# \[X\] Tags Disappear (ID3)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [February 28, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746 "2005-02-28T04:38:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Shannon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Shannon)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/1 "2005-02-28T04:38:55Z")
I've noticed a very strange bug. When using the [foobar2000](http://www.foobar2000.org/) player and alterting tags with it, MP3Tag will no longer read tags from the altered file(s). Now, I don't think it's an issue with Foobar itself as, after altering the tags with Foobar, I've checked the files in both [Tag&Rename](http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm) and [The Godfather](http://www.snapfiles.com/get/godfather.html). Both of these tag editing programs read the tags fine.
I know fixing this will probably require huge changes to the ID3 (I didn't try it with APE tags) reading library thingo you use now, but I really prefer MP3Tag to all the alternatives. ☹
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/2 "2005-02-28T04:59:40Z")
> [@](#):
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> I've noticed a very strange bug. When using the [foobar2000](http://www.foobar2000.org/) player and alterting tags with it, MP3Tag will no longer read tags from the altered file(s). Now, I don't think it's an issue with Foobar itself as, after altering the tags with Foobar, I've checked the files in both [Tag&Rename](http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm) and [The Godfather](http://www.snapfiles.com/get/godfather.html). Both of these tag editing programs read the tags fine.
>
> I know fixing this will probably require huge changes to the ID3 (I didn't try it with APE tags) reading library thingo you use now, but I really prefer MP3Tag to all the alternatives. ☹
>
> Thanks.
>
> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Maybe foobar2000 is set to write APEv2 tags only and MP3Tag only reads the ID3v2 tag. Check out your read and write options in MP3Tag, as well as foobar2000 (Preferences -\> Playback -\> Input -\> Standard inputs).
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### Author:  [@Shannon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Shannon)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2005, 9:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/3 "2005-02-28T09:24:38Z")
> [@](#):
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> Maybe foobar2000 is set to write APEv2 tags only and MP3Tag only reads the ID3v2 tag. Check out your read and write options in MP3Tag, as well as foobar2000 (Preferences -\> Playback -\> Input -\> Standard inputs).
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Nope. It's set to ID3v2 + ID3v1.
I despise APE tags. I don't even see the purpose of them...
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2005, 10:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/4 "2005-02-28T10:02:19Z")
Read [this](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1537/1)
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### Author:  [@Shannon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Shannon)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2005, 11:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/5 "2005-02-28T11:22:21Z")
Ah, I see. Is there any chance of implementing UTF-16 in the near future? Thanks anyway. 😃
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2005, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/6 "2005-02-28T12:05:14Z")
No it's not planned. It would require a really big effort AFAIK.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-tags-disappear-id3/1746/7 "2018-12-28T14:14:50Z")
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