# \[X\] Mp3tag identifies some MP3 files as MP2 and reports incorrect durations

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-identifies-some-mp3-files-as-mp2-and-reports-incorrect-durations/14132
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [November 15, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-identifies-some-mp3-files-as-mp2-and-reports-incorrect-durations/14132 "2012-11-15T19:59:27Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-identifies-some-mp3-files-as-mp2-and-reports-incorrect-durations/14132/5 "2012-11-16T16:26:10Z")

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> [@testuser01](#):
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> ... my guess is - MP3tag founds false MPEG frames in the file (probably some sequences of bytes in the tags of these MP3s look like MPEG frame headers). ...

foobar2000 can repair damaged MP3 files.  
See file context menu "Utilities/Rebuild MP3 stream".  
See file context menu "Utilities/FIX VBR MP3 header".

DD.20121116.1823.CET

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