# \[X\] Mp3tag doesn't read some APEv2 tags
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [August 11, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164 "2016-08-11T04:41:00Z")
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### Author:  [@Rellor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rellor)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/1 "2016-08-11T04:41:00Z")
Version 2.78 doesn't read these APEv2 tags from mp3gain:
REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_GAIN
REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_PEAK
The other tags are shown as usual. Actionsgroups using these tags don't work.
Older versions don't have problems to read all tags. Mp3tag 2.52 is OK. All APEv2 tags are shown.
I'm using Mp3tag with wine and Linux which works fine since years.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/2 "2016-08-11T04:54:29Z")
Could you still check the settings in File\>Options\>Mpeg and see if you actually read APE tags?
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### Author:  [@Rellor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rellor)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/3 "2016-08-11T08:11:27Z")
Yes I can read APE tags - see screenshots.
1. Screenshot is version 2.78
2. Screenshot is version 2.52
(identical file)
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/4 "2016-08-11T09:21:44Z")
I checked here with Mp3Gain und Mp3Tag 2.78.
The tags
REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_GAIN
REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_PEAK
are read.
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### Author:  [@Rellor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rellor)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/5 "2016-08-11T09:28:29Z")
After some investigation and grepping I've located the bug in mp3tag.cfg.
The problem results from deleted! mapping entries which are still present in mp3tag.cfg - but invisible (and therefore undeletabe) in the user-defined field mappings window.
Linux grep found two entries:
APEv2 ... REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_GAIN ... replaygain\_album\_gain
APEv2 ... REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_PEAK ... replaygain\_album\_peak
Some times ago I tried out mapping of APE tags but deleted them after. But they aren't deleted completely - they disappear from mapping window but keep still active in config file. Strange.
The mp3tag.cfg is backed up. If a developer wants to do some tests...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/6 "2016-08-11T10:51:22Z")
I would then throw away the old mp3tag.cfg.
A new one gets written as soon as you open (and close) Mp3tag again.
You will losoe your custom settings though and various input histories.
Actions, web sources and exports are kept.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-doesnt-read-some-apev2-tags/18164/7 "2018-12-28T14:39:15Z")
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