties (not in ID3v2 properties tab).
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### Author:  [@ilrandir](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ilrandir)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/6 "2009-10-23T20:32:12Z")
I think that may be i find best view for Tag editing dialogue:
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/7 "2009-10-24T10:52:21Z")
Sorry, but editing different types of tags in parallel is not planned. Although I appreciate your suggestion, I find it way too complicated for the average user.
To be honest, I think most of the time where multiple different tag versions are used, it's actually not really necessary.
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cover-type-changes-not-kept-for-ape-files/7420/8 "2018-12-28T14:24:32Z")
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