# \[X\] Read Tag fails to notice missing file

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-read-tag-fails-to-notice-missing-file/6788
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [May 12, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-read-tag-fails-to-notice-missing-file/6788 "2008-05-12T10:59:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-read-tag-fails-to-notice-missing-file/6788/1 "2008-05-12T10:59:29Z")

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Read Tag fails to notice if the file is missing on disc - it refreshes the display, not changing the tags, as if it has succeeded. It would be better to give an error.

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6e9845ad84c2ad2563c6e0fcab42a487c5aab577.gif)

[post\_null\_year\_text\_\_\_mp3tag\_fails\_to\_ignore.mp3](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f0c0387dd651bb24adf86b8b4bb83542fbfdc95f.mp3) (4.94 KB)

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-read-tag-fails-to-notice-missing-file/6788/2 "2008-05-30T12:38:39Z")

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It resets the fields instead of not changing the tags. This is not a bug.

Kind regards,  
Florian

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-read-tag-fails-to-notice-missing-file/6788/3 "2018-12-28T14:23:03Z")

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